The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-16
A CLASH AT THE STATE CAMP
cor. DoWD AND cor. JUDsOF IN a
HUFF At PAHING-OFF TIVE. =

| One wsnted tire Twelfth Fnid AIphahet,.
| caiIy, the Other According TO Height
The Men Say that Col. Dowd Swore,
STATE CANT. PtEKsKr1I. July ia slight
difference OF opinion on n matter OF tactics
caused q clash here this morning between
| Col. Heman Dowd OF the Twelfth Regiment
and Col. Judson. Assistant Paymaster- Con-
| eral. led to delay OF several hours in paying
| Off the men and sent Col. Dowd home in hun.
The clash between the two Colonels created
no little excitement in camp. and all sorts oil
rumors have been afioat as to what took place.
Many OF the men who witnessed the incident
insist that hot words. and even profano ones.
were used by Col. Dowd Col Judson denied
this statement. and Col Dowd refused to say
anything on the subject. '... 90 I'D
The incident occurred this morning ut
o'clock, when the Twelfth was formed In front
OF Col Dowd's tent to be paid of for their
weeks work. Company i. the senior COM
pany OF the regiment. was the first to be
marched up to receive checks from the hands
OF Col. Judson.
1t is customary In paying off the mon for
the First Sergeant to call the roll Of the COM
pany. As each mans name Ia called he
marches up to Col. Judson and receives his
ten names this morning. Col. Judson observed
that the men were drawn up In line IN alpha.
Roosevelt replied that It was, and Col Jadsoh
asked e, BY whose orders they had been drawn
Col boyd's:,, wa. the answer:
and s5d,t the men in the company say that he
What in the - have you got to do with it
General Orders No. 7requiro that the men
shall be drawn np to receive pay Just as in my
land cannot 10 on until those orders are
The usual formation is for the men to be
man on the. right and the shortest on the loft.
Gol: Dowd refused e change the formation IoT
Judson refused to pay the men Off until the
formation was corrected. It was an embar.
tie OF s sa 'ns ' eSe@
relieved the tension by gathering up his papers
s sha ma nSd OIL to his quarters with his
The regiment was disbanded aud the men
kick. Loud murmurs could be heard on every
hand. One man about voiced the sentiments
Of his comrades when he said to The SUN cor
:. d9nt zoe where the poor private comes
Ses sS MAJ af SSn n Ro
news that s one or the other GoioneI had EVEN
in. but no news came. and the men began to
ger more ana moro anxious ABOUT their money
as the time for leaving camp approached.
at last, at o'clock. assembly sounded. and
It became known that Col. Dowd had eaten
humble pie. and had given orders for the men
to fall In according to the usual formation.
As soon as this was done Col. Judson APP
Quickly paid of. 1t was very evident that
the officers OF the Twelfth did not feel kindly
toward Col. Judson. The latter had to stand
under the awning Of Col. Dowd's tent while
paying Oft the men. Both during and nfter the
process he was treated with the utmost for
mality by all the officers Of tho Twelfth. and
there were no hands extended to bid him fare
we'll after his duty had been pc formed.
All the post officers who Will talk on the SUBJ
ject say that Col Judson was correct in every
particular and would have been acting con.
trary to orders had he done otherwise. It was
reported that Col. Dowd did not give in until
ordered to dc SO by Gen Porter. Con- Porter
refused to say this afternoon whether he had
been appealed to or OF
Did you issue orders for your m en- TO be |
drawn vi In alphabetical order this morning.
Col. Dowd was asked.
Maybe did and maybe didn't" was his |
about the Incident.
:, The Eighth .Regiment OF New York and the |
OF Buffalo got into camp this |
about 3 O'clock. They were received !
BY the Twelfth. which left immed lately after |
their arrival The Tenth Battalion left shortly 4
before the arrival OF tho newcomers. -yj