The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-01

Weather Bureau. would not be adequate
TO tho needs OF the Navy AZ the time or
active hostillties when messages or per-
hans vital importance TO the country
must be sent between the COMMANDMENTS
chief and tho vessels under MS COM
mand. IL. -, mill
tarv mon other than the Naval -Nilltia
seems 10 supervise and control. Nitnii
the limits OF tho telegraph service now
in working order. the personnel oL 'no
Life-Saving Service. wouid PloptgH
ready 10 lend efficient service, H.
were instructed IN the requirements, DuI
in the other horizons OF the coast wheio
this does not exist there Is not even tne
basis OF an ORGANIZED body OF men VII
which to begin lie foundation OF such
service"
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, the PteSs 49,,
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy IN US
report about tho operations OF the naval
militia during the past year, says
There arc three or four OF these OF
CARNATIONS which IN the event OK a SUD
den emergency, could be uunzed AT once
for manning the smaller national cruisers,
but this. of course. cannot generally nc
the case with the majority or the Or
ganizati0n Iney must be depended upon
primarily as n second ine or nefenec'
There are TWO very important features
second line. one is the placing OF mines,
the other the establishment OF signal
stations for coast defence. The depart
ment should request that there shoud De
inserted i'm the provision Ior inc mum
tCnlnce OF tho naval militia The words
notwithstanding outnt5,' 50 as ID III
low Of training them for this purpose.
The department has also Decn maturing
plans Tor tie .slial stations for the coast
defence and p very slight cNpehuitule
of money with the cooperation OF the
Treasury Department VIII put inns on
% satisfactory basis. The ORGANIZATIONS
are con inually requesting the de,all OF
officers TO instruct them. ana ihcy 'il
best of an DO instructed by actual service
on regular war vessels or under the SUI
pervision OF naval officers, and IN con-
junction wiJh the sailors.
Inere has been steady increase IN
the efficiency. as wen as IN the number,
a. these naval militia ORGANIZATIONS.
both on tho Atlantic aad Pacific on the
Graat, Lakes. and cVcn I'm the MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY Tho movement is one OF prom
iso The reports by the different regular
officers Who havc taken part IN their
euc1mpments. give good ground 10Y pc
licr ll the c8reiulues5 OF these org9ni-
cations in tine or waT me department
has earnestly endeavored 10 encourage
TINS movement IN every way,
THE TOrAb SrkENGtH.
AS % the total authorized strength OF
the Virginia Volunteers the report OF
Colonel 10. Lane stern. rho assistant
1nspe tor General for the past year con-
tain ila following.
"rna entire fofce consists OF two nun.
drcd and twa liy-seyea officers and TWO
thOue rd 1--WE hundred and eighteen men,
comprising forty-siN companies OF IN
fautrr 1870 troops OF cavalry, ana three
batteries ~ artillery or the ihlah'iY'
Dlgif DIurI uioe are cOiOred.
"r.a lJ4.e g. nineteen officers ana threo
mon I.ss tnlu ~ last inspection. which
i. .re1.nt.I f1r bv Tho disarmament OK
t.e F.rst Regiment cavalry. ..,.......
.IIIs report docs nOt include company
.r. second RcaIment o. salem, nor
Company a. lhWd Regiment. no Ddn-
Wild. for reasons given ln special reports
har.frfore made. ANA with these two
00uuluI.s 1dd,I the total strength OF
fr. f0f.n would Doc about two thousand
..nf hundred ana tnirty-hVe, an increase
,.ri,,y.r, companies had 100 per
..rt. present at inspection
D.ftD.ur j.. First Regiment Infantry
cymg4ay r. First Regiment Infantry
company j.. Second Regiment Iofantry'
cmom j.. Third Regiment Infantry,
e.mp4ny r.. Third Regiment Infantry,
Hr.1.rIrk-
company 8. Fourth Regiment Infantry
company u. Fourth Regiment Infantry.
mn.nv a. Fourth Dmos) Ba;;aYc~
INFANTRY BichmDni .,
rtn,-r a. First nataioa Ar.iiiDy'
u,uery p. First battalion Artillery
company Y. Second Battalion Infantry
,lonl.U Norfolk. 1900.
According to the census or 1880 thele
r In Vfrgiull OF military a4e-Wht9.
10 900. c3l0rel 10000. Total go $40.
Zinc .lllUus military olSanlziuodi ar
f. .nv eolm. of course portion OF
rH.r j. known as .he First Brigtl' ot
virginia Volunteers and ate sapJ,,t Id
tna orders of the Commander DO 'hiei'
thc Governor of the state.
wut FIRST Brigade SIS composed or the
r.r-t Second Third and Fourth kesi-
,lnrts OF infantry Third Battalion in-
flrtry Oort fmoltm. and fouith "a
TALON INFANTRY Richmond iAsnt infantry
Blues Battaiom Troops \ and y cay
arv and Third Battalion AflNtiN. me
ioaiouar.ert - this brigade. which was
orsaviz.d OBJ Auer 3. 1851. are in tlis
.lt-.
MI. brigade is commanded bv Bris'-
di.r-c,neral Alonz0 b. FhiliIs. Who.e
.tiT consists " the following ouIori..
...l..t.l Dg hlm. 1laior ~. Ut. LEan-,
......1.t admtant general. Major r.. II.
Chr. tan. l~sisisn. lhapr' 'I |.",
-r.f.- 81 u TOgr surgeon Major John
Cuesons. ordnance officer. Major Cyrus
n.--l-uH. oOMWis1a.J. Major u 'dhh
Sutton. qulrlermsst Major Jrmes q.
Irll.n. chaplain. Captain .. D.. i.nmsatn
and Captain a. s. Lauier. Hldes-de-tAinp.
FIRST REClMEAT.
Tho First Regim0nt virginia Volunteers
b. housed iu sine ArTory erected pA tlr
civ or tho corner or leVenin und Mar
flau streets. Iho building d. especially
adapted lor the yurp0se. ON iae 7found
floor "a small drill ha!l is located, rinnias
IN frs ccuuo. or eltucr -iur may nc iVauu
the various company rooms. a room for
the band. HEADQUARTERS room room for
tie sCrge lnl-maJ0r. "nO acts as clerk ~
fae rcs imeur and rooms Tor the COM
~. saw and Qulrrelmaster departments.
I'm the basement Us located the heating APP
paratus. storage room f0r fuel ammuui-
toh. etc.. Will. thC entire upper aoor is
turned into big drill ball.
Tho regiment has the following neld
and STAFF officers.
Horny a.. Jones. D0i0neE george wayne
ArCerson. LIeuJenlut-Co j a. Der
bvsaira. Major: Emmett A. Sncpnerd.
Captain aad AQIuldut -. 4. huyk, -.
D.. Major and surgeon, r. Il. leusier.
Captain ard Azsisttnr surgeon n Percy
Cray. captain and Ordnance Oiilcer'
Ctlrlas H. Pmnps. captain ano COM
mlssary o. subsistence, Moses -. hogc,
Captain ald Chaplain.
CtsNPOS rIION On IltE t:LtiiME% A.
AZ present the FIRST Rcgnncnt is CONF
p0red OF seven companies. in charge or the
following COmMis1 i0aed officers.
Companv Al. era. BosAeux cap
tain. Joseph Henry Go0do FIRST Lieu
t-nan-. Tno.nLs L JuLor. sL-Ond i.Lonl-.-