The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-02
WHAT GEN. FITZGERALD SAID
WHEN HE TALKED TO THE OFFICERS
OF THE sIxTY-NINTH.

WIEN HE TALKED TO THE OFFICERS
,p ryp s,1rvy ,,ru
He beP'"red the haa Condition OF the Reg
insnt. Its Lack OF Drill and OF Discipline,
and said that That state OF Affairs Must
Conc TO an Fad ouiokiy-Coi. Cavn.arh
Threatened q, Re,,rr. and CAM, Iyp.n
Tailed A,o,, sor,. ,s,.,., ar mate.
""'""er Sal" inc '''e"'en-
ants Organized the Men Into County Fac
tions, and Col. Cavanaeh Told Lieut..
Drew that He Was DruaL-Capt. Coleman
said "A Major Had Bee, Drunk Mt n prim.
MOI SINCE COL Miehnel ooreorah. CON
Ing inc eikty-hinth regiment refused 10 pa,
rade MS lneh poiore ,he rr'nce vi "a'es' anu
IN cohsoauehee was piaceu unuer eitee'' nas
'here oeeh 30 muon eAc"emeh. no no" III 'ha'
once iAhvue o'kau. . , ~, VI. . VOC
W nn'o oooh . ., n."' ~. .no
oroke OUT, ana 'he Ioiohet anu .,o ls ,,
hsu " 20 " 'n1 .toh'' anu i,'.o .n,n , I'M .ne
ps'aue iot 'no ,iiu.o " "",eo W. ~,
inc presen. eolonoi Vi ,he e'N.' mum nov
uhoer arres" anu s'"nus III NJ iisn y. ooius
-, 80
ana Is nkoi, 70 femA.h 80 ioi :" iohs ',ihs' iot
INC lu'ure y, 'he oiu 's,"'n. eoono " 70 ~
issu'' anu tho po"ois ,n"e 20 In", ,'s "ii.o
so'he iA'oIui virus "n .no "~i. y, Wv N'Moi'
'n"s has s1,., 'no Wv Ano"' '""' 'eS
nhou's ~ NY nN. ~, ~.
on cA'utua' oo'' - 'he '''. piiseue "Ae
oAefe,'eu IL 1A'vuuou 1t'ee INV, I, "'
van ~ uenu. W mu ~, Ho'
eeralu' eoHhianuins' ime Urn 40 "no'e
wse won sAoou''u mo o''o.s anu , "ou 80
ihteres'eu snu iu.e,'.ssn. enu I'M, initial,
wrong AZ TOAST una. was .he stale vi anu'i =,
in every regiment but the si1ty-ninth; ana 1t
nlations 70 see thet Oil was not as IL ehou'u 10
there.
Thu ,rst TO notice the trouble in that regi-
mont was Gen. Fitzgerald. and on tho follow
ing Thursday. having directed all the field and
line officers Of tho regim ent to attend at the ar
heId with closed doors and the officers were
placed on their honor not to divulge what had
beenisaidat the meeting. 1t was generally be-
loved by those oGnizant OF the fact of the meet
over the Goals very thoroughly and that some
What did happen at tho meeting mas now
become known.
zen r,sASe a rearn e v,,h .nns,dsra
biz be Dr eVr tho Welcome OF Col cavanash and
other officers present. He led the way to the
board room and then requested the stafr off,
GERS to withdraw. Only tho field and line
officers were admitted. Lieut.. scanlan OF F
company "ho was o'en, "as 'no U.'
The General was evidently Indignant at the
s.a.e o. " ah wos rsaI mad"
present sniu a1.ei Mu,u ma. ". r;, ,nau
oll b,a IN falk n than in n
<h-,v ,,v,.,o on MANY unrulv ,hi,drsn
IL deplored The bad c9nditiH;n Of the regiment
sm thS the hs sxty
0h 81 ahabs MAJ nit tsrnina to the commsndinS
otiie Hu he said; what ~. Won oo,,, 70 do
IN tSis mattsri WHAT remedies DO You pro
pose pose, TO Sa adop.gh orosa onpri,v and throwing
nensr on the table, said: II am tired Of the
whole business; VIII resign c"r,,,r rnis..,.
FAD s1vsp nssSSetisPs e ii: Ms1oI; e saD:s
ah PANE ana h t"ee. 1sopesed TO sunerntend the
arils OF MS oat.aon IA aeaest nnv niiinsr
Who saiIed to perform at Der cent Of tho duty
support OF Kens sis headquarters IN THIS A'-
Gen. fitzgerald SPOKE o. me ,b dr @ piT n
P PIAZZA ~ psrs e on and ASK vny the
SSftandt tarh On e. hesnr. the
Sr S hhu as 70 The TO he
cru anu Eoi TsWansab snid he had opderei
gu t .sa va this aor Dmffy eaid bs
ms majors 70 see 90 tms tbe aticer 81 his
hau fMen hns' Srdn W , Thareunnn
Gsnt roI.m nan snrana 70 lis fest:
oepI sysa n6 nntice Of that m setine" bs
.,ciaimeS W. SiSn,t esa notirs 81 It 2''
e1SiaiMeu. ~ uiun =, o. hs ~. ,,ra AZ
.1p, WAS Ee0 presept" said Gait. lynch: the
haJor inIormet 10 wnas nnG III n strnn
ns o11 no WA mr1n III M ~, cnrrasnond
tl4h 70 ushls instrufIiohs ain 10. myanta
with the dTlll regu.ations' ahh lRe no'g nlt,
e1eGutSa IN aceoru9nee Win sannsibIa on
preliminary lhstructloh wore Iesponstipie ior
large proportion OF the CONFUSION hoticeu NY
dsh .i Iltg Mgerartbv AIT silent.
Gen; fitlgertlu tneh uiscussfeIu tne m9 Go,
Cayanagh what ne intended 1.n 10 90: .,. r.a,
nyh hs ~ st nmn ant the nettv spits 60
meht Wouu 20 70 rta ~ oI e .'e peu.s o al
Predominant amSnE tne oliiceIs, ne accused
he ias p nspeeton' unpt lynch Claimed that
one OF MS men tLion ~ the IahhS was IN uhiy iour