New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-03
AND NAVY NEWS
From The Tribune Bursau.I

Washington. oct
MILITARY CABLES FOR NEW-YORK-Ths
army cable ship Cyrus W. Field. OF which Captain
B. O. Lenoir Of the Signal Corps is in ehargs. has
about finished its work in New-England waters
where it has been engaged in the artillery districts
Of Boston and Portland in repairing cables con-
Meeting the coast defence forts and laying new
lines of submarine communication It IS now
planned 10 bring the ship to New-Eork and begin
cable work of all kinds in that district as soon as
possible so that advantage may be taken Of the
moderate weather before the ice appears 10 -
believed that much Of the work can be conInn s
caDe snip 70 +s 20 rom ice than in
New-York Farbor If the cable ship does not COM
plete it's task before winter sets in the Vesse4 VII
return 10 New-York in the spring II has been
soIInd almost impossible to prevent the destruction
Of the cable by ships when ancnor Cd 80
OF threatened trouble when there might not be the
opportunity TO make all the repairs necessary
GENERAL wADE's REPORT-In his annual
report for the Atlantic division for the last nsc4
wear Major General James F. Wade says tnat the
important affair in the DIVISION vas ne ~
aruv and navy exercises in June, covering the
artillery districts of Baltimore. Potomac ana
Chesapeak- He says that these exercises were N
structive and profitable. but recommends tn4I 'I7y
occur only once in two years. allowing one yea
in which TO study and discuss The reports On INC
exercises and TO arrive al conclusions in regard 10
points presented for consideration Inc report says
that the +roops generally are in excellent CONDITION
and well supplied anu car ~ the average the
discipline are gen-Tal4y ~ " 80 zion
general also states that tne pIss5Ll $685. Los
not given entire satisfaction nile some 4f 80;
think that ret-rn TO tne ss-sf VVads fsVors
doing away with the present company orssnzeLlson
and replacing il with what may De caIIeo z olsLlcT
orEanization That scheme is based on the naval
system Of assignment o. crews - .c2sss. ~ ths
various batteries in district plus the ofdcers and
etc TO Constitute district organization which
would be the lowest unit OF me sysss11 -
cided increase in the artillery corps-conrnissonsd
and enlisted
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Captain P FRANK PAckAzD. sh Iasan a52,i No.. -;
chusetts National Guard to garrison SGnoo- S0F1
g5RSE .s53 g ges6sT $500 so wssa
Captain EDWARD L KING from Istasn sS G1ns3 G en-
Captain CHARLES NARROW, assistant suEE:oa, g.
f7isd Is IeS WIIIfAX r DAVIS. assistant
sss9s + gs.la. Ta 5f 5ls ~ ss Pr
r,su5s 25a9a Commander ! P PARKER navy y<r
NAVY.
Lieutenant conrnandsr E, SIMPSON. astAeAsa It's
Arkansas. home and wait orders
Lieutenant Commander :. STRAUSS. to the Arkansas
11sutsnant T. D. PARKER detached the KsntucSy. q
Lieutenant ". T CLUvERTUs detached the Arkansas
70 he Naval Academy
Lieutenant R H OSBORN detached inspection duty a.
spuyten DuyviI. continue other duties
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vESsELS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported
to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
saDteuoer 2-The Hopkins. Island. the Psnn-
syIvania at Newport; the Galveston. az Norfolk
seDtennser 3O-Te Jones' Portland ore he MAJ
ceus Boston. thu Cleveland, az Sanchez the stew
art at Norfolk
October The Maine Missouri the AaSana ne
Illinois Iowa. New-YOrk, the Denver =
CSuanta rarno: the Olympia Monte Cristi the 49,
thusa ard Uncas. Boston; the Wisconsin =
October The sylph Washington
SAILED.
senter,her 2o-The Maine the Missouri the Alsn@L1S
Illinois ana Iowa. from FroFln1eto"A lO
- 1sfl
September so-The Hannibal from FOR
adelphfa: chuss-tsr from aloufa
New-Yorix: the Olympia from 9AilcD0- -
CTiSJi. ID e,r PROV
october The Colorado. from Hampton ROADS l''
pS or, o, commission sOth uit navy TAs
League Island