Evening journal., 1910-03-07
ON
STRIKE DUTY
4Sth Co. Coast Artillery Pre-
pared to Protect in
Philadelphia
EXPECT ORDERS
TODAY TO MOVE

II the conditions in Philadelphia
menace the safety OF the United states
mint there. troops now being held in
readiness at Fort Dupont can be rush
ed into the strIlxe-torn city within
few hours.
Secretary Of War Dickinson, acting
on request from the Treasury De-
partment, has directed General j.
Franklin BAN. chief Of staff, to take all
steps to prepare for this emergency.
To General Leonard Wood, command
ing the department Of the East has
been left the selection of troops and
the army regulars are being held in
readiness for instant action should such
a step be necessary.
The Fourty-hfth Company Coast
Artillery, stationed at Fort Dupont. is
in readiness TO make the trip. orders
from the War Department notifying
the company officers to be prepared
TO move on Philadelphia were received
at the fort yesterday and information
from headquarters this morning was
that the command was ready. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
three passenger cars and a locomotive
OF the track there prepared TO carry
TIE troopers 10 Philadelphia. II was
said this morning that the company
had as yet, received no order to move.
but the order was expected before
night
The Forty-hfth Company is COM
posed OF one hundred and nine men
under the command Of Captain l.. s.
Edwards.
At l.3O o'clock the company had not
received orders to move.
Colonel c. H. Hunter, commanding at
Fort DUPONT has the full complement OF
the company, mobiiized at the barracks
Each man has thirty calibrc rifle and
sufficient ammunition is packed to last
indefinitely
| Colonel Hunter was TOO busy to speak
Of the plans for moving the artilerymen
Another officer said. however. that th'
order to mobolize was received late yes
terday afternoon.
Asked II he could tell who ordered th'
soldiers 70 get ready 10 go 10 Philadelphia
the officer replied. Il cannot answer tina
question One OF the department ooni
J manders must have given the order; an
the order to proceed to Philadelphia vii
also have to come from a department
commander"
when do you expect 20 start for Phil
adelphia?r
THAT all depends upon the department
commander Everything Is ready now an,
we will be in Philadelphia few hour
after we get the order to move"
That government officials fear Fed
eral buildings are endangered is evi
dent from the remarks of another Off
Ger at Fort DUPONT. who said wv
would not be ordered to get ready Il
move unless government property wal
in danger"
Don't frighten anyone by saying
that we will take our heavy guns along
he added Each gun Is powerful
enough to blow a crowd TO atoms an,
there would surely be trouble IL w
let one of those guns off in the street
OF Philadelphia. We may bring twl
gattling guns along. but / think tina
the thirty calibre Springfield rifle i
enough to protect the governmen
buildings"
Special Train Ready.
The soldiers will not be at the dis
posal Of the Pennsylvania or muni
cipal authorities, if they go 70 Phil
adelphia. The War Department main
tains a neutral position in all contro
versies such as exists at present. an
/ the artillerymen will be used solely I
protect government buildings.
At the request of the War Depart
! ment, the Pennsylvania Railroad sen
special train to Fort Dupont fror
! Wilmington last evening. It comprise
a locomotive. baggage car and two pas
senger coaches. The engineman wa
instructed TO keep steam up all tn
time.