New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-27
NEVIS OF THE ARMY And NAVY

Washington, Oct. &c (SpecaD-The follou,
transfers in the 10th Infantry made: N,s
Lieutenant Bogardus Edridge, from Comn.n, y
to Company X First Lieutenant Robert / D.,
lard, from Company G to Company f.; First IT,.
tenant Lucius l.. Durfee, from Company v =.
Company C.. The retirement from active ssr.
by operation Of law Of Colonel LOOMS /. IanS
don LIST Artillery Is announced. First Lieuter,s.
Charles J. T. Clarke. 10th Infantry having co.'
pleted his duties recorder of the board Of oc
GERS convened at Fort Leavenworth Kan. 20, -.
competitive examination of enlisted men for NO.,
motion, will proceed to Fort Reno Oklahoma r..
ritory, and join his company. Special order IL a.
amended to direct Lieutenant Colonel Franz.
II. Parker. Ordnance Department; Major Hen
g. Hasbrouck 4th Artillery. and Major Cbs-,.
Z. J.. p. Davis. Corps of Engineers. to return ;.
their proper stations upon the completion Of N.
duty assigned to them in such order
The preliminary trial Of the Hurst gun de.,o,..
for firing a multi-charge cartridge took placs :.
the naval proving ground, Indian Head TO-DAY
Captain Sampson chief OF the Bureau OF ors
nance. Navy Department. and several OF his AZ,
sistants. conducted the trial.
The naval court-martial. to meet at Mare Ts,,.
Cal, on Tuesday, to try the executive and navt
eating officers OF the Adams, on charges prepa,.a
by Secretary Herbert. Is composed of CANAAN.
Francis J. Hgginson and John Read, Commando,
Charles f. Clark Henry +. Nichols. Edwin Ions.
necker ana George r.. lae Lieutenant e Omrnandsrs
f.. r. Gilmore. Robert r. Jasper and Frankln +
Drake. with Lieutenant Herbert L. Draper OF n.
Marine Corps. as judge advocate. Lieutenant
Charles F. Norton. who temporarily In com.
mand of the Adams, while her comma nder Can
tain J. j. Brice was i'll. is charged with reeiect
Ing to exercise proper and attention in nayiSs
ting the vessel on August ,, when near the Priv
loff Islands. falling TO make allowances for en-,
rents known to exist and thereby strandng r.
ship. Another specification declares him culpabis
for negecting to take soundngs. although he knew
he land and the weather was too fogyv
to take sights. Lieutenant Norton, II is chargI
failed to his vessel at moderate speed in viola,
ton OF the International regulations for preven,n,
collisions at Lieutenant William p ELLIOTT
the navigating officer. Is charged with cuDabls in
efficiency. the specifications being similar TO tnoss
against the executive officer. The Adams after
being aground twenty-four hours, was hauled on
towed 100 miles TO port by the latter vessel
The flagship Chicago arrived at Lisbon this
morning. She will remain there until the arrival
Of the Machas.
The President has appointed Joseph r. Greene
an assistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital Ser
vice.
General Flagler Chief of the Bureau OF Ord
Arsenal. West Troy, y. Y. tomorrow to Inspect
the work now under way there.
Through error In a Washington dispatch yes
terday. it was said that certain promotions in the
Army were consequent upon the death OF Colonel
LOOMS L. Langdon OF the LIST Artillery. Colonel
Langion is not dead. but, after long and honorable
service. has been placed upon the retired list and
the dispatch should have said that the promotions
were consequent upon his retirement.