The evening times., 1898-05-05
Gov. Black Tenders New York's
Quota Of Troops.
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Ships to Carry Appliances for TAX
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logic al Students at Yale Eager to
Fight Under the Flag.

tanning three times the number of men
needed.
departure was made by Lafayette
Post in arranging for the enlistment of
men directly into the service of the Regu-
lar United States Army, instead of into
the provisional regiments of the State.
At the recruiting headquarters of the
post, under charge of Major Bracket, at
Fifth Avenue and Fourteenth Street, two
offices were open-one for each branch of
the service. Two surgeons were also
present to judge of the physical condi-
ton of applicants for enlistment into the
Regular Army.
Seventy-ive men passed the preliminary
physical examination. and were pronounc-
ed to be promising material for conver-
sion into regular soldiers. Many of these
had already seen service In our own or
foreign armies, and will require no train
ing in the awkward squad. As fast as
they were registered they were directed
to report at the headquarters on Cover
nOr's Island
Recruiting for the State service was al
SO brisk. nearly 100 men being accepted
during the day. Major Bracket said
that so far more than 1000 men had been
room for thousands more. who would be
held in reserve in case of a second or third
call for troops by the President. Enlist
ed men are being assigned to companies
in the various provisional city regiments.
in whose armories they will be drilled in
the rudimentary duties of the soldier. and
as soon as practicable they will be exer-
cised in battalion, regimental and brig
ade manuvers.
Drills of tho yoriouS so,,,l,
were held last night in the armories, and
the men entered into the work with a de-
gree of enthusiasm that evoked praise
from even the most exacting OF drill
masters.
At the headquarters of the Sixty-ninth
Regiment. Major Mccarthy. Capt. Far
reilly, Capt. Desmond Capt O'ConneIl
and Lieut.. Ward organized a recruiting
office and began enlisting a new regi-
ment TO take rhe place OF the old Sixty
ninth.
The suggestion has been made and will
soon be officially accepted that the new
regiments will bear the numbers of the
parent organizations, with the addition of
100. and thus the new Sixty-ninth Regi-
ment viii be known as the One Hundred
and Sixty-ninth.
The Seventy-first Regiment Armory
bore decidedly warlike aspect yesterday
morning when Brigadier General George
Moore Smith and his staff. all mounted
and followed by wagons carrying the
staff baggage, started for Camp Black
Brigadier General McCockry Butt left
his headquarters at 1880 o'clock in the
morning for Camp Black TO take com
mand of the First Brigade. He left word
that he would mot return until Cuba is
free
Al Camp Townsend.
Camp Townsend. Peekskill, N. Y. May
5-Life in camp today was attended with
somewhat more agreeable circumstances
than yesterday. Although the clouds
hung low and the air was cold the ever
threatening rain did not fall and the men
were spared the af'iiction of having to
drill in wet clothing
Early to rise is the rule among the
troops, and every officer and man anticf-
pated reveille by not less than half an
hour. Yesterdays program of drills was
followed again.
AL SICK call, at quarter to 6 a. m there
was surprising development. The Ninth
Regiment. in the old camp streets which
have been in use for years. and sleeping
IN tents having wood floors and cots: have
great advantage over the men In the
Eighth and Twelfth. who are uuartered in
tents pitched on bare ground and have to
sleep on straw Yet from TWENTY-FIVE 10
thirty men reported slight ailments at
the Ninth Regiment hospital, while there
were only half dozen complaints in each
OF the other regiments.
The general lack of occupants of tho
guard houses this morning was an evi-
dence, not of a lack of efficiency on the
part of the guard. but of an absence of
the frivolous spirit which in ordinary
State encampments leads the men to at
tempt to run the guard for the mere fun
of the achievement
Early morning drill previous to guard
mount. lasted an hour. and was taken nm
by squad work in the school of the SOL
dier. At guard mount the men reported
in overcoats and leggins.
Major Lorfgan. Twelfth Regiment. was
heid officer of - day for the post OF
the three regimental camps the Eighth
was IN charge of Capt. Curtis. officer of
the DAY. and Lieuts. Levy and Bates.
oncers OF the guard. At the Ninth regi-
mental camp Capt. Wilcox was the new
officer of the day. and Lieuts Hardy and
higgins were officers of the guard. Cant
Smyiie was the Twelfth Regiment officer
oi the day. with Lieuts. Drussy and Ben
kard as senior and junior officers of the
guard respectively
Drill OF companies in squads and seq
tiohs occupied the time from half mast
nine to half past eleven. Movements hy
companies. the veterans pulling the new
men through. The newly formed com.
panies moved more slowly. but tried com
pany movements during a part of the
afternoon drill of two hours.
The discipline to which the men are sub-
1ected to at all times, and the five hours.
solid drill which they receive every day
are having their inevitable result Tho
recruits only need uniforms TO male
them soldiers in appearance as well as
demeanor As for the men who have been
National Guardsmen for years. they feel
mat tnere Is no play connected with the
present assignment, and their drill passes
on with finish never before approached
Petty Quarrel Remembered.
Tampa, Fla. May 5.-Capt. Leonard
Lowering, of the Fourth, and Private
Charles Hammond. of Company c, Twen-
ty-first Infantry. met on the platform yes
terday. Lowering was formerly Ham
monds superior officer at Fort Sheridan.
and for some infraction of rules had the
latter dragged across the parade ground
with a rope and prodded him with his
sword. For this Lowering was court
martialed. but was whitewashed.
When Lowering alighted from the train
Hammond loudly exclaimed: where is
my old friend with the rope?"
Lowering turned like a flash and the
was intentional and had Lowering accept
ed the challenge there would have been
mixup on the platform.
Red Cross Nurses.
New York, May 5.-Dr. George F.
shrady, as consulting surgeon of the Red
Cross Hospital, gave some good advice