New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Damage at Camp Mills In.
cludes Y. Nj. c. A. Big
Tops and Cook Shacks
Col. Hine Endangered
Captain w. B. Hudson Rem.
dered Unconscious and
Burned by Lightning
[Star Correspondent

CAMP MILLS, Long Island, Aug. "a.
A violent electrical storm tonight
broke over Camp Mills, where the l65th
Infantry, formerly the 69th of New
York, is epcamped, and wrought much
damage. A score Of tents and eight
cook shacks came down in the heavy
wind, which blew a gale for half an
hour
Captain William B. Hudson. Of the
First Field Hospital. Washington, was
rendered unconscious and burned about
the feet and shoulders when lightning
ran down the wires leading TO his tele-
phone.
Lightning struck Lieutenant Colonel
Latham R. Reeds tent, and it came
down He was slightly shocked. Colo-
mel Hine, commander of the regiment,
was sitting on the edge of his cot when
the storm broke. Sparks cracked from
the wires running down to the reading
lamp on his table.
The deluge of rain flooded the signal
shack on the edge of the camp. Sew
eral extensions on the telephone ex-
change went dead, and operators on
duty there and at the telegraph ONCE
were slightly shocked.
Most of the men were in Hampstead
when the storm broke, and as result
hundreds did not get into camp until
after taps.
Twenty Men Under Tent
The first tents TO 60 we're two Of
the big white tops thrown up by the
Young Mems Christian Association,
Twenty men were in one when it came
topping to the ground. They all got
a drenching, but none was hurt.
Battalion and company commanders
of the 165th Infantry have decided on
course Of training which they are
confident will send the 165th abroad
with the lighting spirit Of the old 69th
strung to its highest pitch. The tuning
up process probably will get under way
first in the 1st Battalion, whose com
rnander, Major Bill Donovan, has his
course of sprouts all planned. He ex-
poets ten sets of boxing gloves to-mor-
row.
He intends TO lead a hard-fsted,
hard hitting battalion into the trenches,
that will go over the top like back
fence cats and fight like wild ones.
The hours of close order drill are to
be reduced and supplanted by hours
of boxing, broad jumping, high jump
ing, hurdling and baseball. By way OF
preparation setting-up exercises are al
ready cutting into the drill periods.
Those boxing gloves that are due to-
morrow, however, are the majors chief
reliance Before they get too frayed
for use he expects to have a thousand
men who know that fighting means tax
ing punches as well as giving them, and
who will fight bitterly and coolly
against odds.
Will Learn to Forget Hurts
"Our men are going to learn that it's
possible to fight after il begins TO
hurt" said an officer of the LIST Bat
TALON. 1--WE want every man TO be
able 10 stand up and take punishment
like real fighter
"And these bouts will do it. They'll
train every muscle in their bodies and
key their fighting spirit up to highest
pitch. These men will be sluggers who
will laugh at bruises. They'll be pre-
pared for that day ahead when they'll.
need every ounce of endurance and
courage for the supreme effort"
Grit and muscle are what are gong
TO count in those bouts for which
Major Donovan is preparing. They will
begin next week, and the major, who
has seen some tough nights himset
when he was driving a football team
against odds on Morningside Heights,
isn't looking for exhibition matches. II
will be a case Of fighting or taking the
count.
Many Of the men in the ranks Of the