New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-07
Post, No. 10, Grand Army Of the Rspahlie, Ass II
adopted resolutions Of sympathy.
THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE.
NOVEL INSTITUTION AT NEWPORT,

NOfEL NEWPORI.
FORMALLY OPENED BY REAR ADMIRAL LUCE, fre
FOUNDER.
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NEWPORT, X. l., Sept. 6.-The Naval VIZ.
College at Newport, which founded BIZ Ra.r "a.
mra Stephen b. Luce United States Navy the prs,s.s
copmander OF the North Atlantic Squadron ana \
supsrntended By Captain Mahon, was opened th1
morning for OF lectures the art of mt.,v
warfare. and for advanced course Of profess,o,ss
study for naval ofoers Captain Mahon requested "A
mra Luce open the course OF instruction. and an In
structive we'll interesting address made BIZ tina
Admiral. He spoke first OF tho foundation the ins
tuition and referred to the great necessity which existed
tho present date in this ~ well other countries for
a college OF war. In speaking Of war; the Admiral
said:
"war has been called Q gamo, and az gams
II possesses o great interest to the majority
OF mon, while certain order Of minds It pod-
tive fascination. We nd In ci III life who love q
study tho campaigns OF the great captains OF hstoryt
who read the life OF Alexander the Great. made %
wholly OF his campaigns with the eagerness with which
others peruse the pages Of romance. No rssd
the stories of man9uvrss the play and counterpay Of
Turenne and his great opponet. Montecucul without
thrill OF admiration for the skill displayed By these I've
we-mached sdvesaries and although confined entire.
y the land forces such campaigns replets WITH
valuable lessons to the naval oficer.
at is our present purpose to build %
with these materials the science OF naval wss-
fare. We are far from saying that the various
problems of war may be treated as vigorously
OF Of the physical sciences but there ne
great question that the naval battles OF the past fur
nish OF amply sufficient for the formulation
of laws or principles which, established. would
raise maritime war to the level OF science. Having
established our principles by the nductve process.
may then resort to the deductve method OF applying
those principles to such changed condition OF the a
OF may be imposed BY later inventions or tho In
PRODUCTION of naval devices"
In speaking Of speed In connection with naval
fare the Admiral said that speed is an essential ole.
mont In naval warfare Tho grouping together of .
number Of important facts gathered from the accounts
OF naval battles will enable tho naval student
to lay prinoiple for his guidance In
Among other things Admiral Luce said: "For having
no authoritative treatise on the art OF naval warfare
under steam; having no recognized tactical order OF
battle; being deficient In the terminoloey OF steam
tactics per force resort to tho wsknown rules
OF tho military art with view to their application TO
methods OF dsposng troops for battle ascef
tain the principles which should govern fleet formations
Thus from the known may arrive 81 something Ike
a ear understanding OF what now mere conjecture.
1t by this means alone that we can raise naval war
fare tho empirical stage to the dignity OF science
The fleet most thoroughly drilled In naval tactics VIII
have the greatest advantage in war"
In his concluding remarks the Admiral SAID having
shown the system by which It 10 proposed to souaae:
the course OF study IN naval warfare IL Is On, Ina
proper to state at the outset that We are without IN
sructors even text books This should De distinct.
history to tell Us some tue great OF the past
and have an Instructor In military science to teach
those OF us who are willing to learn what ne Knows OF
the general principles OF that science Ii IS our part 70
learnlwha OF thems to draw own conclusions and
to make own deductions; and TO apply tho princt
pies which they illustrate by the operations OF past
wars both at and on land. that we NAV formulate
our own ideas on the subject or naval warfare. by
doing this adopt the comparative method.
Inspired by the example OF the warke GREEKS ana ad
mOnished by the warning OF the modern Engisn snd
knowing ourselves TO be on the road that Leads 70 a
establishment OF the science or naval warfare under
steam, let confidently look for that master Ina who
will lay the foundations OF that science ana do Tor
what Jomini has done for the military science
large number OF officers OF the Navy aud Army were
the opening Of the college Among the moss
officer OF the flagship Tennessee, Captain A. T. Mahon.
the present suporn Of the War College. Com
mander Socrates Hubbard and Lieutsnants John s.
Abbott c. T.. Logan, Samuel Seabury, H. Hosby. X I.
;bs As@y The War College viii be opened Tor three
and each day Will bring forth 3 new lecture
Coasters Harbor Island. where the College 10 placed
is agnicent piece OF property which the people hero
coded the United States for the establishment
Naval Training School, The staff OF the college and the
subjects they will instruct 10 are as follows: ~
CAPTAIN MAHoS. U. s. N, president-Narai History
LIEuTESANr TAsKER H. BLISS LIST U. s. Artillery-Tas
PROFESSOR JAMES r. Solely U. s. N.-Internaaona
Lao. ,,,,
LIEUTENANT MEIGs-Adranced Course IN Gunnerg
LIEUTENANT CoRswELL-Adjustn,em Of CoDlpdsSes OF
CoMMaNDER O. F. GOODRICH. Commandant Of Torpedo
Station - Maritime Defences
LIEUTENANT G. c. RoGERs-Ndrat StdD Dhtes 49,, .
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR GArEwooD-Ihe Preservation OF
Iron Ships
joins G. Ropes OF Boston--The Battle Of Gettysburg
GENERAL PALPREY, OF Decentralization campaign
GENERAL join NJ CORsE-Ait00nd Campaign.
The college class proper consists OF seventeen oncer
from the late Torpedo Class and several other officials
have sgnlhed their intention of being present