New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25
NEVS FROM TIE ARAORTES.
GU,RDsMFN on FIRE IsLAND-A SEASON OF
WORK FOR THE REGIMENTS

! Cu,rDsNFN on FIRE ISLAND-A SEASON OF
WORK FOR THE REGIMENTS.
T,ro hundred men from the l4th and Attn Regiments
oro now ON Hire Island taking the place OF the mem
hers of the i3th Regiment who have been ulere since
the beginning Of the troubles over the ladlhg OF tue
Nornannias passengers They are under co"lihahu VI
Iirutenant I olonel Sedrn G. Cobrldge, Oh the IAN
| Redment The 18Th Regiment meI came nome Oh
| Friday night under Captain George c. Cochran Inc
,n.nbers Of the other regiments were glad To have Il
h,rr. N do little OF the work which this season Is
| filling so heavily upon the National oiard' II WIS
more difficult get men In the companies 10 say ~
| homo than TO pick men from them 10 go Inc men
were selected from all the companies, ana Isr'ir"'ar
or was taken that they should be able to 90 without
| h,rm IN their business. The am Regiment d"tach'
mon, was commanded by Captain Christohei captain
Fish First Ipucnants Oden and Mo uteAeoh anu
| second Leutenants Jackson, lieinmings ana 'orh'n
| assisted him. The detachment iOni me IAN n.s'
ment left brooklyn on special Train u"lh Tue fi"'
hushve station on Friday. at ~ a. M, and that of
,he Ann Regiment went from the Bushwick Sta'ioh
AZ I 40 o'clock Joining the IAN men at Jamaica.
| Tho prentiss Tool and supply Company u NO.
| ,15 Ilbertyst. Ncw-lork says that the cr'icis"s
m,de upon its action III the matter ot the r'trh u
| Private Lloyd of tc 18th Regiment nom buUa" nrc
unjust and that Colonc' Aus,en's UNDERSTANDING na'
the man would be discharged II he were h't se' p"'A
was due to 4 misapprchcnson. The company saws
that AT the time the troops called out was SHORT
handed I'm the department wherein Lloyd was engaged
because of tho enforced absence Of OTHER employees.
Lloyd was allowed to co. however, without ob)ecu"''
but upon being Informed by member Of the regiment
that the Buffalo trouble practically over ana
that the men could come back who had any reason
for doing so, the company eIcgraphed TO Lloyd ask
ing II he could return The telegram was shown 20
Colonel Austen who teegraphed to General McLcer
asking ram 10 Investigate the case and after Lieut.
tenant Colonel Rockingham had visited the company
he replied: Better send Lloyd home"
LLOYD is stln in the employ of the company ana
received his wages I'm full for the time he WAS absent
When nsked on what his criticism was founded
Colonel Austen said q ut his telegram To General
McIecr was TO the effect that he woud send the
man hack II Il were necessary 10 keep him rom being
dchnrcea and the Generals reply led him to suppose
that the man was IN danger Of discharge The com
many saws tlnt its motive was entirely misapprc-
hendcd.
Major Ezra De Forest. Of the ODD Regiment pre-
sidcd over the Brigade Examining Board on Monday
night The following officers were examined: W. T.
nl,ckmnn for captain Of Company e. I'D Regiment
!, ~ rrniey for captain Of Company H. IAN Regl-
mont: James r. Handy, for first lieutenant on ,oin
""nv I'D REGIMENT: and james Howe, for hrst
R"micnnnt Of Company II. l4th Regiment.
Company H. I'D Regiment on Monday evening
ccctcd second l.. j. Praegcr hrst lieutenant
| in place of Edward Morris. ,..
;" Company ID, 18th Regiment. elected First leu'enahl
| T. II ieoble captain on Thursday night . . .
| The 18th Regiment Is ordered TO assemble ior HI