New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23
NEWS FROM THE ARMORIES.
PLACES FOR THE REGIMENTS NEW HOMES.
THE 18TH TO VISIT CLEvELASD-PRAcTISING
THE SKIRMISH DRILL-CHANGES
IN THE IiTU

Discussions rcgnriing site for the new armoy for
| the I'D Regiment are now occupying tic attention
OF the members Of Our- Several places ar" under
cOus liberation. Any Of them would he ra'y
Of access from any part Of the city, and for "'h"r
reasons would he extremely desirable. Cphs'd'rhDIe
talk Is lndulgd In by persons unauthorized 10 speak
10 The effect that Ia" grounds Of the brooklyn N.'c
Association. AZ DE kalb ard Clas,on ayes, arc ''y
10 lie pur la>cd for Ia" armory site, but from what
can bc learned from the officers Of the command u
will not be chosen II another can be secured "'Nah'
'agcousy. a plot Of gruund that Is regarded by
nearly all as the desirable Is In Bedford ave. near
De Kab ave. still another sito that Is looked upon
with much favor + IN sumncrave., near Putnam
ave. Both arc central and In tho district that tho
Odd most wants 10 got into. II Is probable that
choce Will DO mado within ten days, In which case
the state Board which Is entrusted with the dnty 81
selecting the sitn will probably act In accordance With
tho wishes OF the officers of the regiment
Quartcrmaster Arthur A. Thompson, OF the I'D,
has resigned. lie has boon member Of the regiment
for ten years. and has tircd 81 tho service He was
appointed quartcrmsster by Colonel Ward from Com
pany A. OF which he was a member. His successor
has not been named, and far a. known no one Is
anIlousy looking for the Office.
II has been finally decided that the 18th Regiment
will visit Cleveland In August. The arrangements
have been perfected.
At meeting OF the commission appointed TO select
q site for the armOry for the 18Th Regiment,
Colonel Austen offered the following resolutions,
which adopted:
Resolved That the president OF tho Department OF
Parks be requested IMPORT at tie next meeting "t tho
Board whether any OF the grounds in charge OF the De-
partnent available and could be coded to the
city Of Brookyn
Resolved That tho chairman BE- directed 10 advertise for
suitable site not less than 4OON2o0 feet, and that the
be bounded by Myrtcnve., Heicave., BcFgen'st'
Third ave, Atantc.nve. ana Court-st
The 18th hopes to a portion OF the Fast Sid"
lands near Prospect Park for IFS now quarters IL
Is thought by the officers that this district Will soon
bc tho best IN the city.
Those members Of the Odd Regiment have received
warrants: Henry j. shTtc, jr, quarermaSt"r-Ner-
ccant Company l. vice Sparks, honorably Discharged
Frederick b. bailey. corporal, Company r vice brad'
ley. honOrably discharged.
First Sergeant Robert II. Smith, and Sergeant James
Hart both OF Company X, 47th Regiment pa'Scu the
Brigade Examining Board last Monday night for tho
respective Offices Of first and second Heutenants OF
the company
Comnauy H. 32d Regiment, has had an outing, In
which ifs efficacy I'm the sklrmIsh drill clearly
dcmonstratrd The company divided into three
dctachmcnts commanded respectively by Captain Rent
son and IIeutrnants Manson and King. They loft the
armory at different times. took different routes and
meeting at several points prUriscd the shrmsh drill
The mauoeuvrcs occupied several hours. Captain
Renlson expressed himself as highly pleased at the
result
Company b, odd Regiment, had guardmount a.
Fort Greene Park Monday night. The drill was
ordered principally for the benefit OF the large number
Of now recruits who will go to camp for the first time
this summer
Colonel Michel announces tho following changes
In the 14th Regiment:
Cow..,oncd Major BENJAMIN s. s,een First Lieuten.
ant Gilbert Lloyd Company c. First Lieutenant Alfred
+. Steers Company b.
w.,anted-Prvate Robert W. Borsmsn. corporal Com.
IAaa
yate Georao z. Eldridge, corporal, Company " rank
April TO- 1882 warrant May 1S 1850; Corporal william
II HYATT sergeant Company II, rank April ~ 1889
warrant May 49, 1880; Private William McDermott ser
eeant Company /. rank May 0, 1882 warrant May ID
1850. , A..
propped-Privats Adam weymer. Company l. May 0,
1850 private Michael Tracy Company X. May a. 1889
TTpoIIed-Pryate John Flood, Company H. May 20
1900 private sidney W. Han Company X. May 81, 1853.
Full and honoraby dIschsrged-Priyat Joseph r. VIII
SON. Company f. TO- 1885, Private John j. PETERSON
Comuapy T. June 10 1889 Private willis j. franklin,
Company T. June TO- 1880 Sergeant Ferdinand j. Hoeri
Conbany +, April 90 1850 Sergeant George L. Abrams