Evening journal., 1907-07-05
NEW COMPANY
AT FORT DUPONT
Supplies Are Arriving For the
Torpedo Men TO be
Located There
GOVERNMENT TO BUILD
N " ROAD 10 POST
specIaI 70 rhe EvenIng Iournal.


DELAWARE CITY. July s.-Miss
Helen Moore. daughter OF Robert NJ
Moore, who has been confined 20 bed
with a severe attack OF inhammatory
rheumatism. is slowly recovering Miss
Moore has beeir-on a three months
visit 70 Cuba and the fact that she re-
turned while the weather was still
bad, IN March, without appreciatlng the
change in latitude. caused her illness.
The Moore family have had as visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mallette Of Phil
adelphia. Mr.. Mallette is at the head
OF large construction and engineer
business there.
George b. Hoffman, one OF Roose-
velt's Rough Riders during the Span
ish-American war. is paying prolong
ed visit to Captain Goodfellow of the
Fourth Company. He says he likes
the country so we'll that he does not
know when he will go back home 70
New Orleans.
Miss Nancy Winchester pays fire.
quent visits 20 town. sometimes going
as far as the fort, on her beautiful
saddle-horse
The Quartermastcr's Department has
at last provided a nice rig to transport
between the post and town the two
civilian employees Of the department
Mr. Badger. the chief clerk. and Mr.
Moore. superintendent OF construction
Preparations are being made at Fort
dupont for. the new Torpedo Com
pany to be located there. Supplies OF
all kinds are daily arriving for them,
and quarters are being prepared. Ow-
/ ing to the fact. that when the last
Congress passed the bill for the in
crease OF the coast artillery, a section
Of the bin appropriating S50000OO for
constructing new quarters and other
necessary buildings 20 take care Of this
Increase at the various seacoast cities
was overlooked. Il has become neces-
sary to crowd those companies now i'm
existence; and at Fd-t dupont the new
company viii be Gro .rded In with the
present Fourth and Oae Hundred and
Twelfth companies The men of this
new company by Instructions, lectures
and drills. are expected to become eX-
lperts In mine defense, planting, firing,
disabling when necessary, and remov-
ing mines and torpedoes used for the
protection OF rivers and harbors from
a hostile foe.
New Roads to the Post.
The government has Just authorized
an expenditure OF more than $4,000 for
new roads at the Post. In the near
future there will be erected several
t more buildings at a cost OF many thou
! sands of dollars. Barricl buildings
3 must be provided for. two more come
e panies and also for the band also
8 band-stand and at least more houses
n for non on-commissioned officers A fin,
r new quarters for FIVE bachelor officers
. will be completed during this month
p but yet more houses for married Off
= GERS must be erected to accommodate
= the increase. If the recommendation
of the general STAFF of the army ar
carried out still more buildings ar
J, required. as they favor the stationinl
y at each artillery post at least tw
q companies of infantry; so that tn
q latter can guard the rear Of the for
l. and relieve the artillerymen from sen
e try duty and guarding prisoners, an,
- then give their whole time TO theil
o heavy gun drills and lectures.
The contents Of the Delaware Cit,
Hotel have been sold by the sheriff
: for $500 presumably TO a Mr.. Rosen.
helm. Of Baltimore. upon whose claim
the sale was made.