New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
ARMY And NAVY NEVIS.
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Washington. May ~
PLANS FOR SCOCTS-The naval constructors
are engaged on the plans for scouts and golfers
for the navy. both Of which new types Of vessel
were authorized by the latest Naval Appropriation
act The Golfers present some new problems for
the designers such furnishing facilities for coal
ing at and alongside of the warship The
scouts must have endurance of not less than
5000 miles. and this coal capacity to the
extent OF 1000 The British have recently
built O scout with capacity of only $40 TONS on
which 1t IS asserted that the endurance Will be as
great the projected ships of the American
records OF the torpedo boat destroyers which re-
NJ Norfolk Tbev steamed under economical condi-
lions and proceeded at the rate OF ten miles an hour
The results. under the most favorable conditions.
permit the calculation that the endurance OF the
British scouts will not be greater than 20 miles.
at most. 1t will take coal capacty OF Loco tons.
experts here say. 10 give the American scouts the
quality desired.
NO NAVAL MANEUvREs-There will be no
manRuvres Of the navy IN home waters this sum
mer, and no joint army and navy exercises this
year. The principal ships OF the North Atlantic
fleet will be abroad until September l, at least
They are expected to return from European waters
by the 18th OF that month. when arrangements
viii he made for the target practice OF the ships
II is likely that the work will engage the at
tention OF the vessels until November l. when they
Will be sect to the navy yards for docking and
general overhaultng preparatory TO the winters
work IN West Indian waters. At that time II Is
and European stations VIII be ordered 20 meet the
North Atlantic fleet and carry out some elaborate
plan OF naval evOlutiOns. including two
important search problems This work in
terrupted this in southern waters by the de-
mandS made the ships in other parts OF the
world. notably in Turkish waters. at San Domingo
and at Colon. This summer the departure of the
ships for Europe again interferes with the plans
for manouvreS So il IS considered that nothing
must stand In the way OF the programme next
winter In the Caribbean Sea. Following the naval
exercises the ships Will undertake target practice
Pensacola. One OF the objections that place is
the prevalence OF fog and bad weather. One OF
the sites for the work to be considered. which has
been favorably recommended. is the Bay of Florida
piles. and situated afford protection from
the weather and insure evenness OF temperature.
have been issued:
examining board ord Barracks for examination for
promotion.
Retirement o. Colonel ANTHONY w vOGDEs artillery
corps after forty years service. IS announced
geon. to headquarters Northern Division attending
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL. vESsEIs-Ths fol-
lowing are the movements OF vessels:
ARRIVED.
May 2o-The Detroit Porto Plata. the Vixen Guam
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May 1.-THE Wisconsin Hong Kong. the Kentucky at
Tompkinsville.
May ls-The Montgomery from Colon FOR Greytown.
May 2O-The Sterling from Iambers Point for PhiIadel-
phia, the CulGoa Key West for Pensacola
May 2l-rhe Oregon from Cavite for Hong Kong.