Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-10
DEFENCE OF CoAs IS.
TWO DISTINCT SETS OF MANoEu.
vREs TO OCCUR.
One Purely Naval--Other Army, Mill
tia and Naval Combined.
Mimic Warfare.

Washington, July 10.-Beyond a
general idea of the character of the
prmy and naval manoeuyres which
will take place on the Atlantic coast
this summer, nothing bearing official
authentication is obtainable in either
the navy or war departments. But
from high official source a general
sketch of the exercises has been OBJ
taired. There are to be two distinct
sets of manoeuyres. The first will be
purely naval and will consume proba.
lily the first three weeks of August.
Two, or perhaps three, vessels be
longing to the North Atlantic station,
will represent an enemy's fleet and
Will attempt to elude defensive
squadron, commanded by Rear Ad-
1iral Higginson and accomplish
landing at some point on the New
England coast inside of limits not yet
prescribed. The duty of the defend
ing squadron will be to send out
scouts to stop the "enemy's" vessels
before they can reach the coast. The
vessels participating in these
lnanoeuvres will include the battle
ships Kearsarge, Alabama, Massachu-
sets and Olympia, comprising the
North Atlantic squadron, as well as
the Montgomery, Scorpion, Marble
mead, Hist and such other vessels as
car. be spared at the time. At these
ndyal manoeuvres the officials hope
to experiment with wireless teleg-
raphy If suitable arrangements can
he perfected in time, and, it is said,
there also will be experiments in coal.
lug ship, transporting supplies and
ether comparatively minor features of
Iaval warfare.
Further general details of the naval
nanoeuvres, such as the commander
of the "enemy's' ships and the di-
vision of the vessels into defenders
and invaders, are not to be had as
yet.
Army to Help Defend.
The second and more important set
of summer manoeuvres will consist of
naval attack on point on the North
Atlantic coast by a supposed hostile
feet which attack is to be met by
a joint defense by the army and mill.
Tia, assisted by a small number of
naval vessels detached for the pur-
Jose from the North Atlantic squad.
ion.
Active preparations are in progress
by the army.
1t has been determined that the at.
tack will be made between New Bed,
ford, Mass, on the east, and the east
ern defenses of Long Island sound.
ibis will include the artillery dis
trict Of Narragansett, commanded by
Colonel Henry G. Hasbrouck, and the
district of New London, commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel J. NJ K. Davis.
The Narragansett district includes
Forts Adams, Wetherill and Greble,
Rhode Island, and Rodman, Mass.
The New London district is composed
OF Forts Trumbull, Conn; Mansfield,
X. l.; Fl. 6. Wright, Niche and Terry,
New York.
Must Find Point of Attack.
Within the radius OF the operations
The army will have no notice OF
where and when the attack will be
made. The army must find that out
FIR itself The signal corps will be
utilized for this purpose, as well as
al telegraph and telephone stations
eleng the coast The navy will take
Every precaution to conceal the point
of attack and the army will do its ut.
most to find out just where the fleet
ILL approach the coast and also at
THAT time.
Owing to the secrecy to be main.
tained by the navy the troops in the
different forts will be kept in state
OF readiness either for a day or night
a.lack.