New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-24
4UFRJC4NS TO WATCH THE WAX.
THE PRESIDENT ORDERS FOUR ARMY
OFFICERS TO SOUTH AFRICA.

THE PRESIDENT ORDERS FOUR ARMY
OFFICERS TO SOUTH AFRICA.
washington. Oct. % (SpeciaD.-By the Presi-
dents direction Colonel Samuel ;. sumner ON
co,.aIrv military attache to the Embassy at
1ondor. Major John P Story 7th Artillery, In
snector NJ artillery on General Merritts staff at
covarnor's Island: Captain William '" Gibson
ordnance department. ordnance inspector al
r5o,,,,,.on ohio and Captain Stephen LHomme-
dion Slocum military attache TO the Legation al
: tsho, Portugal were to-day ordered 10 South
rio 20 observe the military operations in the
,rrarsvaal The Importance which the Army au-
.hor,,iaa attach 10 England's campaign against
10 poera and the value Of the experience 10 De
a,red from, studving the British system may De
,suged bv the prominence of the representatives
selected for the duty and their number. particu-
,ar,v in view Of the urgent need at the present
time for all available officers in the Philppine
campaign It is the understandings that Coionel
Sumner and Captain Slocum. botn OF "nom are
now in London prepared to start ioi the loh''
will GO on board the next troopship 10 SAIL AM
hassador Choate having secured from the bri'-
,sh Government permission for them To accom-
nanv General sir Redvers Buffers headquarters
49,, a,,sr the commander chief had departed.
Motor Story and Captain Gibson are expected 10
tollow nv steamer from NewYork this week.
c.oio,al Sumner ie one Of the best known on
oo-s IN the American service He reached the
rs,k ~ major general n volunteers In the war
with spain. and commanded the cavalry divis-
-, az the assault on San Juan Hi and the
siege ~ Santiago
No,or Story I. deemed the leading artillery
exner, on the active list 81 the Army To-Day
he "a q West Pointer. graduated at the close
~ the Civil War. and has been eighteen years III
the artillery arm.
cor,ain Gibson entered the Military Academy
from, Connecticut. and after eight years IN the
artillery was transferred 10 the Oroilshce ~ ps
C,ar,ain Slocun1 Is one Of the brightest nsii !.
tho service and like Colonel SuTnnst rv S,tas
,ba ranks Slocum when mere boy lo..V
~ ~ cavalry through the indian cafhpalsr
- ~ custer massacre making nlthse,. 80.
rally useful on staff duty, with 'ne r e
III ,ha Ulcers united in SECURING . ~ nna,d
Gov him He was born in Cinoliha"' -, cj,v
~. hairg STEPHEN LHommedieu OF ma nuI
Isthsl peins co,oneI Slocum, was associated WIN
ms "a Ia, go 4, NAv-York Several year. as
RusseiI c,our, married Miss Luna GARRISON ~
Cattd us commanded the troop or ms resi-
CT Itch surrounded sitting Suh Mheti ~.
men II noIice killed the old warrior n, ia'..
!Iiua 10 mart in the Spanish war oeIns NJ "
-, Weade for fear OF an imam outu'~dn
o. nr,ncipal points the four American onlcers
me pIan,sd 70 report on in the Transvaal are
a. n,rat,on 81 forces transportation OF sup
ni,es and the use OF artillery II Is peieved INA.
p,' a,,ar essentials the American Army does nov
~ Ia ca much although room for Improvement
adro,ttedlv EXISTS In many particulars which are
looked on lust now as Of less importance