New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-25
THE ARMY READY TO MOVE
ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED ACTIVITY AT
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
AN EARLY AND GENERAL MOVEMENT OF ALL
THE TROOPS AND GUNS IN THE WEST To-
WARD SEw-YORK AND ATLANTA
FOREsHADOWED-IMP
ORDERS ISSUED


ORDERS lSSi I'D.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TnIBuNE1
Washington. March 24.-ln the Army to-day
preparations went forward with energy equal
to that Of the Navy. The Quartermaster's De
partment issued orders TO contractors in many
parts Of the country 10 run their factories full!
capacity until further notice. making supplies
for the service Tents and all other imperlshable
articles are being manufactured in enormous
quantities. and notice has been given that the
War Department is ready to purchase all ex-
stng stocks Of various essentials FOR putting 4
large army in the field. The Department has
also completed It's selection Of skilled retired
staff officers 10 take charge OF the quartermas-
ter and commissary departments.
The most important Army order issued to-day
that OF Secretary Alger directing tho ship
ment OF all field and siege guns and rapd-fire
guns from every post this side Il Denver 70 the
posts in the Departments Of the East and Of the
Gulf Il is known that this sweeping order IS
preliminary to Withdrawing the infantry and
cavalry from these posts and having them fol-
low the guns Il IS said by the officials 10 fore
shadow an early and general movement Of the
entire Army toward New-York and Atlanta.
Nearly all the troops west Of Pennsylvania and
Virginia have been ready FOR the last two weeks
10 change quarters and as soon as their heavy
guns are SnluNHQ lDey Will ht 4l i45Hl
order and there can be lit;le doubt ihey will
follow their guns l. was intended from the be-
ginning Of the preparations that the artillery
weapons would move first, the artiilerymen ac-
companying. and that the infantry and cavalry
would be concentrated in the East Immediately
afterward
Another important order which was issued
from Adjutant-General Corbin's office to-day by
command OF General Miles is the following:
At all artillery posts not already PROVIDED Win
piled the best charts possible FOR ne use oL 'l-l
respective IRE commands uy detail OF ON "f9 'ii4u
men under their command from snch rtia a7 ma
be on hand or readily Ohta a.nabe. SIitth.r ut,e
curaiely marked on the harhor charts. w mere no
range and position finder has been insi1-'i ffqul-
sti0n will he made on the ORDNANCE btpar iileHt
for an auxiliary range ana position nhieI M VIZ.
mean low tide snail be stated. Where necessary
10 supplement or be used iu place OF the range
finder base-cnd instruments VII be- asked iQr
Requsitions viii include plottug-board material IN
the mean time arrangements WI be improNi-ei i"r
posiiI0n-fndmg .
Where electrical installations have not already
been made. reQulSItiOUs on th" Signal belaf fn"it
will be at once forwarded FOR necessary telephones.
telephone and telegraph materials for conAec cing
the batteries. basc-.Uds and plotting stations.
At posts where S-uCh converted rifles ana I ana
IL inch smO0f bore guns are already mounted
and bearing upon channels. and especially upon
manders viii place them IN as pcriect condition
possible. and Will report the result o. an ac-
curate inspection Of these guns, carriages plat
forms instruments equipments and ammunition in
the quarterly report TO be made March n. Where
suitable ammunition Is rot hand, acquisitions
viii be at once made on the Ordnance Department.