New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
FORMS MILITIA RESERVE
Adjutant General Begins Organ
izing Depot BattaIionS.
Ex-OFFlCERS TO COMMAND
New Bodies Will Take Place of
Regiments That May Be Or
dered to Aid Army.

Adjutant General verbeck has taken
steps in the formation OF reserve for the
New York National Guard by the organi-
zation Of depot battalions. which will form
an important addition TO the state military
forces. Oficers for several Of the depot
battalions have been selected, and the Sc
curing Of a requisite number Of enlisted
men will be completed in the near future.
These depot battalions are to take the
places Of organizations that may be ordered
out in the. service OF the United States.
They would also be used to recruit and
drill men 10 supply losses Of organizations
In active service. The officers Of the depot
battalions are former officers Of the ma
tional guard, and the enlisted men are to be
hUnorably discharged. members Of the ma
tInnal guard and regular army
Eventually 1t is intended that the officers
and men OF the new battalions shall be In
structed at camp yearly. Many former Of
fcers have offered their services for the
depot battalions. and the following are
those selected for the battllions authorized
to be formed In New York City:
Twenty-second Engineers-Major Daniel
j. Murphy, Captains J. A Bell e. P. Ser
rel w. F. Barber. W. E. Harding and
Daniel Wolf, First Lieutenants G. H.
Clarke, V. Price, E. p Herman and G. II.
Riley. Second Lieutenants Charles Merritt,
jr X McAfee, J. b Graham, c. Harrison
and Edward ]. Sheridan and Surgeon AL
bert T. Weston.
Eighth Regiment of Coast Artillery
Major Eugene X. Austin, Captains T. E.
Lyon, NJ. Baxter G.. z. Orr and w Z.
Hcyer, First Lieutenants, H. ]. Bergener,
II. Burdge, c. T. Gould and f. NJ. Crossett,
Second Lieutenants f. Stopla and W. F.
Johnes and Surgeon r. y. Disbrow
Ninth Coast Artillery Regiment-Major
Arthur NJ. Tompkins Captains George Con-
ley, G.. NJ. Pollard, II. Z. Kenyon and c. J.
Inperatori Second Lieutenants L. E.
Thompson w. A. Hayes. w. K Hitchcock,
J. = Bellnan, A. Pelham. j W. whitbecli
and K. Banning.
Thirteenth Coast Artillery Regiment
Ma-or Frank c. Murphy Captains F. c.
Won Sternberg, c. NJ. Reid, c. p. Sh mn and
George Qualman, First Lieutenants r G.
Lawrence, A r. Gage and c. Eiseman.
Second Lieutenants T. D. Croffut E. d.
Titus. ]. B. Hughes, J. G. Huff and r D.
Huggins and Surgeon J. P. Warbasse.
seventh Infantry-Major Charles f. Ly-
decker, Captains L. W. SALISBURY, J.
Wotherspoon y. Dominick and J. A. Le
Boutillier, Second Lieutenants w. f. Wall
n. L. Naisawald, w ". Miles and J. T.
Fisher and Surgeon ]. II. Huddleston.
Twelfth Infantry-Major David Banks
Captains ". F. Morgan and E. A. Strong
First Lieutenants E. Sniffin and w. Bah
cock, Second Lieutenant F. Kernochan and
Surgeons S A. Brown and G. G.. Ward.
Twenty.third Infantry-Major Frank A.
Martin, Captains L. j. Prayer. L. s. Quinn
BY, NJ A. Hulett and Edwin Codet, First
Lleutenants A. NJ. Shibler, F. Z. Mendes
L. A Tyler, F. A. Guild and De Witt c.
Weld, Second Lieutenants E. H. Dick. 3
V. r Speide J. S. Anderson, @. n. Shafer
and W. ]. T. Lynch.
slxty-ninth Infantry-Major Thomas +
Lynch, Captains E. T. McCrystal. J. j.
Kennedy, J. NJ. Cronin. c. T. Collins and
N. J. Ryan. Second Lieutenants Rhineland-
cr Waldo J. McGill, ]. A. o'Leary, n Nc
o'Sullivan and ]. j. Seaman.
seventy.hrst Infantry-Major Anthony j.
p!etcker, Captain w. E. Trull, First Lieu.
tenant William ]. Dowling and Second
Lieutenant n. n. True.
First Company Signal Corps-Captain
Henry codet First Lieutenants William F.
Loporte G. w. Steele and c. P. McKenna
and Surgeon Charles w. Jackson
First Battalion Of Field Artillery-MaJoT
Henry s. Rasquin. Captains H. II. Royce
ana w. ". Hanold First Lieutenants l.
NJ Nickerson, C. Smith. A. II. Meyer, J. R.
Bradley and s. ]. Koerbel. Second Lieuten-
arts ]. II. Yauch, H. " Monahan, j. VI.
Margan and r. c. Avery and Surgeon p.
II Shaw.
In the event OF the services OF the New
YcrI. National Guard being required with
TIE United States army incident to the
Mexican troubles the newly formed depot
battalions would play very important