New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-03
NAVAL AND ARMY NOTES.
Washington. February 2.

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THE BROOKLYN DRYDOCK.-As A prelim-
nary to detern lining upon reconstruction Of the
| largo dock az the Brooklyn Navy Yard. which ~
nroc.icalv out Of service a result OF the defects
! discovered members Of the House Committee on
! Naval Affairs have asked Secretary Long 10 Sc
cure testimony from civilian experts on the charac-
ter ~ the ground underlying the structure. with
view 10 learning whether or not the existence OF
ou,cksand or Ike unstable foundation makes II in
edvsabl to carry the plan OF rebuilding BeIore
final determination Is made It Is ptopdn.7 nara
! f, understanding Will be had as 10 me e toa
merits OF the soil for a structure OF It's dirneh
sions
oPDHANcE. sTOREHOUsE NEEDED.-secre-
tarv Long has sent 10 Congress- for inclusion in the
Naval Appropriation bill. estimates OF s2ioo TOT
the conversion OF Building No. s. IN the brooklyn
Navy Yard into a two-story hreproof storehouse
for ordnance material 10 be Immediately available
| and $3.50 for a memorial stone 10 mark the former
! moorage OF the old Jersey prison snip. Cnlel
O'Neil Of the ordnance Bureau says mere are now
| a, about $40 600 Improperly stored. and conse-
| Quently subject TO deterioration.
| rop UNIFORMITY IN ARMs-The considera-
ton q, the Naval Appropriation bill before the sub
committee now framing 1t has drawn attention 10
| the dissimilarity in arms used by the Army and
| Navy and Repr sentative Hilborn. OF California.
member Of the committee. feels that steps should
he taken to bring about uniformity In the arms Of
the various branches Of the service Mr.. Hilborn
no,n,s oil, that AT present the Army gun is the
krae-Jorgensen OF - calibre while the Navy uses
the Lee gun OF q calibre. In case OF an ener-
sencv there could be no Interchange. and reserve
supply OF ammunition by one branch could not be
available for The other This Is said 10 be partsI-
The marines have the small calbre rife. while the
Infantry have the large caiibre; Mr. Hl,oorn does
no, expect 10 see this remedied In the Naval APP
Precipitation bill but favors joint committee OF the
Senate and House which could take expert tesu-
/ nony view TO securing uniformity
| ARMOR-PLATE PROCESSES. Secretary Long
and Commodore o Neil Chief OF the Bureau OF
Ordnance were before the Senate Committee on
Naval Affairs to-day give their advice as 10 the
desirability OF securing armor-pate made accord
ing TO the European process. Commodore
cNelll read a paper giving the details OF expert
ments made abroad with new processes but Sec
retary Long contented himself with making a
hrsf statement advising against the adoption OF
80 new process until some OF these processes
should be more thoroughly developed than At
present
ADMIRAL, MNATR ARRIVES Admiral McNalr.
who was recently relieved Of the command Of the
Asiatic Station. to-day reported at the Navy De
partment his return TO the United states. The
Admiral was accompanied by his stan. LieuteDants
assigned 10 duty as president Of the Naval Elk
aiming and Retiring Board. to succeed Admiral
Beards.,e just retired.
NAVAL oRDERS-Paymaster l.. c. Kerr has
been ordered TO duty chief OF the Navy Pay
once. Baltimore g.,
assistant With Lighthouse District. February ~
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED-rhe Senate To-
day confirmed the following nominations Colonel
6 T Cushing Assistant Commissary General TO be
commissary- General, with rank OF brigadier-gen-
erai: also lieutenant ]. y. K. Patch TO be leu
tenant-commander. and some minor promotions in