The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-11-13
THE COMING
ARMY POST

WASHINGTON, October 29.-An
important assignment Of troops was
made today to the Hawaiian Islands
in pursuance of plan determined
upon by the department several
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 substantial guard there. Some
time ago company Of engineers was
ordered to the Islands and will sail
from San Francisco November 4.
There is splendid military reser-
walton now on the Islands, furnishing
ample quarters for the additional
troops. 1t is understood that the
plans also call 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 E, F and G, Fifth cav
airy, now at Fort Apache, Arizona
are ordered to the Yellowstone Park
Troop II remaining at Fort Duchesne
Utah. Troops F and G, Eighth cav
airy, NOW at Fort Yellowstone, are or
dered to Fort Huachuca, 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 ant
two troops of the third squadron
Third cavalry, to be designated by thu
squadron commander, are transferred
from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, tx
Fort Wingate, the garrison post.
The following transfers and assign
ments were made incident to thes'
movements of troops:
Captain Nilsson, Fifth cavalry, from
Troop II to Troop l.; Captain Hall
same regiment, from Troop F to Trool
| H; Captain Cornell, Fifth cavalry, un
: assigned, assigned to Troop G; Majo
, Benson of the Fourteenth cavalry
: transferred to the Fifth cavalry ant
, directed to report to the Secretary o.
the Interior for appointment as su
perintendent of the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park; Major Bishop, Fifth cav
airy, transferred to the Fourteenth
cavalry.
SAN FRANCISCO, November g.
The War Department is contemplating
new Army post in the vicinity o
Honolulu, and board of officers ha
been named to select site. Amoni
, them will be Major Samuel w. Dun
.. ning,- Twentieth infantry, and Majo
Fred W.. Foster, Fifth cavalry.
Colonel Walter s. Schuyler recent
> received orders to proceed to Homo
lulu in command of headquarters
band and the first and third squadron
,, of the Fifth cavalry. He will locat
!. cantonment about twenty mile
from Honolulu, which may ultimatel.
= become cavalry post.
On the other hand, there are fea
/, lures which may establish a pos
: within four miles of Honolulu an
nearer the transport docks. TIL
ground which the cavalry troops vii
!, occupy has many advantages for
, post. There are thousands of acre
4 well adapted for maneuvers, beside
i which there is an ample water supply
The orders for the movement of tn
! cavalry troops require that horses, al
q impedimenta and field-service equiv
ment sail from this port about Janr
. airy Is.
The equipment for a permanen
Gimp will leave here on the transpoI
of December 5.