New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
NEVIS FROM THE ARMORIES.
WORK BEGUN ON FINE BUIIDING-vARIoUs
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WORK BEGUN ON FINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Ours" now boasts of an armory, the construction
of which is now under way The cornerstone was
laid by Governor Hill yesterday, and an account OF the
ceremonies is published in another column Of this issue
When the building is finished the 23d Regiment VIII
have of the best armores in the state The build
ing fronts 21S feet in Bedford All feet In Atlantic
and ass feet in Paehc-st. The material used In
construction is hard burned brick with trimmings OF
Carlisle brownstone. The style Is a modified Roman
esque. At the Pacfcst and Bedford-ave. corner Is
round tower 100 feet high and there Trets at the
angles Of the building and two large turrets on each
side OF the main entrance in Bedfordave. The front
wall is forty six feet high, and the side and walls
Of the drill hall thirty five feet. From the main
entrance which is thirty five feet wide. broad
hall through the administration building back to the
drill hall. q distance of la feet The drill hall will
be 200x300 feet. and is to be provided with ample
galleries. The roof VIII be trpsseG. The extreme
height win be ninety seven feet Two rows Of
clerestOry windows will afford light and ventilation
On the first floor Of the administration building Will
be the aniors Office and workroom the quartermaser's
and ten company rooms seventy by twenty feet.
There win also be a space left for two company
Or squad drill rooms The colOnel's room, field and
staff quarters. council committee rooms library and
squad drill room. 70x100 feet, will occupy the
second floor The drum corps, band and jantor will
occupy the third floor while the fourth floor will
tain a gymnasium, a large mess hall and kitchen.
In the tower two floors will be arranged for hospital
purposes, and the basement will contain rnerange
100 feet in length with ten targets. The plans
drawn by the state architect, j. &. Perry, after
Sultati0n with Fowler d HOugh who had made some
sketches for the purpose Of formulating the ideas Of the
officers OF the regiment.
The I'D Regiment looks back nearly thirty
years of service. Cautiously enough Che regiment grew
out of an organization auxiliary to its great Brooklyn
Tho nfraont ham, Mt fhat
regiment went to the front in 1861 Relief Guard
formed TO relieve the wants of the families the
company and do any local military duty which might
be required. The first meeting held May l,
1861 On June IL it became the City Guard Re
serve" In the fall application made to join the
18th Regiment which then had two vacant letters, but
the application was not favorably received, About
this time Governor Morgan authorized the formation Of
the Eleventh Brigade by General Jesse c. Smith, in
Kings County, and the raising of four new regiments.
The result was that the City Guard Reserve and the Ex
aelsior Guard, pm January 20, 1852, be
came the 23d Regiment Of the National Guard
The City Guard Reserve formed Companies
\ and b. and the Excelsior Guard Company c.
colonel William Everdell the first commander. The
first public duty Of the regiment July II,
1862 when it paraded at the funeral of Colonel James
H. Perry of the 4Gth Regiment of New York Vol
unteers. In the of 1863 the regiment went
to the defence of invaded Pennsylvania but after being
engaged in a few skirmshes was ordered back be
cause of the draft riots in New-York In August
1865 the present gray dress Uniform was adopted
Before that the COMPARES had Il cir uniforms
The regiment was called TO the defence OF Ray
mond street JAIL against the possibility OF riot III
1870 and went to IlOrnelsville ut the time OF the
railroad strike, in 1877. 1t paraded at the funeral
OF Admiral Farraeut and of the Brooklyn Theatre fire
victims. 1t shares with the 9TH Regiment the honor
of being the "crack" social military organization Of the
state. To detail its social triumphs. its parades on
festive occasions and its visits to other cities would
require much space. For years past its record for
Inspections has been extremely high The armory in
Cemont-ave. now occupied by the regiment was com
pleted In the fall of 1873 Before II was built the
companies, met in different places. Tie colonies OF
the regiment have been follows: William Everdel
IT, July IL, 1862, to october 3, 1868; CALVIN h.
Pratt October a. 1863, TO March "A, 1868 Rodney C.
Ward June %, 1868, 10 december 60 1874 John ~
Partridge, January 10, 1850, TO February 49, 1882
Rodney c. Ward reelected March g. 1882. TO Feb
ruary 25 1886: Charles L. Fncke. March 81. 1888. to
Nav II, 1857: and John n. Partridge, reelected
October II. 1887, and still In command.
The observation-disclosures have been Edward L.
Molneux John B. Woodward, John 4. Ewell. Rodney
C. Ward, stephen II. Fnnham, John \. Partridge
Willis l.. Ogden, John Il. FrOthIngDam Alexander D.
Bacon and Alexis {. smith
The majors John A. Elwell. Rodney c. Ward,
Henry T. Chapman. ir Charles f. 'Ioldthwaite. james
g. Gregory John " Partridge Alfred {. Barnes. John
and Charles +. Waters.
second Lieutenant r. J. Mcnahan. Of Company G,
Attn Regiment, has resigned. Company X. fifth Regi-
ment will elect frSt-leutenant on December >.
The 47th Regiment VIII parade for review by
Brigader-General McLeer on Evacuation Day. SOvem
Der 20.