The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13
&AVY ARMY SUPPLIES.
What Has Been Done by the War
ssssassyus Department. ,
TWELVE MILES OF PROVISIONS
Have Been Loaded on Freight Cars
and Shipped to Uncle SANS Soldiers.
Delivery of Small Arms and Ammu-
milton VIII Soon Reach 700, 200 Daily

Delivery of Small Arms and Ammu-
milton VIII Soon Reach 700, Daily
Washington. June 13.-Secretary AL
ger yesterday gave out for publication
statement showing with exactness just
what has been done by the war de-
partment up to the moment in prepar-
ing the United States army for war.
The figures run into vast amounts, for
instance, the subsistence department
showing that 1t has, since May IA. or in
less than amonth. loaded u solid miles
of freight cars with provisions for
Uncle Sans army. This included 29,-
123,945 rations for the regular and vol
unteer troops These weighed 64,360. 952
pounds, or altogether 32.lSO tons.
Prior to April q, in anticipation Of
the present emergency. the ordnance
department had been accommodating
small arms and cartridges for some
time, and had about 2OO00,O0O Of all
kinds on hand. There .have been pro-
cured many millions more by manufac-
ture and purchase since April q, and
the manufacture and delivery of
small arms cartridges will soon reach
100000 per day. There have been issued
to the army small arms Of all kinds
and the supply Is sufficient for antici-
pated wants.
Since April 81 the old regular bat
teries have had their armament in
creased from four guns and cassons to
six guns and caissons. The new reg
ular batteries have been supplied with
six guns and caissons and their bat
forx onI fal1
guns, with their caissons and harness.
have also been issued. Sixteen voun-
teer batteries have been supplied either
in whole or part
Since the beginning of the war the de-
partment has sent to the field large
number of five inch siege guns and
seven inch HowitZers. with their car
riages. limbers, platforms, implements.
equipments. tools and chests complete:
also seven inch mortars, with carriages.
platforms, implements, equipments and
tools complete. Three six inch mortars,
which had been distributed for prac-
tice, have been collected and sent to
Tampa. These are supplied with an
ample quantity of ammunition.
Smokeless powder is now being Is
sued for all field and sie"e guns. al
though the first supply sent was
sphere -hexagonal black mOlded pow
der, except that for the field mOrtars.
which was of the smOkeless variety.
Some Of the things purchased by the
quartermaster's department cut of the
very long list We're $50 cavalry horses
12.S02 draft mules, 2,lO9 pack mules 500
small mules, 500 small horses, 4CS0
wagons, 425 arlbuances, 1862 single
harnesses, 1900 saddles and BRIDES,
1897 pack saddles, 300 halters, 1,15J
artillery horses and 5H draft horses
for scige train. 1885, ,3S2 blankets, 12312S
blouscs. 25,733 canvas coats and trous-
ers, 555S0 canton flannel drawers, 1887
9O5 summer drawers, l2l, ,fO9 campaign
hats, 23950 canvas hats. 92,SSi lcggins
1052S7 paunChos, 130,7S5 flannel shirts.
192G56 leather shoes, 800 3a9 cotton
stockings. 1910 wo!en stockings. 1850
hamnCCks S.i25 helmets, $500 mos
quito bars, 1000 headnets. G,C06 CONF
mon tents. 141.562 shelter halves. 1862
wall tents and 1870 conical tents.