The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-26
BROOKLYN TROOPS
AT CAMP WHITMAN
Second Brigade Takes Place ~
First for Week Of Hard
Practice Work.
GEN. EDDY IN COMMAND

CAMP WHITMAN. Fishkill Plains July
25.-Camp Whitman took on new +, -.
day when four new regime. AND .e.
companying corps arrived to take On,
place of the First (~rcenfortclJ Br slIa.
n. q. y. Y. which returned hon, ye,.
terday after "A week OF war practice
Sunburned al, weary. but happy. me
Officer rs and men Of the First Blsade
returned to Manhattan. Officers say that
the encampment this year was the mos,
successful ever held in the STATE.
The Second Brigade arrived at ,lm,
early this morning me spent tu, dc,
mostly in gettin acquainted WIKI Imp
life with preliminary driliiu. ami b,.
coming acclimated 10 the hp' san. TN.
Fourteenth. Twenty-third auG tot,-
seventh regiments of infantry came by
rail, detraining at Hopewell and L,ku.
the two miles into camp owe dusty
roads and under a scorchiHg sun. mIcn
he same as did the First rlp de JUS.
a week ago.
Twelve troops OF the FIRST CAVIAR,
Company h., First Battalion. Sgua,
Corps Company II, Twenty second En.
gineers Battery r, Second Field NJ
tillery. Second Field hosp..,l a.J 20,
second ambulance company arrived Oy
boa, at New Hamburg. Fro the dock
they marched the seven miles into uiuH
over Just as dusty roads and uui-. tU.
same scorChIng sun a. did the infantry
regiments who liked I'm from HupcW,t
The new arrivals will get the same
hard work as the guardsmeN who j4s'
returned home. The first several dag,
will b. devoted to drills, trcuc ilrsI.s.
diminishing and general camp Wort,
The last three days VIII be uvrup.'l b.
var practice.
Major-Gen. organ. commander 81 a.
the state militia. still remains 90 oNhise
OF the camp. with his stan OF "'h.".s
The commander ~ the Second BIG lie
4. Brig. Ger John O. Eddy rther com.
manding officers are col, Frank y Nor
ton OF the Twenty-third. COT John II
Foo,e Of the Fourteenth. col + n
,Jannicky OF the Forty-seventh arl 60.
C. / DeRevoise Of the First cavalry
The First Cavalry. Squdlror o. ann
the Fourteenth, T~wcnty-;hird and F.'N'
seventh Infantry regiments of thr SC
ond Brigade OF the National Guard q
Brooklyn left yesterday tor ned SET
vice at Camp Whitman, Flshkili F.'tr
y. V. and as the Thlrteentu Coast br-
fence command Is putting In - -''"''
week in camp AZ Fishers Island, '."
only troops left in Brooklyn H'" b.
teries A, Il and e of the F.rs; Ar I'l..
quartered In the Clcrmout avenue ar
mory.
The Fourteenth. under command "'
Col. John II Foote. started - = "t. Is
in the morning in the irst section Ot
the special from the New Nor. EN-
trail yards the Tweuty-th.rd. u','~ .on-
mand Of Col. Frank A Nor. "a. o' '"'
second hall an hour later, Ltl to
For,y-scventh. under command %, p. D.
Jannicky. IN the third at @ oDo.N
Brevet Najor-Gcu. john g. Eddy. u-
handing the brigade. and ms sta" &C
companied the Twenty-third.
The members OF the Frs Dlvt.-y
left the armory in Bedford avenue o.
s o'clock. and marching to BoIf Pr. ave
nue. and Sterling place Were yuvey'.
in cars to the boats,
Including the Thirteeuth Coast Dr.
fence command on Fishes IS'f.d
Brooklyn has over 5000 officers ant
mon in camp service.
The Field Ar:lllery mon % 'ro.- or
Of service three Wccas aGp a. To
hanna. Ia,