New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
ARTILLERYMEV AT DINNER.
GENERAL HOWARD CARROLL ENTERTA1NS
OFFICERS OF THE STATE AND DIS
CUSSES HIS PLAN OF MOBILIZATION.

CUSSES HIS PLAN OF MOBILIZATION.
BY invitation OF BrgadierGeneral Howard Car
roll. Chief Of Artillery on the staff OF Governor
Morton, all the artillery officers OF the State as
sembled at Demonico's yesterday to discuss mat
tiers pertaining TO that arm OF the service. The
chief topic the plan suggested by General Car
roll time ago to mobilize all the artillery hero
some time next summer and have the whole body
march to the camp Of instruction at Peekskill and
there 90 into camp The Plan outlined by Cen
eral Carroll was heartily Endorsed by all those who
discussed the matter. and many officers expressed
the hope that the Adjutant-General Will recommend
the practice march proposed by General Carroll
1t will involve an expense Of upward OF 5000 and.
as this IS the age Of economy. there are grave
doubts as TO the scheme receiving the sanction or
the Commander-in-C Chief.
General Carroll entertained the officers and other
guests at dinner In the evening. The red room was
beautifully and appropriately decorated with flags
and weapons Of war. and the guests sat at an oval
table the centre piece of which was an elaborate
artillery design. with murderous cannon Of all kinds
pointing in every direction. Encirclng this was
great bank of roses, and the whole lighted by
hundreds of tiny red-shaded lamps The decora-
tions were all in red, the artillery color, and were
strikingiy beautiful.
Around the board sat the following artillery off,
GERS: Captain L. L. Omsted. 9Th Battery, Bingham
ton; Captain Henry S. Rasquln 81 Battery. Brook
Ign: Captain Louis Wendell 1st Battery. New-York
City; Captain David Wilson, "a Battery New,York
City; Captain Almeron ID. Hayes. 9th Battery. syria
cuse; Lieutenant Theodore +; schmidt, LIST Baitery
New-York City: Lieutenant Frederick L. Fuchs. LIST
battery, New-York City; Lieutenant George f.
Pasco I'd Battery. New-York City; Lieutenant
William l.. Flanagan. I'd Battery, New-fork CITY;
Lieutenen mt Iansford F. Sherry, "a Battery New
York City; Lieutenant Arthur " Jacobus "a Bat
terry, New-York City; Lieutenant Albert +. 3rug-
r. Royce, Sd Battery, Brooklyn; Lieutenant +. d.
Chemidn Sd Battery. Brooklyn; Lieutenant George
2. LANG, 90 Battery. BROOKLYN; Lieutenant l. NJ.
ford d. 3easey. Sd battery. Brooklyn Lieutenant
Walter F. Randall 9TH Battery, SYRACUSE Lieuten-
and Charles b. Howell 9Th Battery, Syracuse;
Colonel William Cary Sanger and Colonel Ashley
" cole assistants on General CAROLS staff;
Major-General Thomas r. Kruger. L. 8. A.; Major
burbank l.. S. A.; Major Thomas Il. Sloan and
Captains W II. White and Charles A; stadier OF
the old Guard, and the following members OF Gov
ernor Mort0n's stan; Acknowledgment E. 4 Me-;
HAYES General f. c. McIlewee. General James VI.
Varnum General w. c. Wallace. General w. 5. G.
Wiley Colonel II. l.. Satterlee. Colonel G. F. James
Colonel George ". Turner and Colonel Selden +.
Marvin.
The dinner most elaborate one, and 1t was
late when the party broke up. There were no set
speeches but short talks were made by the host,
General Carroll. General McApin and Colonel
Sanger.