The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
now OTIS WILL RE REIyFoRCED.
70 Men to BE Taken from Each Battery of
Artillery and Troop of Cavalry.

70 Men to he Taken from Each Battery of
Artillery and Troop of Cavalry.
WAsHINGToN. June 1.-THE War Depart
Saont has practically perfected its plans for
auRmenting the fighting force In the Philip
pines by 5000 men, thus providing Gen. Otis
with an army Of $4,000. which will insure an
Available force at all times Mt for service Of
10000 men. the number asked for. None OF
these additional troops will be taken from the
regiments serving In Cuba. The plan OF the
department contsmplatss reducing the num-
Der OF men 10 each troop Of cavalry and bat
fery OF artillery in the United States and send
ing those secured BY this means to the Philip
pines. Each troop or battery will be reduced
by twenty-five mon. who will be assigned to
an!antry and ca Ialry regiments in Gen. Otls's
command There are ninety eight bate ies
In the seven regiments OF regular artillery
Seventeen Of these batteries are in the Philip.
piaes. and twenty-five men will be taken.from
each OF the remaining batteries and assigned
The Gsn o sfy T T ss
Soldiers trained In the Artillery branch. The
sm9 2 song IL 'h:
has been assigned sig to duty In ~ Philipplnes.
esch ' ro ss 'ef Ths VIII III d.n
Sus 4.I25 men In addition to the 10000 that
There mas been some opposition In military
W TcuuctlOn VI Dattorl0b OF artlIloTy
engaged In looking after the coast defences in
the United States. y has been shown that
as 31s' new h snh. nS Ss hsys bear
at posts, on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gull
Sossts = n Their are enough artillery
care Of the guns. It il, not likely. however
Shatlthe department will decline to reduce these
artillery retained for home service VIM bring
Sach troop and battery to peace footing. The
and this number G' viii be retuesd to IS Each
reduced to IS TO provide for the I'D di.tribu-
of sb. the
ranles Of, infantry serving under Gen. OTIS
Sslll each be increased in numb Der to 100 men.
Ky an order i7 Sv YESTERDAY each compan!
from III to i2s men. As there is no authority
In law to organi2e ADDITIONAL regiments Of the
regular army; the Nar Department has been
obliged to adopt this scheme to provide for
The surplus troops to be sent to Manila,
manner explained, 235 men viii be secured
by other means. thus making tho number OF
600 It was s said at the War @ M sV to
DAY, that owing to the limited transportation
nsnts to the PHILIPPINES could be made Tor
some tms and nd it IS proeabs tina, thsi,
1H end pssd on.
that n they VIII reach Manila during the
the meantime
Through the operation OF the War Depart
ment's plan for sending these 5000 additional
men to the Philippines, the garrisons at coast
defences along the Atlantic coast will be re-
Fort McHenry, Maryland. from 120 to % ;
Fort Monroe. 800 to 47B; Fort Washington
Maryland, 100 to %; Fort Hamilton, New York,
IS; Fort Hancock and Fort Wadsworth, New
York, from 24O to 100 each; Fort Adams.
New York, 4s0 to $50; Fort Williams and Fort
Preble Maine l2O to % each Groves GIN and
Connecticut Battery Point, Delaware. Fort
Schuylcr. New York. and Fort Constitution.
New Ham pehire. 100 TO SO eAch.