New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
New York Guard.
Is IsReorganized for
Service in State
Adjutant General Sheriff.
Orders Formation of
Three Brigades
Special Correspo1tdeneel

SALDA4N NON. ca lOIlb OIutl Ac
organizing the New York Guard, sue
cessor to the National Guard, for state
service was issued tonight by Adju-
tant General Charles II. Sheriff. at the
direction of Governor Whitman. There
are now more than 1000 men in the
New York Guard, well above the con-
stitutional minimum Of 10000. Under
the new order they will be organized
in three brigades-one with headquar-
ters in New York, the second with
headquarters in Buffalo and the third
with headquarters in Albany.
The First Brigade, which will remain
in command of Brigadier General
George r. Dyer, will consist Of all or
ganizations OF the New York Guard IN
greater New. York and Westchester'
Nassau and Suffolk counties. Each
regiment will be limited to 500 men.
A battalion Of infantry, connected
with the 14th Regiment, will be To-
Gated on the east half Of Long Island;
its units connected by the Long Island
Railroad. 1t is thought that this oattai
ion will be particularly useful for coast
guard duty It will be commanded by
an officer with two years service IN
the Philippines.
Formation of First Brigade
Tho officers and organizations TO be
oo1nectcd with the First Brigade arc
N,ior James c. Fox 10 command lst Bat
talon Signal Corps, y. Y. q. WIN n%eAu- %
quarters at 104 East Thirty-iourth o"ee''
New York City. ,.t, 90 command
ood Regiment Engineers. n. !. g. with
besdouarters at 2l6 Fort Washington ave-
nue.. New York City. ,a
Major Latham 6. Reed to command
SQUADRON A. cavalry. y. I. u, WIN I. w.
charters al 1899 Madison Avenue. New YORK
W Major Cornelius s. DeBevoise 70 command
SQUADRON c, cavalry. n. Y. G., win mead
0uarter5 at 1879 Bedford Avenue. Brooklyn.
Major Prentice Strong TO command Ist
rid A-+;lIerv. n. y. G.. with headquarters
A. 1855 Broadway. New York City.
Major Henry II. Royce 20 command 20
Field ArtiIlery, n. Y. G., with headquarters
at IN Clermont Avenue. Brooklyn. o.,
Major Sylvanus u leetS " 'Oii''i, -,
Coast Artillery Corps. n. Y. G., with head
C,,a1ters 9a1t AZ % West Kingsbridge Road. New
G Colonel John r. Delafeld to command 9TH
Coast Artillery Corps, n. Y. g.. with mead
quarters at 125 West Fourteenth Street Ne"
Major Clarence W Smith TO command
18th Coast Artillery Corps, y. Y. o.. win
headquarters at 357 Sumner Avenue BROOK
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Regiment, infantry. n. Y. G.. with head
quarters at 643 Park Avenue. New YORK City'
Colonel Thomas Denny 20 command lZth
Regiment, infantry. n. Y. G., with headquar-
tiers at 100 West Sixty-second street New
c Colonel Frederick W Baldwin to command
18th Regiment, infantry. n. y. c., with
headquarters at 1902 Eighth Avenue BROOK
lyn.
Battalion. infantry. n. Y. G.: with head
quarters at Seventh Avenue and l52d street
Colonel James Robb 10 command 23d Regi-
rnent. infantry. n. Y. G., with headquarters
at 1922 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn.
Colonel Henry c. Barthman 70 command
47tb Regiment infantry. y. Y. G., with
headquarters at 355 Marcy Avenue Brook
" Colonel John J. Phelan to command seth
Regiment, infantry, n. ]. o., WIN nead-
Gclonel lanes II. Wells to command list
Regiment infantry. n. Y. G.. with head
quarters at l0l Fast Thirty-third Street,
New York City.
Two Provisional Requirements
To more effectively guard the rail-
ways, waterways and certain bridge5
and public buildings Of the state and
the New York City water supply struct-
ures there has been organized and
will be continued until further orders
two regiments, known as the lst and
I'd Provisional Regiments, each
composed of a number of units drawn
from the New York Guard. These reg
ments are now on active duty.
The 1st Provisional Regiment, com
manded by Colonel John b. Rose, with
headquarters at Groton Lake, consists
of 800 officers and men, and IS
charged with guarding the New York
City aqueduct along length Of ninety
five miles.
Colonel r. DeForest Kemp, of Troy.
who has been in command of the End
Provisional Regiment, is made brig
adler general in command of the new
Third Brigade, but is to retain COM
mand of the provisional regiment
which consists Of $50 officers and en-
listed men, and is patrolling railways
waterways and public bridges and
buildings.
The Second Brigade remains in com
mand Of Brgadier General Louis l.
BabcOck, OF Buffalo.
Adjutant General Sheriff. said he be
lieved the new plans make provision for
safeguarding New York State, no mat
ter what emergency arises.