The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30
wATERvLIET ARSENAL.
OUR TROY CORRESPONDENCE.

Troy, Oct Is, 1904
Extensive and noteworthy improvements havs
just been Anshed at the Watervliet Arsenal situated
in West Troy, on the bank OF tho Hudson rivss.
While the war Of 1912 progressing Greeas
bush, opposite Albany, on the east bank Of thu
Hudson, TO- possess considerable military impos
lance as an ordnance post, but ndeensibe agaan
enemy. On this account the general government d.
termned to establish fully equipped military estsb
shment in tins vicinity Its first efforts in this direotaos
the foundation OF what IL now an immense pubic
work and Standardization costing several millions d
dollars constituting OF the chief establishments
OF the kind IN United States, and known to the de-
partment at Washington as the Watervliet Arsenal.
The grounds are hundred and four In exten
and enclosed by huge stone wall constructed u
1917 unl 1910 the arsenal was limited in both sss:.
materially enlarge it. and the work upon thu
enlargement having been Immediately commenced, 4
now all but completed. When finished there will DO q
frontage Broadway OF four hundred and sixty fest,
the whole length OF the new shop buildings being some
width and with line flooring Of three thousand seven
hundred and thrtyseven feet, hundred eighty
six thousand eight hundred and Atty square feet TIVE
thousand hundred and ten nca feet Of this floor
ing will sustain machinery and one thousand sn1
twentyx feet be devoted to storage The structures
entirely fire proof the materials used in the construo
ton only looking TO this fact The machinery will -
run bytwo hundred and forty horse power and the works
will be capable Of employing thirty five hundred mez
and fifty thousand dollars, the machinery ana now
engine house costing about seventy-fve Thousand
soon removed TO make way for further new improve,
ments, including an extensive garden and groundA
octagonal guard house Is already completed The pro
perry estimated at four millions OF value while that n
the hands Of tho military storekeeper Is estimated from
fifteen TO eighteen millions There is said TO Dc u
storage Ave million pounds Of sapetre and twelve
million pounds Of lead am also informed that dur
ing the late six bullet machines night anA
day each one turning out sixty bullets minute Tho
number OF rounds Of ammunition made daily during
the quite half million, and the magazines
have contained time two hundred and fifty tors
OF powder There is said to be now two hundred ane
eighty thousand muskes six thousand carbnos and he
teen thousand Colts revolvers stored ut this post In
1880 there only forty thousand stand Of arms an9
few OF these Of any account There exhibition
great number OF ancient cannon some Of them alleged
to have been captured from the French by the Engeh
anterior TO ITO and afterwards from the English By
countrymen There likewise guns from Stony P0ne
and Yorktown OF which Is said 70 have been rsoo0s
nized by Lafayette a, his visit IN 1928. The post .
present commanded by Brevet Breader General Hagpe
Captain William Prince, United states army; Brevee
Lieutenant c. E. Duiton, United States army and AAoN
H. A. brigham. Paymaser United States army Arc Also
stationed ut this point.