New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-23
GUARD TO ENCAMP
AT STATEN ISLAND
Mobilization Site Selected
for $4,000 Militiamen
of This State.
ARTILLERY WILL GO
TO MONTAUK POINT
New Equipment Ready for Those
Who Pass Test-Many Eager
to Fight Mexicans.

The mobilization camp for the national
guardsmen OF this state was selected yes
terday.
The troops will be assembled on Staten
Island, between Fort Wadsworth and
New Dorp. where there IS space for tent
ing and training $500 men. On this
ground will be encamped four brigades-
one from Manhattan. one from Brooklyn
ono from the Buffalo headquarters and
one from the Albany headquarters.
The field artillery of the state Will DO
assembled for training at Montauk Point.
used In the Spanish-American War as a
general mobilization camp.
There also was selected yesterday the
places at which the transports will dock
10 take on the soldiers II they are ordered
TO the front The transports to be used
will be picked from $50 vessels offered for
this purpose by number of steamship
companies yesterday.
Major General John +. Organ, n G. n.
Y, being absent in Washington. Colonel
r. f. Walton was adJutant general In
command yesterday. He and Colonel A.
r. Townsend. quartermaster, both repre-
senting the national guard, Joined Colonel
II. F. Sternberger. U. s. A, chief of com
missary. and Major William Weigel, U.
s. A.. delegated TO inspect and instruct
the national guardsmen at the Municipal
Building. and the party went TO Gov
ernor's Island, where they were met by
Lieutenant Colonel w. G.. Ham, L. S. A,
chief OF staff Of the Department Of the
East; Captain Cory. L. S. A. and Cap
tain Anderson, u. s. A.. detailed to the
engineer corps Of the national guard.
General Organ had wired TO Colonel
Walton yesterday morning instructing
him to pick out mobilization camp, and
notice that this was TO oe done was tele-
graphed 10 Governor Glynn.
The officers reached Governors Island
about 3 o'clock and conferred for more
than two hours, Lieutenant Colonel Ham
acting in an advisory capacity. The site
decided on is in F1ngerboard Road, which
runs between Fort Wadsworth and New
Dorp Fresh water is easily obtainable,
and the level ground makes 1t an excel
lent spot for the purpose.
The troops will be divided into three
bodies. When they reach the camp they
will be fitted out with full equipment.
Most Of the regiments are short of the
necessary equipment. but it will not take
long to make It complete.
Though final confirmation OF the selec-
ton of the camp rests with Major Cen
eral Organ and Governor Glynn, there is
no doubt that this will be given as soon
as the commander of the New York mill
tia returns TO this city from Washing
ton. He is expected to-day Following
his visit TO Governors Island, Colonel
Walton called up Major General Organ
and somebody in Albany probably Adju-
tant General Hamilton.
So thorough has been the work Of prep
aration in the armories since trouble In
Mexico threatened that the guardsmen
are now In such shape that they could
move to the camp In less than two days
The peace strength Of the guard in this
state is 1900 men: in war time about
60 900. The work OF inoculating 1900 OF
the militia against typhoid fever Will
soon be begun.
New York has the best prepared ma
tional guard in the country, with more
than enough men TO make up four hrl-
gades. Pennsylvania has a scant four
brigades; the other states are not In such
a happy condition.
The recruiting stations were visited yes
terday by three times the number of can
didates VINO apply in days of unrest. The
main office. at o Third ave, saw steady
stream Of men anxious 10 jump out and
take legal shot at somebody or some
thing associated with chile con carne.
But the officers In charge are more care
ful than ever in picking their men, and
II will be hard for any deficient man 10
slip BY. In all there were not more than
twenty men accepted yesterday.
For the marine corps. proudest branch
of the service. three hundred men are
needed. The applicants must be strictly
top notch.
Through Colonel Walton. Major Cen
eral O'Ryan issued yesterday call for
Young men TO enlist. He wired from
Washington:
Give press statement that men should
enlist now 10 get advantage of prelimi-
nary training and promotion. Notify sur
geons TO accept only the best physical
specimens"
This was the statement:
washington said: IN time OF peace
prepare for war This refers not only TO
governments. but also TO individuals.