New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24

yeyIng besides making il necessary that the men en-
gagged in the work should be expert with figures for
the difficult calculations that made must be done
at once with lightning like aleed. and with the
guarantee that they absolutely correct.
This work. therefore requires that the men who are
to engage in il shall be constantly drilled and made
perfect so that there will he absolutely no danger
Of their getting ratified In case Of sudden emergency
Here where the difficulty comes in. Not to mention
the lack Of sufficient and perfect instruments. the
United states Army suffers under the same evil which
has lately aroused much and serious discussion In
England That evil Is the total lack Of nducement to
the non comm stoned officer ~ perfect himself in the
details and requirements Of the service Prefermcnt
in rank IS something slow md doubtful that It
hardly looked forward TO. Therefore. the only one
talng which be incentive Is that the men
should receive pay which would make IT an object for
them to study and lean the requirement. OF their
branches and TO make soldering profession, and not
merely n dull, routine Efc OF perfunctory obedi
encc to orders, never going beyond what must he
done. In this operation Of vesseltfaclne, for In
stance. in time OF the details Of the work would
have to fall on non-cOmhissioncd officers altogether
with perhaps one officer to supo1ntcnd it. NOW, TO
expect non commissioned to master all the sccn
thc and mathematical qucs lions involved. for the small
pay which they receive, i, hardly reasonable Mch
who do work Ike that can get employment In civil
life at good salary. This Is an important question
and one which will have 20 be faced. for the officers
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~ men with zeal and liking for the work. caunot do
everything. and something must be done 70 give the
men definite and adequate reward for good work
In Fort Hamilton the men arc really Interested IN TINS
work Of vesseItfacRing. No doubt their liking for II
has been awakened by the enthusiasm Of Fist Lleutch
ant Henry L. Harris. who fortunately enjoys the respect
and admiration Of the men I'm tho regiment, and 1t IS
his devotion to the work which has aroused theirs
He has charge Of this important day at the f0t, BE-
sides commanding Battery A. and hc Is constantly st1V
ng to improve the mode Of doing it and to add new
features For tine this branch Of the scrvlc"
suffered from the lack of sufficient and modern insru
ments but recently and particularly under the present
Admins trstiOn, this fanlt has been somewhat obvlaed
and while the facilities still behind those offered
10 European officers for the work. there has been
mich Improvement. One Improvement which should
not be delayed the connection Of Forts Hamilton ana
Wadsworth by telegraph. Indeed. II would seem that
direct Geographic connection should exist between All
the fort, in the harbOr
There are stationed at Fort Hamilton the field stan
and ~ clmcnta band Of the 1s Artillery Light Battery
K together with three iootbaitaiiOns armed as III
fantrv and receiving instruction both in heavy artillery
and infantry. The education OF the artillery soldier at
the fort embraces the drill with and Of the ten and
6tcen inch smooth bore scacOast guns the cght-nch
riAcd guns and the eight inch scacoast mortars
mounting and dlsmOuntlng guns and carriages, diner
ent kinds OF explosives the chronOgraph vesscltIa'h
ing drills by the usual system. aud also by the Fiske
ra 90 finder There also classes in biography, the
p.o ~ the thcOdolite and azlnuh Instruments and
then the instruction IN the duties Of infantry soldiers
Lessons are also given in the use, construction and
nomenclature Of parts Of the Calling gun. The men
are drilled taking IL apart packing, nassembins ana
nGe nnpowder is another subject which the study,
Che corsc of instruction outlined in an order Issued
Tw CnIoncl LagdOn being: Ingredients and their pro
n1;rtion 10 cicn other specific gravity, different
finds dynamite and guncOton, etc. The men are
next drilled I'm the putting up and taking dO"h
~ a csscmatc gun, being Instructed IN the use
of pulIcys ropes. levers. pinch bars, rollers blocks
will Tins be that even In these piping times oi
neirn The Jdicr l. actively at work, being kept
aIreast If Il c times fl the of modern weapons.
r"o lst Rc.lmcnt Of Artillery, which now garIisons
,h Tc,t has gne record. The iist battle ~ which
nov % Torontol IN the War Of 1912. The regiment
to,fep and skrmishcs in the florida War In 1880 to
~ r. twelve battles in the Mexican War, including
paio Alto Rcsaca dc IN Palma, Monterey. Buena
w.. Vcr, Cruz CcrrO GOrdO ContTcfas ana 'itF ol
NnYio Dotteries Of the regiment were also engaged
In "a rumI,eI of skiinishes IN ieA,,s aid foIin' p
tween that time and the Clvn var duiihg NJ "illen
tiennni in ninety eight battles and skirmishes Inc
indsn outbrcak in South Dakota again called part OF
the Icgimcn 10 ne field d n OIL L,s' Knee
terry taking pait w '''o "7"'' VI '''"
Creek and DrcNcl NlsSlon, ,.- -, co,o, ,oo,ois I
Langdon commanding ne",enantcoohei; sn and
Lonor IinG0c1s. adj utant. Charles H. Hunter; Quarter
1o,t Charles j. Bailey; captains. John a. PnrhnS'
James IngalIS' D Ea Renar c. shaw Ed
mund K russell. Abner H. Merrill John NJ r.; iImb
AIivp Capron Gilbert p. Cotton and Henry M Mi
D p Van Ness Robert II. Patterson. Clermon' n ~
peSt r John Pope 1r.. Arthur Murray. ncn IoSsonh
Andrews John T. oneycnit' John G r. W,S'g Patterson
Ai n I 1%Vid Price, Frank s. Harlow. James