New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-07
WAR BALLOONS SHIPPED.
SENT SOUTH BY FAST FREIGHT-NoTEs OF ARMY
PREPARATIONS.

SENT SOUTH BY FAST FREIGHr-NOTEs OF ARMY
PREPARATIONS
BY order of Brigadier- General Frank Nsht Bat
terry D. 9Th Artillery. under Captain Alexander b
Dyer now at Washington Barracks. and Light
Battery O. Sth Artillery. under Captain Victor II.
Bridgman. at Fort Myer. Virginia we're sent
yesterday 10 San Francisco TO Join General Mer-
ritts expedition TO Manila. 1t was said At head
quarters that the Sth NewYork Volunteers would
be sent from Chickarnauga also to Join General
Merritt.
Private Hugh l. P1pkn. Battery O. 9th Artillery.
was sent from Fort Monroe yesterday to serve a
term OF nine months In Fort Columbus. on Gov
ernor's Island He court martialled for dsser-
ton and sentenced 10 bo dishonorably dismissed
from the service, forfeit all pay and allowances
and TO be confined at hard labor for TWO yearr and
six months. General Frank mitgated his sentence
TO nine months. feow-prisoner on Governors
Island will bs Private James Thomas Of Battery
l. 9Th Art!llery who was found guilty Of fraudu-
lent enlistment His sentence 10 hard labor for ono
wear was mitigated TO six months yesterday.
Owing the absence OF Colonel A O. Kimball.
General Quartermaster in Washington. where he
went for a conference in regard TO the lightweight
uniforms for troops In tho South. no awards were
made yesterday upon the bids received for sup
plies last week. Bids were opened however. FOR
5000 blue flannel shirts. with the privilege or In
creasing the order TO 10000. There arc not likely
to be any large quantities Of supplies sought this
week.
The two French war balloons which at
Governors Island last week receiving the final
work upon them. were shipped TO Jersey City yes
terday morning and loaded upon a special car for
Tampa Fla They will go in charge OF T. A. It's
dale who is TO deliver them in good order TO Lieu
tenant-Colonel Allen. commanding the balloon
train or 20 Major Maxheld. VINO will have ono
division OF II. AS they were not entirely dry. the
balloons will have to receive some attention on
the way but by the tina they reach Cuba or Porto
Rico they Will be ready TO carry aloft observers TO
descry the position OF tho enemys forces. The
balloons left Jersey City by fast freight last even
ing and Will reach Tampa by Friday.
The examination of applicants Tor places 40
officers in the brigade OF engineers was con-
tinued yesterday In the office OF Br1gader General
G. l. Gillespie. who will probably go to Chicka-
manga TO assume his new Army command to-mor-
row. Among those whose requirements were tested
O. SLATER BARKENTIN. q typographical engineer.
graduate Of the South Kensington Academy Of Arts who
served artillery engineer on the Stars OF "ehefa"
Banks and Candy
GEORGE /. TAYLOR a sanitary engineer. who has
served under President Baros. in Guatemala and has
knowledge OF Spanish. well as experience In tropical
T r. PRICE An electrical engineer Of HiEhlands ~ j.
T 49, GRIFFIN. of Crawford. ~ J.. who has been an
ss,an. electrical and mechanical engineer in Edsons
Laboratory
Professor NJ w. LYON. of Newark
A K LIVINGSTON, a gradun" OF the Columbia Coi-
.xe School Of Mines and constructing engines on tho
Long Island Railroad
JAMES f. RODENBOU0H, a son OF 0snerl fohsn-
,opeb A civil engineer tho Ncw-York Central and
Hudson River RAILROAD Company's employ.
F. c. SHEPARD civil engineer in Boston
r. r. REYNOLDS. Cornell graduate.
T. NJ TALCOTT second assistant surveyor OF tho Dis
tric, OF Columbia.
JOIN O'cONNOR- of Brooklyn.
CBAJNCEY EIDREDOB. Of Doobs Ferry. formerly
employed in Mexico and Guatemala.
There have been about sixty men examined and
onnroved As soon as they receive their commits
sions the mastering in OF the LIST Regiment OF En-
e,neers will begin. There are already more than
enough men enlisted to hl the ranks. They will
probably go TO the Peekskill camp