New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
ARMY NOTES OF INTEREST
CAPTAIN KINGS GREAT Loss-To INCREASE The
CADET FoRcE-ENGINEE WAITING


CADET FORCE-ENGINEERs wAiiN'
FOR GUN CARRIAGES.
Captain Charles King, retired oncer VINO mas
long been known as an active ana ehe'se''o
OF books on subjects pertaining to army pe'''n"e'
and army experiences, has SUFFERED HOSE ny -
for which no amount of insurance can remu'e'a'
him He had placed in "fre-proof' storage pui'o.
ing for safekeeping his goods and chatteis'
consisting OF furniture. books pictures, heiriooms
OF his family as far back six generations eters'
documents and all the valued iustrauons y,
famous army stories and relies 81 ,n The Shenandoah
Valley and with the Army of the Potomac IN tne
Sy hts seGtns sp sis
panons and scenes In active service ,aced IN the
dreproof Vault for safe-keeping were destroyed
by fire a few days ago.
Among the bills introduced In Congress Oh uirec'
interest to the Army Is one which pro'"eS io'
large addition to the number OF Mihtary Acaus'"'
cadet appointments allowed to the President IL p'o
vides that the faculty OF such schools where there
are stationed Army officers as instructors may
certify annually to the President n student anu
three alternates as the best suited for appont-
ment as cadets. and that the President may mass
appointments at large, not to exceed htty IN eac"
year This is step toward getting more MOI st for
commissions there will be more men InVruusm nI,
trained for military service than tne o h letters
Of two or three officers who urged thar American
G S Schools to become interested and instructed in
military service and discipline ana INA, ,rs sn
tary training would be OF 6eneht 10 'c so""s "@''
and to the country as well
Another plan of establishing a reserve force IS
Incorporated in a bill now before the Military
Committee of the House. 1t provides that any
officer of the Army may. on his own appica-
tlon at the discretion of the President, be trans
ferred to such list; that any ex-oficer III good
standing less than sxty-four years or age VINO
tnA Qf
wears may be nominated, confirmed and appointed
a, officer on the reserved list with the same
grade date Of commission, corps or arm OF me
service held by him at the time OF resisn,hg. a..
oeicers on the reserve list shall be entitled 10
wear the uniforms Of their rank, be borne on tnee
Army Register and be subject 10 az iuies - au
sf h no reored OF such officers except in time
OF war or other great emergency, "nen us h c,I,aS
are under sixty-four years oil age may pc ea'e~
upon.
Tho tests Of guns. carriages and projectiles at
the Sandy Hook proving grounds have furnisneo
valuable information to the engineer ana oruhahee
officers of the Army, and Will enapie them l" I'M
prove and perfect defences ana weapons Inv
engineer officers have made good progress IN pre-
paring for the new gun and mortar batteries AZ
New-York Washington, Boston ana forUess
Monroe harbors and If the carriages were ready
the mortars could be placed at several OF the orts
The Gordon disappearing carriage, one oil inc TWO
types thus far tested, is considered sutape at
the present stage Of development, Dut uesisu
for an Improved Gordon carriage Is now under
consideration by the Ordnance and Fortincatlon
| Board 1t is hoped that standard type Oh dlsap,
nearing carriage may soon be adopted, but 1t Will
| rot be until the Crozer- Burlington type. now
| about ready for trial, has been tested a ia,.
| hundred new Pinch mortars. ana nearly aoH.lt
| lO-inch and Pinch guns are practlcally reauy ~
be mounted, but must remain IN storage uIi, 49,
| are carriages for them. Meanwhile the engineeIs
are embarrassed In their work on the ior,icstlony
| because II Is not known what sort OF disappear
| ing carriage to prepare for
| The otherwise delightful "reminiscences OIL inc
| visit of the Cadet Corps to the Worlds FAR nave
| been narred by the court-martial OF the three
| cadets who in citizens dress, went TO the fafier
House to dinner taking advantage as 1t Is Claimed
Of .permit to dine with friends within the limits
| NJ the Exposition Grounds The cadets were
| nonular in Chicago and their camp was throngeo
| with visitors at all times. Lieutenant Edgar Jao-
| win of the Engineer Corps, stationed at "ihe'.
| Point Long Island Sound. who has had mucn 70
40 with the construction work of the Army IN THO
vicinity of New-York has just finished '"o
| waaks visit to the Worlds Fair with his wue' ana
| combined business with pleasure. nat II, ne P",A
snecial attention to everything pertaining 70 en-.
| cheering work, the Krupp and other exhiDits OF
| NJ the Worlds Fair in the last two weeks was
| the reunion of the West Point class OF 1870 az
! which toasts were drank and Responded 10 WIN
one exception. This single exception WAS ,iaL
| drunk TO "SIlent Members not word pelnS
| uttered but tears dropped for the FOUR WI
| had died or killed in engagements WIN III
| Indians.