New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-23
THOUSANDS WILLING TO ENLIST.
RECRUITING WORK IN THIS CITY MEETING WITH
READY REsPoNsE-PROGREss OF THE
VARIOUS MOVEMENTS.

ANY movement 10 recruit volunteer regiments. IN
depondent Of tho militia in this city. meets such
ready response tina; some OF the men engaged IN
the recruiting work declared yesterday that II
would be possible to raise as many volunteer reg!-
noents In this city az would be needed to wipe the
Spaniards off the face OF Cuba. At the mead
quarters OF the Lafayette Post Regiment. In the
Home Life Building. yesterday Il was said that
over two thousand young men had enlisted for SER
vice In the war az the recruiting stations OF INC
regiment Cornelius ~ Bliss had offered 10 furnlsh
uniforms for one regiment and Stern Brothers an
other Veterans ready to drill the recruits
AID the work Of drilling had begun at the I'm
Regiment Arr,ory All the Government would
have 10 do would be TO muster In the regiments.
furnish them with arms and send them to the
field There would of course, have TO he phys
zeal examination Of every man accepted by the
Government previous TO the muster IN. In tho
18th Regiment Armory yesterday afternoon. Cap
tain Max Schiemaugk and forty non commissioned
officers were putting four hundred volunteers
through their first military training captain
Charles J. Setter was elected leutenant-coioiel OF
the 18th on Thursday evening
General William +. Kelly OF the rlsh-American
Volunteers OF the State OF Network. Yesterday
rendered 10 General Butierfei. commander o. ito
Lafayette Post Regiment. the services OF one tho"-
sand men fully equipped and thoroughly versed IN
the manual and practice OF arms. one or tins
Kelly is that his command. with whom he VIII 50
N the front must he permitted "a retain lis DIS
tinctive Irish character. 1t is probable that Gen
eral Butterhei will accept the offer Inc to'ai
number Of men enrolled by this post last niGh'
was said 10 be close to three thousand five hundred
william Aston Chanler, who Is recruiting regi-
mont Of volunteers at No. 40 Sixth-av-. has met
with great success and hopes 10 have the neces-
sarv number within short time. He got lo' men
between : and 7:30 O'Clock last night, ana there
was a great crowd OF young mon at tho on''e
eager TO volunteer yesterday. Tho recruiting once
&c on the frs, floor of an Office building. the ofnre
taking IN the entire floor. Mr.. Chauler was tho
first to sign the roll He said that he was wii'ins
70 20 with the regiment n any capacity ano hopeS
"a have II commanded by Captain Robert Emmett
formerly Of the 9Th United States cavalry MI
Chanler will pay al the expenses OF the regiment
so far as raising II is concerned ana ne Will 'hen
turn II over 10 the Government
A the Old Guard was celebrating It's seventy
second anniversary yesterday. II had not cone any
thing toward securing recruits. as ln.eu ,;,r
rho,1h the permit for erecting tents Tor recruuns
~ the week. the Old Guard has been unable 20 se'
70 work vet and nothing VII be donc oe!ole M, va,
doy Members will go 10 their hornes' man! o.s
~ town to-day and Monday has been set down
for the time OF starting the recruiting; 60 ,-
Colonel j. e Bloom. commanding mo Isl Jew,
York Artillery Reserves said YESTERDAY M f,ai
oIar had been received and accepted from 'eioneI
Ruppert OF the Central Opera House 20; 20 y,
Tho regiment 10 be held on sunday, al p. m. Az
volunteers who wish TO enroll are lh'1eo ~ "s
,end II is said that Il Will be the hrst mass
meeting in this city since the oegihh'''s u ''