The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-22
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Notes OF Interest to the Service From
All Along the Lines.

returned from an official visit TO New
York.
Lieutenant-C Commander Edward l.. Am.
DRY has resigned from the navy to take
effect June 1,
The Omaha, Captain Thomas o. Self
Hampton Roads.
The marines sent to Aspinwal from
Norfolk returned to the yard there
Wednesday evening
The POwhatan, Captain Lestes A..
Beardsler, will be sent to the Norfolk yard
on her return from Central America next
month.
Naval Constructor George w. Much has
arrived here from the Mare Island Navy
Yard, California, for duty at the Navy
Department,
Lieutenant Wilbur Il. Wilder, Fourth
Cavalry, has been granted leave for a
month with permission to apply for one
month extension.
The Secretary of the Navy will order
the substitution of some other color for
the white helmets and leggngs worn by
sailors and marines on shore duty,
Company A, Captain Robert G. Hewitt
now at Fort Grant, and Company u, Cap
tain VIM T.. DOugherty. at Fort Apache,
Ariz., have been ordered to eXchange.sta-
tons.
Mrs Eugene H. c. Leutze, wife of Lieu
tenant Leut2c, U. S. n, has arrived here
from San Francisco, and is visiting Lieu
tcnant-Commandcr and Mrs. Charles j.
Train.
The revocation of Passed Assistant En-
gneer George d. Strickland orders to the
MChican was because of severe illness, for
which he is under treatment at the Mare
Island Hospital, Cal.
The retirement of Rear Admiral Upshur
next week for over forty years service, will
promote Commodore j. G. p. DeKraflt to
Rear Admiral, and Captain George Il.
Belknap to Commodore.
The cabin, wardroom, Storage and berth
deck furniture for the new steel cruiser
Atlanta is being made at the Norfolk
Navy-Nard, and will be ready for the YES
sci about September next.
Commander c. NJ. SchOonmaker, who
has just resumed his duties at the Norfolk
Yard as equipment officer after a long ILL
ness, is also acting as executive officer in
the absence of Captain Belknap, and as
civil engineer of the yard.
Commander Robley d. Evans arrived in
Norfolk yesterday from his station in Bal
timore, en- route to inspect the lighthouse
in North Carolina waters and supply them
with stores for the coming fiscal year.
The experimental magazine guns re-
emily in the hands of the Third Cavalry in
Arizona have been placed by General
Crook in the hands of troops of the
Fourth and Tenth Cavalry and the First
Infantry at various posts.
Secretary Whitney has ordered the fol-
lowing officers to duty in this city. Lieu
tenant Charles o. Allibone and Passed
Assistant Paymaster John n. Speel to
special duty at the Navy Department and
Lieutenant Robert Platt to duty at the
NaVy-Gard.
The Twentieth Infantry, General Elvill
S. Otis commanding, left Fort Leaven-
worth Wednesday by rail for Montana to
take station. Major Passmore Middleton,
surgeon was designated by General Augur
to go with the command to Bismarck,
Oak, and return.
The Greedy relief steamer Bear, which
has been turned over to the Coast Survey
for service in Alaska waters, will be over
hauled at the Norfolk Navy-Yard after
next month. She is now in New York
She will be fitted with the Sigsbee and'the
Tanner sounding machines for deep sea
work.
Lieutenant A. V. Wadhams, u. S. NJ;
Lieutenant NJ. Saito, naval attache of the
japanese legation and John W. Thomp-
son, foreman of the Maryland laboratory,
went down the river from the Navy Yard
yesterday afternoon in the tug Rescue to
a short distance below Giesboro' Point, to
test the improved Weeks torpedo protector.
The promotion of Commodore j. c.. p.
De Kraft next week to rear-admiral, leaves
Commodore Oscar C.. Badger at the head
of the list for promotion, buta he becomes
G2 years of age August II, must retire with
his present rank unless some casualty
should happen or some admiral volun-
talily retire. Rear-Admiral Francis A.
Roe will retire for age October 1, andit is
believed by many officers that he will APP
ply in July for retirement TO give pro-
motion to Commodore Badger.
Secretary Whitney has taken decided
stand against the expenditure of twice
their original value upon old wooden YES
sells. He has appointed the following
board; Captain John Irwin senior mem
Der; Chief Engineer G. +. Kutz, Com
mander +. Rodgers, Commander G.
Kempft and Assistant Naval Constructor
j. Feastcr, to investigate the eXtravagant
repairs of the Mohican and other vessels
at the Mare Island Maynard, and has
ordered the Omaha and all officers con-
nected with her reconstruction to New
York pending an inquiry as to how $780,
GOO was expended upon'he repairs. The
Secretary will go to New York and person
ally conduct the inquiry. In his letter
concerning the work at the Mare Island
Yard, the Secretary expresses astonish-
ment as the results indicated and can
come to no other conclusion than that
money has been wantonly wasted.
The following navy orders have been
made: Rear-Admiral John H. Upshur,
now commanding the Pacific squadron, is
ordered, at his own request to be placed
on the retired list June the order of
Passed Assistant Engineer George ID.
Strickland to the Mohican is revoked, and
he will remain ON duty at the Mare Island
Maynard Gunner Constantine Cronan
ordered to the Ellis Island magazine Nor
folk Harbor Lieutenant-Command
Socrates Hubbard, detached from the New
York Navy-Yard June and granted six
months leave; Gunner John Gasllins,
from the League Island yard to the Fort
Miitlin magazine, Delaware, May 30; Gun
ner c. b. Magruder, from the Pensacola
yard May 25 George Fouse from the
Washington yard May 80; r. b. Watkins,
from the Chelsea magazine May 80 II. NJ.
Cross, from the Fort Miiilin magazine May
80, and James Hayes, from the Ellis Island
magazine May 80, and all ordered to the
Newport Torpedo Station June l for in
structions Gunner NJ. X. Henderson,
from the Wabash, ut Boston, to the Chel-
sea magazine; Commander
George NJ. Book has returned from the
Palos, Asiatic Station, and is placed on
waiting orders Lieutenant Charles j.
Badger, detached from the navy-yard here
and granted two months leave; Passed
Assistant Surgeon Robert Whitney, from
the New York Hospital and placed on
waiting orders.