The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-15
FORT HANCOCK REINFORCED.
Batteries OF Artillery a1oved Down to sandl
Hook-Hew Mortars Arrive.

Batteries OF Artillery Moved Down TO SANDY
Hook-New Mortars Arrive.
One battery of artillery from Fort Hamilton
and another battery FROM Fort Wadsworth were
sent down to Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. yester-
day morning. Each battery consisted of sixty
FIVE men. Capt. B. X. Roberts was in
Of the battery that went down from Fort Hamil-
ton. Capt. Mcclellan commanded tho battery
from Fort Wadsworth. Tho men were carried
down on the Government tug Gen. Meigs. Leav-
ing Governors Island shortly after 0 o'clock,
tho Meigs steamed around to Fort Wadsworth,
and from there, after taking on the officers and
men. went across to Fort Hamilton for Capt.
Rogers's command. The men of both batteries
were In heavy marching order.
The camp and garrison equipments of both
batteries were sent down to the Hook on the
Government tug Ordnance. The equipments
consisted OF tents for the men, o big mess tent.
cot beds for the officers, and mattresses and
rubber blankets for the men. Arriving Mt Fort
Hancock, the men were Immediately set to
work to put the camp in order. The place Sc
looted for pitching the camp was only a short
distance from the lighthouse. The tents were
pitched in street" formation; that is. there
were two rows OF tents for each battery. the
space between the tent rows being known in
camp parlance as a street. At the head of each
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battery. The camp will be maintained until tho
permanent quarters at Fort Hancock are COM
pleted, which will probably be about July 1.
A large consignment of mortars was delivered
at the Hook yesterday. They were from the
Watervliet Arsenal Mt Troy, and were sent to
tho Hook to be tested. The fortiications at
Sandy Hook are now equipped with all the guns
thnt would DO necessary for any emergency.
The Qualifications nre not, however. in the con-
dition in which they will be when tho plans
drafted two years and more ago are carried out.
At present there Is no money regularly appro.
Mckinley decides to use any OF the $4,000 900
appropriation for completing tho plans the work
will be continued. II not, the work already pro-
vided for will be completed by the middle OF
July. When the original plans are carried out,
a permanent garrison Of 500 men will be main
tanned at tho Hook.
NEW ROCHELLE March 14.-Batteries G and
NJ OF the United States Heavy Artillery, consist
ing of seventy men each, are expected 10 leave
their garrison ut Fort Slocum tomorrow for
Sandy Hook, on the General Meigs. Battery II.
1t Is expected, will leave later In the week. Most
of the artilleryInen were busy Sunday either
packing their knapsacks or playing baseball.
Col. Williston will succeed him.. and begin at
once to organize the new Sixth Regiment OF Ar
tillery. recruits for which are already arriving.
The new regiment will probably consist of six
batteries, each to contain at least twenty of the
experienced gunners left at the fort after the
departure of the three batteries OF the Fifth Ar
tillery. All OF the forts along the Sound are be-
means Of submarine telegraph wires. and tho
guns and 0ther ornaments are ready for instant
service. The mortar batteries of Sandy Hook
and Fort Slocum are much alike.