The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-23
1T LOOKS LIKE WAR.
Ths Government IS Getting In Shape
for 1t.

IrCG2TGLICGS iOI " zsI e-IS OSAHS pNSl-
ed by the United States government
as if it regarded war with Spain as an
assured fact. Special attention is be.
ing given to perfecting the coast de.
fenses, strengthening the navy and
providing an enormous supply Of the
munitions OF war. Orders have been
issued for the manning Of the newly
established Notifications on the Allan
tic coast from Boston to Galveston, On
the gulf.
The orders fer the manning OF the
new batteries demand the utmost
promptness in their execution, and it
expected that the movement OF the
troops to the various places assigned
them is now going own. Inasmuch
as the new Notifications are not pro.
vided with either quarters or barracks,
it will be necessary for the troops or.
dered to them to gointo camp and
live just as they would in case Of &C.
tive military operations against an
enemy.
The new Notifications on Long Is.
land bead, at the entrance OF the har.
cor Of Boston, will be guarded by the
second artillery, now at Fort Adams,
R. I. For the operation OF the big
guns st Sandy Hook, Ne1 York Har-
Dor, two batteries now at Fort Slocum.
one at Fort Hamilton, and anoth er
at Fort Wadeswcrth, will De utilized,
One battery of the first artillery at
Fort Monroe will be transferred to
Fort Morgan, Ala, which, in con.
junction with Fort Gains, commands
me entrance to Mobile bay. Another
battery OF first artillery will be sent to
Tybse island, Ca, for the protection
Of the mouth Of the Savannah river.
The garrison headquarters band and
one battery Of the first artillery sta.
toned at St. Francis Barracks, st. Au.
gusti1e, Fla. will be transferred to
duty at Sullivan's Island. Charleston
haroor. The garrison at S.. francis
barracks will be abandoned. Battery
/, OF the second artillery, will be as.
signed to duty at Fort Caswell, op.
posite Smith island, near Wilmington,
n. @.
For the better protection OF the
national capitol, one battery fourth
artillery at Fort Monroe nas been
ordered to Sheridan Point, Va. This
fort is nearly opposite Fort Washing.
ton, and in connection with it com
mands the approach to Washington
by water. The bstteries of the fourth
artillery, stationed at Fort McHenry,
near Baltimore, will be distributed
between Fort Delaware and Fort
Mott, N. j., thus providing for the
protection OF Philadelphia, Trenton,
Camden and other cities in that va
cinity.
Fort St. Philip, on the Mississippi
river, just below New Orleans, will
bs garrisoned by a battery Of the first
artillery, now at Jackson barracks,
New Orleans. The other battery at
Jackson barracks has been assigned
10 duty at Fort Point, harbor of Gal
weston, Texas.
Directions have been given to the
various arsenals and armories con-
trolled by the government to increase
the working force to the fullest prac
ticable extent with view to hurrying
the completion OF existing projects.
Likewise, all firms having contracts
to supply the government with ord.
nance have been requested to work
their man night and day in order to
finish the work in hand, and arrange
their business with view to increased
orders. As to small arms extra am.
munition orders have been already
placed with the Union Metallic Cart
ridge company, Of Bridgeport, Conn.
and the Winchester Arms com pany,
of New York.
The following order has been issued
By the War Department: a depart
msnt is hereby esIab blished to be known
as the department of the Gulf, to con.
sists or the States of South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip
pi, louisiana and Texas, with head
quarters a5 Atlanta, Ga. The order
further states that Brigadier. Genera
VIM. Il. Graham is assigned to tht
Department. OF the Gulf. Gen. Grahau
has established his headquarters a
Atlanta.