New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
SUN BONIBARDS
ROCKIES RANKS
Many Fall by Roadside
as Mercury Reaches
III Degrees.
From . st.r Correspondent Of Tho Tr1bunsl

from stat Correspondent Of Tho Tribunal
Cadyville, n. Y, Aug. 5.-There is
nothing in the heat of Mexican plains
IN strike terror into the rockies now.
They had it all to-day, fighting, march
ing and falling by the roadside IN
valleys where Ill degrees Of the con-
cehtrated rays Of the sun beat down
upon them.
The wagon trains ratified into camp
with loads Of pale, fainting and worn
out men, who had been unable to stand
the going, and there was no spring
left in the steps Of those who came in
under their own steam over roads
where the tramp of thousands of feet
had stirred up choking clouds Of dust.
However, there was a reward at the
camp ground in broad, shallow swale
sweeping down TO the Saranac River,
which afforded them the finest swim
ming pool on the hike. They also were
cheemd with the knowledge that to-
morrow they will have nothing to do
but rest, and that after that only two
short marches remain between them
and liberty in citizens clothes next
Tuesday.
To-day's march and heat claimed the
heaviest toll thus far of men who had
to give up, the ambulances bringing
many back to Plattsburg. No definite
figures were obtainable. 1t was
learned that one man had developed
cardiac trouble and his condition was
causing the camp surgeons much anx-
iety, but his name was refused BY the
post hospital surgeon.
After the regular army gets through
with the rockies Tuesday morning, and
the officers need no longer worry about
their welfare, the railroads will have
to tackle the job of getting several
thousand civilians, suddenly become
superfuous to this particular commu-
nifty, out Of the way to make room for
4OOC or 5000 incoming August student
soldiers. In order to do it expedi-
tiously and with comfort to the dis
missed regiments, several conferences
have been held between the training
camp commanders and the traffic Off
Gals of the Delaware & Hudson and
other affected roads.
Many to Return by Boat.
The numbers of the original $500
rockies who started the camp have
been materially reduced. About AGO
men have already been discharged for
physical disabilities that made them
unable to go on the hike, or have left
because of other urgent reasons. Also
about twenty men are sent back from
the hike daily, which, in the eight
days, will mean reduction Of another
100 men.
In addition to these, camp headquar-
ters has informed the railroads 2ll
men will stay here to enter the August
camp. Several hundred men will leave
by lake boats. The local railroad Will
also be spared 1900 men from Boston
and elsewhere in New England. who
will cross Lake Champlain TO Burling-
ton, where they will become the prob
lem of the Central Vermont and Bos-
ton & Maine Forty-six sleepers will
await them in the yards at Burlington.
Eight Special Trains.
The schedule of trains to leave
Plattsburg station August s, the day OF
the breakup, calls for a special at
o'clock in the afternoon. consisting OF
five Pullmans and six steel coaches for
New York. An hour later there is a
second special of seven Pullmans and
four steel coaches for New York, one
car to be cut out at Albany. Both these
specials will make connections with
the Albany and Troy night boats for
New York.
At 10 and II o'clock on the night Of
the last day there will be two twelve
car sleeper specials, running without
stop straight through to New York.
Before these, at 6 p. m, there will be a
special in two sections over the Bos-
ton & Albany, one car OF the first sec
ton being for Boston, one for Worces-
ttl, tHlTc lOI OpllHhltiu, lOur loI
Providence and TWO for Detroit. The
second section will have three cars for
Boston, two for Cincinnati, three for
Chicago and one each for Cleveland
and st. Louis. This train will take
passengers for all points between
Plattsburg and Chicago, as well as for
points west of Chicago.
Specials to Carry 5000.
At 1880 there will be still another
special, carrying men home to Utica
In one car, Rochester in two cars and
Buffalo in six cars. For Philadelphia
there will be a thirteen-car, no stop
special.
These eight specials will take care
Of about 5000 men, beside the 2,700
leaving by boat, already gone or re-
naming behind This leaves about 600
men yet TO be accounted for, and it is
expected they can be taken care Of by
the regular trains.