New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-30
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. March %.
RossEAU's STORY ABSURD.-Naval officers
are amused that any should be so gullible as to
listen to the rawlings OF the lunatc Rosseau. who
is counting notoriety by explaining. from his own
knowledge the explosion destroyed the battle
ship Maine years ago. The hallucnation
that Internal machine intended fer a Spanish.
warship was fastened TO the Maine night
through bunder could only be possessed by
mailman or some rervert unfamiliar with Havana
harbor. or utterly ignorant of the long and thor
ough investigation of the many theories of SINH
lar nature advanced the time of the disaster
and clearly disproved by the court of inquiry
headed by Admiral Sicard
The Maine disaster occurred before 10 p. m.
when the harbor in this vicinity was almost
bright as day from the city lights. The amount Of
explosive initially involved larger than could
have been handled by three men, and it was
proved that unknown boat approached the ship
at any time that evening. The Spanish authori-
ties were too alert TO let any Cubans other
suspicious characters embark on the harbor for
any enterprise while the Maine and the Spanish
ships We're in port. and divers work in
Havana Harbor for a week before the explosion
Yet the American court was absolutely convinced
that the initial explosion which set off the maya
The man who failed to destroy the statue of Fred
eriek the Great in Washington, or the steamship
opinion of intelligent men here. suffering from a
acal bent to be Idle for nearly seven years and
then give such an diotic explanation of one of the
THE FIGHTING DOCTOR AGAIN.-Tne chief
of staff Is considering the report of some difficult
ties which have grown up between Colonel Henry
H. Adams, 5th Infantry. and the two medical Of
hcers of the army duty at Plattsburg Barracks,
y. Y--Major Charles T. Woodruff and Lieutenant
Frank T, Woodbury.. Colonel Adams recently
ordered before retiring board and 1t became
necessary for him to have certain papers and these
documents he ordered of the senior medical officer
OF the post of which Colonel Adams is In COM
mand Major Woodruff refused TO carry out the
order, and his assistant inclined to do the
same and would probably have done had it not
been for tip he received from friendly source
to the effect that he had better obey the orders
of a superior officer and file his protest later.
This he did. and with the report have come TO
Washington the charges of INSTRUMENTATION against
| Major Woodruff. Colonel Adams is destined
there is evidence of much bad feeling between the
post commander and the medical Officer t at Paf t
ence of all the papers to the fes Of the military
! is fighter may not be disposed to have the case
50 shelyed. He was formerly in the navy and re-
senior officer. He has held many important places
| chief surgeon at Manila Lately he has published
a work which attacks most of the firmly implanted
ena II quarrel q with is
rally observed with interest by brother officers.
| FORT JAY REGULARS-Some complimentary
correspondence has taken place Of interest to the
regulars stationed at Fort Jay. Governors Isl
| and. and other posts in NewYork, which took part
! in the inaugural parade on March t. General
Thomas Barry. who commands the military De
partment of the Gulf was in command Of the
brigade of which the troops formed part. and he
has wri n official letter to Colonel Frederick
A. Smith. Sth Infantry. at Fort Jay. stating:
I was very much gratifed with and congratulate
you upon the fine appearance and conduct of the
troops Of your command that formed part of the
Second Brigade, First Division in the Inaugural
parade. The grand marshal. Lieutenant Genera
| Chaffee, stated TO me personally that he much
pleased with the troops of the brigade and desire
/ that you should know this and convey 1t to your
| command. / was highly honored in being assigned
to the command of the brigade.
This correspondence has been sent through Gen
eral F. D. Grant. who adds his Endorsement OF the
| appearance of the command and the illusions viii