The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-14
FORT PREBLE.
1t VIII Furnish Men for the New Regi-
ments,

For many years, and with patience
which could be hardly expected under
the somewhat exasperating circumstances,
the officers of the Artillery branch of the
United States Army have waited for some
| legislation which would increase the rank
and file so chat the large guns which are
placed in tn different Notifications might
be adequately manned, and at the same
time quicken promotion in the grade of
officers SO that young West Point officer
might reasonably hope that sometime at
| the end Of his official career it would be
made possible for him to reach the grade
of Captain in the Artillery as well as
other branches of the service. 1t is not
strange then that at Fort Preble satisfao-
| ton is expressed in the good progress
that is being made in recruiting for the
| two new artillery regiments. and it is
likely that both regiments will be fully
organized and equipped BY the LIST of May
have been specially instructed to exercise
the greatest care in enlistments, and only
about five per cent of the men examined
are being accepted as soldiers.
Orders were given recently to open all
the recruiting rendezvous, including that
at Washington Barracks. 1t is settled
that the two new artillery regiments will
be located at Forts Slooum and Wads-
worth. The selection of these particular
posts was due to the fact that they are
the only ones where there are buildings
adequate to quarter the men. The prob
abilities are, however, that the Fifth ar
tillery, now stationed at Fort Wadsworth,
will have to be Transcend to other points
along the coast, where new Notifications
have been established, in order to make
room for the additional artillerymen.
The field officers for the two new artil-
lery regiments will be as follows:
Sixth Regiment-E. B. Williston,
Colonel commanding; F. g. Smith,
Lieut.. Colonel; S. M. Mills, W. P. Vose
and E. K. Russell, Majors.
Seventh Regiment-William Sinclair,
Colonel, commanding; J. G. Ramsey,
Lieut.. Colonel; j. P. Story, g. G..
Greenough and f. G. Grugan, Majors.
The Junior officers cannot well &c an
nounced until the result of the examina-
lions for promotion now going on is
announced.
Other changes in artillery regiments
that will occur as result of the legisla-
ton authorizing the two new regiments
are as follows:
W. f. Randolph, Major in the Third,
to Lieut.. Colonel IN the Third; Charles
Morris, Captain in the Fifth, to Major
in the Third FULLY M'Crea, Major in
the Fifth, to Lieut.. Colonel in the Fifth;
j. W. McMurray. Captain In the FL rst,
to Major in the Fifth; ]. B. Burbank,
Captain in the Third, to Major in the
Fifth; J. W. Di1lenbach, Captain in the
First, to Major in the Second.
A nucleus of these two new. regiments,
SO far as the rank and file are concerned
will come from the old five regiments. 1t
is thought that about one-seventh of the
enlisted strength will be drawn from the
old regiments. In that event the bat
terry at Fort Preble will of course furnish
the quota and say about nine men or 50
from the Fort, will find themselves under
orders at an early date for duty with the
new regiments. Just what men
may be designated is not known, but the
announcement Will soon be made.