New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-15
TROOPS GO TO SANDY HOOK.
TWO BATTERIES OF ARTILLERY TRANS
FERRED FROM FORTS HAMILTON AND
wtDSWORTH TO FORT HANCOCK.


Tho transfer OF troops from Forts Wadsworth
ard Hamilton on the Narrows. 10 Fort Hancock
on Sal dy Hook under the orders OF the war De-
partmont promulgated Friday. was erected ye'-
teriay morning The orders to move the men were
sent TO the Quar,ermasters department, IN the
Army Building. on Saturday. but II was FOUND I'M
possible 20 have the work done until yesterday
Orders were then sen, by General Merritt 10 the
officers In command at tho for,s 20 have the men
in readiness yesterday.
At 10 O'Clock the Government vessels. the General
Melgs and the Ordnance were sent down the Bay
The first stop the Staten Island side. NJ
Fort Wadsworth. Battery l.. 9Th Artillery. under
Captain John Mcclellan. consisting Of sixty-four
men, marched aboard the MeiSs. and their camp
equipments were placed on the ordnance Inc
Government vessels then crossed the Narrows TO
the Long Island side. and ut the For; Hamilton
wharf Battery \. consisting OF sixty-hve men,
commanded by Captain Benjamin *. Roberts. went
aboard for the trip Their tents. furniture, cook
Ing utensils. supplies. etc. accompanied them. The
trip to Sandy Hook did take long. and after
landing. the afternoon was spent In transferring
the men and their equipments 10 the camp site
Owing to the fact that the barracks In course OF
construction at Fort Hancock will not be ready for
several months. the men sent there Will
have to camp In tents Cor the present. The
transfer Of the from Forts X milton and Wads-
worth is not expected 10 no permanent. as Fort
Hancock will probably be garr.soncd from one OF
the new artillery regiments WHen the raw recruits
have been trained
There are two batteries Of artillerymen 70 De
sent from Fort Socun. on Dayids Island, TO Sandy
Hook. bat at the Quartermasters office II was SAD
comma ding officer 20 when ne would be READY
have the moved Arrangements were made
yesterday for the movement OF the batteries OF
art!leryinen ordered from Fort Monroe. Va. TO
other points. where new guns nave been ., mount
ed. Nothing will be done by the Army officers In
this city in regard 10 the transfer OF western
troops 10 the seaboard. There was considerable
activity Sunday and yesterday IN the transporta-
ZION of powder from the Government works IN the
Pickatnny Forest. near Dover. y. J., to the forts
about New York Iiarbcr. but everything was re-
ported quiet In the Department OF the East at neal
quarters Governors Island yesterday. NO new
rift was watching the eyOiutIons or the parade
ground in front OF his headquarters yesterday after
noon Of a detachment OF the 18Th Infantry from
Fort Columbus who are to take part IN the military
side the routine work OF the Depaf tment In prog
ress
The examination OF artillery officers below the
rank OF major for the promotions made neces-
sary by the organization % the two new regiments
begun Governors Island yesterday ny n
board. presided over by Colonel John l. Rodgers
The examination is OF n practical nature and re-
lates largely TO tho duties to be performed Inc
regiments will be the 9Th and IN Artillery.
The former will be stationed at Fort McHenry,
Maryland. and the latter Fort Slocum. New York.
Colonel f.. b. W,lliston will comma nd the 9Th Rcgi-
ment. with Lieutenant Colonel Frank q. smith To
command the 1tn Regiment Colonel William SIN
clair and Lieutenant Colonel Joseph c. Ramsay
have been promoted They have been at Forts
Hamilton and Wadsworth with tho 9Th Artillery.
Each of the regiments is to have also three
majors. one adju;ant ono Quart"rmaStcr, one ser
gean ma 1or and one quarterma ster-serFeant. Each
have captain t"o l:eutenants four serGeants and
four corporals