The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
Artillery Troops Are on Duty Day and
 Night.
Work Ready for Volunteer Ar tillery Men Under Cali
 fOrnia's Quota.
Sugg estion That the Naval Reserve Should Be Used for Patrol
 Duty Outside.

Colonel M. P. Miller, Third Artillery, commanding the defenses of San Francis co harbor, has withdrawn the garrisons from Angel Island and Black Point and re-enforced the garrison at Fort Point.
 The formidable battery of R-inch breech-loading rif1ed guns at Lime Point and the auxiliary battery of smaller cali- Der guns are manned by Captain Birk- miners Battery L of the Third Artillery. The guns at Alcatraz are handled by Captain Hobbs Battery K, Third Artillery. The mortar and dynamite batteries and the modern 12-inch and 10-inch disappear ing rifles at Fort Point are manned by Battery A, First Lieutenant Rumbough; Battery H, Captain James OHara; Bat :tery l, Captain Danes; Battery G, First Lieutenant Randolph; and Battery B, Captain Pratt.
 The Presidio Is garrisoned by 8 squad ron of the Fourth United States Cavalry, Lieutenant-C Colonel Morris commanding. Troop K is commanded by Captain Ben son, Troop I by Captain Lockett, Troop c by Captain Gale and Troop B by First Lieutenant Neall.
 and night at the reservation to guard against the intrusion of suspicious char acters Strangers and unauthorized per sons are not allowed to approach the magazines or guns.
 The force at the outer works was aug mented yesterday by the arrival or Bat tery E from Fort Mason and Battery G from Angel Island. The men are at the guns day and night, and are therefore ready to open fire on any suspicious craft seeking to enter the bay; 50 Tar as can can | be ascertained, Colonel Miller has not been advised that the naval force is main taining a vigilant patrol outside the | heads. A sharp lookout IS malntalneo: | however, from the shore, and a vessel or the enemy could not approach without some warning signal It seems strange l however, that the excellent naval re- serve is not placed on duty to patroi the
 It is just possible that the naval authorities trusting to the remoteness or San Francisco from the scene or acttoe tor 1 granted that no Spanish cruiser or gun boat would dare come to this harbor
 The appointment or CoIonel Mllier Io command the defenses of the harbor IS regarded by army officers as timely. They | figure that he will take the necessary precautions to prevent surprise by steaItn as well as to resist open attack. The presence in the bay of the Monterey, com manded by the gallant Carlin, IS contem- plated with much satisfaction at tnls
 From this on until the close of the war | the soldiers of the Third Artillery will live on the tented field. The distance rom the Presidio Barracks to the guns at fort | Point is too great to be traversed Tn event of attack, hence the tents will De pitched near the guns:
 plans of the works commanding the har- | Dor of San Francisco are in the posses, sion of the Spanish military and naval l authorities. Captain Casa, military at- tache of the Spanish Legation at Wash l ington, was in this city last winter TOT several weeks, the guest or the SpanlSIn Consul, and while he was here had ample | opportunity to stroll about the works, He was here before the Maine was destroyed and before the orders were issued prohlp- iting strangers from strolling in the re- zion of the batteries. Knowing the for midable character of the defenSesA he would probably advise the spanish Gov- ernment to beware of attacking this city. Since he left these parts the qefenSes have been materially strengthened by the addition of rapid fire guns, The locauon of these guns has not been made public. The Lime Point position has been made exceedingly formidable in many ways during the past month
 Inasmuch as the Government has with drawn from the forces in this harbor the battle-ship Oregon, the monitor Monad- nook, one regiment of infantry and two light batteries of artillery, there should be no delay in recruiting for immediate use the four batteries of heavy artillery called for by the Secretary of War. It is obvious to the officers of the United States army that California was called upon to furnish four batteries of heavy artillery in order that the force of sol should be increased. The proposition Is advanced that the first battery of volun- teers should be mustered in as soon as the required number of men respond to the call. The muster in Of the others should follow as soon as they are re-
 Major Davis. United States engineers, has been placed in charge of the light house service of the Pacific.
 Upon recommendation of the chief sur geon of this department, Major William Fl. Corbusier, surgeon, will, In addition to his present duties, render medical attend ance to the garrison at Fort Baker.