New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
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A FREsawATER NAVY YARD.-There is
~eyivai OF the project to remove the entire naval
Plant OF Bremertcn, Puget Sound. 20 a site on Lake
washington, Bremerton being regarded as too far
removed from the sources OF supply ara from TIE
labor market. Among other advantages cIaiined
for the site at Lake Washington. il is on fresh
water lake. considered one of tie finest in the
world, where ships may be kept indefinitely IN re-
serve it being necessary, however 10 cons qg
canal connecting the lake with Puget Sound. how
ever. in the light Of the recommendations or l4e
eee1s n he little reason 10 believe that the
posed change viii he considered seriously nE haHsI
sfTuction Of new drydock al that point. and SAYS
she one in use at the present Tine VII Heee l
only one or the Pacific Coast where large pattle-
ships can be locked. and on account OF its e6-
timber Il is thought it Will not oe nt LOT t fs
vorabiy. in case the Navy Department recommends
me OF te oi0ff Gr can be but little
doubt of the permanency of the yard at BreneFtoi
nght before congress to have the new dock Il
authorized az all located on the iTesn"S1et fi
which would make il inaccessible 10 the nay ultit
Congress made further appropriation FOR the canal
EFFORT TO MAKE RATAHDIN USEFUL
Now that the vesuvius, once known as the dynamite
4hrower has been converted into something APP
proaching the useful in the navy the authorities
are casting about for some means Of providing
function for the hatahdin- This was hullI
several wears ago on designs which originated with
the late Rear Admiral Anlnen. who possessed the
theory that e means OF offence in naval conflict
would be by rammng, and he proposed that the
government construct a ship for this special pur-
pose The Katahdin was the result and was III M
brseed for the sole purpose o. lnoulglng n d ots
astrous bump. The idea was aIIogetnsr new, nf,
ing never before been seTousy pbQPoseG ang nays Y6
never since been more man lisaLyy Fes'G iI he
progress in naval construction and the changes IN
Sba infrocrction Of the torpedo there has come TO
be less and less chance that the Anmen ram.
e q
,Hse The worst part Of the whole situation is that
purpose. commercial or Official 1t might be of use
as vessel for the naval militia put no sac @
The naval constructors and other experts say tlat
they conceive Of no 3hanee Of converting Iae pT he
into something useful since II does nor pesSs re
capacty, speed other characteIistIes when are
ToEiy escaped being utterly condemned in the same
way, but Rear Admiral Converse, Wnlle cfneL o.
fhe ship as means Of training torpedoists, IN
which capacity she is destined TO De OF great III
Porfance-
MILITARY PREPARATORY SCHOOLS.-The
members Of the General Staff who have chAIse %
the rules for the guidance of colleges where army
officers are on duty as professors Of military SCI
ence do not take kindly 70 the suggestion that tHe
colleges be inspected by few officers as Possoie-
One of the officers on college duty has renewed t'e
recommendation from other sources in favor OF
tneDee1inr fbe colleges which are competing for
distinction the best six by one oIceI Ma NJ
eola s s a,,tb6rififs saw that the matter Of in
Epection Of The colleges may he lntrusteo WlII !
any risk TO Junior officers The duty CONSISTS f
5srrejY in getting information in accordance WIN
blanks furnished for the purpose anu me o,,,4
~ training 1t is too late. at any rate TO o2 any
acFons have nearly all been made, including those
colleges in New-Yor State, at least one o. Miii
s,t,1+tto1s which are pronounced by the military
authorities as coming up 10 b j3s Indirect sd-
9anteges in the official endorsement o0'"iile' " ~
way.