New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
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NEUS FROM THE ARMORILS.

prpoRT OF THE INsrECroRGENERAL- Iiif-
TwEyTY-THIRD's WORK
,,,o ,,rro, renort Of Inspector-General Barber Oh
., o,dt,o, Of the National Guard In this state mas
iust hecn pubIlshed. The lnspector-"eherai MANI
soma shnrp comments on some OF the orsh'"N "
s second Br gade but finds that there has been great
Improvement the whole -, %
M ,oth Regiment was inspected on April ~
r,,era were $40 men present and fortyt"o absent.
An tho comuauies are reported up TO the stshohiu
eyccnt Company f. Companies {, ID, Il, l ana are'
boueyer mentioned having two or three men uo
6eent in bearing Or uniform Inc Inspector "''''
odds. "The captains ard euenants OF ms regimen.
we're not ali familiar with the ceremony OF Inspection
rho ian Regiment was Inspected on April H. 1871
Tho mon present numbered 494 and the nnDer apsei
was Gfty-seven The only company reporter iuliS ny
% tbe standard Is Company !. Captain Austin o. frame
con,ra,ies G. F G.. II and are reported up 10 'he
standard in military neatness but below 1t IN s0oieis
bearing Companies A. b, and r. are saio 70 NC
below the standard in both neatness and military Dear
ing General Barber's comment on the Regiment -
/. All the line officers Of this regiment were not familiar
,,, the ceremony of inspection. The average I'M
,o,oept i, the several companies of this regiment
has been very great
Tlcrc were 500 members of the ODD Regiment
nresent and only twenty three absent when 1t was IN
snected on April %. Every company Is reported up
m the standard and the inspecting officer has no COM
ment of any kind 10 make
The inspection of the 32d Regiment tooi place on
Anril %. There were 347 present and seventeen
absent The InspectorGen says OF the orsaniza-
tim All the companies OF this regiment were up 10
the standard In military neaness, but were totally
deficient in military bearing and showed an almost
entire absence of proper tactical Instruction. Inc
floor of the arnory clean. MISUNDERSTANDING tne
sevsre report that il is necessary to make of this re
ment It's improvement has been very great I"o
rears ago there was drunkenness In ranks, absence
of neatness and the floor of the was foul with
the use of tobacco. The present commanding ohcer
has accomplished much and gives evidence of desire
~ raise this command to the required standard OF
efficiency
The 47th Regiment had 4s0 men present at in
snectIon on April "a. sixty-eglt men were absent.
All the companies up 10 the standard In military
ueatness. In military bearing They up to the
standard with the exception Of a few men in each
company who were unsteady in ranks at attention.
The improvement I'm this regiment says the in
sDector rs marked. The commanding officer deserves
Great credit for the work he has accomplished In the
short time he has been in actual command
The 18th Separate Company. of Flushing Is reported
IN he below the standard II was inspected on April
IL Forty seven men were present and twenty-five
absent.
The I'd Battery was Inspected on May 8. seventy
men were present and three absent II mp TO the
standard.
On TIE same day the second BRIGADE slEDa Corps was
inspect.d only one OF The twenty men were absent
and the organization Is reported up TO the standard
This report places the ed Regiment without ques
ZION at the head Of the second Brigade For second
Mace the 18th and 47th run close race. the l5th
b. the highest percentage Of attendance and has some
c,mpauIes fully up to the standard. But II ms one
company below. while all ths companies OF the 4'th