New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-08
REDUCED TO BATTALIONS.
THE sTH AND 9th REGIMENTS RECEIVE
CRUSHING BLOW.

STRIFE BY SUMMARY ACTIOy-TuE MORAN
PARTY OVERTHROW AND MAJOR
DUFFY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN THE UNEXPECTED OR.
DER FROM ALBANY
Governor Flower has at last taken the bull by
the horns. As Commander-in- Chief Of the Ma
tional Guard he yesterday issued order which
WILL In all probability. stop the disgraceful fight
ing and pickering which has been seen in the
6sth Regiment for many months. and Will place
the Sth Regiment a firm foundation for fut-
prosperity. The regiments are reduced to
battalion each. the Sth Of four companies and the
Goth Of five companies. The first named will
hereafter be known as the Sth Battalion and will
be in command of Major Henry Chauncey, jr.
The second will he called the 69th Battalion, and
Major Edward Duffy will be at the head. The
companies disbanded in the Goth are b, +, f. G
and II. commanded respectively by Captains
Leonard. Coleman Mortimer. Ryan and Morgan.
Those remaining and forming the battalion are
Company A. Captain McCauley; d, Captain Des-
mond; |. Captain Healey; c, Lieutenant OCon-
nell. and X. Captain Lynch.
An analysis of the situation shows that the
fight has been one between observation-disclosures
Moran and Major Duffy, and that Duny has
come out ahead. Whether or not the fact that
Major Duffy is closely allied with Tammany
Hall and that several of his followers in the
| regiment are Tammany Hall Oficeholders had
anything to do with the result reached Is not
known, except by those on the inside. To the
Moran men the order came as a tremendous
surprise.
THE DUFFY FOLLOWING COMPLACENT.
on the other hand. the Duffy men seem to
take the whole affair as matter of course. In
fact, they seemed to expect it, and Major Duify
was on hand with typewriter sketches Of him.
self for the reporters. In the companies when
were disbanded the officers practically men
who were conceded to be on the Moran side of
the fight One circumstance which makes ii al
! most certain that the companies disbanded were
picked out because of the leanings OF their OIL
! GERS in the Moran-Dury fight is that Company
| II was one Of those chosen for disarmament IL
| has been conceded to be one of the best ana
largest companies in the regiment for some uihe'
! 1t had nnety-scven men on its rolls, ana Sixty
! eight of them appeared at the arinory 10 diiii
/ last night But all the officers of this company
were opposed to Duffy. When the fact was
made known that the company had been dis
/ handed the men formed in the hall and marched
down to a meeting room in Third-ave.. where
secret meeting wa@ held Trey were not In llTl
denunciation Of the Governor and MS action
After the meeting was over several oil theIh us
cussed the matter on the street.
NO FURTHER USE FOR TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
This settles It," non-commssoned OFF,
Ger declared holly. Il have always beer IA
! Democrat but | will never vote the Democratic
ticket again This is Tammany Hall deal
and one Of the hes; companies in the First Brig
ade has been disbanded because OF politics.
Why" he continued. Major Duffy had to write
out the orders and pin them on his coat sleeve
| when drilling q battalion in camp last sum
| MI ne
| not have good enough control Of the 'nglish
/ language to give the orders properly
| Lieutenant Colonel Moran seemed TO De Ut
! terly daZed. ,,,, -,
did you have any mixing Of this order?' he
was asked by The Tribune reporter
Not the slightest" he replied and. he con-
! tini,ed III had known any such thing was on
foot | would have stopped it, But OF course
l under the orders % thc coli is 81 .
! in-chpf and / have no criticism 10 MAKE Oh Mo
Major Duffy seemed and happy
,rhe only thing to do" he said To IrlDune
ronor,er lis TO pitch in and rebuild the reg-
| ment up to it's former efficiency. When three
! new companies are organized and attached 10
the battalion 1t will again become regiment
wEATHFUL MEMBERS IN COMPANY g.
In Company G room there was considerable
! excitement one member said eXcitediy:
"Tbs Is the end of the Democratic party ana
wa will all Of us vote against Tammany Hall
hereafter"
81 guess we'd better get out" said another.
-
1--WE will all go back to Ireland
1--WE will do nothing OF the kind. chimed IN
A third. I'VE won't get out. and we won Dc, De
pushed out with bayonets we VIII enlist iV'
strong and see what this all means A.,
one Of the officers whose company was us
banded said: .,., ID,
the officers Of this regiment in 1883 asking mem
n ioin him in petition for his appointment as
inspector-Genera At first nearly al tne oiceds
refused to sign it, and McGrath mas Deeh pouiu-
ing" the regiment ever since.
Captain Coleman said; , ,,.,,a ,,a.,,.
1t is all politics A., ,, ,as,
night az to who would wind up the affairs OF
the regiment Lieutenant-Coi0hei MORAN VI a., =,
Duffy The order somewhat obscure on mat
point.
WHERE THE LIGHTNING rrLL.
In the 81, Regiment Companies E. G, II and
I are disbanded and Companies b, {. ID ana
will form the sth Battalion. The reason for the
choice Of the companies to be disbanded in ms
regiment is plainly seen. Company was com
manded until recently by Captain Ahnre" -.
/ Oates who was cashiered by the sentence 81
general court martial for having taken substi-
tutes to camp ana making false returns
Company | is commanded by Captain Heorg .
Chase over whom there charges now haHb-
ing the same as those against captain oates.
Company II was commanded until recently
nv CAPTAIN William A. Connell VINO was as
missed because Of disobedience Of orders lie
was the one who was mixed up In me dlssracc'
full scandal with the daughter "i Iolce oaP.n
RnrrhoId He went with her to CHICAGO ana
thrn deserted her and she committed suicide
Comnanv Il has been reported in bad condl'
ton for some time , or, r,,,.,a, =,
,ras oven more Of a surprise than the one re-
carding the Ggth. The officers Of the Sth nave
Insisted for a long time that there was aDS'
iuteIv no truth whatever in the numerous ic'
~ ~ s,rnnetb imnaired They grew indignant
avorv time such n thing was suggested
All the field and staff officers OF both reg
ments and the officers OF the COMPANIES u az.
handed are placed on the supernumerary hst
. ,~itb The exception Of Major Duny, In Inc
! G9th. and Major Chauncey, In the SIN. MaJol
! WcCarthv in the 69th. is ordered to report l,
-. nnffv for duty and Major Knight Natal