The National tribune., 1895-04-04
ARMY AND NAVY,

Maj. John ID. knight, of the Engineer Corps
was designated last week by Gen. i. l.. Casey
to succeed Col q. II. Elliot, retiring in charge
of the Washington Aqueduct, and 10 superin-
tend the work OF improving the water supply
for the District, recently directed by Con-
gress. He will also have charge of the funds
to be dsbursed in the erection Of fishways at
Great Falls. The new incumbent of the office
is native of New York. and entered the Mill
tary Academy, Sept. ], 1864, from the State Of
Missouri, graduating juno IL, 1868. and rank
ing second in his class. He did duty subse-
quently as Second Lieutenant of the Corps
Of Engineers at Willets Point until Aug. 20,
1870, when he was made Assistant Engineer,
and assigned to the defenses of the eastern
entrance to New York Iarbor. few months
later he WAS made First Lieutenant, and for
O portion OF the year 1874 he was Chief En-
gineer of the Department of the Pacific, after
which he was Assistant Professor of Mathe-
MATES at West Point. This position he held
for seven years, at the expiration of which
time he made Dsbursing Officer of the
Mississippi River Commission. For three years
he had charge of levecs and improvements on
a section of the Mississippi River, having been
made Captain June 10, 1882 Maj. knight has
also been in command of the Engineer Com
pany at Willet's Point, and in charge of Fort
Schuyler. N. Y. where he was on detached
service for the New York National Guard, as
we'll as Instructor of. the ngineering School
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
contract was signed last week by Secretary
Herbert with the John p. Holland Torpedo
Boat Co. for the construction of q submarine
torpedo boat for the use OF the Navy. This
contract. which may mark radical departure
In naval construction, was signed only after q
thorough consideration extending through q
period OF nearly two years Of the subject Of
submarine boats, and after various plans for
such craft had been examined. The appropria-
tion for a submarine torpedo boat was made
over two years ago. Tho dimensions of the ves-
sci contracted for are to be; Length, so feet;
diameter, IL feet: displacement (total when
.submerged), 1881 tone. All parts of the vessel
and the steel to be used in her construction are
to be of domestic manufacture.
Paymaster General William Smith, u 8. A.,
was retired last week. He is succeeded by Col.
Il. Ii. Stanton, who is known as the Fighting
Paymastcr." He was Washington correspond
ent when the war broke out. aud enlisted in
the 1st Battalion, District of Columbia Volun-
teers. Later he raised and went to the front
as Captain OF Co. G. 10Th Iowa. In October,
1S62 he was appointed an additional Paymas.
ter and was sent to Memphis and VicksburR,
being present at the surrender of the latter
city. de followed the Army of the Tennessee
on ITS march to Chattanooga rs far as Tuscu III
bia, paying the troops. In November, 1864. he
went TO New Orleans Gen. Candy having asked
for his assignment as Chief Paymaster. In Janu-
airy following he went with the Army of the
Potomac, and took his post in Richmond upon
the fall OF tho citadel, where he remained IN
til 1870 His service in the Indian campaigns
in the succeeding 10 or 12 years was conspcu-
ously Brilliant he having awaited himself of
every opportunity for active operations in the
field.