New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-28
THE SEVENTH VOLUNTEERS.
COLONEL APPLETON VISITS THE COVER
NOR AND ADJUTANT- GENERAL.
MEN ARE ANXIOUS TO ENLIST AS INDIVIDUALS
THE TwENTy-TTIIRD is ALSO READY TO

w,,S ARE ANXIOUS TO ENLIST AS INDIVIDUALS
THE TwENTy-TTIIRD is ALSO READY TO
GO TO THE FRONT
Albany. May 2T-The 9TH and 23d regiments
~ tho National Guard. through their officers
.odsv informed Governor Black that they were
d.sirous IF volunteering for war service in the
Army Of the United States in response to Presi-
dont McKinley's cali for 5000 additional vol
unteers.
governor Black is much gratifed by the action
- these regiments Of NewYork City. II cor
rssnonds with a ike action upon the part Of the
o-o,narders Of a large number OF the separate
o,,nanies Colonel Griffith. the Governors
nr3vate secreta-y. said that kilograms and let
.ars have come TO the Governor from men who
Rove raised independent regiments in this State
q, sufficient number to man sixty or seventy
raetments But as stated by Governor Black
enc National Guard will have the preference.
colonel Daniel Appleton and Captain Under
,ooa o. the 18th Regiment. in company with
colonel Alexis Cutler Smith and Adjutant Albert
v,-i,ra,e. Of the 23d Regiment. arrived here
,ro-, New-York al noon. In the Adjutant- Gen
rails Office they found n similar mission OF
seatins enlistment Major Joseph Remmer. Of
T-,,ca OF the 10th Battalion representing the
.e,arate companies OF Utica Malone. Rome Og-
densburs and Waterown. and Captain ]. W
G, John Of the 1880 Separate Company, of Wal
ton. Delaware County.
After talking with Adjutant General Tilling
hast few minutes, Colonel Appleton and Cap
tain Underwood visited Governor Black and
talked with him for an hour. This afternoon
they had conference with Acknowledgement
TiIlinghast. The conference was long one. and
when It was ended Colonel Appleton said that
the Ad1utant- General would make known the
NK~ Ar,Nlp on
returned to New-York by an evening train
Adjutant- General Tilnghast said this even
ting: Colonel Appleton has informed me that
the members OF the 7th Regiment desire to
enlist in the United States service individually.
IN the same manner as the members OF the Guard
who have already entered the United States
volunteer service. All that the regiment desires
Is an opportunity to enlist. That the object
OF Colonel Appleton's visit here to-day.
HE SAYS that II the members Of the regiment
are given an opportunity they will volunteer
Individually in the service. A large proportion
Of the members Of the regiment are ready to go
to the front at
Il told Colonel Appleton that the information
he had given me would be put as II were, on
file and that could say nothing more until
the War Department had Informed Governor
Black what proportion Of infantry. cavalry ana
artillery this State would have TO furnish under
the call for seventy-fve thousand men. When
this information has been received the Governor
Will designate such regiments as VIII be per
rnitted TO enlist in the volunteer army
Adjutant-General Tillinghast said that Colonel
Smith Of the 23d Regiment. had made similar
statement TO that of Colonel Appleton. Of the
willingness Of the members OF his regiment 10
enlist
Colonel Phisterer. Assistant Adtutant- General.
said to-day: The National Guard is fast We
Stunning It's old form. so far members are con-
cerned. The enlistments have been 50 many
since the first regiments departed that l now
think the Guard numbers 1000 men, The four
batteries are intact and the four signal corps
are intact; none Of their members were assigned
to duty in the volunteer army.
Troop Z Of the cavalry is ready 10 be mus
tered in. In the First Brigade. within ten days
the ranks Of the 1r9th. the new 18th and the
new 122d regiments Will be filled. In the Sec
ond Brigade the 23d is intact, and the new
18th the Hath and the new 14Ith will
soon be ready. In the Third Brigade all the
separate companies and battalions have full
ranks with the exception Of three companies.
which will be mustered in before Wednesday
next.
I'm the Fourth Brigade the 74th Regiment IS
intact, and the separate companies and the new
165tn are nearly all recruited UP 70 their full
strength In the Fifth Brigade the It'll Is in
tact and the new 10Sth, the new 169th and the
new Hist are nearly ready 70 be mustered into
the service For arrning these soldiers we have
received 10000 Springfield rifles and 100000
rounds Of ammunition"