The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18

I regiments will be used as a reserve force
/ II may be stated positively that these reg
| iments as well as more, II they can be
I used, Will be sent to reinforce General
| Otis.
Secretary Root sent copy of the order
/ of today to the various departments of
| the army and they at once began prepara-
| lions for supplying the new organiza-
| tons.
| Within half an hour the ordnance bu-
| reau had sent orders to the different
arsenals directing that complete outfits
OF arms and ordnance supplies for each
regiment be sent to the rendezvous where
they are to be organized The quarter
masters department gave orders to sup
ply tents, clothing and other equipments
furnished by that department, while the
commissary department ordered a suftiu-
cient supply of rations to be on hand
to feed the troops as fast as they arrive.
| The medical department was also directed
to see that supplies were sent to the regi-
ments TO be recruited with the same care
exercised in enlisting the first ten regi-
ments. The districts which were not very
thoroughly covered In recruiting for the
first regiments, will be visited by the Of
ficers of the new organizations II Is the
intention TO have the regiments give more
attention to firing than to my other feat
ure OF the drill. The men Will be armed
as are the regular regiments. The officers
will be distributed as equitably as pos
slble among the different States but the
efficiency and records. of the men VIII
govern to a great extent their selection.
The regiments Will be numbered from
thirty eight to forty-seven and will be or
ganized at the following places Fort
Smelling. Fort Cook, Neb.; Fort Riley.
Kan. Camp Meade. Pa. 1.-TWO regiments);
Fort Ethan Allen, VT; Fort Leayenworth,
Kan; Jefferson Barracks, Mo-; South
birmingham, Mass; Fort Niagara, n. Y.
The colonies and lieutenant colonies OF
the new regiments are announced as fol-
lows;
Colonels--Thirty-e eighth, George s. An
derson, major Sixth cavalry; Thirty ninth.
r. 4, Bullard, captain subsistence depart
ment; Fortieth. II. A. Goodwin, captain
Eighth cavalry; Forty-first, T. g. Rich
mond captain Second artillery; Forty-sec-
ond, j. NJ. Thompson. major Twenty fourth
infantry; Forty-third, Arthur Murray. cap
tain First artillery; Forty-fourth, ID. J.
McClernand, captain Second cavalry: For
ty-ifth j. II. Dorst, captain Fourth cav
airy; Forty sixth, w. s. Schuyler. captain
Fifth cavalry: Forty-seyenth, Walter
Howe. captain Fourth artillery.
Lieutenant colonels--E b. Pratt, captain.
Twenty third infantry; G. ]. Crane, cap
tain, Twenty fourth infantry; 1890 Byrne.
captain. Sixth infantry; ]. s. Mallory. cap
tain. Second infantry; d. II. Crowder, ma
jor Judge advocate: James Parker. cap
tain. fourth cavalry; Francis Michler, cap-
tain. Fifth cavalry; w. u. Wilder. cap
tain, Fourth cavalry; ]. II. Beacon. cap
tain, Sixth infantry; John Bigelow, Jr..
captain. Tenth cavalry.
The new regiments Will be organized I'M
der the general instructions issued ut the
time the first ten regiments were called
out In the list OF lieutenant colonies an
nounced II IL not known whether Bernard
A. or Charles A. Byrne Is intended Both
are captains In the Sixth infantry. Gem
eraI Otis has been cabled for the full name
as the officer was designated by him.
With the thirteen regiments already
called into service the ten ordered today
will make total of 10000 In round num- |
bers OF the $4,000 authorized.
Il appears from today's orders that the
ten new regiments are to be mainly re-
cruited In New England and the Middle
and Central Western States Kansas and
Pennsylvania have apparently been select.
ed as the best field for recruits It 10 said
that no special effort 10 to be made TO
secure recruits In the Southern States
This Is due. II Is said, to the experience OF
the officers who operated In that quarter
for recruits for the ten volunteer regiments
lust organized. The only places where diff
fculty was experienced In securing men
was In Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas
and the Gulf States and the two North
western Pacific coast States.
Today's action will add 1900 men 70 the
enlisted strength of the army and In /