The evening times., 1902-10-28


Charles Heywood, commandant of the
Marine Corps, for the fiscal year ended
June 90, 1902, has just been made pubIf2
at the Navy Department, and. as 1t con
tains some pertinent remarks regarding
the condition Of the m,rine barracks in
this city, which was commented upon hy
the Surgeon General of the navy in a
recent report. is Of especial interest.
General Haywood says of the Wash
ington Barracks:
The headquarters office building, for
which Congress appropriated $50, 900 on
March 3, 1901. and which is now nearing
completion, has been converted into
quarters for the use Of the enlisted men.
by direction of the Secretary of the
Navy, owing to the fact that the present
barracks has been condemned by a
board Of medical officers of the navy.
Modern fixtures. ventilators. steam
heat, and electric lights will be installed
in the new building in the near futura,
and all other steps will be taken to
make the new quarters comfortable and
heaIthfuI for the command It is thought
that the building viii he ready for occu-
pancy in about one month The build
ing can be made a highly satisfactory.
modern, freproof barracks. to accom-
modate about $50 men. This building
was planned with view of putting on
an extension. which will give sufficient
modern quarters for the command, so
that the old quarters can be torn down
Headquarters in Bond Building.
THE headquarters of the Marine
Corps are now located in rented quar-
ters in the Bond Building. under a lease
made on July l, 1902, for nine months,
by which time it is expected that the
Mills Building will be completed. in
which provision has been made for the
Offices Of headquarters by the board ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Navy TO
consider the subject Of needed addition
al room for Offices OF the department
The decision Of the department to have
the headquarters Offices kept uptown is
gratifying 70 me, as the location OF such
Offices in proximity TO the Navy Depart
ment has been found to greatly facilitate
the transaction OF business.
The present marine barracks build
Ing at this station is very old. and con-
slant repairs are needed to keep it in
habitabIe condition. In addition TO this
there is no parade ground Of suitable
size convenient TO the barracks, and the
idea Of transferring the present building
site to the navy and locating the Marine
Barracks and quarters on the new land
in the yard recently acquired by the
navy is worthy Of consideration.
Favors a Larger Corps
N his report General Haywood urges
that Congress be asked to pass bill
during its next session increasing the
enlisted strength OF the Marine Corps by
!, ,o5s men, and making a material in
crease in the number of commissioned Of
hcers in the corps. He also favors the
passage Of proposed measure for the
retirement with the next higher rank
OF Marine Corps officers who served
creditably during the civil war, provid-
ed that they shall not have seen less
than forty years continuous service in
the Marine Corps. In urging the in
crease in his corps, General Haywood
says in part:
The need for more officers and men
in the corps to properly perform the
and increasing demands
made upon it IS most urgent.
NEf4 ha
crease contemplated by the bill 1t will
be difficult. If not impossible, for the
corps TO meet the demands which will
certainly be made upon it.
The Marine School.
The marine school Of application at
the Marine Barracks !n this city. has
proven great success. according TO
General Haywood The courses have
been so arranged that the students are
given the greatest amount of useful in
struction In the limited time avaiIa BILE.
It is recommended that officers quar-
ters be constructed g the Marine Bar
racks at the League Island Navy Yard at
Philadelphia. and that a substantial
freproof building TO cost $3.50. 900 be
erected in Philadelphia for the Marine
Corps depot Of supplies
The report gives a detailed account of
the famous expedition of Major L. ". T.
Waller, of the Marine Corps, In the
Island OF Samar, but no comment is
made upon the actions of Major Waller
which afterward led to his trial by
court-martiaI and the later trial and re-
tiTemenJ of Gen Jake" Smith OF the
army The details of this expedition
have already been made pubic in the re-
port Of Major Waller,
Regarding the policy of the comman-
dant Of marines respecting the length of
time officers of the Marine Corps are to
be kept in the Philippines, the report
says:
In accordance with the policy of the
major general commando at to have all
officers and men on duty IN the Philip
pines returned to his country as soon
as they have completed two and one
half years service there. o officers and
500 enlisted men have been sent to the
Philippines since the beginning Of the
year 1902, and II officers and