The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-13
lent being declined as the distance was too

nent being declined as the distance was too
great. ~
The movement of the troops TO the rem
1eANous points was a vast undertaking.
"a May 10 the adJutant general sent to
ele qudrtermaster general his first orders
loI the movement Of volunteers. and the
uiuer was quickly passed along to each OF
the subordinate officers. its execution he
ing reported by wire. In no case has nm
necessary delay been reported. and the
YOUNGER troops have gone to their desti-
Hallon with pronptness and with rom ark
able freedom from accident or DELAY
Extremely low transportation rates were
secured, generally not exceeding one and
one-hal cent per mile for passengers and
ABOUT haf the prevailing tariff for freight
III some cases a rate as low as one cent
q nlie was given by the railroad COM
PanS' Inc regular troops were assembled
WIN the most satisfactory dispatch and
enurely without accident, through the
chief quartermaster Of the army depart-
ments.
A special outfit has been provided un-
Ger ORDERS of the Secretary of War to
pe useu oy the surgeon general as a hos
ptal TRAM This train will consist of ten
tourist sleepers two kitchens and dining
cars and combined passenger. and bag
gage car.
II VIII be furnished by the medical de-
partment, placed in charge of its trained
nui909 anu kept permanently at Tampa
except when carrying sick and wounded
TO points designated by the proper medical
officers
Upon uischarge of the sick and wounded
10 each case it will be returned to TAMPA
lot similar service, as required
Aitoselher the number of troops trans
ported regular and volunteer, was 1876 reg
iments OF infantry, "a regiments. battaI-
ions or troops of cavalry, and 20 batteries
of artillery.
some OF the things purchased by the
quartermasters department out of the
very long list were $50 cavalry horses.
l2'SV2 oratt mules, 2,1O9 pack mules. 500
sllah mules 1900 small horses, 4,090 wag-
ohs, 40 ambulances, 1862 single bar
nesses, l,500 saddles and brides. 479 mack
SADDLES, 800 halters, 1,755 artillery horses
ana 544 draft horses for siege train los 40
blankets, l2S, l28 blouses, %, 739 canvas coats
ana trousers, $3.50 canton flannel draw
ers' 1z5'SOo summer drawers, 121, 700 cam
paign hats, 23,950 canvas hats. 81. Ss4 leg
gins, 1O5,2H paunchos, ,7S5 flannel shirts.
lSz'6o0 leather shoes, 800 399 cotton stock
lnSs, A,2O WOODEN stockings, 24S $50 ham.
mocks, SIPS helmets. $3.50 MOSQUITO bars
1900 head nets, 6,006 common tents. al .562
shelter halves, 1862 wall tents and ,250
conical tents.
The engineer corps was engaged in the
construction of a large number of peruna-
nent batteries, the erection of Temporary
y
batteries at defenseless places, the over
haunng OF Old armament at existing works
the purchase of submarine mines and
search lights, the maintenance of mine
neids, the purchase of siege ma terial pom
toon materials, tools and Instruments
In addition to the works already COM
pleted, upon the declaratio of war work
was ordered and is in progress upon TWEEN
ty-one batteries, working with double
shltts OF men at many places. OF these
there are seventy-five emplacements for
modern D. 10 and Pinch guns and forty
seven emplacements for rapid-ire guns
!, In addition orders have been given for en-
placements for twenty-one modern guns
and 15-inch gun carriages, and a number
of them are now ready for armament al
twelve localities.
FlIty-tWo temporary emplacements Of
the old style armament and modern siege
guns have been constructed at thirteen 10
caHties and the old-time armament has
been overhauled for service at ten per-
manent posts. -Four hundred miles of ca
bic have been delivered and about l. 500
submarine mines place in harbors and
these are being increased as material is
delivered.
A large force of skilled electricians and
laborers with an extensive fleet of boats
has been employed to maintain them.
1t will readily be perceived from the
above statement, says Secretary Alger,
which, after all, is only a portion of the
work, that has been done to put the army
in condition for war, that the general pub
lie has had very inadequate idea of the
enormity of the undertaking thrown upon
the war department for execution in the
very brief space of time that has elapsed
since the declaration of war.