New-York tribune., 1905-12-27
AND NAVY NEWS,
rFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington, December o.
THE WIRELESS MENACE.-The Navy Depart
ment has obtained much information of damaging
character the expert operators IN wireless teeg
raphy at private commercial stations who make q
practice of interfering with the sending of ofhciai
dispatches over the government systems already
Installed Incidents of this character are described
showing to what extent there might Dc Touole
of a serious nature in time Of 1t appears that
certain operators make practice of tnterruptns
message sending, and II is of record with the date
and place OF the offence. that operators not con-
nected with the service have been known to SIT Tor
FIVE or six hours and make the air thick with
meaningless letters and incoherent words. When
the station which thus breaks in is of powerful
order It has the effect of destroying the chance of
communication between two other stations. 1t is
found also that in instances of this sort the
operators have acted upon the instructions of their
employers and IL 1t were possible to punish such
offenders they would be promptly brought to JUS
tice. There is nothing to do, under the law, at
present with operators or their principals who
choose to send the troublesome signals AS Rear
and frequently reiterated in strong recommenda-
Whieh 70 will ihevitabiy have to be a6rded throngh
legislation giving the national government absoqte
and its possessions There is every indication that
may be e brought to reaze al G the OF
sion and that 1t will determine to act while 1t VIII
hence, ua When commercia1 installations are more
numerous and active
SOLDIERS SAFETY AT sEA.-The army
quartermasters who have been a board in New
York to examine certain devices OF possible on
army transports much impressed. it is reported
to the War Department with a system of launching
Hfeboats. The appliance was tested in Brooklyn
and It is said the boat which ordinarily requires
the services of fifteen sixteen to get into
the water was launched from its secure place on
the deck with the aid of but four and in half
minute. This saving in labor and time Is OF i'm
mense Importance board ship, and especially for
the transport seyce where on nssTed each R a m9he t
system will have commercial value Equal favor %
on board ship, which system was Invented by the
chief engineer of the Mcclellan Al that Is neceso
fire pumps, and the mechanism is shut off as quick
rangement Is destined to be adopted for all the
army transports. and as one OF the inspecting
civilian has chance Of making his fortune out OF
the device.
MEETING NAvYs CHIEF NEED-The secre-
tary of the Navy has under consideration the ques-
ton of continuing the premature graduation OF the
classes Of the Naval Academy. 1t mas alreaoy
been decided to graduate the class Of '06 in Feb
ruary and send the midshipmen to sea for their
succeeding two years duty afoat The department
will soon determine whether the same plan shall
be followed for the class Of OF o7, 1t being de-
able to know in advance Of the intention in
that respect In order to arrange the studies of the
students at Annapolis Rear Admiral Sands the
@ Of the & is nU5 N h OF
with his predecessors in this matter. and insists
men at the academy as long as possible; The CON
sideration which operates to shorten the term in
of officers at sea and the pressing need OF junior
officers on board ship. The midshipmen at once
felt that their studies can be continued quite as
well on shipboard as at Annapolis.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
ing been found BY retiring board ineapaeatea for
active service account OF biity incident there
to. his retirement is announced.
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander H. H. wHITTLEsEY cretired) to
Ofice OF Naval Intelligence Navy Department.
Assistant Surgeon B. n. DORSEY. to navy recruiting
party No. 4. Altoona
Acting Assistant Surgeon H; W. JUDD. detached navy
recruiting party No 4; home
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELS-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
Dec 2s-Ths coam0la at League s Island; the Mnneap
Stewart, the Worden, the Truxton and the Law
Point; the Denver and the Moines ST. Thomas:
the Cleveland, at Ponce; the Dubuque. at Puerto
Dec. 24-The Tacoma and the Chattanooga.
Dec 25The Yankee. at Puerto Plata the Charleston.
SAILED.
Stewart. the Worden. the Truztun and the Law
renee. from Norfolk for Pine Beach, the Marcelus,
Des Moines. from Culebra for st Thomas the Cieve~
kobama n0 for Gava the Nina from B6son foP New
York; the Newport from Sanchez for San Juan; the
Dec 24-The O'Brien. New-York Charleston:
the concord from Bremerton for Honolulu the Uncas.
Dec 2h-The Yankee from Monte Christi Puerto
Plata; the Charleston. from Hampton Roads for Nor