Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.


Defenses ON Staten Island to BE
Called Fort Newton.
By direction Of the President. the two
batteries of ten-inch guns on Staten Island
near Fort Wadsworth. N. Y, now desig-
rated as the Clifton and Ravenna batter
les, together with any adjacent defenses
yet to be built, will hereafter be known
and designated as Fort Newton. in honor
of the late Gen. John N3wton. chief of
engineers. U. S. A.. who for many years
was in direct charge Of the works in New
York barber.
Assistant Engineer s. E. Moses has been
detached from the Monterey and. ordered
home with two months leave.
Assistant Naval Constructor S. F. Smith
has been ordered to the League Island
Lavy yard.
Second Lieut.. Frederick B. Shaw. 5th In
fantry, is granted a three months leave
Of absence, on account Of disability.
The following transfers are made in the
18th Infantry: First Lieut.. Henry c. Ca
bell, from Company c to Company 1; First
Lieut.. William S. Biddle, jr, from Com
pany / to Company c; First Lieut.. Samuel
Seay. jr., from Company d to Company
K: First Lieut.. Henry G. Learnard, from
Company X to Company D.
First Lieut.. Edward T. Winston, 10Th In
fantry. now at Fort Brandy. Mich has
been ordered to Fort Leavenworth. Kan,
for medical treatment.
Chief Engineer w. w. DUNCAN has been
detached from Cramps navy yard and
will be retired.
Paymaster ]. Foster has been detached
from the Vicksburg and ordered to the
Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard.
Assistant Paymaster r. c. Schenck has
been ordered to the Vicksburg.
The gunboat Concord has arrived at San
Francisco from Sitka, Alaska, and will be
fitted out for service on the Chinese sta
ton. The gunboat Yorktown, which has
just returned to San Francisco from a two
years cruise in Asiatic waters, will be put
cut of commission on the 10th proximo.
Captain Frederick Rodgers has been or
dered to duty as president of the board of
inspection and survey in place of Commo-
dore Dewey, who has been ordered to re-
1ieve Commodore McNair of command OF
the Asiatic station.
Commander John MCGOWAN formerly as
sistant chief of the bureau Of navigation,
and now in command of the training sta
uon at Newport, is at the Ebbitt House
for few days.
The United States ship Adams, now a
training ship. has sailed from Magdalena
Bay, Cal, with a number of apprentices
aboard for Hlo. Hawaii.
Secretary Long has ordered the monitor
Puritan to be detached from the North At
lantic squadron and sent to New York
There most of the ships company will be
transferred to other vessels, where they
are badly needed. Captain Harrington,
with perhaps three of his officers and few
sailors, will be left aboard the Puritan
The stores will not be disturbed, but other
wise the monitor will be practically out of
commission. She is to be oyerhauled and
supplied with new boilers
Inc cruiser Cinch natl arrived at Monte
video yesterday. The cruiser Raleigh has
sailed from Beyruth Cor Syria. The gum
beat Wheeling is at Mare Island. The
cruiser Marblehead and the torpedo boa
Foote are at Annapolis. The Wilmington
has sailed from Wilmington for Annapolis
The gunboat Annapolis is at Tompkins-
Vile, N. Y, preparing for cruise in the
West Indies.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieutenant Kenzie w. Walker 9Th Cav
airy, is extended four months on account
of sickness.
The assignments Of officers to regiments
are: First Lieut.. Ross L. Bush, to the 18th
Infantry; Additional Second Lieut.. Edward
A. Roche, 2lst Infantry, to 18th Infantry
Company B.
Capt. Norton Strong, assistant surgeon
is granted three months leave.
Passed Assistant Surgeon S. S. White has
been detached from the Concord and or
dered to the Wheeling.