The evening times., 1898-06-28
New York Prepares to Recruit
Three New Regiments.
NOMINATION OF OFFICER
The Home Guard Regiments Will He
Given 10 Chance to Furnish Officers
tfOns-Hexasnents- VIII BE MObil-
fzeL at Camp Black.

Oen IuiinsHast maze KNOWN tne plan
for recruiting. the three, regiments of in
fantry to be furnished under the second
call for volunteers He" said the "home
guard" regiment would be given chance
TO furnish both men and officers for the
new organizations.
By order Of Governor Black a telegram
was sent to Col Appleton, Of the Sew
enth; Col Smith. of the Twenty-third.
and the colonel of the Seventy-fourth. in
viting each of them to nominate either
officers or men for commissions in the
new regiments-"one fer major, three for
captains. three for first lieutenants in the
line. and three for second lieutenants in
the line." The ten separate companies
each were invited to do the same thing
lone for captain, one for first lieutenant
and one far second lieutenant. all for
line positions"
Each commanding officer was assured
that, IF practicable all the officers
nominated by him would be assigned to
the same regiment. A request was made
for prompt reply to the proposition by
telegram.
General order No. /, which followed
the kilograms, made public the plan. for
the enlistment of the new regiments.
The 2olst Regiment and one battalion of
the 2oSd will be recruited at the armory
of the Twelfth Regiment in New York
city. The remaining battalions OF the
203d will be recruited in Syracuse. and
the 2G2d Regiment will be recruited at
the old SiXty-fifth armory In Buffalo.
Preference will be given to individuals
of the National Guard, but the order
says: 1T is the strong and earnest de-
sire that National Guardsmen shall not
leave the State, but shall remain here
to keep intact their respective organiza-
tions for the very honorable task of home
defense" Men required 10 fill the quota
of each regiment will be taken from civil
life.
AS soon as the regiments are formed
they will be mobiiized at Camp Black.
where the State authorities will care for
them until they are mustered into the
Government service. The military au-
thorities believe the three regiments will
be raised in very short time. and ex-
pect soon TO give out the assignments of
light artillery under the second call
The work of preparation for recruiting
is being pushed vigorously. The board of
examining physicians was busy all day
selecting doctors for the responsible DO
sitions of examiners of recruits The
members OF the board said they would
have their work done in about two days.
IL was announced that all the quarter
masters had been appointed and assigned
These are Francis Townsend Underhill,
for the 2Glst Regiment, at New York city:
William t. Parsons. for the 202d, at
Buffalo, and Norton Chase. for the 2O3d,
at Syracuse. The latter. who was ap-
pointed today, is a well-known Albany
politician who has been looking for the
Democratic nomination for attorney gen.
eral next Fall.
Officers of the Thirteenth Regiment of
RruCklyn Ca1lad m,
ternoon and discussed with him at length
plans for reviving that organiza ton
There We're present Col Luscomb Can't
Dressed. Capt. Grant, and Capt Cowen.
The governor said no satisfactory con-
clusion was reached. The officers were
very. much in earnest about their propo-
sitions.
At Tampa.
Tampa. Fla. June 2S-Cubans in Tam
pa had arranged a celebration in honor
of Col. Andros Moreno de la Torres. sec
retary Of foreign relations of the Cuban
provincial government, but Col. Torres
left Tampa before the time set for the
celebration. and Should reach Washing
ton tonight. He stated that he was the
bearer of official documents of import
ance.
The New York regiments now in camp
-
dred recruits, who will be divided be-
tween the Second and Sixty-ninth regi-
ments. Gustave Tremier. a musician of
Company Z. Eleventh United States In
fantry. died yesterday. and was buried
today with military honors. He was the
oldest member of the regiment. and the
entire command followed his body TO the
grave
Roosevelts Rough Riders In camp here
are devoting more time than ever to
learning how to use the Cuban machete
The men here will take over the horses
of their comrades. Since their arrival in
Tampa the men forming this regimen.
have been very quiet and orderly. but the
pack train attached to the regiment is
composed of men who glory in getting in
toxicated and using their guns
Officers of the First Florida Regiment
held meeting today. and by a unani-
nous vote commended the appointment
Of Major T. NJ. Woodruff. of the Regular
Army. to the office of colonel of the
Florida regiment to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of Col. W. F. Will
iams.
80 CamBafen Uniforms.
Dispatches from Cuba tell how the SOL
diers of our army. burdened with hot
flannel uniforms and heavy outfits are
throwing away everything they can on
the march, even their coats. In the terri
BILE heat every ounce of weight adds to
discomfort while marching. and, regard
less OF the future men are casting aside
blankets, extra clothing, tin plates and
other articles in their Merriam kits, car
ing only to. lighter. their burdens
Men in regular marching order who
have been sent TO Cuba, volunteers as
well as regulars. carry in all nearly sixty
pounds, including their rifles, enough to
stagger a man in cool climate. This
casting away of every super1uous arti-
Gle is not new practice, for It was done
by tens of. thousands. of men in the War
of the Rebellion, and has been done by
soldiers in almost 'alizother wars.
Recognizing the unfitness of the regula-
tion uniforms for the tropics, the Gov
ernment is having 10000 cotton drilling
and duck uniforms made, which will
greatly add. to the comfort and general
appearance of the soldiers: Already 1900
of these suits have been shipped to Tam
pa to be forwarded to Cuba for General
Skaters commando
Regulation army unifroms now in use
are lined and weigh about eight pounds.
being, better suited for. use in the Arctic
regions than in a climate where the SUMS
rays are as hot as 1.-The blasts from a fur
mace. The lining carefully sewed inside
the coats make them sdoubly warm. and
the officers do not wonder that the men
under them cast their garments aside in
disgust. .ssa -s.---ss-
Different from any uniform ever before
worn by any United States troops are the
new styles adopted, and they are as at
tractive-lookfng as they are durable. The
cloths used in the suits for the Cuban
campaign are what are known to the