The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-11
THE COMING
ARMY POST
Another to Be Established
for Use of Uncle Sans
Cavalry.

WASHINGION, october 29.-AI
important assignment of troops wa
made today to the Hawaiian Island,
in pursuance of a plan determined
upon by the department severa
months ago substantially to increase
the garrison there. The headquarters
band and the first and third squad
rons of the Fifth cavalry were today
| ordered to the Islands. There are
now only four companies of infantry
there and that number has long been
| inadequate, in view of the plan to
build up better naval station. 1t is
understood that with the improve
ment of Pearl Harbor the War De-
partment considered it necessary to
have a substantial guard there. Some
time ago company of engineers was
ordered to the Islands and will sail
from San Francisco November 4.
There is a splendid military reser-
walton now on the Islands, furnishing
ample quarters for the additional
troops. 1t is understood that the
plans also cali for batteries of artil-
lery.
The band and first squadron of the
Fifth cavalry are now at Fort Hua-
chuca, Arizona, and the third squad
ron of the Fifth cavalry is at Fort
Wingate, Arizona.
Companies f, F and G, Fifth cav
airy, now at Fort Apache, Arizona,
are ordered to the Yellowstone Park,
Troop H remaining at Fort Duchesne,
Utah. Troops T and G, Eighth cav
airy, now at Fort Yellowstone, are or
dered to Fort Huaehuea, Arizona,
with the headquarters of the squad
ron, and Troops E and H of the
Eighth cavalry, now at Fort Yellow.
stone, are ordered to Fort Apache,
Arizona. Squadron headquarters and
two troops of the third squadron;
Third cavalry, to be designated by the
squadron commander, are transferred
from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to
Fort Wingate, the garrison post
The following transfers and assign
ments were made incident to these
of troops:
Captain Nilsson, Fifth cavalry, from
Troop H to Troop l.; Captain Hall, |
same regiment, from Troop F to Troop
H; Captain Connell, Fifth cavalry, I'M
assigned, assigned to Troop G.; Major |
Benson of the Fourteenth cavalry, |
transferred to the Fifth cavalry and |
directed to report to the Secretary of |
the Interior for appointment as SUI
perintendent of the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park; Major Bishop, Fifth cav |
airy, transferred to the Fourteenth |
cavalry.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 81
The War Department is contemplating |
a new Army post in the vicinity of |
and board of officers has |
been named to select a site. Among /
them will be Major Samuel w. Dun
ming, Twentieth infantry, and Major
Fred w. Foster, Fifth cavalry.
Colonel Walter s. Schuyler recently |
received orders to proceed to Homo
lulu in command of headquarters,
band and the first and third squadrons
Of the Fifth cavalry He viii locate
a cantonment about twenty miles |
from Honolulu, which may ultimately
become a cavalry post.
On the other hand, there are fea-
lures which may establish a post
within four miles Of Honolulu and
nearer the transport docks. The
ground which the cavalry troops will
'cegpy has many advantages for
post, There are thousands Of acres
gell adapted for maneuvers, besides
which there is an ample water supply
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,avalry troops require that horses, all
and a feld-serviee equip
nent sail from this port about Janu
Try Is.
TIE equipment for a permanent
,fmp viii leave here on the transport
# December ).