New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-18
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
INDIGNATION OVER POOR AMMUNITION
DRILLS AND PRIZES.

DRILLS AND PRIZES.
The members Of the 18Th Regiment who went 10
Crecdmore the free practice days are up III ARM
against the dangerous and defective ammunition lfuo
70 them II +, said that the shells were loaded III
,s75 and are 50 poor that they easily be brohen
With the fingers Many of them burst in firing dam-
aging the firearms and cndangcring the lives OF inc
marksmen Captain George Cochran. Of Company l.
came near losing the sight Of his left eye by an OK
nlosion Of a defective she'll. Colonel Austen uphold'
his men in their demands that perfect ammunition oo
given them and Captain w. Atwood French regl't""'i
,nspcctor Of rifle practice has returned TO General
pohbius : OoO rounds Of the defective ammunition
on Monday the right wing of the 18Th Regiment went
% Crcodmoor I'm command Of Lieutenant Coione! W. j.
Harding and on Tuesday Colonel Austen took The l'fl
wing ON Monday. at 100 wards range seventy 'hree
mon out of ninety four qualified, making per
.ortaee ~ 77GS In tho LEFT wing, 100
ont Of IL qualified. and the percentages
was a547. ON the 200 and 500 yarc' range thrN
two out Of lOi mon qualified on N'""'F' anu mig
three ont Of I2G on Tuesday. Tie respective per
ccntac.s were 29.3j and 42O6. The men who duill'
fed on the goo and 900 yard, range also won state
rarlsmon's badge. Three men w-n >h1rp-hppter'
bars They we're Captain Luscomh. % ''mpihr -
Private Robinson. Of Company II, and Private lrNdh'
q, C,up,ny p Their scores respectively at
800 yards % ~ - AZ 800 yards, Il, ID - W'al'
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cornantc, p. g.. and X. 18Th Regiment. Will have
All all night battalion drill shilr-h and encdmpment.
under command ~ Captain Charles II. Lnscomb' IN
Prooncct Park on NAV ~ They will start from th'
afmorv AT g p. M. and have ,Airmi~l ana arm
on tho east side lands \ camp euatd VIII then De-
established. At q. m. second shirmISh VIII 'ah'
place and the battalion Will return {" the arm'ry al
abont o'clock sunday morning. There VIII be n
preliminary drill May -, 10 get ready for ile nlCh'
cncampmcnt. Colonel Austen has forwarded To mo
\d,utaut General the appointment Of Iertrlm ].
CLAYTON A. adlu'aut Of the 18TH Regiment AtIutant
CLAYTON is graduate Of West Point and Wa
lieutenant in the IItn Infantry until May. l---. H'
is twenty Ight years old.
The following non comm, Toned officer Of the
18th Regiment have been appointed sergeant
Harry Mochs Company ID Frank \ Morris. Com
p,uv T. Edward Baker. Valentine Werner ana 'harI''
r. uonle,. Company II. First >crsacats. Peter Il.
WEIGH Company T.. and Joseph H. "au'h. Company
H. and corporal John II. Johnson. Company H.
Honorable di-charsc- have been granted &" the fl
loving member, 81 the 18Th Regiment: Mlu''nt.
william H. Courhlln. Private, Frederic W. Mas,
John T. stewart Karl L. ror,bcrs, Of Company +,
sergeant Walter T. Hudson. ard Private John I.
Icnuiug.. Of Company i Privat" Gc'rs" e. hu'hner.
II Company &. and Private, Albert r. H'>' ana
Edwin Phillip. Company G. 18Th Regiment. VIII
elect q clptoin on the evening Of Nav D. captain
George T. Russell of tire 34I Regiment wl prof.
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