New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-01
IN BROOKLYN ARMORIES.
NEWS OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS OF THE
SECOND BRIGADE.
BID GATTLING BATTERY MEN D1sCoNTENTED OVER
THE DELAY IN COMPLETING WORK on
THEIR ARMORY-PROMOTIONS IN
THE ODD REGIMENT.

THEIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN
TIE ODD REGIMENT.
There is some discomfort among the members OF
the Sd Calling Battery over the snail-hke manner
in which the work Of repairing the Clermont-ave'
Armory has been prosecuted. There seems ever!
prospect that the contractor will make the JOB last
till September . which he has perfect legal righ'
10 do
II Will be remembered that the Supervisors award
ed this contract to p j. Carlin for 5000. and that
MI Carlin began the work on December "a last, al
though provision for the full payment was not made
until $4,000 worth of bonds were authorized by the
late Legislature.
In the winter months the rcroofng was done, the
inside was painted. the par; of the riding way was
constructed and the ceiling was painted Yet the
one thing which is essential 10 make the armory
homelike and attractive for the boys-the rehouei-
ling Of the platoon rooms-has not beeh uohe' ana
hence the growing If the members OF the pdt'el!
drop IN for a social chat they have practically no
place to 60 except the narrow room OF quarter
master Noog Carlin has been pressed TO push the
work and has promised to begin on the rooms next
week.
The battery does not go 10 camp until August >
but an order has been received from general heau-
quarters directing that a detail be made OF one
sergeant two corporals. one trumpeier, and twelve
privates for duty camp during the week Deslh-
ming July % The detail is wanted Tor sd.u'hs'
Captain Raskn has called for volunteers. IheS'
detail men will spend two weeks instead of one at
camp.
The following privatcs have been dropped from
the roll because Of their removal from the State or
district: Vincent Gomez, Frank MykranH' FRANCES
] Quinn Arthur A. Stafford. Charles j. Lundoeck'
Robert H. Stevenson and Joseph Whitfield John
O. Shelton and John j. Suffer have enisteo
The representatives. of the various rihe-maKlhs
concerns that are DESTROYS of having their rifles ac-
ceped by the for the National Guard appeared
before the State Board OF Examiners in Brooklyn
last week and attempted to show how easily 'heil
contestants weapons could be blocked-that 49,
temporarily disabled by inserting extra cartridge
while the magazine is open. 1t is rumored that the
Briggs Kneeland gun had the highest percentage on
this point. and the Savage gun next.
These are the results Of the competition IN the
2d's armory range for 1856: Officers trophy for
teams OF six won by Company G, $40 points
VigIantia trophy for teams Of twenty-five won
by Company d, l452 points annual prize, for teams
o. The fSiowiHg proinotions have been made John
II. Ingraham regimenta sergeant major; thI }Ir
old Davidson. first sergeant COMPANY q; George
Sergeant Company b; Frank =. Mendes sergeant,
Company G.; Mortimer g. Casper. corporal oOil.
P RarOld NJ '0 Rice corpora Company II John NJ
Levin. corporal Company ~ Frederick =, Lea a
p poaI' Company p G Edward B. Brooks. corporal.
COMPANY William E Banks S9TpG 9aaS cSMPAny
In friendly game Of teapns I'M In t oce en- Of ff e
l4th defeated those of the Attn by score OF '9 10
ment has been nominated for first Lieutenant.
FIX Commissary Sergeant William II. Geary mas
been appointed first sergeant Of Company q. -
Companies l. +, and G. 20 to Creedmoor today,
Companies x and on Wednesday, and Companies
A and B Friday. o. ., $1,000.
Wednesday night. by a score Of 1888 Colonel Eddy
has announced the following experts: Sergeant.
Major F. II. Hobby. Quartermas 81 er-sereean M
Chrstoffe jr, Private 6. ". Lent. and Private C.
A. Baldwin. Major H. II. Quick leads the sharp
shooters with -, and Captain Danei C. sullivan;
Sergeant William l.. Couas. and Lance Corporal
W Steers jr follow with 45 each
First Sergeant Joseph Yauch was unanimously
elected first lieutenant of Company II, 18th Resi-
Company BIS bicycle corps rode to the home OF
c. W. Smiths father in Islip YESTERDAY fatieue
uniforms were worn. W. X. Nanderbits place
the Idle Hour, visited on the trip.