New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
UiJOR GENERAL ROE's STAFF COMPLETE
TIE OFFICES OF INSPECTORS AND iN'r e.
OF sMALL-ARMs PRACTICE GIVEN
70 VETERANS.

Major General Charles r Roe completed MS s''''
Yesterday hv filing the places o. Inspector ana as
sIstani inspector and inspector o. small-a'ln9 pa
tice and ordnance Office and assistant Inc o"
GERS who have been selected FOR the places are III
snactor with tho rank Of colonel Edward Morri7
rioffr,s, a.estan. inspector with the rank of leu
tenant colonel william Carey Sanger. Inspector OF
SMALL arms practice and ordnance officer. with me
rank ~ ueufara NJ colonel Nathaniel Blunt Thurs-
ton assistant Inspector Of sman-arms prac'''e' VII"
the rank OF major. William Maurice hWny'
The annointments will give general satisfaction IN
Nationa. Guard circles where the new stan offoers
are well known as capable and efficient men Lieu
tenant Colonel ThurSton has been connected WIN
the National Guard since ~. ana aft"r H'i"S
through al grades from private mp became MAJOR
Of the e2d Regiment in l>9f ana succeedei 10 'ile
lieutenant colonelcv when the regiment entered me
volunteer service His connection with the rife
nraotice department and his service at state camp
as Instructor have brought him in contact with
officers from an parts Of the state ana there l.
probably no better known man In the Guard IMAM
"Pesgv" Thurston.
Winiam " Kirby who vii be Lsutenant-Co Colonel
Tburefor's assistant has had much experience IN
the rife practice department. and Is az present gen
era inspector Of rife practice, with the rank 81
bricadier-general on the staff OF Governor Black
He mas an honorable Civil War record has been
member Of the National Guard since 1873. and took
a leave of absence from staff duty when the war
with spain broke our ana went 10 IN" lloNl d. n
lieutenant colonel with a NewYork State regiment
General Hoffman IS the inspector general on the
staff Of Governor Black and in his new place Will
have the same duties which ne performs at the
present time but will wear eagle Instead Of
STAR He Is 4 vet-r National Guardsmdn. having
entered the service In ls7i. Al the outbreak oi
h0stiities with Spain MS services We're accepted
hv Governor Black. and he was made colonel or a
regiment composed Of separate companies
William carey Sanger is al present In the neld
r.-h he ol9I R.zirl-ut New-York Volunteers. as
leutouant-colonei Colonel SINGERS first place IN
tha National Guard major and quartermaster.
Second Brigade. 10 which ot1ce he was commits
stoned in January. 1s>f He has held a number or
staff Offices since then. all Of which he filled win
credit n himself and with benefit 10 the service,
ana mis- appointment 20 the place Of assistant In
spcrfor f. looked upon as one of the best OF Cen
cral Roes appointments
The other officers os General Roe's staff As
si-tant adjutaut- general with the rank Of colonel
Steohen II Glin. of York city. assistant adj
iutant-general with the rank OF lieutenant colonel
Frederick Phisfercr. Of Albany. quartermaster.
with rank of l-Itenant-colonel John Isaac Holly.
a. New-York city. tudse-advocate. with rank 90
ifeufenant--oI0nel. William ". Ladd. jr. OF New
colonel GuilCori Hurry. Of New-York City. sur
eeon with rank % colonel Nelson Herrick Henry.
~ New-York city. engineer, with rank Of lleuten-
anf-colonel. John BOgart, Of New-York City. aides
de-camp. with the rank ~ major chauncey Pratt
Williams ~ Albany. Louis Morris Greer. Of New
York civ and John Butterhed Holland of New
York City
The new staff officers will enter on the discharge
90 the duties ~ fhor offices on January !. lsH'