New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-11
FILLING GAPS IN THE CAMPS.
MANY NEW RECRUITS SENT OUT FROM THE vol
uNTEER REGIMENTS no REPLACE GUARDS

MEN REJECTED By THE SURGEONS
From the headquarters o. tho Lafayette Post Re-
cruitng Committee. in the Home Life Building. yes
.erday were mailed several thousand copies OF the
following circular letter TO recruits accompanied by
addressed return postal cards:
A. no regiments OF volunteers can be accepted
for service unless a second call be made by the
President you are notified that Lafayette Post has
offered 10 send volunteers TO Join the regiments al
count Of physical defects etc. The opportunity IS
given you to be recorded for call volunteer 70
All such vacancies. II you desire to go to the ned
rlease sign and mall incosed postal card II called
you will be notified and transportation De FOUND you
from New-York to camp when you arc accepted
For the committee.
ALLAN c. FAREWELL. Secretary.
Tho company Of volunteers composed entirely ot
Frenchmen about eighty OF whom wear medals won
in foreign wars 10 the l4th Regiment yester-
day and Colonel Grant said they would be accepted
as ono company Of his regiment. The men had been
attracted by the name Of lafayette Post but after
they had volunteered for the service they were
greatly disappointed because there was no oppor-
tunity for them 20 to the 'front.' Immediately
They Will not need much drilling TO prepare them for
service as most Of them have seen war already.
Two hundted OF tho men who have volunteered
for active service the headquarters and recruit
Ing tents Of the Old Guard with about two hundred
others underwent physical examination at the sth
Regiment Armory yesterday morning previous 10
being mustered in as members or the regiment
srreeon-Ma1or Nef. OF the 9th Regiment, assisted
nv other surgeons made the examination Tho men
ubo passed the tests Will be sent 10 Peekskill at
once The surgeons yesterday chose the best-but
and soundcst men. About 80 per cent were accepted
out OF the first batch examined.
Late on Monday night Major A. T. Francis OF the
fist Regiment, who has charge OF recruiting the
INST Provisional Regiment. received telegram
from General Butterfeld AT Camp Townsend. ask
ing him II he had one hundred available men for
the 18th Regiment AT that time there were few
over one hundred men in the armory Major Fran
c,s Gathered them together the floor OF the drill
room and read the telegram. He explained to the
men that II might mean going 10 the front and a
possible chance OF taking part IN ensagemehts IN
1,rb. and then asked how many were willing 10 go
tvrry hand was raised. and in some instances both
hands to prevent any POSSIBILITY or BENG ih oyer
~ faII in The fell In with alacrity. and In flies
Of four marched through the almost deserted
streets the bivouac at the lztn Regiment Armoiy
Most Of these volunteers were Swedes: SIX recruits
WIN be sent 70 GamP b Rcs,m 1ms morning 10 II" GU"
ghn National Volunteer Reserve yesterday re-
ccived letters from number OF the colleges IN tne
United States. In answer to the communications
nich were sent out by the Reserve short time
sgo 10 five hundred college presidents asking for re-
az mis- among college men H. X Kelley me secre-
{. rr ~ The Reserve said yesterday that there was
nn doubt. from the answers already received that
eminent of college men could be formed a, once.
,,hn Committce ORGANIZATION OF the proposed
BANKERS and Brokers Regiment met yesleIddy. , nut
transacted no business The status or me organiza
ION s still unknown, the state authorizes having
a. ve, made no reply to the COMMUNICATING sem 70
a. y ~ RIack on this point more than a fortnight
oo one Of the organizers In speaking OF me mat
hto' D,"rdav said: we have men enough 10 form
Ter y,rsada instead Of "A regiment, and we stand
a az ,o equip at least 900 men as soon as we re-
,,u tho necessary authority. Money Is not lack
COW ~ moro is coming In every day . 49,
Henry W Bull member 81 IN IS be RoSsese
I'M Regiment. Is voinn.ee. III INC ~ w
sirv regiment. now in texas Ill, >, d-,u.d ,on,gh,
The Hq,em vGlu ArmoTy "" from to 10 Ociock
at tne Boomer and captain La shei.e are ~ofk
ns hard Win , ,her re I as over go
n no ,0F ennc d nights S vi the be sh
wednesday and Irdaiy opr9hs and ISxineton-ave