The sun., 1895-01-22
WORK OF THE FIRST BRIGADE.
How the New York NIiitiamen Went TO
Brooklyn aud What They Did.


Gen. Louis Fitzgerald and his whole COM
mand. the First Brigade of the National Guard
OF the state. except only the Ninth Regiment,
were added yesterday To the troops already in
service in Brooklyn. About 1000 men marched
out of their armories in this city. and with all
their paraphernalia OF war, went over the
river during the early hours of the
morning TO add their strength 70 the 5000
men OF the Second Brigade. who were already
on duty in Brooklyn. The commanding officer
of each regiment. battalion, battery. or troop
had his orders. and each proceeded at once to
the station assigned TO him and his command,
and from there reported to Gen. McLeer. Gen.
Fitzgerald and his stafr also reported at the
Second Brigadc's headquarters, in the Hall OF
Records opposite the City Hall.
M'LEER STILL IN COMMAND.
Gen. Fitzgerald outranks Gen. McI.eer by
some three and IA half years in the date OF his
commission. and would have naturally taken
command Of all the.troops but after confer
ence with Gen. Mcl.eer, his staN was dismissed,
and Gen. Fitzgerald said that he saw no reason
why he should assume the responsibilities OF the
place. There was much mystery made AT Gen.
McIeer's headquarters regarding the move
ments Of the military forces and the various
arrangements which had been made or not
made. as the case may be, for their comfort and
use. Not even the location OF the different or
ganlzation's headquarters was told.
M'LEER's POLICY.
ain time OF war no information should be
given out which may he OF use to the enemy"
was the word that Gen. McLeer sent out.
The march OF the New York men to BROOKLYN
began about o'clock in the morning. To get
ready for this there had been some great hust-
ling during the night. Absent officers were
notified by telegraph that they were wanted.
and sergeants and corporals were scurrying
about getting together their squads and
tions. Lieut.. Flannagen OF the Second Bat
terry is said TO have hired special train TO bring
him up from Lakewood.
WORK OF TIE coMMIssARIEs.
Getting food for the men was the first serious
problem. Since the Buffalo experience during
which II was clearly developed that the weak
spots in our Guard were In the General STATS
and regimental stats and especially that com
missaries OF subsistence had no idea of what a
man should have to subsist upon or how this
was to be got, there has been a great change in
this matter.
General orders contains a complete list OF the
things which may be used for rations and the
quantities each man will need for days ration,
and nearly every commanding officer and cont
missary has been notified OF certain stores where
his orders will he honured.
Tie trouble this time was that II was Sunday
night and tho stores were closed Raids were
made in all directions around the armOrles, and
with cash credit for weapons such shop
keepers as could be found were forced to give
up their wares. and hotel and restaurant keep
crs were also made to contribute.
A number OF commanding officers also took
the precsution, as Col. lleman DOwd Of the
Twelfth Regiment did, to provide at least one
days rations ahead, and trucks were pressed
into service to carry this food as well as
others to carry the general camp cook
ing equipage which has been supplied to
the whole Guard since its need was so
forcibly demonstrated at Buffalo. These things
were all in the armories, but the fine new
blankets. which have also been added to the
States supplies in quantity sufficient to NJ out
the whole force, had TO be sent for from the
state Arsenal at Thirty hflh street and Seventh
avenue.
The First and second Batteries, which took
their thTee-inch breech- loading rifles with them.
had 20 get nifty or sixty horses apiece. and
Troop A bad also 10 get horses enough 10 mount