Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
CAPT. LAMoREux RELIEVED.
Wit Go 20 Maine and ne Succeeded by
Capt. ". T.. Cole.

Orders issued from the war department
Thursday relieve Captain Thomas u.
l'alnorcux, artillery corps, U. S. A.. who
has been on duty in this city since Mo-
v"'nber q. 1902. as n constructing quar-
t"rmastcr in the quertcrnIaster depart
ment. in charge Of construction work at
Fort Ethan Allen aud plattsburgh bar
racks. N. Y. Captain Lamorcux is re-
icvcd by Captain William r.. Cole. quar-.
tcrmaster. Il. S. A., at present on duty
nj Fort Barrancas, Fla. Captain Cole Is
expected TO arrive in Burlington in about
'"O weeks and take charge Of the con
lstructing duartcrmustcrs Office in tho
| Howard National bank building. Upon
hcing relieved hy captain Cole, Captain
| 'amor"uA will proceed to Fort Preblr.
Me-, ma assume command of the END
company of coast artillery at that post.
Captain Cole will take charge of the con-
struction work at Fort Ethan Allen and
the post uuarteimaster at Plattsb,irgh
barracks. y. Y.. will assume charge of
| ne work at that post.
| TN" order for Captain Tamoreux's re-
| lief docs not come uncxpcctctly. as his
tour Of duty in the artormastcr depart
'nent had expired and nc expected To be-
ordered back to the line for duty. Tho
order Will l'' received. however, with re-
gr"t 10y MI VIII" know Captain Lamorcux
The buildings which have been construct
cd ut Fort Ethan Allen under the dircc-
non o' Captain lninoreux number nearly
im. ih" amount Of money expended for
this construction reaches very close to
Sy'o",. This is outside OF the large
amount of work which has been done II,
| Piattsbui sh barracks. When Captain la
norcuX believed that the post needed Il
certain building he set to work To- OBJ
tain it. With Il single exception every
building that he has asked for has been
iEranted. \ veterinary hospital is still
needed and Captain Cole Will probably
take up this matter where Captain La-
forcux leaves it,
captain IamorcuX is a native Of Lam
sing. Mich. He graduated from the mill
ta1y academy at West Point in 1880 and
was on duty rs a second lieutenant III
the Ath and md artillery. His promotion
to captaincy occurred May 5. 1901 and
he received his appointment as a quarter
master October ~ 1901. AS n first lieu
Itenaht in the Spanish American War
Captain I.amorcux was the only officer IL
ICuba who was a brigade quarternlasta
and ComnssarN officer. serving on thr
staff Of General Randolph. lie was ~
captain and ouartcimastcr of volunteers
during this war. Later he was construct
Ting and depot duartcrmaster at Baltimore
Md. Before coming to this city the cap
tain was on transport duty aboard the
Sherman between San Francisco and thu
Philippines.
| The only unfinished business which Cap
tain Lamoreux leaves is the final DISPOSE
ton of the present administration build
| ing at the fort. 1t is probable that it will,
be remodelcd for offers quarters al
though the fort residents want it for
some thing else.
Captain Cole, who comes to BurlinGt on
is 81 years OF age and a resident of Utah
He graduated from the military academy
in 1888 and served as a second Lieutenant,
in the artillery corps, as a first lieutenan,
unassigned and as a captain in the ar
Itillery corps. lie received his present APP
lpOntment as quartermaster. which is
for a period of four years, August q,
1908.
| It was believed that upon the expira-