New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-04
CAMP At VAN CORTLANDT.
Squadron Il Makes First Stop on
.JOurney to PeekShM.

Van Cortlandt Park presented a martial ap-
pearauce at $50 last evening, when Squadron
=, OF the National Guard. New-Yorks crack
cavalry troop, 30 strong, reached there and
pitched camp for the night. Saddles were thrown
Off horses picketed and shelter tents dragged
from the baggage wagons. and by the time
call sounded. at o'clock camp as orderly
though the men had been on the grounds for
a month. There was little inclination for cook
ing. and mess was mainly cold luncheon. At
Q o'clock taps were sounded. in view OF
early reveile this morning and long march
ahead.
a large crowd watched the troopers as clad
in their olive drab uniforms. they left
their armory, at Ninety-fourth-st and Madison
ave. at 4:3O p. m. and started their ffty-six
mile march TO PeekskiIl for the annual en-
campment and field manoeuvres. The squadron
marched with full field equipments Of regular
campaign. Major oliver B. Bridgman is in
command. The troops. Nos. l. and 3, were
commanded by Captains E. Mortimer Ward.
Howard G. Badgely and Herbert Barry. re-
spectively. The squadron took with it it's
commissary department and cooks, and it was
intimated that the stay in Peekskin would not
abound entirely In hardtack and salt pork.
The troopers formed in the north side of Nine
ty-fourth-st. the right resting Park-ave.
They scheduled to leave at O'Clock. but
the start was made at Just 4:3O. The MEM
bers who were late arrived mostly in auto
mobiles and cabs. and there was a great scram-
bic to get ready for the start. About twenty
did not arrive in time. but followed the squad
ron and caught up before Van Cortlandt Park
was reached
Accompanying the troopers were four camp
wagons an ambulance and a special wagon for
the signal corps.
The line OF march was up Park-ave. 10 Nine
ty-stXth-st-. to Fifth-ave-. 70 One-hundred- land
+ teaelst. 10 St. Nicholas ave. 70 Seventh-ave,
TO Macomb's Dam Bridge. to Jerome-ave., to
Van Cortlandt Park.
Reyeille will be sounded at J;30 o'clock this
. morning, mess call al o'clock and at { O'Clock
Boots and saddles will start the horsemen on
their way. They will stop at Ossinlng Saturday
night and Will arrive In PeekskiH Sunday morn
ing. They expect TO reach camp in Peekskiu
with Troop &. of Brooklyn. which starts at day
break to-day. and will camp tonight in larry
/ town.
The feature of the enCampment this year will
be the unusual number of cavalrymen present
For the first time I'm the history of the State
camp there VIII be an entire regiment Of cavalry
I'm formation. Major Brjdgman Of Squadron A
viii command the regiment other troops I'm
the regiment will he Troop B. of Albany and
Troop -. of Syracuse.
The 2:id Regiment, of BROOKLYN which will
reach Peekskill to-day, will open the CamD
Major General Roe will have large stafr az
headquarters this year. II will include Tieu-
tenant Colonel q. Hurry. commissary; Colonel
Frederick Phisterer, assistant adjutaut general:
Lieutenant Colonel George a Wingate assistant
adjutant general: Colonel W H Chanin in
spector. Lieutenant Colonel " &. Thurston in
spector of small arms and ordnance and three
aldes-de-canp. The Governor will be repre-
sented by Nelson II. Henry, adtutant general,
and his stan '''''