The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-02
MILITARY HEADQUARTERS.
MAJOR GENERAL HANCOCK OCCUPIES eovra.

MAJOR GENERAL HANCOCK OCCUPIES GovFR.
NoE's IsLASD-THE RECRUITING DEPOT Re-
MOVED TO pAvID's ISLAND.
Agreeably 10 act Of Congress. and in pursuance OF
orders from the War Department. the headquarters
oil the Military Division of the Atlantic and OF the
Department OF the East, yesterday removed from
she promises they recently occupied at Greene aud
Houston streets, ana formally established at Cover
nor's Island, New York harbor. Major General Han
cock had Tor several days previously made arrange
mcnts for the transfer and personally attended tho
changes In tho buildings on the island
necessary to meet the exigencies OF the
occasion. There were no official demonstra-
tons OF any Kind the change being made simply by
the removal OF official documents and records from
che Offices In the city and the luggage and furniture OF
the officers households from one position TO the
other Major General Hancock and family occupy tho
promises Formerly in possession oil Colonel Bush, late
commandment OF tho post (when 1t was used re-
crui,ing depotl They pleasantly situated and
about convenient and elegant might be expected
in quarters used loug time the residence OF
the post commanders. Inc building 10 wooden. Two
stories high, has veranda but great display IN the
way OF towering parterres or ornamental shrubbsry
OF any KIND. There are two conmOdous parlors IN
the front part oil tho building, with library, study
and private Offices IN the rear The otnsr apart nens
having the breezcs from buuermiik Channel IRON tho
side and those from New York bay and harbor
TIE NEW HEADQUARTERS.
According 10 orders the officers Of tho Generals
be found in Fort Columbus, which has grown rusty
from long continued neglect and Inactivity. There
are, however. u lew buildings that may be recon.
strucled state of comfort and made 1T Tor decent
occupancy by the officers ana their families II will
require the construction OF some ten OF fifteen new
buildings, AZ cost 10 the government OF from $4,000
TO S. 900 cacn to make tho new headquarters Of The
"Miitary Division OF the Atlantic ana OF tho Depart
ment oil the East" on Governors Island Al ALI
In oonsonancc with the rank ard dignity
Of the officers and The health and com
,ors M 'n aen, ian was 1h sno,s
obliged TO ask Tor authority 10 construct new aud re-
construct Old sewagcs, the unheait Of The To-
eality becoming frequently manifested IN the sick
ness oil the officers aud men. There was dome delay
In the OF this service, and best II but
been femedied In some measure through the pressing
representations Of tue late commandant OF the post,
not until vi his predecessors had TO leave the
post aud % TO Baltimore, wn~ro he dlsa.
Until suitable buildings arc erected Major eneral
Hancock VIII mold his business headquarters in tho
old hospital.
GENERAL uAScocK's STAFF.
Tho following Is list OF Mo personal and division
and department STAFF OF General Hancock VINO arc
ordered 10 take post ut Fort Columbus Governors
Island:-
Personal StafY-Captain wiiliam g. Mitchell Fifth
Infantry, aide-de. camp; Captain john ). Wharton,
Nineteenth infantry, aide-de camp; First Lieutenant
q. 5. l.. Ward, Twenty second nantry ado de camp
Division ana d .partnsnt staG--Adju.ant Generals
DsparmenI-COlonel James Is. Fry, assistant adJu-
tant generai Major Joseph h. Taylor, assistant auju
Inspector Generals Department-CoIonelN N elson H.
DAVIS, inspector general Major Richard Arnold. Filth
artillery, acting assistant inspector general; Judge
Advocate Major Thomas y Barr, jadgc advocate on
reporting In aocordancs with Special ordcys No. TO-
series, from the Headquarters OF tho Army
QuarLcrnsstcrs Dspartinent-C Colonel l.. Y. Eas-
ton, assistant quartermastor general; Lieutenant
Colonel A. j. Perry, deputy quartermastsr general
Subsistence Depart ment-eoionol ii. ID L. simpson,
assistant commi.sary general oil subsistence.
Medical Observation-Disclosures John NJ. Cuyler,
medical director.
Pay Department-Colo N. W. Brown, assistant
pay master general
Captain sanger, OF the First artillery, wi arrive at
ovcrnor's Island to-day from Boston with hrs bat
terry and assume the position Of cominandaut OF the
post.
/. TnE NEW RECRUITING DxPor.
Colonel Bush, late cOmmaudsns OF post Gov
ernor's Island. which has been used recruit ng
depot, has made his headquarters NJ Davids Island,
very healthy p0sitiou on the upper part OF the East
River, ~ tho entrance 70 Long Island sound aud has
commenced tho construction OF now buildings aud the
alterations OF Old ones, suitable for reception and
drilling oil recruits. During The late the island
used = hospital ara depot for medical
under the direction OF surgeon Webster, medical d.
rector Of the district.