The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-26

coast, particularly in the forts about New
York and in the works recently erected fo
the defense of the eastern end Of Ions
Island Sound. In all probability about 40
men will be detailed 10 each of the garrl
sons at Fort Hancock, Fort Hamilton
Fort WadSwotrh. Fort Schuyler and TO tht
Fort at Willets Point ~
Plans for the military defense of tho
Atlantic coast are being rapidly pushed
TO completion by BriC.-Gen. Royal +.
Frank, who has succeeded Gen. Wesley
Merritt in command of the Department o
the East.
Mai George G. Greenough 4th Art, in
addition 10 the command OF Sheridan Point,
Va. haSFbecn assigned to the command OF
Fort Washington, Nd, which is made a
sub -poSt of Sheridan Point for purposes OF
administration
Among The nominations made last week
were those of the principal officers for the
United States volunteer regiments 10 be
formed. They were: Capt Patrick Henry
Ray, 6th US, to be Colonel of Sd Vol. In;
Capt. James S. Petit, 1st u. S. Inf, 10 be
Colonel Of 4th Vol. Inf; First Lieut. Her
bert H. Sargent, I'd u. S. Cav, to be
Colonel Of 5th Vol. Inf; Laurence ID Tyson,
of Tennessee, 10 be Colonel, 6th Vol. Inf. |;
First Lieut.. Charles S. Richie. Corps of
Engineers, u. 5. A, to be Colonel OF 1st
Vol. Inf; Duncan n. Hood, of Louisiana, TO
be Colonel of I'd Vol Inf.
mus q DGGIlnislg mas DeSt1 I1dUC
the organization of the independent volun-
teer forces under authority conferred upon
the President by special resolution. The
National Guard will have no part in these
organizations. which will be made up OF
engineers, nnmunes and electricians. Ar
rangementS for recruiting the immune regl-
mentS and for the brigade of engineers VIII
be made in few days, and circulars OF
instruction 10 govern this work Will be
issued. The President has taken the
initial step in the case OF one regiment OF
the engineers in nominating Eugene Griffin
TO be Colonel, and in the case of SIX regI-
mentS Of the inlmnes, the nominations
for the CelonelS of which were sent to the
Senate.
Ii Is believed in many quarters that the
American invading army Will leave from
Key West, and not from Tampa, as has
been heretofore thought. If the start were
made from Port Tampa, the transports,
with their loads Of stores and troops, would
be exposed te attack for period of over 30
hours even II m allowance is made for the
oelay lnVandlng the troops on Cuban terri
tory. If, however, the start is made from
Key West the length of time necessary to
transport the mIn to Cuba will be reduced
10 six eight hours.
Hampstead, l.. L., has been chosen as
the rendezvous point for cetrain of the
volunteer regiments which were assigned
TO Department commanders in making up
the division of volunteers to the various
commands. 1t is expected that 19 reel-
ments viii eventually camp there. 1t has
been the camp site for one-ha1f of New
York's militia for several weeks. Ii is
said here that the troops TO be assembled
at Hampstead will be organized into a
division, which indicates that between
5000 and 10000 viii comprise the force
rendezvOuSed there. The division viii be
made up of two or three brigades, and
division and brigade commanders viii be
designated.
The Delaware State Legislature accom-
panied by Gov. Tunnell and staff, visited
Camp Tunnel near, Wilmington, where the
Governor formally turned over Delaware S
regiment TO the National Government
The Governor presented Lieut.. Sasse with
a sword, the gift of his associates OF the
Wilmington Postoflice
AT Roanoke, Va, where the I4th y. Y.
stopped on its way t0 Chickamauca last
week, thousands OF citizens awaited the
arrival OF the soldiers commanded by Col.
Fred Grant, everyone eager 10 see the son
OF ex-President Grant. They gave the
young Colonel a rousing ovation. One old
confederate veteran rushed up to him,
seizing his hand, and saying: Il don't
know you, but God bless YOU ] want 10
shake hands with you for your fathers
sake; l knew him well enough" Hun
ureds OF Virginia ladies pressed around the
gallant soldier, eager 10 shake his hand.