New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-29
cPryAD1ER GUARDS AGAIN MUTINOUs.
THROWING ALLEGED POOR RATIoNs OUT OF THE
RARRACKs' WINDOWS AT WINDSOR

-,5royvrxC ALLEGED POOR RATIoNS OUT OF THE
BARRACKS WINDOWS AT WINDSOR.
1ondon oct. o8.-Mllltary circles and the public
core startled to-day by The publication in truth OF
ibe details OF another mutn0uS outbreak Vi 'Hc
Grenadier Guards. Military mon look upon the oc-
,urrence as decidedly serious, in view OF me uIee
prevlous acts of mutiny in which the Grehauie' anu
Coldstream Guards have been implicated Withln apon'
syear and half. ..,
This last trouble, II appears, arose from repeated
complaints made in regard to the quantity and quahty
q, tb4ir ratiOns by privates Of the 3D. Battalion OF
C,enadier Guards whose colonel nominally Is the
NIKE ~ Cambridge The Sd Battalion Is now STA
TONED at Windsor These GTenadiels are the same
mon who on April 81 of the present scar. while
ouartered AT Chelsea and at ST. Georges BarlacKs'
London refused TO turn ont for parade in full marching
order asserting that it unjust to order them 10
do 90 on the same day that they had to mount guard
At The palaces the Government ohces ana the bah ei
England. Their officers finally persuaded them 10
obey orders ,,,o-
This the second mutiay Of the same battalion
within about Six months had its origin in the i'll
feeling prevailing in many OF the corps OF the Bu9
army on account Of complaints made as 10 Shali
nav. excessive drills and too rigorous punlshmehtS'
The immediate cause of the outbreak, however was
. The alleged insufclency and poor quality OF inc
rations served 10 the men Wednesday, october a.
Of the officer Of the day. Lieutenant AW. Cottoh'
mart Of whose duty IL pass through the dlherehI
Iness.rooms at meal times in order to listen to al
such protests the privaes of No. Company as pre-
yiously agreed upon. made formal complaint about
the quality and quantity of the food served out TO
them Lieutenant Cotton, after examining the fOod'
said that IL was good and ordered the Grenadle 10
eat IT. But TO Ills dismay, the GrenadierS went TO
the Windows of the and hurled the 1dtions
into the barrack square.
The Officer Of the day reported the occurrence TO
the commanding officer who ordered Company No l
TO be confined 10 barracks for day and placed its
eOrporals under arrest pending an inquiry into the
muoous conduct of the privates The inquiry showed
that the Grensdicrs had upon previous occasion
e,mplaiDed Of the quality OF the bread served out
IN them. and that the business Of their complaint
not being admitted, they had thrown the bread ou'
NJ the barrack windows into the square The ad1utan
~ the Third Battalion declared that he was wholly
ignorant OF the incident and that he had not received
any report concerning it.
Thereupon @Truth' says: The evidence Of
hundred witnesses can prove these facts. II such al
rtbreak and its consequent arrests are possible
wSoTt the Colonel or the Adiutant knowing OF dnen
the worst said about the gulf separating the once
from tbe men Is not far short of the truth"
The officers OF the Guards admit that there Wa
disturbance but they refuse To give Uhe parucuhIS
declaring That the trouble Of a trivial nature