New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-17
NEWS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY

Washington November TO-
NOT HURRYING UP BIG GUNS-Army 0ruhane.
officers are amused over an alleged discovery '.a.
they are forcing steel works holding contracts i
Guns and carriages to work night and day IN we" Vi
some imaginary emergency thought to DC que "iois
tho Atlantic In week or So They say that the con-
tractors do not need much hurrying Ss o NUh
gress with liberal appropriations me TTaSt Few
guns and fewer men to man them An increase OF
The TeTy iSfef Is No %0d dsnia
~ the statement that gunworks run at nient, ipl
enws sha to cool nn DOWN While in full i the
works were shut down every ngn m Iet are sails
fed that contracts now existing which Involve e., al
authorized by Congress, Will be under nd the
Specifications They the coast fo- is asdbSI
magnfyng the matter.
IMPROVING NAVAL OsP1TALs.-Surgeon-
General Van Reypen has Just returned from tour
~ ,nsnection Of the naval hospitals north OF Wash
inrton. having spent day or two each at forts-
mouth n H.; Chelsea. Mass; Newport w. -
Brooklyn and Philadelphia. He was Accompanies
by ex-Surgeon General Tryon his immediate pre-
decessor at the head OF the medical stan. VINO.
until his retirement two years hence. Is charged
with general inspection duty. with headquarters
at New-York. At each place visited the hospitals
were found in good condition. but Dr. Van Rey y
improvements. He was especially fortunate IN
having Dr. Tryon with him to explain what az az
last four years At brooklyn 1t was found that
the new ward which will be completes eSs ana model
OF the latest good practice The bureau 5tppos ar
furnish this building With the m1sl beds and
chairs and bedside lockers made OF neavy eGc en
and white ensmelled wire Voting; ~ cbanqe ali
the old furniture OF naval hospitals by H,ilown5
wood entirely. and substituting the p'a" io'O"''
at Brooklyn.
prvIsrD LOADING TACTICs.-Ths following
~ naii
magazine rifle was issued from headquarters OF
tho Army to-day: ~ .ca
Being in line standing at the order; S9ua a.
Load Each rear rank man SIPS pa5 iSn toe on,
n ns Ign he middle Of the interval to his right and
+ ns sD T 4snR so s left h nSa NJ @ ss
rnnks then carry the right heel six inches 20 me
Sqr and thu hFG ,ots ac of both
the same time raise the piece win me Ign az the
6 6cr, q. 9'G The ne chm Hn e, elbow against body
sm" Of the he ' Ssad at Of the the torenge
the trigger the other fingers aganst the fina 2l
s hs barre H sSpns downward angle OF about
twenty-five degrees at the same .re tho cart
rIdee.shell II necessary take cartridge between zen
thumb and hG s; wit! WITH sRs close
bcr with the right thumb. cast inc eyes ~ ne
Srt S Say fni ns TsAd to %
Chin The last position Is the position Of IGnd
kgeeMs the ,d pS Gn ,S S INT Ps the es
sraspng the piece at tho baanCe gnd ' own he
left hand sese, the piece at the Oa ,bs ul lhs
Of The butt WSan vi sA down double
rank do not load Inc b peS SemmeF al
the &af.cock-is brought to the ready by the eom
mand Squad Ready! Al the second SSin ,n,,,rn
| the hand 10 the small OF the stock.
ORDERS IssUED-Thc retirement from active
service OF aforementioned william Z. waters
| y,.,,,y Srryoon. General United States Army. Is
| announced ,
| The following changes in the stations ana dnucs
| OF officers OF tho Medical Department are orue'e'
| CAPTAIN Richard W. Johnson. assistant surgeon
Is relieved from duty nj Fort Logan. Colorado ana
will proceed TO Fort d. A. Russell. wyoming ana
repor, for duty at tina; post Captain Charies T.
| Woodruff As.istnn. surgeon WILL upon the hoa'l'
donmen, 0. Fort Custer. Montana. proceed 20 JacN-
son Barracks Louisiana and report FOR du'y NJ
| ,hn, most 10 relieve Major William {. SHANNON
| surgeon. ~ 49,,
try on completion OF the practice march OK the ON
Infantry Will no, join his company oh'" 'aHua''
| u 1855 ,,,.o =, IN. 1ath In.
fantry: Second Lieutenant Paul 49, Malone from
com9any pb 10 ,rS S0% TPompany 10 Company T.
lay ii %D' in i"fantry september "a is es
e h@sqe '% "f absence granted to Captain Thomas
Woodbury., 10Th Infantry October p Is extended one
| Loay. OF absence granted TO Second Lieutenan'
| Frank ~ Coo LIST Artillery, September - Is eN-
| tended month. -, , ,..,ho, ,ro,,
| Licutcnan. H. NJ Hodges will be detached IRON ON
| tho Bureau u Eguipmen'S Nnvy D.pa'''''"' Wv
| arh inst. and ordered to the Detroit -,
IIoutcnan' e. T. Moore will be detacheo from thc
| Naval Academy the i7th inst and ordered 10 the
| por, Royal Naval station. .-,, ,,,. %.
En.iEn Yates Stirling. IT,. Is detached IRON INC
| AHA ross and ordered home on two months Ie".e.
| Iicutcnnni J. II Rohrbacker is detached from the
! yorktown and ordered home on two months ieave
| Fnsiyn " c. Cole Is detached from the iiynlo-
graphic once and ordered 10 the Washington NaVy
| Yard. ,-x. ,..,x. a.. Tar
Ensign y Olmsead IL detached from the Ter
| ror and ordered TO the Lancaster -. ,.
| Passed Assistant Paymaster Gcorg> w. ,a'npso"
| of tho Terror Ia In Washington for examination
Orders ha 20 been issued for the four ma
trial. al sea on San Francisco OF the Wheelng OF
,ha 5s,h inst md the Marietta the 18th Inst. II
she returns from Alaska by that time.