Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

San Diego. and will announce the action
of the department next Tuesday or Wed
nesday.
Military Automobile Ambulance.
One OF the latest uses to which an auto
mobile may be put is to be given practfcai
test in this city. This latest innovation Is
to be tried by the medical department of
the army. Surgeon General O'Reiliy called
the attention of the Secretary of War about
year ago to the fact that practically no
progress had been made in the facilities
for the transportation of dead and wounded
on the field of battle since the civil war.
AS result of his recommendation Capt.
clyde s. Ford, assistant surgeon, United
states army, was directed to investigate
the advfsability and practicability of using
an automobile ambulance. Capt Ford de-
termined that the automobile system was
Wen suited to the needs of the army, ana
one of the automobile companies In this
country has designed and constructed an
automobile ambulance that is thought to
meet all requirements. and it will shortly
be tried in or near this city, probably at
Fort Myer, Va.
Admiral Reiter Ordered to Washing
ton.
Orders were issued at the Navy Depart
ment today detaching Rear Admiral G. C.
Reiter from command of the Philippines
squadron of the Asiatic fleet and directing
him to Washington for duty. Capt. James
II. Dayton, at present pre7ident of the
board of inspection and survey, will be
made rear admiral, and will succeed Rear
Admiral Reiter as commanding officer OF
the Philippines squadron. Captain Dayton
will go to his new station in February.
Naval Vessels in Port.
For the first time for several months all
the fleet of naval vessels stationed al this
city are in port here, lying at the navy
yard. Strung Out along the sea wall at the
yard, the berth in front of which has re-
Gently been Grcdged is the big yacht May
flower, the Presidents ship, and the dis
patch boat Dolphin, the yacht Sylph and
the big tugs Tecumseh, Triton and Choctaw
and several gun barges. The Mayflower
which came Up from Alexandria Friday
was the last of the feet TO tie up at the
yard ii is stated the entire feet will re-
main here this winter.
Naval Orders
Lieut.. j. f. Babcock, from duty as
sistant to the inspector of machinery for
the Milwaukee Union Iron works, San
Francisco Cal, and his resignation as a
Lieutenant in the navy accepted.
Lieut.. B. b. Mccormick. TO this city and
report to the bureau of ordnance Navy De-
partment for special duty, and thence to
Brooklyn n. y, for duty as assistant to
the inspector of ordnance at the E. w.
Bliss company IN that city.
Lieut.. s. B. Thomas, to the naval torpedo
alton, Newport, r. l.
Assistant Naval Constructor w. G. Du
Bose. from the bureau of construction and
repair, Navy Department, this city, to
Cavite, p. l., for duty head of depart
ment of construction and repair at that
station, sailing from San Francisco jan
uary 10. 1906.
Chief Carpenter C. s. Taylor. from duty
as assistant to the experimenting con-
structor at the works of VIM. Cramp d
Sons Philadelphia, Pa, to the navy yard,
New York, for duty in connection with the
to duty on board that vessel when COM
missioned.
Chief Carpenter w. F. Stevenson, from
the Columbia 10 his home and granted one
months leave
Acting Carpenter c. Whitford from the
navy yard, League Island, Pa, to the Co
lUmbia.
The following named have been appointed
acting warrant ma chinists in the navy and
assigned to duty follows:
w. Herberg, to the Lawton; J. E. Jones
to the Princeton; T. A. Sherwin. to the
Rainbow P. r. Fox, to the Kentucky; O.
Boldt. to the Columbia: o. s. Canning, to
the Brooklyn; o. j. McCorkle to the Barry;
G.. E. Howard, to the Truxton; j. B. Mar
tin to the Albatross; D. J. Marx, to the
Hancock r. J. Hayes. to the Wolverine
F +. Krainek, to the Barry: D. w. Harry,
to the reserve torpedo fiotilla, navy yard,
w. Keller to the Tacoma; c. S. Wolf, to
4 he Massa chusetts, and G. r. Thompson,
to the Franklin.
Mate NJ j. Maher from the Constellation
to the naval training station, Newport
r. /.