New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27
THE NEW ARTILLERY REGIMENTS.

40 DIFFICULTY ~ sECT-RING GOOD PE'R'Ii'-
TIE OFFICERS SELECTED.
Washington Fob 2G-The officials Of In" war
Dopartnrcrt haze completed all the pTci'"'''' >
arrangements for the immediate execution oi t'I
BIZ providing for two additional regimon'' 81 q"
lcrv which IL expected to become law "i''''' NV
-o,, t.w lovs There will he no difficulty what
over IN securing the men, rs Applications '"' me
nent have 6eer received far in cSc'ss oil u" i'nV
mo, rcouI-cd Great care VIII be taken In recruit
ing and only tho best men will he accepted ''"''
the law all the men must No 'l''N'''' "' 80
United states II Is probable that inc r"i'"S VIII
no recruited 70 a large extent from men WI" ""'
already SERVED one moro terms II INC ~ ',F
Ae ros. rs recruited they will be gathered a. me
recruiting stations and held 10 await me ac''on %
the commanding general. The princ.p'i ''".''.'
for recruits arc nj Fort Slocum. New-fcrk WASH
inr,on Harracks Csumbus Barracks. onio' For'
Sheridan. Illinois and Jefferson barracks o.
Louis The present intention is TO transfer 'NP'!
enccd non-commssioncd officers ana men 10 '"o
new regiments as nucleus for their ORGANIZATIONS
and to MI their places by promotion ana recruits
With the two new regiments there VIII he seven
regiments Of artillery and the total srcngh oil 'ne
army including The hospital corps, ordnance ana
engineer battallons and the West POINT u''Ic"
nent. will be Increased TO nearly twentF-seVen
thousand
The new organization will result in the promotion
tains thirtv-four first leutenans and three second
Iieuterants and will absorb the eighteen adoi'i'"a
second lieutenanis Of infantry. No vacancies VIII
be created however. and no appointments WIZ nave
10 be made The commanders or the NV H,,,i 49,
,nerts will he TIeutenant-C ooncis T. :. huston
and William Sinclair. who will be promoted 10 t.,c
grade OF colonel as soon as the bill becomes NV.
BESIDES these promotions four majors WI Dsc3ih L
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. viz. Randolph. Iuiy' oiil..'
and Ramsey. Ten captains Will become HltJo' =
viz Morris MacMurray Dillcnbcck. Barpanh'
Mills Story NOse GreenOUCn. RusseH ana Pt"I".
Thirfv-fve first licufen1nts viii be advanced, 10
captains viz Adams. Lundsen. crawford ,MlsIIleI'
clifford Smith Reed. Cummins. Dyer walker
Duval Andrews Parkhurst Randolph. Honeycuu
M,conb Wilson Wiser. Lemly. Harrison Se$e
Williams Homer. Anderson. Niles. CONN IodG.
Brown Shaker. Brush Ludlow. simpson; 5attorlec,
Hamilton and Foster Three second heutenahts
viii become first licuterants. viz Hearn' Davis
ana Moudin. These promotions VII result IN ere
a-ing nineteen vacancies among second NeutcnahtS.
70 he filed By officers awaiting assignments
IN vocanciea Three of these Miller DVrrton anu
T,uckl ov-vill be Resigned second lloutenants -
There are many others awaiting assignment. me
last graduating class from Vest Point received rev
qnDoiutn1en.s as there wore no vacancies then.
The graduates we're temporarily assigned as addl-
tionai second lieutcnants 20 various arms OF ne
service Thov WI receive permanent places under
tho new artillery arrangement. The TWO regiments
will cost about 100000 a year