New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-31
CAPTAIN MILLER FULLY PREPARED.
DETACHMENTs OF THE FIRST AND SECOND BAT
TALIoNs ASSIGNED TO DUTY-THEY WILL
MOVE At SHORT NOTICE.

TAIIONs ASSIGNED TO DUTY-THEY WILL
MOVE At SHORT NOTICE
Communica ton by long-distance telephone was
made yesterday by Adjutan.-General TillinShast
by direction of Governor Black to Captain jacob
W. Miller. in command Of the Ncw-York State
Naval Reserves. Captain Miller was asked 10
assemble fourteen officers and 100 mon Of the
First and Second battaons. to be in readiness
to go ~ Philadelphia and man the monitors
Jason and Nahant. at the League Island Navy
Yard. which were to he brought to this port.
Captain Miller responded that the details had
been made and that the men were In readiness
to go al an hours notice.
The details OF seven officers and ninety-fve
men from each battalion for this duty were
made on Tuesday night. In anticipation OF the
instructions Of the State officials There had
been intmation from Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt that The men would be needed as
soon the monitors were ready to be moved
The formal order from the Adjutant-General Is
expected to-day. and then the notification from
the Navy Department will be awaited. The men
will so to Philadelphia upon the direct notice OF
the Department
There was much interest In the developments
awaited at the headquarters OF the First Bat
talon, on the New Hampshire. at the foot or
East TWenty-siXth-st., last evening. An ofnceT
said: we are in entire readiness for the work
assigned to us 10 perform There consid-
erab eagerness on the part OF the men to Sc
cure the detail to go to the League Island yard
for the monitors, but the assignments were all
made last night. There will be an officer OF the
regular Navy in command of each vessel, and
we will furnish the quota Of minor officers and
the men. Each monitor will need a detail OF
seven officers and ninety-7ve men, and they will
he taken from the First and Second battalions.
The men will remain aboard the vessels after
they come 10 this port. | do not know which of
the monitors. the Jason or the Nahant. will come
TO this part OF the harbor. The one to go 10
Brooklyn will probably be moored al the foot Of
ConOver-st., South Brooklyn. The notice
ceved to-day is only the official confirmation OF
orders we received a week ago to hold ourselves
In readiness for the formal notice. l do not
expect the formal order until Tomorrow We
ready TO respond AT an hours notice. But
mulgated. II may not be until next week that
will have to go TO Philadelphia. There is no
pressing emergency at the present time"
Lieutenant Commander Forshaw, OF the Sec
ond Battalion, said last evening that the detail
Of his command to go 10 Philadelphia was ready
to go, and only awaited orders. AS soon the
monitors were ready to get UP steam and make
the trip 10 this port he expected the men would
be sent Chief Engineer Hall had gone 10 Phil
adelphia to familiarze himself with the work
Of managing the monitors and would he in readi-
ness TO manRuvre the one which would come to
Brooklyn
Last evening Captain Miller said at his homt:
Il do not expect 10 receive direct orders from
the notice which has come from Albany. We
have been ready for fortnight and the men
who will be ordered to Philadelphia have all
been selected and are in readiness. The men are
not especially enthusiastic about manning the
old monitors but they are ready for the work as
signed TO them"