The times., 1899-08-11
STATUS OF THE ARMY.
A Statement Showing rhe Strength
of the Combined Forces.

gnu Wig tnf Strength
OF the Combined Forces
Adiutant General corbin issued a state
ment at the War Department yesterday
showing the strength OF the regular and
volunteer forces, after the document had
been submitted to Secretary Root. IL con-
tains some interesting figures showing
tnat the Government contempiates raising
the strength OF eombatants for the Phil
ippines to 1881, which with PIG medical
ohcers and ], 100 members of hospital corps.
would give an aggregate force OF 50. $40
men In Ihe Philippines. The Philippine
army will consist OF 80. 1923 regulars. in
eiuding o.0f2 en- route and 2,s01 about to
san from San Francisco; 1855 men organ
izing in the Philippines 1.-TWO infantry and
one cavalry regiment OF volunteers); 13.-
09O men organizing in the United States
tten infantry regiments OF volunteers), and
1873 officers
The status Of the Army at the present
time is given as follows: Regular Army.
authorized strength, 65. 900; Provisional
Army thirteen regiments Of voIunteers)
1880, making the total Army strength
$3.50 The present enlisted strength OF
the Regular Army is 81. .323 men. There
are required for the Regular Army yet
1917 men. and for the volunteer army about
400 men.
The volunteers to be mustered out are
given as being 4.002 in the United States.
1906 en- route to the United States and
6.242 still in the Philippines. making a
total Of Is. $50 men to be mustered out
The distribution OF the Regular Army il
given as follows: In the United States.
Quartsrmaster's Department. 79: Subsist-
enee Department, So; Ordnance Depart
ment, 104; Military Academy. 24S; recruit
ing parties, 500; scouts. 70; Signal Corps.
14S; Corps of Engineers. 452; cavalry.
1882; artillery. s,2S3; infantry. 1,s40. and
recruits. 2.s0l; total. 1852.
In Porto Rico: Quartermaster's Depart
ment, 2; Subsistence Department, u: Ord
nance Department. 2; Signal Corps, 50;
cavalry. l-232; artillery. 1s9; infantry.
1,30s; total, 2.s15-
In Cuba. Quartermaster'5 Department.
Il; Subsistence Department. 81; Ordnance
Department, 2; Signal Corps, So; cavalry.
4,S31; artillery. 1882; infantry, 6,759; total.
12.z94.
In the Philippine Islands: Quartermas-
ter's Department, s; Subsistence Depart
ment. l6: Ordnance Department, l: Signal
Corps, 172; Corps of Engineers. 126s cav
airy, 1.05s; artillery. 2.s4s; infantry. 1880;
total. q, $50.
En- route to the Philippines: Signal
Corps. 81; Corps of Engineers. 150; caval-
~. LA; infantry. 1871; recruits. 1.TS9;
total, 5.072,
In transport service: Quartermaster's
Department. 1; Subsistence Department. s;
total, T.
In Alaska: Quartermastsr's Department,
2; Subsistence Department, 5; infantry.
as; total. i55.
In Hawaii: Quarternaster's Department
4; Subsistence Department, 2; artillery.
$50; total, 4S3.
On furlough: Ordnance Department. 3
Totals: Quartermaster's Department.
1o5; Subsistence Department, 169; Ord
nance Department, 1o9; Military Academy.
24S; recruiting parties. 500; Signal Corps.
Az scouts. Y; Corps of Engineers. 72S;
cavalry, 1855; artillery, 1887 infantry.
81 .262; recruits, 1870, making a grand to,
tai OF 60, ,323 men in the Regular Army