New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08

companies Of coast artillery from the Gulf
Coast.
General Carter will leave Washington
Tomorrow night by way of 81. Louis to
open his headquarters at San Antonio
He could start earlier. but prefers 10
make sure that the troops now converg
ing on Fort Sam Houston from ali direc-
tons are fairly entrained and are likely
TO reach their destination without delay.
General Carter will have full divisional
staff at his headquarters, composed or
Colonel Steven Mills, chief Of staff Ma
jor Henry G. Learnard, 14th Infantry
general staff: Captain Maiin Craig. LIST
Cavalry, general staff; Lieutenant Colo
mel Eugene r. Laid. adjutant general;
Major George Bell jr., inspector general
Major Blanton Winship. judge advocate
general; Lieutenant Colonel Daniel E'
Mccarthy, chief quartermaster; Major
Harry f.. Wilkins, chief commissary;
Lieutenant Colonel Henry p. Birming-
ham. chief surgeon, and Paul +. Straub'
sanitary inspector.
Most OF these officers are In the Mis-
sissippl Valley OF on the Pacific Coast,
but have already had their orders by
telegraph and will join their CHIEF at
Fort Sam Houston soon after his arrival
there.
All the supply bureaus are sending
food ouartermasters' supplies ammunl-
ton and medicines, and, in fact. every
thing necessary for the maintenance OF
an army in the field. The machinery is
working beautifully, according TO re-
ports received here, although, of course
the real test Of the sufficiency Of all these
preparations cannot be had until the en-
tire force has been modified in the De-
partment OF Texas and along the border.
There was no sign of any undue excite
ment in either the War or the Navy De-
partment. although the officers were ex-
ecuting the biggest military movement
In short time that had been undertaken
since tire Spanish war.
The Naval Representation.
The present strength of the armored
cruisers OF the fifth division OF the At
lantic fleet which will take part in the
operations at Galveston is $500 men, in
Guiding officers. bluejackets and marines.
The commanders Of the ships of the
division are: The Tennessee Flagship Of
Rear Admiral Staunton). Captain Harry
s Knapp; the Montana, Captain John
6. Quinby: the North Carolina, Captain
Clifford J. Boush. and the Washington,
Captain Richard NJ. Hughes.
The cruisers will leave New York in
few days. They sre scheduled TO go
directly to Guantanamo, which is being
made the base Of the naval operations.
About two thousand marines also have
been ordered to assemble at Guantanamo
to cooperate with the navy. or TINS
number / 400 are being drawn from the
compliments Of the marine barracks
along the Atlantic coast and the remain
ing six hundred will be taken from the
battleship fleet and landed at Guam
tanamo before the feet leaves Cuban
waters
On THURSDAY the Prairie will leave
philadelphia with seven hundred of the
marines which are being collected from
about the same number and VIII leave
Philadelphia on Friday, stopping at Nor
folk TO pick up q detachment Of marines.
The marines at Guantanamo will con.
sist Of two regiments under command Of
Colonel J.. W. T. Waller, the senior
colonel of the marine corps, at present
in command of the marine barracks at
Norfolk. The first regiment will be in
charge Of Colonel George Barnett now
commanding the marine barracks at
Philadelphia, while the second regiment
will be commanded by Colonel Franklin
]. Moses, the commander of the marine
barracks at Annapolis.
Two regiments Of coast artillery will
be conveyed 10 Texas on shipboard and
orders were issued to-day to the quarter
masters department to have two trans
ports ready. at Fortress Monroe to re-
ceive these men and TO carry them 10