New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
NEWS FROM THE ARMORIES
MORE ABOUT sTREET.rIRING TACTICS
THE NEED OF KNOWING THE CITY AND IT!
PEOPLE-THE HISTORY OF RIOTS
SHOULD BE STUDIED.

SHOULD BE STUDIED.
"Your champion Of streetHrng tactics whom you
quoted last week Is all right in one way" said another
second Brigade officer the other day, but 1t seems ~
me he does not touch the fundamental point as TO
the needs of our men, or rather Of officers for IL
the men are well disciplined and II the officers know
what they want to do and how to do 1t that is all that Is
necessary.
"NOw, stretching tactics all very we'll In ther
way, but Brownclrs Tactics 'Ausen's Tactics VIII
not teach an officer how to lead his men from one
section of the city to another in the face OF moD
whose haunts and habits he does not know am
frank to say that should dislike to take body OF
Under such circumstances into part OF the city
did not know, for no amount Of BrowncH wouiu
save unless I knew What / was going TO meet
The thing that all OF ought to study is the city, We
should take up region such as the sugarrefnng dis-
trct for instance, and study II until we know ts ms
and outs, know what sort OF people to be found IN
any particular section know it as European oihcer
knows the country in which he may soon make war.
Then would be prepared to go into that region ana
with well-discpllncd would have no trouble, pro-
vded we knew one thing mora. We shoald be familiar
with the history Of riots Let him look into the meth
DDS that rioters have followed I'm the past and Know
how 10 match them They not an inventive class
and are likely to follow the old methods and Ii one
knows them he will he all right Only let him know
the city general strives TO know his enemies coun-
try That is a duty that fear we all neglect"
Many officers Of the National Guard express grave
doubts as to the proposed Cavalry Troop being ac
cepted and mustered in by the State authorizes lheS
think that the policy OF the Adutant General Is aga st
tho increase in the number OF organizations in eitci
the First or Second rlgados Some years aGo simar
scheme WAS on foot In Brooklyn, but was vetoed by the
authorities.
Some OF the old o3d Regiment friends OF Colonel
Alexander G Bacon think the report That that 0hcei
will command the troop II 1t is formed can har's
he trne or they cannot understand now tic
could be wiling to throw up his commission AS pr"
visIonaI coone, and take the rank OF captain. They
ALL agree however, that were he to do so he woui'
be al admirable Tor the place and that thcio "oud
be some serious work in cavalry drill
There is little doubt that LieutenantCoonei Henry
Clark will be elected Colonel of the 32d Reg ment, in
place OF Colonel Louis Finlelmeier
william j. Gaynor has been appointed Judge-Advo-
cate on General McLeer's staI, in place OF MAJOR
Almet F. jerks. who has become Judge Advocate-ueh
eral OF the Governors staff.
The athletic games of Company F. Odd Regiment.
will be held at the armo7y In Clcrmont ave-, OH satur
day Novcm er g. The contests which are open 10
all amateurs are 80 yard DASH halfme novice, 10
ward run 44O-yard run. $50 yard rur, onenll" WALK
onemc run twom lnt o ~ Comn a e. ed Regiment
on october oj Captain Silkman received god wltcI
and chain from the members OF Company e. To "hc'
| First sergeant Walter B. Blockman, Of Company
G. e3d Regiment has been nominated Tor , sec0n 20.
mocn oi First F. Li t%a p Wilson
| Colonel Austen has issued orders under date q. o.
November for an assembly OF the reSment d AZ n s
paratOry inspection on Monday, November ~ Vis1ois
! will not be admitted. The annual Inspection and
muster will take place on Friday Novenner a. 'S S
| pensed with.