New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
NEW ARTILLERY APPOINTMENTS.
ALL CONSIDERED HIGHLY EFFICIENT OF.
FICERs-HEAVY ARTILLERY WANTED.

ALL CONSIDERED HIGHLY EFFICIENT OF.
FICERs-HEAVY ARTILLERY WANTED.
The appointments for the artillery organiza-
tons which were made by General Howard Carroll
last week gave general satisfaction. The men
have all seen service In the artillery arm OF the
National Guard and have good records. Their
commissions were received yesterdar. The new
captains are Theodore r. Schmidt. VILLAIN L
Flanagan and Lansford F. Sherry. The first leu
tenants are Alfred " D.ngleman. John y. Under
wood and Henry b. Royce
Captain schmid, entered the State service az
second lieutenant in the nth Regiment in April.
1913 and became captain Oh May p, iss5. His SER
vice in the artillery began in February 1859. when
he WAS elected second Lieutenant Of the lst Bat
terry. He served N that capacity until January ~
1856 when he was promoted irst lieutenant. which
place he will resign 10 take command or ono OF
the new batteries.
Captain Flanagan is now the first lieutenant Of
the % Battery lie IS an enthusiastic artillery
man and In order to improve the various artillery
organizations he presented last year 10 the State
valuable bronze trophy, which was 10 be given to
the battery making the best target record Cap
tain Flanagan is old TN Regiment man. having
enlisted in Company b Of that regiment as pri-
vate In June, 1873. lie served with the command
until May 1881. He elected second Lieutenant
of the % Battery In December, lsV, and was pro-
NOTED first lieutenant June II, 1874.
Captain Sherry has never served In any other
than the arillcFy arm OF the bAdiu' III Nt44~H ho
enlisted as d private Of the "a Battery in Decem-
Der. 1888. He was advanced 10 corporal in July.
1854: sergeant. October Il. 1851. and was honoraby
discharged December. 1855. \ few months after
his discharge he re-enlisted as corpora! IN the I'd
Battery, became sergeant March - 1880. and re-
turned he ranks in June. lsL He was elected
second Lieutenant December Il. 1884, and first lieu
tenant May %, 1856
Lieutenant Dnsieman is now second Lieutenant
OF Captain Louis Weudels battery. He was born
IN Germany. and was in the German artillery ser
in the 9th United States Artillery and advanced 10
corporal April l. 1889. He then transferred 10
the ith United States Cavalry. advanced 10 ser
geant ana was honorably discharged April Is. 1882.
tie Was elected second lieutenant or the LIST Bat
Lieutenant Norwood is at Pressn; the FIRST
with headquarters at blnshamton. ne was poIn
IL connecticut. but made MS war record IN New
York orsan!zAtion, he enlisted as private IN
Company q, 20 New-lorh Volunteers, ana re-
mdined ia the service until May, loo when he was
IN me ON Battery, was elected second Ieu5enai,'
August 10, ble. and hrst Lieutenant August -. 1911.
Lieutenant Royce Il a nrst lieutenant IN captain
Henry ;. Rasqulns battery. lie enlisted as pFi-
vat IN the 50 Batter On April Il lssS; was maze
first sergeant, April ., 1884 and hrst Lieutenant.
According to orders which have been issued from
headquarters at Albany, the new batteries VIII Dc
known as ne 4th 9TH and 1tn, ana VIII be recruited
at the following stations: The ith at the armory
OF the II battery, Thirty fourth-st and Park-aye.
S We. at the afmSry q tns
City and the 7th at he State Armory at Rochester
Each battery Will have 100 officers and men, d.
yided as follows. one captain, nrst Lieutenant,
second lieutenant. first sergeant, quartermaster.
sergeant ! veterinary Use geant sergeants cor
porals farriers. artiicers, sadler musicians.
WI goner and ~ privates.
The second lleuten4nts named are Charles l.
Wendell. formerly Of the LIST Battery. and Amos }.
Busch, OF the 9th Battery.
Much surprise was expressed az the emission Of
the names OF Captains Louis Wendell and David
Wilson nom General CAROLS list II is well
known that both men are anxious 70 see active SER
vice and both have asked repeatedly to be allowed
TO take their commands to the front. IL is believed
that about third Of the men who compose the
Ncw-York batteries Will leave the commands with
which they now connected and enlist in the
organizations.
The men who have been urging the organization
OF a regiment OF heavy artillery making new
efforts in that direction General Carroll Is
hearty advocate Of the scheme, and says that II
the State had one or two regiments OF that kind
at present there would be no necessity Of placing
infantrymen in the harbor Qualifications General
Carroll has received number of requests from
various parts Of the State from competent men
who anxious % recruit heavy artillery com.
panies. and the subject is having serious consid-
al \