New-York tribune., 1905-04-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. April IS.
COAST DEFENCE PLANs.-A member OF the
Joint army and navy board conyoked TO revise the
so-called Endicott plan for coast defence has been
quoted in the newspapers as foreteag some of the
things which that board would do before it had
finished with The subject of remOdellng the fortn
cations Of this country Among other things stated
that the submerged mine would no longer be
used a means of harbor defence and that the
place Of that time honored device would be taken
iy the newer su bma rlne boat. matter of fact.
no such intention is in the minds OF the members
OF the board although the naval ineInpeGs ND! ma!
suggest that change II is probable however, that
the army members will insist tnat the submerged
mine be retained. Ii has evidently achieved Iruch
Ia Far Eastern waters, if tie destruction OF ships
say army officers, shat the submarine boat has ap
preached THAI degree Of perfection which will make
such as ala The utterly useless Vesuvus before San
tiago with her reputation which amounted to moth
ing more than bland fiction, Of throwing shells
loaded with dynamite While the submarine is des-
tined occupy a prominent ana an increasingly
important place in the plans of the coast defence
win stiu ne upon the submerged mine which may
ba placed in a certain and known position. which
be controlled from the observers on shore.
Another feature Of the quotation Of the officer Of
ms pIedci9n OF what me @ 6lhI DOddI may 90 i,f MI
reached shall not be made known. as was the case
in the daTs when the Endieott board Formulated
its extensive project Requirements have been I'M
the work Of the board ana what is 6nany disclosed
Of the conclusions Will be very indefinite.
CAPTAIN EvANs's REPORT.-The Navy Do
partment has received a report from Captain
Evans Of the Sylph respecting the accident 10 that
ship. He says.
Shortly after dark on tue night Of the I'm +; ~, q
Oteri OF the United Fruit Company. OF Baltimore,
passed the ship [ made distress signals to her
tho Sylph. asked for assistance, telling him
was disabled. He refused 70 assist me ana dld not
the department take further action in this matter
IN his report Captain Evans made the follow
ing statements:
was entirely helpless and the the QteTi o. r,5 knew T.
as into port the Sylph and all her people would
have been lost.
Captain Evans made no report against any per
in the engineers force
ORDERS IssUED.-Tha following army ana
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
captain OLA W BELL 9Th Cavalry. detailed III quarter
Iass-ec's department.
second 1leutenar; CREED F. cox ltn cavalry 70 Fort
First Lreutrnal,, EMORY 5 WEST 7,h cavalry. detailed
indiaaola relieving Major Daniel Robinson Gctired,-
NAVY.
captain " &. BAIRD placed on retired its: ~l'A rank
Lieutenant comm .auder r. : GRIFFIN. TO bureau %:
steam engineering Navy Department
Lieutenant Commander L ". EBERIEE 70 Naval War
college
Chaplain J.. B. FRAzlE-,. detached INC Pensacola:
naval station. Tutuila-
Chaplain T.: z PATRICK to naval training station SAN
Francisco.
MOVEMENTS or NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements of naval vessels have been re-
ported 10 The oSavy Department:
ARRIVED.
April l1-Tha Yaulee Castn" SANCHEZ. the
Marbeneed ~ san jose dc Guatemala.
SAILED
April 1.-THE Newport from Nor,oIE far Monte Crst!:
TruXtuu. Key West Monte tristi: the
Petre Jones and tho SATURN from san
Diego for Msgdaena Bay.