The National tribune., 1891-04-23
ARMY AND NAVY.

The following officers Of the Army were
retired from active service on Monday, April
20:
Col. David L. Clcndenin. Cd Cav Col Glen
denim entered the service as Captain Of the
SIN III. Cav. ia 1861, was promoted Lieutenant
Colonel in 1862, and was mustered out Of scrv-
ice as Breyct Brigaiier-General in 1865. lie
was appointed Major, 9Th Cav, in 1867; pro-
NOTED Lieutenant Colonel, 81 Cav, in lss2, and
Colonel I'd Cav, IN lrsS.
Capt. G.. 5. Luttrcl Ward, 22d Inf Capt
Ward entered the service rs Second Lieutenant
Sd Pa. Cav. ia 1863 and was promoted Captain
in 1861. lie was appointed Second Lieutenant
18Th Inf, in 1866, and promoted Captain, 22d
Inf, in 1883
Capt. Fredericl, J.. Dodge, 23d Inf Capt.
Dodge entered the service in 1862 as a private
4ith Mass, and was discharged in 1863. lie
entered the service AGAIN as First Lieutenant
18th \. H., in 1876, and was appointed Second
Lieutenant, 23l Inf, in 1867; was promoted
First Lieutenant in ISIS. and Captain IN 1889
Capt Paul Iiarwood. Goth Inf lie entered
the service in 1861 as private in the Sih y. Y,
and was discharged the same year. Again
entered the service as Second Lieutenant, lst
Conn. ~. A., ia l-62 was promoted Major, 18th
L. $. G. r. in l-6i aud Colonel in $50. lie
was appointed Second Lieutenant, 9Th Inf, in
l-6I First Lieutenant IN 1865 aud Captain,
goth Inf, in 1854.
The official report Of the trial trip Of the
gunboat Bennington, which was received az the
Navy Department on Friday, April IL shows
that the horse power Of the main engines WAS
3,322.s, which, with the auXliaries, made the
total horsepower 2, 1869. The revelations
with steam pressure at the boilers Of 1906
pounds, were, starboard engines, 1852; port
l5l.
The retirement Of six Army officers was
announced az the War Department on Friday,
April IL. One OF these officers was Capt Henry
Galley. 2d Inf, who was retired ~ his own
request after 20 years Of service Capt Galley
was recently tried by court. martial for cow
ardicc ia connection with the late Indian
troubles it being charged that he feigned sick
ness and left has company ia command 81 a
Lieutenant when there was danger Of an en-
gagement lie was acquitted by the court
martial. The other retirements were all on
account Of disability. They are First Lieut.
J. v s. Paddock. 9Th Cav; First Lieut. Red
mond Tuliy. 25th Inf; First Lieut.. Palmer
Iiit0n, 2Oth Inf; First Lieut.. Luther $ Wei
born. 9th Cav, and First Lieut. Stephen J.
hulhall, lfth Inf
The armament Of the new Naval vessels Il
Formidable collection Of ordnance rs it appears
On the tahulatca statement prepared by the
Bureau Of Ordnance, Navy Department. Forty
three vessels are represented on the list, which
can properly he regarded as including the
" new Navy; that is, vessels authorized since
ISL including The Chicago, The vessels upon
which the most powerful armament has been
placed are those authorized by the act Of June
50, l-SO, which provided for three batilc-ships
each with four Ginch guns, eight 6-inch guns
aud four l3inch guns. There are under ex-
listing plans, Il guns Of this last calibcr, dis
trJutcd among the Indiana, Massachusetts
aud Oregon, Is the battle ships have been
christeucd. There are Is 4-inch guns to be
provided for, the first to be placed on the gun
boats building at Bath, Ne, the others going
on the monitors the cruiser New York aud
the triple screw cruisers, on each Of which II
Of these guns are 20 be placed. There are 81
5-Iuch guns, distributed between the Chicago
aud the uncympleted cruisers Nos 10 H. in
elusive. There Is more general allotment Of
tho Ginch guns, Of which there are TO DO 1873
the largest number OF guns Of any one caliber
IN the main batteries. There are 30 s-inch
guns and - lO-inch weapons. OF the eight
l2-lnch guns. four viii be placed on the Puri-
taa, and two each on the Texas and Monterey
The secondary batteries are heavier uumeri-
cally than the main batteries. aud are more
generally distributed. the only vessels without
secondary batteries being those of the training
squadron aud torpedo boat No. 2, the latter
vessel also lacking main battery.
Considerable surprise has been expressed by
officers Of the Army at the detail Of Lieut.
POwhatan II. Clarke, 10th Cav, for duty with
the nth Westphalian Hussar regiment Of the
German army, rs this is the first time an
American has been so honored. Gen. Won
Nersen, commander Of the Third German Army
Corps, is a relative of Lieut. Clarke's, aud il
appears that he oyercame the prejudice Of the
Kaiser TO have a foreign officer serve with the
German cavalry, aud thus learn their methods
Of warfare. IL is thought that this detail will
be Of real service 10 the War Department by
officers OF the Army.