New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
NEWS FROM THE ARMORIES.
no SCALPS AS YET.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR AN AMBULANCE CORPS
SURGEON ASHwIN RESIGNS.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR AN AMBULANCE CORPS
SURGEON ASHwIN RESIGNS.
The Government at Washington has not yet called
upon the warke citizens Of Brooklyn to assist IL Ill
extcrmnatng the savage Indian. The days since cap
tain Cochran signifcd to the War Department HIS
willingness 10 form company have worn away "uo
weeks and still Tie Captain mas reason u
be encouraged for the delay shows that the secretary
giving the proposition the careful consideration tao
is It's due IL is hardly necessary to say That no one
expects to see any the gded youth of Brooklyn
taking vacation at Government expense III tle iorlh
of "A campagn party in the Bad Lands.
Nevertheless CAPTAIN Cochran and his company nave
had some advertising ont Of the exploit and shown ter
willingness to be Of use whenever possible h"
tflnsasm is good thing, and IN all serious
ness cantan Cochran is entitled to great credit Tor
being in earnest and attempting 10 Ihaho
more Of the National Guard than it has been before
u i only bv the effort, Of such men lie that progress
* ever made lie believe, bringing the National
and state soldery nearer together ana ior sohc UNIV
La, worked faithfully for that end His 0"n company
i nr5vided with everything that would be needed III
case if had to 90 OIL campaign. Cap'alh 'oo"'
r,, theory is that the better organizations III inc
National Guard have gone rs far as thcy can 20 !"
devcIopment under the present system ana tat IL INC
t,rr york done by the men is to be anything more
than the thrcadbarc routine. some one must MAKE a
start All honor b. him for his enterprise All" S''
u j. nexpressbly funny the idea Of the young business
men Of Brooklyn going off to fight Indians IT "aN'
one think Of the Brooklyn youngsters VINO rc'u u'no
oror and were recently found looking for redskins IN
The neighborhood of Hartford, Conn Perhaps tc o
solution Of tho whole problem would be commission
In tbe Regular Army for Captain Cochran lie Is Ell
,.rnrisinr and efficient, and has longing ioi Il
military life that Is real ana ho' "'"
He would doubtless be good officer HIS ''e''' o
feel more like work than play ana All INC ''' q"
their action do not all imply that they or any o'e'
,dY - uroolvn,s citizen soldiers who found Them
.oyc, under the necessity Of facing the NIo'N "p"''
uot do if bravev with credit to themselves ana teir
patriotism. , ...
rho following order in relation to ambulance corps
vras issued bv General Mceer on last Monday night;
In accordance with the provisions of g. @. No. 90
,erc, Of l-e7, A. g. o. relating 10 d ~ once by
The commanding officer Of each oretIIlAd'lTn vi '''
brigade for the formation OF an SlnDuai s rho in
The date. hours and places when ana where Wv III
trnctiom viii be given Will be published N oroer, 10
the whole Command ana copy % a." IF lecture, ETC.
vii h. sent without DELAY to Major George H. Fowler
Brigade surgeon. iii ~ .aI,o ,l,co during tIe
Examination of clas'e' VIII al t'Nc F'"O ~
first week in April next 49,,
The Sd Battery gave the second OF It's monthly
drills and receptions at the ArmorV IN po'.''' vi
December o. Captain Henry : RaSquln put Ms me"
through at such lively pace that one OF the N"un-o.
men cave out and had to be cNcuN" BEFORE inc UNI
". tri he'd me feifplpU lih' A''''''
attended The committee in charge consisted OF Lieu
,o,,nt II F. Dubois IT,. Corporal, ". d. Howell r.
and = / Kctcham and Private !. Il. llci-e ana b. NJ
Knowles.
The commission on the 14th Regiment armory mas
selected William Muudcll to be architect 81 the ne"
binding Mayor Chaplin and SupcrNl'"f-'' L''No
Krcl,rhnar voted against the election The "ther mem
lor. If the Board City Auditor Rutan County AUDITOR
gell.r and Colonel Mchcl insisted on employing MN
Tho -oic tini h., created a good deal OF unidN"iaOe
,m,rc,.t ~, ,omc quarters Mr.. Mundell ma, d"he Il
,,r.l deal 81 work ON public building, IN BF9"ANl
already The principal criticism paS>"n upon ~ 80
ZION nj tho commission - ihd' il III" ""' -''' "
f,r onon competition. 49, Ion.
r,,' rdvard H. AshWin. who has been assistant
rg,,r and surgeon of m" i1ih Regiment i"r 'hr l,t
90, ,c,-- ha, resigned. He enlisted A. = pl' -,
omplr, g. 9Th Indiana Volunteer. on iul' :" -,
md wa discharged on september - y. WI ''n'
.,., -,,g h. became md~lipWau IN the navy aih ~
-inc.l cr, until March -. l-'i" In --o h" be''f9e
aYi surgeon If the i7th Regiment ana wa n'' r
,-,cnp with the rank " major on >cptciHiI
There will be- q drr-, parade aud battalion drIu %
the l.f, viug of M" sd Regiment uder h'J'' '"'''o'
= waters OH saturday. January 10
" rho union reception and exhibition drill Of tomphy
X ith csiu,cn and the u" Wit 'linton '1huahucrS
,,. ~, hrd Al the armorv on January - ,..,,.
Comtapy r. t7th Regiment. ana inc 'olln,nl'.'
,bletir uh viii hold athletic games ~ me aH''N "l
january .. = ,q. r,,ir,o,i
,,, bc held ou IiuiiarF II Sergeant hiid"idr ara
r,li,,f,- T. T. Comedian aud ". H. Fischer arc III"
committee Il trrHn -"u"ut~. H. 40, r,.,
The PORTRAITS Of the i've c"louel> 81 the 80 r.,
i" EIorci. Fyer,en Pratt. Ward. Partrids" ana
TInctc whch hang I'm the '"HI'lI ROOM = ,'' "''''
have lad inscription plates placed on ih'm'