New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
GATHERING FOR FIGHT.
GENERALS IN NEW-LONDON
INSPECTING ARMY'.S WORK.
GUN TESTS AND TARGET PRACTICE
CONFINED MANGUyRES.
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NeW-London Conn. Aug pa martial air
pervades this usually quiet city and the signs
Of the impending game multiply Yesterday
the booming Of the cannon at Fort Niche
could be heard plainly here. and tomorrow tar
get practice viii take place at all the forts.
The streets are filled with artillery and signal
corps men and sailors from the Panther. newly
arrived from the war game off Boston. add to
the warlke atmosphere. Officers are also COM
ing from III over the country and reporting for
duty at the various forts.
With the arrival of Generals Macarthur. Cree
ly and Crozer the chief figures of the army are
on the field. General Crozer was the fist to
come. He spent the day inspecting the batteries
al Fort Terry single shot fired from
each of the mortar batteries. the gunners max
ing excellent practice. General Crozier returned
10 the Pequot House on the Gretchen after the
inspection He enthusiastic over the re-
suits the fort.
General Greely arrived at O'Clock He was
met by one Of the Signal Corps automobiles.
On the way to the hotel the motorman amused
himself by exploding his power The effect
resembled saluting volley. To a Tribune re-
porter General Cireelv outlined the part the
Signal Corps was to play in the coming ma
nnauyTes-
i have stripped every post as far west as the
Missouri River he said Even then l should
be short OF men were ii not for the Connecticut
and Massachusetts volunteers While l am TO
superintend personally these man9uVres, shall
also have 10 direct the work in Alaska and the
Philippines
The man9uvres viii bring out number
pf innovations. Three distinct systems of wire
less telegraphy-the Marconi. the Fessenden and
the De Forest-viH be tested We shall use the
wires for work that cannot be done by eur
other instruments Then are to have three
automobiles Mine is the first corps in the
army TO adopt this machine But l am not
going to use Il merely about in 1 shall
use it chiefly TO repair breaks in telegraph
wires and to meet similar contingencies.
Personally 1 believe these maneuvres are Of
the highest possible value. 1 have had TO bring
men 1,3o0 miles for the ten days duty But
it IS just this sort OF test that will bring out
the weak points and the lack OF preparation
Without such a test should never be ready.
! am using the automobiles and the wireless
1elegraphy of private makers because I believe
that il is the duty Of the country supply
with inventions rather than for to devise
them. have established stations all along the
coast and have detachments at work l shall
report TO General Macarthur tomorrow"
Major General Macarthur arrived on
Kanawha at s o'clock tonight. His shore head
quarters will be the Pequot House, where
Mrs. Macarthur also will stay.
A distinctive feature Of these nanoeuvres will
be the Of volunteer artfilerynen- They VIII
work with the regular troops at the big guns
snd much valuable training will be given them
The First Heavy Artillery of Massachusetts will
be sent to Fort Rodman- Two companies OF
coast artillery from Connecticut will be sta
tioned at Fort Terry. Here they will work two
siege guns. which placed to command Plum
Gut These guns were originally intended for
use in the siege of Havana. They are the only
guns of the sort TO be used in the manoeuvres.
Details of the Connecticut militia go to Fort
Terry from here daily to work on the guns.
Regret IS expressed here among regular army
officers that the New-York National Guard is
10 have no De art in the maneuVres- The absence
of the 18th Regiment and the Signal Corps IS
particularly regretted. Il had been hoped that
the Signal Corps would he represented, put
General Greely said tonight that ne round hifl-
self unable to furnish subsistence or transporta-
tion, and that unless the men secured this in
some way they would have part In the game.
Signal Corps: the secret OF this balloons where
abouts is jealousy guarded by the offlcers, VINO
regard il as one Of the most important weapons
OF the signal service. The balloon squad is
however at present at Point Judith and Ii Is
probable that it is from this point that obserVa-
lions will be made There are signal stations at
Block Island. Montauk Point and all the lrnPor-
1ant places on the Sound. -,
AS the day of actual hostilites approaches the
question Of weather assumes paramount ihpor-
The ole dogs remark tnat <auS gust
deys are usually clear and september Gays
clearer in these waters They save themselves
fro-n future trouble by adding that this summer
q 7ieferanf from all other summers. But if the
rresent clear sky holds the advantage VIII De
wholly with the army Every MI! ana isianu
has quota OF signal men. ana II WIN %
practically impossible for the Meet 10 snip III uiI
observed 80 -, - -, -
advantage The dash through Plum Gut "ihch
al +ta ,Tieeacres are predicting. Will then nave
much chance of success. Here the Connecucut
7rjliria intervene and declare that fog or no fos
not even the Dolphin can pass thefn uIiooeei Neu
REPORT TO BE MADE SOON