New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
NEW TROOPS on GOTERNOR'S ISLAND
THE FIRST REGIMENT NETWORK VOLUNTEERS
INSTALLED At FORT COLUMBUS

The usual quiet Of Governors Island broken
| yesterday afternoon by the arrival and departure
OF troops. About o'clock the Quartermaster' 8
boat the General Meigs arrived with one company
OF the lst New-York Volunteers. under Colonel
Thomas II. Barber. accompanied by Major Scott.
Captain Ferguson. commanding Company @. for
morly the Sd Separate Company. of Oneonta, ~ Y;
Quartcrmaster Winthrop. Surgeon Ashley and
Adjutant Strivell. Company II OF the ist Regi-
mcnt. formerly the 18th Separate Company OF
Binghamton which was detained by measles In tho
camp ut Hampstead Plains will go TO Governor 3
Island carly this week.
on the arrival OF the volunteers yesterday. they
marched TO the barracks in Fort Columbus. Tho
men OF Battery b. 9Th Artillery. under Captain
Luigi LOOMS. then left the barracks and marched
TO the General Me!gs. which conveyed them back
Fort Slocum. They transferred TO Gov
errors Island month ago. to take the place Of
the companies OF the 18th Infantry, L. : A.. or
dered to the front a detail OF the battery WAS
left NJ Castle william TO guard the prisoners there,
The men OF Company G rejoiced In the change
from the arid plain at Hampstead to the green
salt water with the prospect OF opportunity
TO battle
There much rejoicing at Army headquar ters
yesterday the that a landing OF six
hundred marines from Admiral SIMPSONS squadron
had been effected near Guantanamo. the Span
In Cuba. mo better news, is wanted" said an
Army officer THE next Will know Will be the
landing OF large force and the capture Of San
tiago"
The contracts were awarded yesterday by Quar-
termaster Klmban for the intrenchlng tools for
which hurry bids sought orders from
General Miles Friday. The goods shipped
by fast express at o'clock last evening. and will
arrive at Port Tampa on Tuesday. The tools are
such a force of sappers and miners will need
in preparing the way for troops In tropical junges.
and surprise expressed that they were not pro-
vided long ago, soon the contemplated
invasion planned. The total cost OF these
emergency supplies was about 5000.
The statements that any undue influences were
exerted TO secure the award OF the contract for
lightweight uniforms OF cotton duck were refuted
by the explanation OF the methods adopted for
from the several varieties OF cloth Of the
garments offered as samples and numbered and
then submitted to the various tests which showed
their respective qualities The duck was found to
be- superior upon the test OF strength OF warp and
filling and stood washing and rubbing better. was
more nearly impervious to water and less easily
canvas. or even the imported khaki cloth. The
award made on the tests employed. and no
coring to those most conversant with the subject
Bids were opened Yesterday In addition to those
discharge papers. OF parchment and for Atty safes
as recruits for Troop G. New York Cavalry was
conducted by DR.. n. s. Jarvis at the Army Build
ing yesterday. Those selected were Claude j. Rich,
George II. Mullark. Alexander Jardin. Daniel 8.
Peters. Frederick c. Swezey. James J. Walsh.
Henry selmer Henry T. Cadenas. Philip B. Backus.
John Purvier. o. " Henshaw Arthur B. Newton.
Albert w. Faulkner. w. B. Mearx. Walter Pettee,
John Montgomery Elliott Bigelow. r. II. Bennett
and William A. Hayes. They will 20 10 Falls
Church tomorrow.
Supplies for thirty days were issued to the troops
at the Hampstead Plains camp before they moved
from that point. Arrangements have been made TO
furnish supplies when needed TO the garrisons Of
volunteers at all the forts along the Atlantic sea-
board.