New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-13
MORE VOLUNTEERS THAN EVER.
AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
AT THE RECRUITING sTATIoNs-MES CON-

SANITY DEPARTING TO FILL UP GAPS
The determination OF the Government. made pub
lie a few days ago. to send large volunteer army
the seat OF war. and to call for cohsloeiap'e
number OF volunteers in addition TO the National
Guardsmen already IN camp. has had the eNPeo'eu
effect OF greatly increasing the number OF apph-
cants at various recruiting stations In TINS cry
The rejection of a fairly large percentage OF the
men a, Hampstead and Peekskl by the meoicai
examiners has also probably contributed TO TINS re-
suit.
At the Lafayette Post recruiting station IN foul-
teenth-st. yesterday immense NUMBER OF dpp"-
cants was registered II accepted they hope 10 en-
list under the orders issued to Lieutenant McLach-
lin and Sergeant Whitney. who are enlsung men
for the 9Th Artillery and Corporal Frances, VINO Is
trying TO equip Battery with It's fuH complement
OF men. Fifty-eight men were sent ny baiaye''e
Post on Wednesday to the lih Regiment az lamp
Black and ifty-one TO the sth Regiment. al feehs-
kill One hundred and three men called YESTERDAY
morning. and said that they were all willing 10 go
TO the front at once The greater proportion seemed
10 be desirable recruits. and IT is expected that al
least % per cent Of them will he accepted.
Twentv-Nye recruits also left the armory OF the
sth Regiment yesterday morning bound Tor feeks-
kill where they will Join the regiment 'aKihe 'ne
places of some OF the men who failed TO pass the
medical examination The men were in charge OF "a
tain Nestel They had all been examined by sur
eeons AT the armory in order that no more cases or
men going into camp and having afierwafu 10 re-
turn may occur. Many would-be recruits SIM oi'e'
themselves at this armory every day. put o"ly d"
few are accented as Il has been decided 10 take
onlv those who have had experience in drli Men
who have served In the English French ana Ger
man ornies are nreferred. There are large num-
hers Of each Of these classes in this city out none
are accepted al the armory unless they unoers'"ho
the English language
Major Neff said yesterday at the eth Regimen
Ar,oorv that he wished to obtain sharpshooters lie
thinks that there will be many more vacancies 10
AL as only eight companies have yet been exam
,naa o, poeksku and many Of the men were re-
,ec,ed He will probably send another SQUAD o'
,ven,v-6ve 10 the camp this morning. lie fhaDe
the statement that many OF the men sent from '''e
ola Cuard and c. A. r recruiting stations had
been ineligible - WILT,
Thirty-one men In charge OF Lieutenant "ih'e-
roth left the 9th Regiment Armory az noon yeS'ei
dav for Camp Townsend at feeksklii' y. n,i he
had TO leave the city without I,ee last night
equipped at the camp. captain NJ - ,nase " IN
recried forty more men. ana some OF ~ u ""
also be sent Peekskll TO-DAY a. ne orn,s were
rnent Arrnory last night one hdndred ~, -
a,r,nad Who are 10 be 10 Peeksklll camp
tnday 70 mi up the ranks OF that regiment o
The battalion OF volunteers ,nA' psserye for The
provisional l69th Regiment Is oefs la nrSolled a.
Nearly seven hundred recruits haa Den &c hrndrea
a !a'v NJ nsesed he phvscal examination az the
armorv at Th!rd-ave. and SeXenth-S,n on h ncrease
day night and It is expected ,hS' WIZ" hsen M made by
~ MCCARTHY the quota will he hed oy - ~
niGbt The new men will he organzeu ia t UUrt
nanies next Monday night. ahn WI, aor, w 70
Igrim The Volunteer Reserve has under aken go, -
furnish several battalions 10 lhs S,a and anv
siona regiments Of ne H1S So desire to be en-
in5 ,n these bodies should report at the heao-
noaTt IS No / Broadway. without delay