New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-28
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
WHO WILL BE ADMIRAL BRAINE's sue.
CESSOR?
TESTS OF GUN oARMAGEszGEOGRAPHI
,BULLETINs-CIVILIAN APPOINTMENTS
TO THE ARMY-THE cCsHING's
iBT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSE-1

TO THE ARMY-THE CCSHING'S
COMPANION.
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Washington, April 26.-The changes made in the
New-Yofk Navy Yard during the week have revived
the conjecture regarding Admiral Braine's
commandant OF the yard. The Secretary is said to
have determined in his mind upon the detail, and
the gossips have named nearly every admiral, com
mOdore and senior captain for the place, some going
as far as to mention Captain Farquhar and Captain
Dewey, bureau chiefs, for the duty. Both OF these
officers content to remain in Washington, and are
not likely to have so prominent duty as head OF the
NcwYork Navy Yard, on account OF their iuniorty.
The retirement. under the operation OF law, OF Ad-
mral Braine ard the retirement on his own request
for length Of service Of Admiral d. b. Harmony will
promote two captains TO be commodOreS, and 1t may
be that one of these officers will be selected to COM
mand the New-York yard The COMMUNICABLE
Henry Erben and 0. F. Stanton. The duty Of the
latter in charge of the Naval Training Station at New
port will he vacated on this promotion, and Captain
f. o. Matthews is mentioned for the place. This
detail comes under Commodore Ramsey, and is an I'M
portant one Its Importance was increased by Com
mander F. ]. Higginson, who made the station at
tractvc for the apprentices and perfected system OF
instruction which puts the station on an efficient basis
before he went on waiting orders a few months ago.
The Army ordnance officials to have test of
pneumatic disappearing carriage at Sandy Hook as soon
as the contractors get the carriage In place. The
contract for this experimental carriage signed two
years ago and the ordnance people have been anXiousy
waiting the completion Of the device. new 1O4nch
gun will be mounted and fired and the usual board OF
officers will observe and report the results. 1t is In
tended, II the test be successful, 20 place the carriage
on some one of the coast defence empacements to be
followed presumably by others Of similar design and
manufacture. The Navy Ordance tests Of this car
rage were not entirely satisfactory. The board re
port a number Of defects in the intricate mechanism
Of the carriage and these results undoubtedly led 10
the designing by the Naval Bureau OF Ordnance OF
hydraulic gun mount. The Navy has less need for
disappearing carriage than the Army, under which
service the coastdefence project belongs The latest
Fertilization bill made available $4,000 for disappear
ing mounts OF which it is estimated Snch and one
lOlnch carriage can be provided out OF this sum- over
100000 appropriated by the same act Ior car
ragcs Of the nondsappearng type for guns OF various
calbres. The chief OF ordnance had plans prepared LOT
mounting an sinch gun on disappearing carriage IN
vented by Lieutenant Gordon, Of the ordnance De
partmcnt, but the Board OF ordnance and Fortihca-
tons ut its last session decided were better to mount
larger weapon and the Office IS engaged on plans LOT
Gordon cOuntcrpOse carriage supporting lo1hch
gun. This carriage will probably take nall OF the
S7O,OOO while the remainder will be devoted 70 the
countcrpoise disappearing carriage invented by Coo
mel BURLINGTON a well known ordnance oihcer Inc
Gordon carriage is operated in part by compressed air
while the Burlington carriage is not The test OF these
two carri;.,,e. is remote meantime the experts VIII
await with interest the results Of the pneumatic car
riage trial.
The board having charge Of the geographical buile-
tins has accumulated a vast amount Of material lor
future publications, but the delay OK all the hi'l'er
IS caused by the difficulty in deciding upon lew
points. The second bulletin may be expected III about
d week. II will have systematic arrangement OF
treatment Of matter, and will be- a. the ntal ISSUE
was, miscellaneous assortment Of decisions upon
geographical names the world over The materal ioT
The bulletin the names Of counties III inc HI,tU
state, 10 about all in, but in this COLLECTION dncniH
encountered in getting the accurate lnnlalc iii
spelling in many localities. Another buiictIh WI
deal with cities and towns Of The country and WIN
Of the Census Oihce IN It's final reports. .
The secretary Of War is expected soon to announce
the mode Of examination when WIN eoEern une ~
pontment Of civilians commissioned ohcers OF Ine
Army. The number OF vacancies available Tor ths
purpose will depend upon the number Oh suCce9,ui
candidates among the noncOmmsslOled olnCeIs MY
being examined. Of which there are about thirty. IL
Is likely that the twenty-five places avalaDe , tol
civilians will not all be filed that some VIII De
left over for the Military Acadey etiI VI for IN
that arm of the service to-day there are ninDSr %
additional second anti Tn oD. wee" ras m the action
Of The Lid Congress- which vii be asked TO Pa hume 1G
Artillery Reorganization bill defeated at the last Tb S
are at present 300 applications from civilians
on file al the War Department for appoI MN
to second euenancc5. From among these WI" ~. a Ue
selected the candidates, who will be subjected 70 an
9e nqSr pTeeTenGe viii be given to
graduates Of military colleges and Candidates VINO hoiu
commissions in the National Guard. Inc pIy ~
animation will he rigid, and the warning gees out tna
none but healthy men need apply. MANY OF the 200
applications represent this years graduates OF prOu
i5ldnt colleges and ere are some strong Endorsements
from cego professor and military R 4bn Secretary Of
+be Vavv has rejected the bids for the torpedo boat
and directed readvertisement f0 proposals. IneiS
arc likely to be only two bidders as before, IerraIIm
and CowleS and both will probably make modhcati0ns
in their propositions and changes In their plans. inc
rejection il Is announced. due TO the awkwardnesS
of xpn ssIon the HERE 'hof bid one construction
made il the highest. and another made II me loWcSt
and tbe acceptabe bid. There has been strong 1sht
for thr contract between the NewYorS firm ana me
Providence concern The former Cowles, had me ad
,,artare I'm having the favorable recommendation OF
The bnrcan chiefs. The second opening will be await
cd with interest. Meantime the department Is pre-,
oa mans for t0rpcdo-boat of It's own, upon
Which as we'll upon hddeIS plans proposals l Are
e. be invited, 1t possible all else failing, th3 the
loo, viii he built at one the Navy Yards. At least
one structor Bowes, at present in charge OF
The TEXAS has ASKED for the PRIV ege OF bnUdng the
Cnsbinr,s companion This second torpedO-boat Is eX
nocod TO have increased efficiency and strength over
the Cushing. The defects noted IN the latter craft
will he corrected in the new boat.