The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
THE NEW NAVAL REGISTER.
NAVY CHfNGES ~ 1HE SERTTCE
RECORDID FOR THE IIhST TINE.
New Grades Of Warrant On"crs-Whnt
They Mean to til" Men who Cannot
Becun" JIigh-Grnd" Oniccrs-WnN the /
Sew Places Are secured Gun Captains. /

" '"''' '' wv ~ ~
y pcrusa! ~ Tia" somi-annunl NhNhl h"Rl-ter
gives "vmrrch"n4N" 'I"h OF ~" many
changes Ia Va" navy ANA ~" progress ot i'm
rrovrm"nt In til" service IN ia" past Few
months. II is on" 81 N" most interesting
publications issued liz tn" Navy Department.
II shows IN" rank ana Ha'u"H % al "'h''rs "i
I'll" n'"l states NhNN. ih"'r stations ana
duties: also. Il LIST 81 al III" ehlIs III commas
tion ana their stations ana 'h' N'ss'is l"lhE
butt. ana IN" rates ana ray "' AL emusic q
mon. new hu"" ha' sN"t ""'i lS5u'u anu
distributed ail IN" whpI" navy l. l'u~N STUDY
Ing H. The interest III 1t t. donh'" thht that
has awaited ia" publication OF almost any pre-
Hi"nS pamphlet II tn" N'r, on account on IN"
great change, ma'I' hH Inc Personnel bli anu
III" "l 'hE"n"nt ol 'h' navy OWING I" 'he war
ana u" present 'olhits ~ IN" ihil'prlh"s'
1h" "lIl""rN list - longer az" "'"tr"h'N ar
ranged, PARTY ON account 81 III" Hh''hE "' th'
lin" ami engineer i"i'' lh"f' Is now n" "'-
partm"nt headed Engineer 'oFps' as Tor
merry, Tor Il" th" "hG'n"rf "il'"Is VIII" "er"
formerly known ~ h''"' laNN"h AsSie'hn'7'
Assistants or Engineer cadets are now APP
1i,,,,,,,.,,., t.,..,r ,- ,,,.. o,irt. l., r,,E ns
''''". ',"', = -. 49, 80 -, '
hEi"hty l"nE'hrnrI N"t OF mo "''lc"Is' an"
for the first tim" an engineer officer aup"ars
r,lor,bo h.,,I. ~ r,,,n.irs ,hrrn Lciri, rlcynn
",',,, ,,,,',,.,'
6u"h changes.
The navy now includes | Admiral. IL Rear
I,,,iroi. IA ,,,,,f,- no r,,,,r,,,, ors I,n
'"'N ~ '"''''''S' ,"'."'''',, ,.,
lh'n'ehhHt'' "ili''h"'tN' ''" '-'u''na''7' l'-
Jicut"uan's. Junior grade" lU7 FnsiEn1 and
90 ,,lc,. a, snr In IN, Marine ror,s thnra
a. "' 7'" :" ~ '"''", 49,,
are ! hrEHllrr-''"hr'HI communicate '"Io-
ncs, Lieutenant -Coluuv,s 10 MAJORS. II Cap
toins i, First Iiou,annrt. and x second
ta'hN' 80 fH9' i''"'e"""'' ""'' " 'eV"""
Licut"nantS.
There is now n new grade Of warrant officers.
,ho bf,,,..., ,.I,.., ., ,rIi,h 90, ,,,Iis,.d man
WV ''''r'''' l'' ~ "''N va ''''''''N' i'i''''
can attain without passing through IN" Naval
,I,,,a,in 49, - ,.,i,r,, a,,i. no
h"''o'H WIN '',' N|'" '''e' ''','"'nH "H'
Tor instance chi'l ooa,sWaih 'n'si gunner
or n"," o 81, 1 n,n. ,'I 'rr ct,
Jon u'','e WI u ','" ' nIS.',' E'""' y. MAJ
and the name. Of the first lot of these officers
nn,,,f,,,ad.,,,o,ri f., ,ln ,o, r.,is,o, ,rhorn
are only lew Of them at present, huttho num-
Der is being added To all the time and will CON
Nv. "'''l' -'. ~, w. "',N'" tI ~
these men com" if"h' 'h'"l machlhlstS. VINO
iuatiou n. To their ability and professional
,'"''V'' a. - '''' "''''F az" ''''' 99'''"
kn@%isds" II gives new chance To- re. ana
bic men IN IN" service To- gain rise which
m1lEihl H"N,l mnn" ,th"r r ,,.,,,,
g. IhG iiSt "i warrant officers IN III" GA GRADS
Is mnrh longer man IN i"rincr issues OF The
hHrEFlsfrr. I2r ne HuHnrr Is hrInE .0nstantly
num"" a. "WLhE 10 tm" s'""uH ,Et"",n OF thh
navy. Most 81 the new men III ihrt practical
~ every one" th1-r who have srrnrSd acting
mn nun who naEe S'rH"d IN "a" navy as psrtty
oihcHrS lUr from one 10 zen years. II
s"rN!I" "ny ,hiiri lnnntnI ne may =" promoted
!uSt ,I GaI H. m%t9 - 'I, case 81 man Wh9
h haroor He hai a trade ia, q, hlacksmith5
70 business, whIo at the sam" time he had
rs snare or ine 'Hlny"hts am tTonhirs 81
OF niackShlIi' Wnlcn CAV" MN Il llrst-cIasS
Ien,t,F "lalcIr "nio.n.Ilmhm II" ,rr'ed IN
months ago rroNihlnE inr an examination OF
s" ncnmc men rarnper Me Hay mW 1SsfGd to
through tho proper official channels for per
MISSION TO- YAK" IN" ,' rTS1LnlMatI"n ana few
t n"arH at thT Ne, New inrh Navy rqrn ihle was
IN" iasI OF MAY. ne urst OF June ms man
re- ,h naH an am a. mrv hE cmHrrSner
ana gray ~ ~ year nnE rom tme Govern.
only illustrates thn p2SsihliilIes OF the navy
Tor any man who does his duty. has a purpose
an mint hi,a WIZ Ms ,',a PIP uni,i,S that
arise; ! ms man WhnS" cas-" mas hG"h used "a
an illHStratloh Is now on uuty AT the Boston
Acarpeuterip the United States Navy is not a
man VINO ,haitlieS n manner. saw ana roll
OF chalked twine. as does carpenter ashore;
Labor: his IS mostly head work, He looks after
% which ne may hr attached; under the con.
stbtruGnl"h olilcnr "l NE Hhp hs has charge OF
batileshipS OF th~ lhdanq type. or "a Iarge
cruisers Gt thr New YORK class, plumbers.
carpenters rates, Sh!iWmEhts. h!arksmiths,
quired from time g. time, according TO tn"
WORK und"t way lie Is re,HI2mslhie Tor the
slant use OF an IRE apparatus outside
the engineer, department. lie, has to
nre water tight and ready for instant closing
III chSe ni rnlii.II"M or n,h'r "mrrg"hG{ which