New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07
NATIONAL guard or TIE GREATER Clff.
4 PLAN To FORM TWO BRrGhDEs IN THE
poporGus OF MANHATTAN AND THE
RRoNX WHICH. WITH THE BROOKLYN

4 PLAN TO FORM TWO BRlGHDks IN ihG
BoRorGns or MANHATTAN AND THE
BRONX. WHICH. WITH THE BROOKLYN
BRIGADE WOULD FORM ONE DIVISION.
The REORGANIZATION OF the soldiery Of the Greater
New-York Is now being discussed In Nations.
cu,r1 orioles The National Guard OF the enargea
CRY Of Scw-York is composed of eleven regiments
and one separate company of infantry. three bat
terics Of artillery. three troops OF cavalry ana TWO
signal corps This force is divided INTO TWO O''-
gades OF which the first. under command OF ueh'
eral Louis Fitzgerald. is stationed In the boroughs
of Manhattan and The Bronx. with brigade head
quarters IN the fist Regiment Armory. and the
second. under command OF General James McLeer'
f. composed of citizens OF the Boroughs OF Brook
l,n and Queens with headquarters IN the Han OK
Records Brooklyn. The commanding ofrcers are
First Brgade-7h Regiment Colonel DANIEL AF Tfl,y
TON Nh Rgsime% Colonel Ss william Seward I'm
regiment Sqe c9sERTYH nTTT e5 Sid Rssmsn
Colonel Colonel GEoItGi: MOORE SMITH; lis, Regiment
First r' Ba,t e captain LOUIS wendell; ID Battery
FRS. t? sPsnal G t5rp captain HOMER HEDGE
second Fai1aih ,,b Re Essmcn: Colonel IT, " MI
cE 2ad Regiment cQl9Hel At fSy & ,7 sn Sep
s sis F SsaPany E Gsese ! G9S KIM
i smpu S,sna CORDS Captain FREDERICK T. LEIGH
Man officers Of prominence have already ex-
,ressed themselves in favor Of placing the presen'
four brgadcs into which the state troops are VI.
vided under the command OF major general anu
by that means form the National Guard ihto ons
division on the plan now IN operation III fe""'''
yania
rho now n,an contempates division for the
,reotor CITY. ~ New.York and although the matter
has NOT com, ND for serious consideration IL IL
rosailla that something may be done in that direc-
ton. , ,,,
co,opel Rutt OF the nth Regiment. said: Ihers
is no reason why the greater city Oh Ne"-io'A
should not have Il division. We are "o'h"s
toward tho United states regulations all the une'
and should certainly organize our forces on the
United states Army plan whISn Is seven is three
brigade of seven regiments In the regular or VSium
Vor rooms NAV be seen whenever The First Brigade
is on parade good division , OF a ne ,o0 We m
6ettrrv ,roop of cavalry and signal corps Tor
one brigade and the eth. Sth list, 0oth SaPtaihi
Wilson'S battery tro9o o. '' RHnrnokiyns present
brigade could remain 1t is and that would give
US three brgades pretty evenly bs anu nresSnt
srrangement' one brigade would be on the we nS
side OF the island and the othsr on m sn comsnder
~ etber brigade 20 visit the various commands
every week during The armory 90 Ill, ahsn he
coui id NJ ~ md more organizations 10 visit.
v wod he heartily in favor OF such change ana
p pe.ene r , Would also be favored by all me omeedis
who would be pleased 10 see Genera , stsr for
WI work rewarded with an additional 80 ,or
i, ooae without saying that he would De ,hs '""'
general OF the Greater New.lork sv sIip as 20 his
& tar tho two brigader generalships s az s~S
it would be time 70 tax ak about bout them WIZ" w
~ roinnel Butt should receive the crnsne the
the west side brigade and Coiohe' "a sham bat
H ,Ia hs,w"en The two brgades would Ne Il"
esting spectacle.