New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-31
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NAVAL AND ARMY NOTES.

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Washington. December 80.
NEW DRYDOCKs TO BE OPPOsED-lt Is per-
hans too much to expect that all the recommenda-
lions Of the Secretary Of the Navy In regard 10 INC
building Of drydocks and the endorsement %
several Of the old ones will be adopted by congress
at this session. or In fact. that any OF them VIII DC
embodied in legislation without sim hgh'. INC
opposition can muster considerable strength in the
House OF Representatives. There are. first the
members who are opposed TO any increase OF inc
naval establishment under any circumstances snoi'
OF actual hostilites with a foreign POWER; secono'
the members who do not seem 20 reahze 'ia'
sufficient number Of suitable drydocks Is absolutely
essential 10 the efficiency OF the Navy; th!rd' MEM
bers who have become Disguised because, as 'hey
assert largo sums OF money have been wasted IN
building drydocks at places where there 10 not
sufficient depth Of water TO foat In safety the
larger vessels OF tho Navy seeking 10 approach
them, and on And yet in view or the meagre
and wholly inadequate docking facilities now In ex-
istence, Secretary Longs recommendations seem
moderate indeed. How meagre and inadequate
these strlkngly shown last summer wheh
II was considered necessary 10 send tho Indiana 10
Halifax TO DO locked In British yard. VI COURSE
the United States does no; need so many Dig dry
docks as Great Britain which has twenty-eight
that Will accommodate nrst-class battle-ships ana
which owns two dockyards In which fourteen hrst-
class batte-shps can be docked at ING same tlnie.
two Of which belong to the GoveInmcht ahu Seeu,
TO private companies In his report secretary LONG
panics to- bud and maintain two dryocks at
New-York and the other at Newport News, OF SUM
Of the Navy, provided satisfactory arrangements
can be made for their use by the Government; Ke-
note the improvements In progress In the dock .ys
tenn Of Liverpool. Among these the total cost OF
drydock 90 feet long with an entrance 81
feet wide. But this Is not all: Other improvements
al n Uh
amount to SIG $4,000 include the enlargement OF a
drydocI i75 feet long TO loo feet long and y
docks. go feet long and 50 fec; wide. and the
other $40 feet long and 80 feet wide a better idea
borne In mind that the Majestic is only 90 feet
long and 81 feet wide. the Lucania and the am
and the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. the largest
snp r ao a6 o fsG5 fa anH 10 Star line viii
he 70i fee: long. but sire can be accommodated In
the Liverpool drydock nov building. with 2e feet to
spare.
ADMIRAL sELFRIDGE ORDERED HOME
Orders were sent 10 Rear-Admiral Thomas o. Self
ridge yesterday de,aching him from command OF the
European station February and ordering him to
proceed homo. going on the retired list en- route
February when no reaches the ago limit OF sixty
two years. Ord,rs were also sen, 10 Commodore
John A. Howell dctach!ng him from command OF
rectng him to taks the North German Lloyd steam
er Vera leaving HobOken January Is. sailing d.
Whcro
Lieutenant J. j. Knapp Will sal with him flag
Senator chandicr now attached to tho San Fran
cisco. will act as Commodore Hcwels nag llcuten-
ant.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain sllas Casey. recently
In command OF tho flagship Ncw-York. "a ordered
TO command the League Island Navy Yard and sta
ton January 49,
Ensign ". Bagioy ordered TO the W!nsow De
cenber e.
Acting Carpenter J. A. Barton ordered to IN.
Nayy Yard; New York: Janu.rya
January &C. homo and two months leave
Captain \. H. Mccormick. 20 command tho Orc
Board Navy Department January & ''
Commander b. s. Richards, when discharged
Passed Assistant Engineer J. 8 Mexican. ordered
Gnsh oc. Sas, Sseia TO the 1T.nsh
NAVAL HOSPITAL CORPS PRoFosED-sec-
rotary Long has sent TO tho House Naval Commit
tee draft OF bill 80 organize a hospital corps OF
the United States Navy 10 demo Its duties and
regulate its pay. The Secretary says II is under
stood that the operations OF tho Army Hospital
Corps are satisfactory. and that similar organi,'
with practically no additional expense. Tho corps
ob Is to s05 y Of Twenty a.
steward at so: thirty nrst-cass hospital nppren-
1ess al & sixty sSsRni Apprentices a. us Tho
Portsmouth. y. II: Chelsea Mass; Newport, Il. l.
New York city. Ph!ladcl phia, Washington, Norfolk
hama. Japan Tho scheme includes navy yards
and fagshipS.
ARMY )RDERS-The resignation by Captain
John Baxter jr.. assistant Quartermaster. OF his
commission as first lieutenant, 9th Infantry only.
has been accepted by tho President. 10 take effect
December g. 1897.
Sergeant benjamin Blue. Company c. Battalion OF
Engineers. Wcts Point, y. T.. will. by direction OF
the President. upon his own application. be placed
upon the retired list December 81.
appointed December q. 1851. from sergeant, Troop
&, Sih Cavalry. Fort Yates. North Dakota
relieve Post Quartermaster-Screean cant Albert Bech-
told. who will proceed 10 Fort Spokane Washing
ton.
BY direction OF the Acting Secretary OF War
leave OF absence for twenty six days TO take effect
January /. 1898. Is granted Brgadier-G General VIII
lam ii. Bell, cofnmissary- general OF subsistence.
MARINE CORPS ORDERs.-Cap,ain T. c.
Prince assistant Quartcrmaster ordered TO proceed
to Washington matters relating to the Quar-
terrnasters Department United States Marine
Corps
First Lieutenant 2. X. Colo. commanding tho
marine guard detailed for duty at the Navy Yard
Pensacola, Fla, left Washington on tho 2sth inst
with HIS guard and arrived at Pensacola on tho
Captain William s. Muse and First Lieutenant
T. Il. Lowndes. detailed as members of the general
Yard Norfolk, Va. on the I'd proximo -'"''
rell. inspector of rife practice on the 4th inst. Is
First Lieutenant w. c. Neville receives two
weeks leave O.. absence from January z
KEY WEST TO BE C0ALTNG STATION.