New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
GENERAL MERRITT BUSY.
INSPECTION OF THE UPPER SOUND
FORTS AGAIN POSTPONED.


THIS wErK-NATIoNAL GUARD CoMMssA-
RES CONFER WITH LIEUTENANT
COLONEL. WESTON. cOMMIssARY
OF SUBSISTENCE - NEW
UNIFORMS ISSUED
General Merritt did not inspect the defences at
Willets Point and Forts Schuyler and siocum yes
terday owing to the pressing nature Of some Official
business which required the presence Of the com
handing officer at the headquarters OF the Depart
mcnt of the East The trip Will undoubtedly he
made early this week The customary activity pre-
vailed at the Offices Governors Island ana IN
the Army Building. The arrangements are coN'-
pleted for ms, ant action II actual hosies occur
All preparations have been made for emergency
movements of supplies troops and equipments
The transfer OF a large body OF men has been ar
ranged for as far as possible BY securing knowledge
of all the available vessels In this harbor and the
facilities possessed by railroad companies whose
lines lead ont from this city.
An important conference was he'd yesterday IN
the office OF Lieutenant colonel John +. Weston,
commissary Of subsistence. In the Army buiiuihs'
In response to a dispatch few days ago. ashihs
when the comrnissares of the several brigades OF
the National Guard Of New-York could CONFER VIII"
Kim Colonel Weston sent word that I've "ouih S'c
them at any time. Accordingly he was visited ye"-
terdav by Brigadcr-General henry +. Noyes, com
mgSlrv-EpupTal OF SUBSISTENCE, NdJ'' -
wadsvorth. Of Buffalo of the Fourth i'rigad"'
Major clifford Hurry Of the Fifth Brigade; Major
l. O. Rocssle OF the Third Brigade; Major oVer
unrrlmnr. OF the First Brigade. and Major CAaTles
" Tracey Of the Second Brigade or the last I'VE
each nj ;he post of commissary OF s"osS'eh'e
on the stars Of the respective brigades
Colonel Weston explained to them the Army sys-
tom of providing rations for soldiers direct expert
cucc with yhich was unfamiliar 10 the representa-
tiyos OF the state troops. Their experience mas
teen limited to proyidlng the troops with supplies
~ the State camp and on short trips. Inc Army
system IS a regular business The NUMBER oi "ooP'
b.ing known amd the number Of days Tatons re-
o,,rcd Il becomes matter Ok statistics 10 secure
tho amount for which rcQusitiOn - TO be maze.
Some prnct cal hints from his experience III ue
War of the Rebellion and the Indian wars IN "hich
hs took part were glycn by Colonel weston anu
ne explained fully the system when ne auoP'ei
for preventing loss Of supplies. In these days OK
,e,cgrauh and railroads. he said, 1t vas Tot neces-
sarv 20 get a large amount OF food In advance
with the chance OF IT, spelling. But II was ne''s-
sarv fo- the commissary department to keep IN
touch with the troops. ana To kHo" JUST "hen
and what 10 secure. with the full facilities "hch
were a, COMMAND. the coTmssary department
could take complete charge OF supplies. ana the
commanding officer Of the troops could be treed
from all questions as to how his men were 20 be
fol and could give all his time and attention 10
other things.
There are 500Cr0 pounds Of procctiles for tho war
Department on Tho new cruiser New-oTeans' "hieh
T. expected ~ any time. There are also twenty
rapd firing guns in one OF the steamships expected
y, tho sor,e time These are part Of total snip
r,ent Of forty-six 42-inch Maxim guns. purchased
under releases from the Brazilian government
There are fourteen now on hand. and the remainder
were shipped on Wednesday. All have carriages
and 800 rounds OF ammunition for each VIII ac-
company them These guns will FIRST be forwarded
rhar. hoy arc u.
Long Island Head Sandy Hook. Fort Monroe ana
Key West where they Will he mounted on the
new cmpiacements already Completed for them; u
IL oxuectod also that two win be mounted on Gun
~ eastern extremity. hthcr points "het' my ~
10 be- placed are Portland Me Portsmouth,, y II
CHAR. cston. savannah. Pensacola. Mobile. New,
orleans and Galveston. The work In adEante OF
Their arriya, has been 50 far completed that IL IS
though, 1t viii not take more man a wesN 10
mount them The bids for their TRANSPORTATION WI
be- opened at me Army Building on THURSDAY
These rapidhrinS guns are highly ,houth, OF ISr
A,Ian,ir scahoard VIII be- FAR better protected than
from inat OF guns nade IN TINS '0Gitry a. Ia a.
an amount OF AMMUNITION a. possible has been 80
cured for them and sent over with hem. so tha'
il, rase II emergency they vii! not be useless
'%oth.ng wae known a, tho Army building yes
rla - mobiiznE roIns a; aIrs s BEEN
..,. out for transportation. IL was said II Is pc
A. wa, ~, inyn,on viii Doe selected from the best
an I'm. ~ o., 80 60 y, Cvh, m ono. II war Is de-
,n,,onal G',ard 81 N"w-Yofk Pennsylvania. Massa
rbu.o.f~ ONO and Illinois numbering sou of'cers
and men WI arst b" called out ana a., wa" -no Are
willing 10 volunteer Viii %" enlisted IL the regular
service for the army ~ invasion. . ~
,,',g 49, Maiorccneral Miles have been cont ont
e. .r,,i and is<..d o. infantry. cavalry ana ar
,uerv II ~ proves -'ivireahle ard Sul,lp'r' II
is expected that the now uniform MI boom 'ne
warm weather. with proper underw'n ar. .. "a,
f see only TWO alicrnauvcs said an Army or M
cor y.-tcrd.y either Spain leaves NbA or We