The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

and the Pullman strike. Thus, while the
necessity passed away FOR placing tho
army IN scattered posts. far from railroads
and cities. IL arose for j concentration OF
the forces in the great cities which We're
liable To outbreaks OF mob violence need
ing the power OF the Federal government
for their suppression. This Tohcy was
recommended to congress by President
Cleveland IN his annual message of De-
ceinber 1894. but the war department had
evidently been working on the same lines
for some time previous to that date.
Defenses for the sound.
Tor several years the attention OF the
government had been called 10 the de-
fenseless condition Of the Sound and 70 the
growing need Of a remedy. as the harbors
became the sites OF cities yearly growing
in population and wealth. The first def
nite step towards applying the remedy was
the sending OF board Of officers TO report
what fortlficati0ns were needed for the de-
Tense OF the Sound This board reported
I'm May, 1894 II recommended that the
defense Of Deception pass. which is the en-
trance to the inside passage. be provided
for by the erection OF fortihcattons on Lit
tie Teuif island, IN the corner or the chan
mel and on the military reservations Or SO
acres on each side OF thu pass. as wei as
on two reservations OF 2oa acres each 20 the
cast Of these For the defense Of the en-
trance 10 Admiralty inlet. better known as
Puget sound. the board recommended for
tihcations at Admiralty head on the east.
Point Wilson on the west, and MARROW
stone point on the south bsttleshiQ. IN
4rying TO pass these points. would be un-
der Ere for eight miles IN approaching ard
eight miles in going beyond them. Forts
on Tafa point Double bluT and F1ul-
weather huff would command Che en-
trance TO Hood canal; though a IS yet there
IS nothing on that inlet 70 invite attack,
wa~Shfps lying upon u might ne WITHIN
range OF the Port Orchard navy yard.
The most Important f0rtAcs lions. the
hoard savs. wo,ila be within radius % ten.
mites around Seattle for they would Gloss
navigation fn that vicinity ard protect The
av,+rarce "a Port Orchard. tire site - the
LARGEST government dry dock In tho United
Sfates One position would oeferd the
,,-4bev, and th~ea others fha eastern en-
trance 20 Port Orchard. each having size
~ zen 20 eeventy-five acres. win Two or
~r-ss heavy gins. Another position would
10 AFavnoffa tfuff from whtch two Or
.h~ea heavy batteries cCuld command TIRE
S,.,~a ana SEATTLE barber. II might re
,,a->Azsarv 20 defend Tacoma an6 'he err
+-a,ca - the urner Sound by means ~
S--.ss-e .te,-,s o. Dash potnt ard Point ne
saroa 20 nrovlfe against the possibility
~. a hostile feet might succeed IN pass
to ne forts near Seattle. but the board
.bsrt= .fts A remote CONTINGENCY. as the
CsAa- positions would kseD c0t an pneruv.
T. VS. estimated that 81 tine y peace I've
h,-@e-4es o. artillery wou,A - sufHe'erf.
--Arsa ~ -Neze would - 81 Magnolia h'T1fs,
-Aa~A position. betnE near Seat.'e ar8 tHe
CO, North ~rr railroad. Sc very access
~ heSssee being u1oss important as De-
ss~ss1a rneffsau. Fro-7 70 De- efgsTIerts
,,-.,7s b se-t - ta1s passages ~ Port or
~Na-s TIE other Two batteries cna7ad be
,fs~sss A. Mario Sc Ure 11iut ar9 furnish
t@tsohraeuts for Posat wilson ard Admir-
a,ty head.
Gen. OTIS reccnnn en- dn lions.
---ss w-o7-. vas followed hv TIRE annual
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,,,-~r~a-sge~ q ne DEPARTMENT = the CO.
,-,--ss. which was catP8 August - iS4
s~s whi-h af3ed IRE Cnnaerssatson =
a. s-santrv garrison - tAst fJr artillery
sass-aaz He hszar ~ ealing attention
>, - act thst the government has eon=
7s-sfe sf~ce 1855 FOR tte protection o. TIE
ceu~F avd ~ tacert territory. where In
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