New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21
NEWS FROM THE .ARMORIES.
A BRIGADE OUTING POSSIBLE.
COLONEL GAYLoR SAYS HE WILL RESIGN
ARMoRY PLANS AGREED TIC.

ARMORY PLANS AGREED TIC.
Acknowledgement McIccr has under serious con-
sdcratOn the subject Of ordering ont the whole second
EraGe for DAYS field work in resi- cctS similar
T., that undertaken by the First Brigade al Van Cot
landt Park last summer. The principal difficulty In
making the arrangements l. thc selection Of q suitable
spot fo- the manocuvrei Prosper Park is not con
sdcrcd "A GOOD place for the ma>SnE % such l1r!'
body OF men, staten Island has been somewhat talked
Of, Int no decision Ia been reached vet. II the
v,rl; is undertaken II will lc Gone sometime during
October
C.,orrl Austen Of tho 18th Regiment. makes the
suggestion that il be at Van CorTlandt Park and says
:, wouh he nice thing II the FIRST and md Ergidcs
could uuitc and co on, together for Y drill lie pro
pose, that there he drill and dress parade and that
TO" once an attempt tc made to see what all the militia
in thi> part of the state would look like when brrght
tucecr lie Is not enthusiastic IN the subject of siam
botcs for the rct>on ~ he sAy>, TIA; unless they
undertaken on large and expensive scale a.
they are IN Germany they If little practi-
cal valur and also because the NatioEa! g,iarSmcn
do not Get sufficient drill to be able 10 do justice
20 that kii.d If work. Ldyine aside Colonel Austen :
objections to sham battles II woui Seem that sham
la.tc between hrgadc< m.h: l." Q.t" innr",; ne II
Is not licly however that the Frs; Errad" men would
care 10 he ord rt,, into the field - ION again
Til" 18th Rerllcnt ArnOry question has been AMIGA
tly sctlcl. Colonel Austen has obtained the c"'cc'-
siOus IN regard to In; rnai arranccncnt that he most
desired ly the agreement that tho drill hall shall 10
len then d seven fci aid some OF III" windows maze
soncw hat larc, :. and Mr. DanS on M, part preserve"
all the architectural features that were 'hc distinctive
characteristics Of II" building. such a. II" round tow
ers III. deep terra lined entrance aad archcd win
dows Evcrytinc now settled. and the next st"p IN
the proccens is the Submission OF the specifications
10 the CORPORATION Counsel for him To pass upon tie
legal Questions involved and then bids will he advcr
tised for.
There has bccr no meeting Of the 47th Regiment
since a week ago last Wednesday. when Colonel t'ivpr
present but the Colonel was at the "rnl"iy on
lat Wednesday night and In person confirmed the pre-
dictioI that he would probably resign IN November
when his twenty years service in the guard VIII have
cApircd lie saws that he Is unable to believe tta'
a.y members Of the regiment are aNionSlf awhi'ips
the coming Of that time because OF MS retirement Tor
he has done much ait hful work Tor the regiment. AID
he t,cl> SIRE that ii is appreciated. He went l"
.llanv sixteen times to get the arnlory cNtnNi'n
hill passed and had ii not been fox him the work ""M
never have been done He says he Ia, put thou~ard,
Of dollars into TIE regiment HIS rc.-nation. he IN
sist ,ri not he because 81 the recent troubles Tor NJ
docs not believe the sorrS Crcn.a'" about n" i""ine
aranst him in the regiment tit no saws A' h''''
more time for H. private bu>n" ana don'>'.' a'''
and for tat means. and FOR that alone. i 1oi' !"
+ lire when he has rounded out hiN long teri" "l N'F
vice.
Adiu.an; Wallace Of the 18th Regiment has "su"d
an order that all rcr.hcrs o! the regiment WHO dld
hot rcTort at Crc"dnoo: Nay - sai! 81 there on
Wednesday. september -.
The Complain drills IN the 18th Regiment VIII begin
on Monday night.
Colonel Mitchell he IS coin- n work at ono" 10
cc The l4,h Regiment ready for the annual Inspection
As his command went to camp this summer IT was not
in ,pec,cd AIRY In the as SON" q! III" otter
REGIMENTS we're II" inspection Will probably tahc
nlaoe in OctObor though the date has not yet been
lived lie hope, that the site for tho ncT arinpry vi"
soon be selected Now that DR. krrtz.c hmm la, r.
turned from Europe and the Hayoi l. ha'k III tow"
l. elv ,Lat some mcc,;., will lc h"!d AID decision
reached before long. Colonel Michel T. particularly
an Ylon, tia! the plot q. ground shall b" lli: enough
to allow plenty Of drill room.
scrgcail, J. 7. Handy of Company !. ~ E"cni"ni
,ya, crr,ed second l"utna:: ia iH1t company i'i
Monday evening That SING nc.h he went 10 lritad"
headquarters and pa~~d tac Er'2ad" E\ai"iulis
board AID Il j. expected that hi' chin SION WI ir
A, n.adllI.r.cr, by ;oiOrro" night IAhi Is !a'!c'
rapid prOmotnn. =, ,.s -.
i ram : Ea~!c r.. also passed IN" lrs'c" IN
,m!riny lIoa.-. 81, Monday n..r for tic position ~
cap'ain o: Company +. l3'h Rtrimr't. AID hrs
lru;cln.. Charles Il. t-hTnan. q! "ni1tny I Ia
Iicrin~nt passed his examination for Captain 81 Com
pany g. I'D Regiment. benjamin ". Whlilork. -
Ncv.Yurl pae,A Inspector Of rInc practice i" tsc
18Th Regiment " ~, o,, ;, II
The next hradquartcr night Of the Old Ercimtnt
will b. icld Monday, september 20, ana arr tiat
The weekly hcaIiquarrr night viii be r'|um"d
The 14th Regiment did not suspend tho weekly
meetings during the summer.