New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-23
Busy SCENES AT THE ARnORlES.
rur RANKS or THE REGIMENTS RAPIDLY FILL
40 rP-Xo LACK or VOLUNTEERS

ryG rP-xo LACK or VOLUNTEERS
MANY members Of the National Guard gathered
AZ The arnories last evening in anticipation OF
uosslle orders 10 call out the regiments. At the
-,h Regiment Armory there were several hundred
men who talked about the prospect OF having 10 20
10 the war and most ~ them expressed 'hemseNcS
{, ,ovo- - campaign in Cuhn rather than duty In
some ore Of the many coast forts Inc genera
,npress,on Of the men however. II that the latter
,,,-L u,ul he assigned 20 the National Guard. Ihs
,youlI .nnhle the Government 10 use all the reSu-
u!ars at the 'front.'. -.
recruiting has been going rapidly in the 9th
Regiment ArmOry during the last week Eve"
before the ultlmatum was sent 10 spain 'he nu""''
~ r..r,,,,s was such that the Office OF surgeon
Charles y Thompson had to be Kept open every
dav for the physical examination Of recruits. IN
s,cad II one evening each week as han nee" '"e
u.,ol order Fully two hundred recruits nave VOL
,n,..rcd their services within the last TWO "eo"''
and the regiment now has strength OF so men,
according 20 n statement made ny Adjutant George
, ,,,. colorei Seward said yesterday that 10
ner cent OF his men Ind volunteered ther sc''''e'
for tho war. .
IN ,he fist Regiment Armory there was rush
NJ recruits for enlistment last evening EVERY
minute or two some young man w'n'a apply ii,
tho adtutant's Office for application blank. ana
, ,,nu would Do, sent with him to some company
headquarters.
IN, s,n,o rush for enlistment was noticed AT tho
quarters 81 tho "a Battery. around at the lhry.
,hir,l-st corner ~ the building The entrance nan
was filled with men who want TO ne hru"e's '"c"'
There were tall well-bullt fellows waiting 10 SEQ
tho battery surgeon and there were small anu
slightly built young men who had ambitions III tue
s.mo direction These ambitions will probably not
loo fIlnlled "W.vo got more men here than we
en-, LEGALLY enlist" said Captain Wilson last night.
! 'unless the Government lets us have TWO moro
ruus We have the III We take already. and
enough I'm addition to take the places of some VINO
Will be- discharged. We are taking applications ana
examining the men go that can call on them X
! tho Govornment lets us have the two guns.
Tho war Spir, high at the 22d Regiment Ar
mory last night. and enlstm'nis ouinumpercd us
charges From a total - - men at a." last an
uual inspection. scarcely NOR" than month ago
/ IN, regiment has grown to about so Win appnca-
,ors sil touring I'm. Enthusiasts In the regiment
said last night thnt at least ~ cent OF the total
membership viii offer their services, but moro
conservative estimate places the number at ABOUT
20 per cent From present Indications at least IN Q
| hundred mon will volunteer and many or theih are
JUS, as rcniy 10 enlist for an unlimited Time. 49,
There an abundance OF excltcm'nt a., AZ ' ne
i2fh Regiment Arfnury ,-t night. caused chlciy ~
The drill OF he LIST Battaiion. Following inc driii
the companics repaired to their rooms, wnr,e b
hind closed doors 1t said later that about %
per cent Of the men In rompanics ana MA ris
| service In this any other country to when they
might be ordered COMPANY was s r yo' ng r "a.
/ cruits I'm the l2th Regiment In the last few days
maj Il has been Impossible to examine All the APP
niicauts m the night time. beginning to-day recruit
| drills will be- held Mt the armory every morning
| and afternoon until further notice. II Is expected
that the regiment will muster a total OF 800 men by
| another week and OF this number at least 60 per
| cent Will volunteer
/ I'm the 69th Regiment Armory two hundred men
have been accepted IN the last two weeks and.
/ according to Adjutant John A. Davidson the regi-
| ncnt now has an enlisted strength of 125 men.
Adiutant Davidson said that 80 cent OF the men
had already declared their Willingness TO serve tho
/ United States I'm and out OF the country and no
| had no doubt that all the members would declare
/ when tho regiment was
called out
There was hustling at tho quarters OF the LIST
| Battery last night, where twenty-five men were
enlisted. There now 1879 men In tho battery.
/ INCREASING CONNECTICUTS GUARD.
AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT SENT TO COMPANY
CoMMANDEHs BY THE ADJUTANT- GENERAL
Hartford April 2.-Adjutant-General Haven is
sued the following order to-day:
Adjutant Generals Office. Hartford April o.
General orders No. G.
! F.rst-C ommandants OF infantry companies. Con-
nccticut National Guard hereby directed to re-
| crut their organizations to the maximum strength
prescribed by Section 90 Chapter $685. Public Acts
| 1886 Militia Law, which reads as follows:
Each company shall consist OF captain, firet
| lieutenant and a second lieutenant. all nomina cd