New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-19
READY WITH The FIELD guns.

THE FIRST AND SECOND BNTrERlES ACII'E ELI
MAKING PREPARATIONS.
M, .hs least formidable Of militia organiZauons III
New York CITY are the 1t and I'd batteries Vi Wv
National Guard the former having itS ar"'"'f ' n
$40 West Forty fourth St, and the i"'"' Nv -
seventh-ave. The total number oi h'e" '
both these batteries Is only III, yet VIII" "0 e''
fhcv use their capacity for destroying hic VI '"'
c,d * nrohahv A., great rs that OF any OF the regl'
nents enrolling 600 or mOc men. Inc o'"'''' '
men are prepared at a moments notice 10 procrc" "
any ,o,n, rrlv Yesterday morning. when the papers
announced that the militia were likely u DC caiieo
out I'm .ull force Captain Louis wendell Vi 'c '''
Battery and Captain David Wilson. OF t'e "a ha"'''
got their officers together at the arnories anu s"'
them instructions have their men IN rcahcsS " w
On hand nj a moments notice The lst Battery
mustcrs eightynvc men, all told ana CURING 'io '''
eighty one Of them found In the city ana "e'e
,od nv their officer, h. In readiness 10 report w
the armories al any time. Captain Wehdel WIS a'
tho armory early and remained all day anu UP " al
early hour this morning. receiving MS om'cr' "''
.,.i,- ,r.,rpc,lons some ten or fifteen men
were busy all day ollng up the harness. onihl'h"e
the guns and seeing that every thing was III the s"es'
state OF preparation for Instant service
Tn. l,t battery has four 9ponnd cannon, when
with tho ca,sons require fifty five horses The horses
are ready Ia be brought out at any moment thc'r
harnesses arc In "appc pie order and the caissos
are laden with tul supply OF ammuni'io1' IN oa'e
the battery ordered from the city the horses
will be placed In baggage cars, which VIII Do asrneu
10 the train conveying tile men Of the battery. Eight
hundred rounds Of ammunition VIII po oair"'' III
Guiding percussion shells.
The .ame active preparations were going on All day
yesterday at the armory Of the "a Battery. Captain
David wilson on hand carly In the morning ana
before noon all his officers had reported to him ond
were ordered to inform their men That tney might DC
called upon at any moment. This battery mus"rs
eighty six men, all told. and tho fun number Is IN the
ctv ready 10 assemble at the armory. E,crythine
about the headquarters Is In readiness Tor Immediate
action. Tic harnesses are all Inspected, the ammun
ton ready for transportation and the mon prepared To
test their mettle A. soldiers. This battery has six
Guns four llOinch brocch loading rife cannon and
two IL pound Napolcons. Tho brcechoading rihcs
are new guns and are most formidable weapons.
capahle Of dlschargng - pound sholls or shrapnel
These four guns are the that will be taken In
case the battery l. ordered out OF town, and thirty
two horses arc required to draw them md their supply
u ammunition
some apprehension has been felt lest the horses
that will be used to draw them Will become frightened
and unmanagcnhlc when the guns are fired. rs The
animals are only hired for the occasion and unac-
customed TO the firing. That the horses Will be
frightened by the discharge Of the pieces Is well
known but that they Will Dee unmanageablc IS eN-
tremely doubtful. Last spring this battery held a
drill at Van Courtandt Park. where The guns were
fired with blank cartridge. The horses became
greatly frightened but the men soon controlled then
and no inconvenience experienced. THIS battery
Will take with IL go round, OF AMMUNITION II II Il
ordered out. 4 complete blacksmith shop. carpenters
outfit and veterinary department are part Of the
TO do all It's repairing horse doctonugT the field
or IN the city. independent u everybody.