New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
N. G. N. Y. REPORTS GOOD
NEED MORE EQUIPMENT.
Adjutdnt General Henry Hears OF
Regiments Without arms.

Copies of the reports the officers Of the regular
army their recent inspection of the New York
National Guard, have been received by Adtutant
General Henry at Albany, and they show nearly
every organization to be in good condition except
in matters of equipment. Some organizations are
without barest necessities for field service
and some even without arms. Following are some
extracts from the reports of the various inspecting
officers:
Squadron A-General excellent physical appear
ance; men exceptionally good character and very
zeous arnory n too small character zeal
efficiency and reliability -t Very good; ready TO take
peared Jealous and efficient; both officers and men
come from the highest class OF professional and
Troop D.Physical appearance good ehaTaefsr tbar e
First Battery-The men seem in very good physi- p,.
are Jealous and probably efficient .o,,,v+
men being vigorous, robust and evidently very
T6rd Of men appears to be
nigh and their physical eonditlon excelIeni; a,1ant
Young ana active looking men en-,
ance is good, character of men about the same
that Of regular soldiers Zeal, efficiency and
reliability of command in domestic emergencies
is room for Improvement of men in caring for and
a69 a Foans ans
men. Physical appearance very good
Twentysecond Regiment-Men presented fine
not .propeerIy eqqpped as AZ, engineer regiment
zeaoas snd OF hsh
=, Sc Second gndg signsl Gompany-Men have attained
Seventh Regiment-PhysicaI appearance in gen
eral very good. Men rule well set up Com
is BY high h ordeP P Of % esprit
de corps Highly efficient and reliable in domestic
would put the regiment to a severe test as it
p Of It's 6e record o the m
in mari Im1arrkmTanship is magnihcent
to equal equal standard of regular army. Generally
speakIng the men are young and of good physical
Twelfth Resiment-lMen of class which would 60
army. Physical appearance excellent. and the char
acter Of men seems TO be above the average. Cen
ike way in which everything is done
character excee5t zeal very good efficiency good
seventy-hrst Regtment-Men are ofs good size. of
proper age, look vigorous and seem reliable ana
Eighth Regiment-Men slightly above average in
Fourteenth Reginent-General physique very
condition in the recent past. but is now on the
rebuild.
twenty third RegiInent-Character Of men s ex,
ceIlent Appear 70 be very much interested and
Fertyseventh sT Regiment ~ PHYSICAL appearance
very good. Character Of men good Zeal and ef-
First regiment Colonel appears to be SLOW and and
appear to be active and energetic; men appear
second 4 RegmentPhysical appearance and char
acter Of men excellent; zeal and efctency, except
eoPP % zsFy Of officers and men
good: zeaf and efficiency excellent.
Stxty-hfth Regim seemed generaIIy OF
good physique and apparently of good character.
Sevenfy-fourth Regfment-Men of good appear
ance: both officers and men seem 10 be interested
First Battaiion-Good: would be reliable; prob
ably all would respond to a call
Second Eattalion-Very good looking physically;
major away and there is no adjutaut ana afIalrs
OF headquarters consequently seem to be IN state
Of chaos. ,.-- -
Third Battalion-Offcers and men Jealous and
interested in their work. -, -,
The three last named organizations nave nov
been formed into regiment known as the 3D.
with headquarters at Rochester.