New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
GUARD DEFENDS COAST
MIMIC WAR STARTS.
Federal Guns Roar WelcOmC TO
Militia at the HarbOr Forts.

When Brigadier General David f. Austen. chleI
OF the coast artillery OF the New York Nauohai
Guard. into headquarters at Fort Hdili''o'-
Brooklyn yesterday ne received salute OF eleVe"
guns, which tie first time salute was eNe
fired for a general officer of the national guard d
a regular army pest. The salute was nred dI =
o'clock and it marked the formal beginning U, III,
encamprent of the Sth. 9th and 18th regihlehtS u
coast artillery Forts Totem SchuSie'' "d"-
worth and Hamilton.
The three regiments which went into camp yes
terday detailed exactly as they "oulu oe IL
time Of war The sth Coast Artillery Is ui|'ue,'
between Forts Totten and Schuyler guarding tne
entrance to Long Island Sound; the 9Th IS at Fort
Wadsworth Staten Island. and the 18th is at Fort
Hamilton. Brooklyn Colonel Elmore r Aust'h :
in command of the sth. Colonel William r MOTIFS
of the 9Th and Colonel Charles o DAVIS u ''
18th.
Brjgsdier General Austen has been detailed 10
inspect the several encampments and report ~
is assisted by the following members OF MS s'"ii'
Lieutenant Colonel Washington Irving lay io'-
Major ". H. Roberts. Major Azel Ames' engineer
ing officers Major Thomas R Fle1nlns' d.
sistant adjutant general General austen was
formerly colonel of the 18th Coast ARTILLERY ne
has been a member of the national guard since
1859.
The three regiments Of artillery simply ptcheo
their tents yesterday: actual drill viii no5 begin
until to-day The first few days Of the encahip-
ment will devoted to range finding "aIiiLii3
the guns the ammunition and the holsts, anu -
eating the men to other QuIeS OL d~'NH-
Owing the danger to passing Vessels' NJ
lar service charges will be fired from the Dig gus
this wear The charges used will re pt40l'7
charges. known sub-cahbre, which VIII ili7 HIS
si1es of the same size but with less poWdeI-
The sham battles and night attacks VIII no' ta77
r1soa until next week. They will be larselS -
raticaI in nature and little if any nrlhg VII -,
p1ace When vessel passes Vlthlh 'aii9' N
big guns it is supposed to be hit - - a-5
There was much marching OF state uoops -,
.-o,,rd New York yesterday. on their way ~ -
t.-bo- forts Several hundred members u ~
,9,b ps9ir,ent coast artillery, joined the res 10
- Fort hamilton arriving from their arInolS' ~ -
I,,,I,-n ar II o'clock. Six companies OF tIi7 90.
NJ work. Regiment and four companies OF u"
,,tL p.gir,ent of Brooklyn. in command OF |oLone'
,1orrfe vent into camp at Fort Wadswortn- A'
.-ossad over the Staten Island ferry 70 - o7i9
80 thew boarded special trolley cars "hich CUT
.,.,.ed then, to the reservation. .
,fator Ham, commander at Fort "auSNCl -.
.a,d that the work would consist OF s0o-cdiiol 2
o+ics IN the day time and drills and call 70 arms
=. ri9b+ Last year two men Of the S'h reg
y,ara killed and several others we're HJuIeu' WI"
ora of the big Pinch guns exploded
There has been much protest from u"eii-'
p,obr,ond and Brooklyn boroughs affected oy 'ne
5,.cbsrves Of the big rifles. that the War Depart
-,a,t had been induced to do away WIN 'ii'9
feature Much damage was done last year anu
folks were kept awake two-thirds 81 tnree " iON'
nights during the theoretical attacks