New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
First Army Division Com
pletes Preparations for
Rush Orders.
LOAD 100000
CARTRIDGES ON SHIP
War Department Officials Send
Two More Transports from
This Port To-day.

The LIST Division OF tho United states
Army. Of which Colonel Ham. stationed
at Governors Island, is chief OF STAFF. Is
preparing to be ordered TO the South at
any moment This was made evident
yesterday by tho warlike preparations
in and about the city
From Governors Island. all the reserve
ammunition was taken on lighters to Erie
Basin and loaded on the steamer Pana-
man. which the government has con-
verified into a supply ship. The Panaman
will sail tomorrow.
The former Savannah liner City OK
Macon, loaded with supplies and equip
ment. sailed for Galveston yesterday
morning. Although the task of fitting
her up as a transport was not completed,
a large force OF mechanics made the trip
TO finish their work at sea.
To-day two more transports will sail
from Brooklyn. One OF them, the Mime
sotan. was scheduled 10 leave tomorrow.
but rush sailing orders from Washington
received yesterday hurried the work OK
loading
The Minnesotan Is the first oil burning
transport to be pressed into tho govern
ment service. Yesterday 1900 barrels OF
oil were emptied into her tanks. enough
for q run to Galveston, Vera Cruz,
Puerto Mexico and back to Galveston.
She will carry horses and mules.
The other transport, the City OF Men,
phts. IS loaded with army provisions and
supplies.
The Iowan, OF the American-Hawa!ian
Line. on which the government holds an
option. arrived In tho Erie Basin yester-
day.
The Oceana, in the same yards, which
has been out OF commission two years, Is
being put in shape. II Is said she Will
be sent to Vera Cruz as transport She
has a speed OF eighteen TO twenty knots
, and could convey $500 troops.
The 1st Division consists OF the LIST and
I'd Brigades, some regiments OF Coast
Artillery, the I'd Cavalry, parts Of the LIST
and Sd Field Artillery and the sd En-
gneers. The latter regiment is stationed
at Washington.
The 1st Brigade includes the Sd, 5th
and 2sth regiments OF infantry. The 10Th
is at Governors Island. The 9Th Is at
Flattsburg Barracks. and the 80 at Madi-
son Barracks, Sackett's Harbor. n. Y.
The I'd Brigade is made up Of only the
9th and 18th regiments OF infantry, both
on the Texas border at present.
The approximate peace strength OF the
division is: officers. $50; enlisted men,
10000; horses. 1000; mules, 1900;
wagons. 100. and ambulances, 80. II
ordered to the front the force would be
/ greatly increased.
The ammunition sent from Governors
Island yesterday comprised thousand
rounds for division mustered to its full
/ lighting strength Of $4,000 men, or $4,000
/ 600 cartridges. Like amounts will be FOL
warded in a few days from other reserv ,
depots TO Galveston
Il Is said that any considerable force
for Vera Cruz will be modified on Staten
Island. then sent by train 10 Galveston
There fifteen transports can land an aver
age Of l 900 men a day at Vera Cruz
Colonel r. Foster Walton, head OF the
state national guard. declared yesterday
that the statement that the organization
was far below the standard was mislead-
ing. The equipment OF the national guard
for war. he said, would mean great ex-
pense. which the organization did not In
tend to incur unless there was reason.