The times., 1898-12-18
TO TRANSPORT TROOPS
Regulations for New Branch
Of Army Service.
UNDER QUARTERMAsTER
To Resemble the Ocean-Goins, Line.
Expenses to Be Paid From Army
Appropriations = Home Ports mt
New York and san Franeisco-The
General Organization.

Regulations for the army transport sery-
the War Department yesterday in pamph-
let form. This service is organized as a
special branch of the quartermaster' de-
partment OF the army for the purpose of
transferring troops and supplies between
the United States and such over-ssa garrf-
sons and military commands as shall be
authorized. All necessary expenses incl
dent to the service shall be PAID from the
appropriations made for the support of
the army.
For this purpose the conduct of the
army transport service will be assimilated
as nearly as practicable to the most i'm
proved methods of administration of a
chartered steamship business
There will be two home ports or head
quarters for the servfce-one at New York
for the Atlantic traffic and one at San
Francisco for the Pacific traffic. Each
home port will have its full equipment of
officers and employees. and be provided
with proper terminal facilities, including
wharfage for ships and storage for
freights.
The general organization of the service
duplicated at the two home ports: Cen
eral superintendent. assistant to general
superintendent. medical superintendent,
transport quartermasters and transport
commissaries transport surgeons, marine
superinte endent. assistant to marine super
intendent, experimenting engineer. assist
amt to experimenting engineer. port stew
ard. chief stevedore and army transport
agents at over-sea ports.
The general superintendent. the assist
ant to general superintendent. the medi-
cal superintendent. the transport quar-
termasters. the transport commissaries
and the transport surgeons will be as
signed or appointed by the Secretary oil
War.
The general superintendent Will nomi-
nate for appointment by the quartermas ;
ter general the marine superintendent
and the experimenting engineer, and viii
himself select and appoint such army
transport agents at over-sea ports as the
quartermaster general SHALL, with the ap-
proval Of the Secretary Of War. author>
iZe.
Upon the nomination of the marine SUI
perinteudent, the general superintendent
will also appoint the assistant 10 the ma
rine superintendent. and the chief steve
dore and. upon the nomination of the
experimenting engineer. he will appoint
the assistant TO the experimenting ensi-
neer. subject to approval of the quarter
master general.
the general superintendent is 10 be an
officer of the quartermaster's depart
ment, with headquarters at the home
port. and charged with the entire admin
istraton of the service.
The duties of the other officers are given
in detail The medical superintendent
will be charged with the sanitary inspec-
tions and arrangements on the trans
ports He will be an appointee of the
surgeon general AT over-sea stations
there are 10 be transport agents to look
after the docking of the transports when
they arrive. the Wharfage and other mat
ters. The commanding officers of troops
in transit will be in general command of
the vessel, but shall not interfere vita
the navigating or mechanical depart
ments. When heing conveyed the trans
port will be under the orders of the conn
manding officer OF the conveying war ves-
sci.