The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
TO MAN THE BIG GUNS
ORDERS FOR HURRIED MOVEMENTS
OF ARTILLERY
Within Forty-Eight Hours Provis-
ion VIII BE Made for the Defense
OF All Atlantic COast Points From
Boston to New Orleans--Disposi-
tiOn of the Two New Regiments.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Orders
were issued at the war department to-
day for manning the newly established
Notifications on the Atlantic coast
from Boston down to Galveston, on the
gulf. They include the organization of
the two new artillery regiments, Nos
b and Z, authorized by a recent act Of
congress. The Sixth regiment will have
its headquarters at Fort ,Slocum, and
the Seventh it's headquarters at Fort
McHenry, Md. Col. Williston, just pro
NOTED, will have command of the Sixth
regiment, and Col Sinclair, just pro-
NOTED, has been assigned to the com
mand Of the Seventh.
The location of these two regiments
at the points indicated will necessitate
the transfer Of the artillerymen now oc-
cupy1ng those garrisonS to other places.
Batteries and c, of the Fifth artil-
lery. are at Fort SIocum, and Batteries
G and d, of the Fourth artillery. are
at Fort McHenry. In organizing the
new regiments six men will be taken
from each Of the batteries now in serv-
ice, so that each Of the new batteries
will have at the rate of fifteen expert
enced artillerymen.
The orders for the manning of the
new batteries demand the utmost
promptness, and it is expected that the
movements Of the troops to the vari-
within the next forty-eight hours. In
asmuch as the new Notifications are
not provided with either quarters or
barracks, it will be necessary for the
troops ordered to them to go into camp
and live just as they would in active
campaign against an enemy.
1t is expected that the Sandy Hook
garrison will be established at once.
Fortress Monroe, Va, is probably the
strongest and best equipped station on
the Atlantic coast, and the garrison
there will be called upon to man other
fortlfcations, but not to an extent that
would weaken Its own efficiency.
Various Movements
One battery of the First artillery at
Fortress Monroe will be transferred to
Fort Morgan, Ala, which, in cornec-
tion with Fort Gaines, commands the
entrance to Mobile bay. Another bat
terry Of the First artillery will be sent
lection 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.
Augustine, Fla, wiz -ioe transferred to
Guty at Sullivans island, Charleston
harbor. The garrison at ST. Francis
barracks will be abandoned Battery
l, of the Second artillery, will be as
signed to duty at Fort Caswell. oppo-
site Smith island, near Wilmington. N.
C.
For the better protection of the ma
tional capital one battery of the Fourth
artillery at Fortress Monroe has been
ordered to Sheridan Point, Va This
fort is nearly opposite Fort Washing
ton, and in connection with it COM
mands the approach 20 Washington by
water The batteries of the Fourth ar
tillery stationed at Fort McHenry, near
Baltimore, will be distributed between
Fort Delaware and Fort Mot, N. J..
thus providing for the protection of
Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden and
other cities in that vicinity
Fort st. Philip, ca the Mississippi
river, just below New Orleans, will
be garrisoned by battery Of the First
artillery, now at Jackson Barracks.
New Orleans. The other battery at
Jackson Barracks has been assigned to
duty at Fort Point, harbor of Calves
ton, Tex.
Arrangements have been made by the
chief signal service officer of the army
by authority of theea.ecretary of war
to establish Immediately telegraphic
and telephone connections between all
the new stations on the coast to which
troops have been assigned
All the movements indicated above
are to be made without delay and are
the results of the recent tour of in
spection by Gen. Merritt, commanding
the department of the East, in which
all of them are located