New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
WAITING FOR THE SUMMONS.
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN EXPECT THE
GOVERNORS CALL TOMORROW.
GENERAL. ROE SAYS THE REGIMENTS ARE READY
ABOUT EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
Gl-ARDsMEN CAN re MUSTERED
IN THIS CITY-RECRUITING
GOING ON BRIsKLY AT
THE ARMORTES.

GOING Oh BRISKLY AT
THE ARMORIEs.
No order from Governor Black to call out regt-
ronts OF the National Guard In this state was re-
ceiyed by Ma ior- General Roe. the division CON-
mander Yesterday. and late In the afternoon zen
eral Roe said that the call probably wouin not
come before tomorrow. THE reports are thh' thc
President will not call upon the Governor Tor the
ouo,a Of New-York States volunteers until Mon
dav" he said and Governor Black will no; call
Tor regiments Of the Guard until he hears from me
President The regiments are ready 10 RESPOND 10
the call promptly. We probably can seho sN'ee"
thousand troops ut short notice II they are wah'e'
Tho strength Of the National Guard IN TINS Guy
readv for the service is about eighty-fve hundred
as the regiments have been recruiting rapidV io'
several lays and between SO and T" per cent Oh '"c
mcmbers OF the regiments ready TO volunteer
for tho war
General Roe said h did not know what resi-
ments the Governor would ask To respoHu w '''
call first. II supposed. until the ftes'"e".
call for volunteers came out. yesterday '"t' NV
first call would be for one hundred thousand "e"
hu. whom II was known that the call was for one
hundred and twenty-five thousand there was con-
sultatior In General Rocs office as to an expect"
Increase OF the quota wanted from Ne"-i''"
State
Officers NJ tho Natiora al Guard In this city DO no,
favor 2 reported plan OF Adjutant-rehe'a '
hast 10 call out militia volunteers IN SIX he"
ments without regard to the present hhe' VI Wv
organIzatIon and 10 officer these regiments wiz"
mon Of the Governors hoosing. several OIL '''"
said IN. Governor would find that the GuardS''e"
vouId mo, volunteer unless their distinctive orb'"
iza,ions were maintained General Roe rel"Sen "
d,scuss tho rrport He said: 81 cannot DISCUSS ~
ort T hone no other officer 81 the Guard VIII ta'h
ohou, -" Some Of the Guardsmen sa'd '"e,
though, the reported plan savored 100 H"o" "
,o,,lcs 70 be seriously considered by the Governor
at this time 49,, ,o,
A large number ~ tho members OF me A-' I'D
mont we're on hand at tho armory "S' '',e
xo.rlv ono hundred recruits have been emusic"
a,r,,g tho last three nights Nearly all inc "'e"-
,ors bavo volunteered The work OF examining '"e
now mon and preparing the papers IL oelnk ~
nv Ma ior Beach senior surgeon an" '"P'
f Stafford. junior surgeon
The 18Th Regiment Armory carried DIE Nix" '''
,oraav REQUESTING men to enlist In the res,'"e'''
:. os sa,d that two hundred men were neehed ~
al 90, tho regiment The sign had been up an "'"'
,hen Lioutcnant-C olonel Settlers attention was
called 70 f., He at ordered II 10 DC '"e"
,owr lie said that while the 18th had only ono
thousand Guardsmen enrolled from the recent aPP'-
.,,,s for enlistment. he expected 10 secure WV
,,,,d-od NOR. men before the regiment started TOT
the front. ,r,,,. -.
THO LET Ratterv was hard At work drilinH re
cruits I'm rs armory last night IweNe ~" '
ucre taken into the battery yesterday