Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
TRANSPORTS WORK
Over 100000 Persons Carried on the
Troopships.
QUARrERMASTER GENERALS REPORT
Urges Permanent Enlargement Of
the Department.
YEAR OF GREAT ACTIVITY

The report of Quartermaster General
Ludington for the year ended June 80, 1900,
made public today, shows a total expendi-
ture of sS3,O7S025. and balance on hand
unexpended from various appropriations of
$So, 962, S93. OF the amount given in the ex-
penditures, large proportion is in transfer
warrants and sums RENTED to dsbursing
officers for the payment of accruing obliga-
t!ons ..-. 81
During the year there were transported
to and from the United States on the army
transports 1O4422 persons, 1897 animals,
$40, 6S3 tons of freight and 1888, S36 pack
ages. OF these, 46,s7O persons were sent to
the Philippines and 20.654 persons returned
from the Philippines TO the United States.
There were carried to the Philippines 191,-
900 tons of freight, but none returned to
this country.
The expenditures of the army transport
service were: For purchase of vessels, $5i9.-
$50; for charter of ships S6,974, 0O4: fitting
up and repair of transport ships, s., 800 3D.
The bills for the transportation of Spanish
prisoners from the Philippines show that
there have been taken to Spain $50 Off
GERS, 13,4I1 enlisted men and 23OS other
persons. Settlement in part Of these bills
has been made by the payment Of 81 bon, CAT.
For the construction of barracks and quar-
ters there was expended $5266,912, and
there has been set apart for military posts
s67O,OO0
For water supply, sewerage. heating and
lighting at military posts. so24,13 has peen
expended, and for apparatus for these
posts. $272,776. Special expenditures out
side of the United States, are: Porto Rico.
1924 .O47: Alaska, 1855, 664; Philippine Is
lands $211 ,993. 80
Work in the Philippines.
Major Miller, chief quartermaster at Ma
Mia, reports expenditures from Philippine
funds, exclusive of expenditures made Tor
the Visayas Mindanao and Jolo, at $1,000, =
2S6, Mexican, and army transport service
Manila to Nagasaki, 81, 247. 500, gold. lie
also reports that the work of his office In
Guided internal improvements and repairs,
equipment of collectors and captains OF
port and other civil officers from the 1st
of September. 1899, to August T. 100,
amounting to s5,969,375, Mexican: 1t is
also shows an expenditure for mate
rails. tools, construction of buildings, ROADS,
refrigerating plant and shipment to Manila
of $50 $50, of which $255.1S6 was paid from
the revenues of the, Philippine Islands
The Depot as st. Asaph's.
The quartermaster, general says that the
depot at ST. Asaphs, Va. largely used to
accommodate public animals has now to a
great extent served the purpose for which
it was established. Considerable reduction
in the expenses has recently been made
there and General Ludington says that its
further use depot can shortly be en-
tfrely dispensed with, Ia -
The demand for tonnage having leassened,'
the manufacture Of tents for this depart
ment at the mailbag repair shop OF the
Post Office Department. this city, has been
discontinued. The department Is now able
to manufacture at the Philadelphla depot
all the tents required
Interments in National Cemeteries.
During the past year there were 2,242
;,+a in ha national cemeteries,
making grand total of 342. 2i2 irfteFments
therein up to date. A total of 1,073 bodies
were disnterred by the burial corps in the
Philippines, of which only Is bodies re-
ported as unknown. A list of 90 names Is
given of those who died of smallpox or
whose remains were not exhumed. They
are now in Pace cemetery, Manila
General Ludington concludes his report
as follows: 10 "a.
Year of Great Activity.
1.-THE past fiscal year, like the two preced-
ing ones, has been period of great actlv1-
ty in the quartermaster's department The
responsible and important duties devolvtng
upon 1t in transporting troops, animals and
all military stores by land and sea, and in
furnishing the army at home and at distant
stations with the many quartermaster sup
plies required have exacted the most earn
est effort on the part of all who have been
charged with the work.
this important supply department during
the past year the +qnartermaster general
has had the faithful and Jealous -co-opera-
ton of his subordinates in general, and 1t
is a pleasure to him to here record his ac-
acknowledgement of the Intelligent and vafu-
able service rendered by the efficient Off
GERS (regulars and volunteers) and employees
of. the department o.
1.-The officers on duty as assistants in this
office during all the fiscal year were as fol-
lows: Majors Bird. Patten, Martin. Hodg
son and Schreiner and Captain Dare These
officers haye rendered most valuable
sistance in the transaction of the business
of this Office.
1T is sincerely hoped that Congress at its
coming session will provide for an enlarge
ment of the permanent establishment for
this department, in order that its organiza-
ton may be fixed upon satisfactory basis
before the expiration of the service of the
volunteer officers. on June 30, 1901
The demand for tonnage having lessened,
pense on the United States, making provi-
sion for the classified civilian employees who
have rendered long and faithful service to
the government, and who have been dis
abled for duty. would. believe. increase
the efficiency of the service. 1t Is thought
that House bill No. Is. first session, Fifty
| sixth Congress- with proper notifications,
would meet the requirements"