New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26
THE STYTY-NINTH'S FIGHT.
RENEWAL OF THE TROUBLES Whi'fi
BROKE OUT DOWN SOUTH.


peoco and quiet which maintained In the
Goth Regiment during the administration OF oo'oiol
smith have departed and the regiment Is once
moro tho old lighting G0th. There was a tendency
toward heated discussion and personal rcHarhs
while the regiment was nj Camp Black but frlenus
Of the organization poured oil on the "ouD',
waters and when the regiment finally mH'c"eu
away II was hoped that with "A Foreign enemy ~
think about the officers Of the regiment would TOT
get their home fight and live in harmony. bu' '",s
vos irnuosslble and while the friends OF the res'
meut were looking for heroic deeds on the par VI
tho officers Of the C9th the officers were thinking
about bringing charges Of misconduct anu
fectlvc business methods" against their co'oh'.
II was alleged that the cantcen funds hau pee"
carelesslv handled that officers had D'eh s''"
drunk nj hours I'm which the regimentai ru'es -.
ourod that they should be sober or out OF sight,
hat money Injuries and clothing which had pee"
sent from New-York 10 members OF the i's
did not reach the persons for whom Inv! w"
tended and that many other things hau pee" uo"
which came under the general head OF nn'S''''"e
mont Charges were preferred against the co'o''''
but inasmuch as the brigade commander al Iiun.S
,,re carnn took no action toward bringing 'o'o''.
Duffy TO trial it was hoped that the Uouo'e "'D''
be allowed to die. ,,
Then the regiment came home. and was receiver
with the honors due to battle-scarreu s
Pcoplc I'm great numbers stood IN the 81 .nu
DESPITE
might see the boys and cheer when tneE ,'" 49,
o. ,ber armory and 10 the cathedral ""'io -
orchbisbon welcomed them. The Mayor S'o0u -
the wind-swept plaza in front Of the Clty Han "
ada official force to the reception. ana 'he' NV
regiment went TO dinner and to the armor!' ii''
mony seemed to reign supreme.
The next day was devoted 10 rest
The next day they were sober.
rben they thought again of the charges OF
drunkenness against the officers who had peeh III
the southern camp of the canteen fund anu ,"e
IT, ,,rni.asant things until their strong teeIlng
took form in the shape OF charges asai'S'
Duffv which were placed in the hands OF ur a -,
smith on Friday evening. Among inc ollGrss
whose names are signed TO the charges aeaInsl
Colonel Duffy are Captain Charles heaIy OF IN
panv l. the senior captain OF the reg'me"' an"
Captain \. j. Griffin. ,. ro hrou
Whiio the troubles Of the regiment were prev
ING In camp on the way home and finally al the
ment Father william J. b. Daily, spent much OF
his time in trying to prevent an open rupture T. y
10 tho last moment he endeavored to nave the
charges withdrawn but his EFFORTS were uhSuc-
cessfUl. 49,. ,.o,o,ot
General Roe said that the charges against Coonel
aminod by General Smith and forwarded with ms
indorsemcnt TO division headquarters, ana II the
facts warrant Il an investigation VIII be ordsIen
Evervthlng points toward an Old-fashloned hght III
the C,gth Regiment. which may result in changing
some Of the names which now make up the DoaId
Of officers.
out of IT, have arranged dinner in his honor
which viii take place at Delmonico's on Thursday
evening.