New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-06
TO RESCUE OF BOSTON
Ne1c England Coast Supposed To
BE al Mercy of the Enemy.

To the anxiousy awaiting members OF the New
York State National Guard. the War Department
made public yesterday of the details of the
attack which is TO be made Boston and
vicinity August H. For the transportation Of
the New York troops to the OF war the
steamers Pilgrim Puritan and Boston have been
chartered by the government. and New Workers. will
have a chance TO mobile army embark for
foreign service on August l3
The troops having been placed in the control of
Major General Wood. commanding the Department
Of the East. for the period. August IA TO
II. he has ordered the following assignments to
vessels:
The Puritan-The 7th New York Infantry. in
command of Colonel d. S. Appleton. and the 18th
New York Infantry. in command of Colonel John
II. Foote. These troops will embark at Pier 49,
North River. the former organization at p.
and the latter an hour later. Each regiment will
carry twenty-four animals for the mounted Of
fcers. etc.
The Pilgrim. at Pier IS, will be boarded by the
22d Regiment Engineers. the Battalion of Field
Artillery, three volunteer troops of Squadron
A. and the LIST and I'd companies. Signal Corps. all
OF the New York National Guard. New Jersey will
send Its famous Essex Troop, the members of
which like Squadron A. have volunteered to serve
without pay or horse hire. The horses and guns
OF the field artillery and Of Squadron A will be
transported on the steamer Boston. Those of the
infantry regiments and of the signal companies
Will embark on the Puritan and those OF the engi-
neer regiment the Pilgrim.
GOING TO SCENE OF WAR.
The quartermaster steamers General Meigs and
General Johnston will bring the l4th Regiment from
Brooklyn To the North River piers for embarkatiOn.
one organization Will be timed TO follow another.
so that the loading of troops and material will
begin at p m. and be finished by O'Clock
The problem Of the maneuvres will be a supposed
sudden declaration of war by European power.
whose superior fleet attacks and defeats our North
Atlantic squadron on the day following formal
declaration of The coast In the district OF
Boston is then at the mercy Of the simulated fleet
and the transports. represented by the militia Of the
District Of Columbia. Connecticut and New York.
which will try 10 make a landing the coast.
The flagship OF the feet will be the United States
army transport Fitzpatrick. with Major General
Wood the supervisor OF the maneuvres. Major
General T. FL Bliss. the commander OF the attack
ing force and force OF coast artilerymen aboard.
General Bss's force will be known as the red
force. and the defence will be the blues" The
problem will call for the sudden concentration OF
all the available troops I'm Massachusetts a a coast
guard. The landing force will simulate war as
nearly has been attempted In this country,
stripping It's transportation the last margin. Of
fcers and men will carry everything they need
their shoulders
Brigadier General W. II. Pew. OF the Massachu-
sets Volunteer Militia. will be in command Of the
defensive force. Arrangements have been made
with hospitals in the districts which the
will cover 10 have sick disabled soldiers taken
care Of so that no suffering will come 20 the
TO TAKE CARE OF THE WOUNDED"
Automobiles have been engaged for the trans
portation Of injured men 10 these hospitals. and
number Of and motor trucks have been
gagged for combatant elements IN recon
noissance duty and in the transportation Of troops
The army transports Mcclellan. Sumner and Meade
will he used for the transportation OF the District
az Columbia troops and the brigade from Con-
nectcut. The latter vessel will be the only
10 approach the war" district by going around
Long Island picking up the Nutmeg State troops
the way.
England. Russia Mexico and Germany will send
their military attaches from Washington wit
eign representatives will sail with Major General
Wood the Fitzpatrick Major General Charles +.
Roe and General Clarke. Of this state. AMI their
stats will also attend the manPuvres observers.
The army authorities much pleased by the
attitude of-xhe city and authorities In the
district OF the manPuvTes and with the considera-
ton Of the Fall River Line. which permitted the
use OF It's boats during this period when traffc
Is heaviest. Through the efforts OF Captain Jacob
w Miller Of the naval militia OF this state. and
who is an Official Of the line. the government OBJ
tanned the of the boats.
Army authorities say that the coming manPuvres
will cost less than one-tenth Of the cost OF the
field maneuvres at Pine Plains IN June. 1895. and
will be more valuable instruction for both the army
and the militia. Onicers Of the army lay particular
the proposition Of manGuvres have been received
by the state city and town authorities Of Ma
chusetts The appropriation for the exercises was
made up from unmsued appropriations In the hands
of the War Department officials.