The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-19
MUTINOUS MILITIA MEN.

The Eleventh Regiment Arrested for
Mu,iny the Prospect Park Drill
Grounds-They Throw Up Their Arms
and Refuse to Obey Orders.
Yesterday was field day for the Second brigade
OF the First division. The large drill ground.
Prospect Park, was crowded with pedestrians and
wagons, and presented lively scene. The ladies'
cottage was occupied by q large concourse OF ladies
and gentlemen assembled Tor the purpose of wit
Messing the interesting and entertaining sight of
brigade drill In this they we're cruelty disap-
pointed, for instead OF beholding drill they were
called upon to bear witness to military riot The
drill OF the morning, which was witnessed by the
Officers OF the brigade only, went of very well and
very credtably. After the morning drill rest was
ordered, and the brigade stacked arms and roved
around the grounds. The roads leading to the drill
ground were lined with wagons vending lager beer
and liquors, and these the soldiery patroniZed in
the most pronigate way keg after keg Of beer dis
appearing with magical aiacrity.
When the buEle call was sounded for the second
drill nearly all OF the Eleventh regiment came back
TO the ground bat the major part OF them being
drunk It was herculean task Tor the officers to
get them IN line; in fact some or them refused To
form in line, saying they would do so when they
were ready one OF the members OF Company l. on
being ordered 10 take his musket, called the cap
tain the most opprobrious epithet known between
man and man. The captain had HIM arrested
and put In me guard house. The com
Der OF the company. The fact OF the arrest
was whispered along the line oil the company who
On bearing the news refused TO obey orders They
sent General Funk to ask for the release OF their
Comrade. The General returned answer that he
would not release the prisoner II he was his own
brother. When this message was delivered II ex.
cited general comm0tion in the regiment, and in
q lew minutes all hands threw up their arms and
refused to obey any orders from Colonel Vllmar or
General Funk. Company became SO unmanage-
able that the General ordered the whole party to
be put in the Ruard-nOuse. With much diihcuty
the men were gotten into the house and with much
more difficulty kept there. At the arrest OF the
whole company the regiment resolved itself into
a mob, many gathering up their guns and declar
ing their intention OF releasing their friends
and prepared TO carry the threat into execution
At this uncture General Funk ordered the
Eighty-iourth regiment to arrest the Eleventh. The
Eighty-iourth surrounded the fighting regiment
but they were not TO be easily quelied
and for time o fight between them
and their guardians was imminent rearing
bloodshed, the General ordered out the Third
cavalry TO assist the Eighty-fourth IN Its duty.
Like a mob held in bay, the Eleventh regiment,
without arms and some OF the men without hats,
marched, surrounded by the Eighty-iourth and the
Third cavalry, out OF the Grounds down Flatbush
avenue to Fulton, and so on to the terry. On the
way down the regiment sang
"DAs vATERLAND NUss RUBIG SEM"
IN chorus, much to the delight OF the hOmeward
bound schOoibOys. The men crossed the ferry in
good order, and from the New York landing we're
marched TO the Ludlow Street jail, where warden
tracy was much astonished bv The number Of has
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