Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Naval Training Service to Be
Overhauled.

inspection made by Rear Admiral c. 81.
Thomas, superintendent of the naval train
ing service that service will be completely
overhauled and several radical reforms ID
the method of educating naval recruits ln-
PRODUCED. For some time there has peeo
a great lack of uniformity in the method'
of training men on shipboard. Each
the officers in command of the RECEIVING
ships at New York League Island anu
ether places and in charge of the training
stations at Newport and in San Francisco
bay. had his own ideas of what should De
done. While this was carried out by the
approval of the bureau of navigation, thete
was naturally a great difference in meth
DDS and IT was for that reason that rear
Admiral Thomas made his long trip IL "
possible that the stations OF the Ieceisine
ships will be changed. 1t Is ieil Wy So
of the officers that 1t would oe aet
tageous to the system II the recenins sA'; rs
near the large cities were removed "
places less poDulous and where there Al.
fewer distractions. That would mean
transfer from its present statlon OIL me
ceiving ship Hancock at the New III III
navy yard. The receiving snip -. -.
at Norfolk. will probably remain at ia
present place, inasmuch as there are {
ciities there for carrying on the work
shore. although the place does not have
the official title of a training station.
Naval Engineers Desired.
Renewed efforts are being made to H.
eight vacancies in the corps of civil engi-
reers in the navy. Great difficulty has
hitherto been encountered In finding can.
didates to live through the examination.
This year the prospect is a little better
and it is believed there will be sufficient
successful candidates to fill most, If not
all of the vacancies in the corps. There is
limitation of candidacy, imposed by Sec
rotary Bonaparte, on the advice of Rear
Admiral NJ. r. Endicott, the head of the
corps of civil engineers. 1t was decided
that candidates who have twice failed pro
fessiona1ly before examining boards shall
not be permitted to appear for third OK
animation. The Navy Department is will
Ing to overlook one failure in the profess
sional examination. for the reason that
such failure does not have much Sig
nihcance, but with that advantage 1t Is
reasoned that candidate should on
second examination be able to pass IL
has anything in him.
Artillery Target Practice.
Under orders issued by Gen Grant, COM
handing the Department of the East. the
following named coast artillery companies
will proceed to Fort Monroe, Va, to hold
artillery service practice. The 18th. 44th
and the 10th companies, from Fort WASH
1ngton, Md, and the 41th COMPANY from
Fort Hunt. Va, in time to conduct prac-
tce during the present month.
Wants Military Experts.
Rear Admiral Baird, su: erintendent Of
the state war and Navy departments build
ihs' mas made a strong recommendation
that honorably discharged petty officers of
the navy and non-commissioned officers of
the army and the Marine Corps be made
eligible for appointment as watchmen. fire
men. etc, in the various executive depart
ments. without examination. The superin-
tenoent is not entirely satisfied with the
class of fremen and watchmen from civil
life he now gets through the civil service
commission, and is confident that the sery-
ice would be much improved if appoint-
ments were open to men who have served
an enlistment in the army, navy or Marine
Corps and have proved their efficiency. In
ms opinion, hrst-clasS firemen in the navy
who have been honorably discharged would
prove of great service in looking after the
boilers and fires in the departments
Army Promotions.
The retirement of Col. Henry Wygant.
22d Infantry, has resulted in the promo
ton of Lieut.. Col. w. B. Wheeler of the
fantry to be Lieut.. Col. of the I'd Infantry
fantry: Maj. c. ST. ]. Chubb of the 18th In
fantry to be Lieut.. Col. of the 22d Infantry
and Capt. a. S. Roawn of the 10th Infantry
to be major of the 18th Infantry
To Relieve the Oregon.
The United States steamship Iowa will
be detached from the North Atlantic fleet
and will be sent to the Asiatic station in a
few months to take the place of the bat
tieship Oregon, which is to be brought to
the Puget Sound naval station for repairs
and a general overhauling. Either the bat
tleship Rhode Island or the battleshp Vir-
giria. which have just pecn completed, will
replace the Iowa on the North Atlantic
station.
Naval Movements.
The Navy Department has been informed
of the arrival of the converted cruiser Dixie
at League Island, the armored cruisers
Pennsylvania and West Virginia at New
port and the tug Osceola at Key West
The protected cruiser Boston has left
Acapulco for Panama, the collier Marceilus
has left Boston for Lambert Point, the tug
Potomac has left Newport for Hampton
Roads and the collier Hannibal has left
Hampton Roads for Sand Key light.
The North Atlantic fleet, consisting of the
battleships Maine, Missouri, Kentucky,
Kearsarge Alabama, Illinois, Iowa and
Massachusetts, have arrived at Hampton
Roads.
The collier Ajax has been ordered out of
cen mission at the Norfolk navy yard.
Fort Myer Water Supply.
The water supply at Fort Myer is to be
doubled by the installation of new sys-
tenn now under construction. water
main has just been put down through the