New-York tribune., 1906-04-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
[Fron TIE Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington, April 16-
MYSTERY OF wARSHIP EXPLoSIONs--The
explosion the Kearsarge may resolve itseu INTO
another OF those mysteries which so freQuenuS
ba-f1e the expert who is required 10 stVe ao eN
PLANTATION OF an accident and furnish measures 10
prevent its recurrence Nothing Of specific cnar-
acter has been received from the naval authoriueS
in Southern waters. but private advices inoieh' .
that the fatality may have been due TO personal
careIessness It seems at least. that all the pre-
scribed precautions were observed on Doafu tiie
ship and Il is for this considered unneces-
sary to amend tho existing regulations or aoo 10
the requirements already voluminous ana eA'ct-
ing. One explanation given by the ordnance oni-
GERS who know something OF the situation on board
the Kearsarse is that the powder was isnited whsn
II was removed from the gun. and that the minute
spark was famed into a blaze with fatal effect as
soon as IT taken from the breech OF the g gun M
against this condition and. Of course in handling
powder the new Tsgea SR sae ans ers as
iessiy sxacting 1t is realized that men become
Short cuts to save time Probably these Iber-
ties taken with 5 ths os tg q f IS thought
some of the who handle powder come ne, to have
dent dals % on a the "s ar It ali Of
serving today. and unfortunately. there may never
be anything more definite known on which TO base
ORDERS IssUED-rne following orders have
been issued:
The following second lieutenants from Fort Riley.
of dates specified. to proper stations:
JoHN DE R. Ga 1oT1 sns nh yM S1ZfF aM
LEY. Jr. ists 1 cavalry on Nav i: GEORGE Dill
syS & 1IAM III 1lIhxMar < G DHTM I'm Sa cavalry - JAMES
b. DICKEY. 4th Cavalry. and RALPH TALBOT Jr''
Houston to Jefferson Barracks.
Captain ALBERT N. MCIURE, to tsh Cavalry.
tn airy
Ma'ss EDwIN ST oREBnE astsTy Sor.s s:se,,ss
Lieutenant Colonel AigERr R s GgMs1Nos arti.;ry
oHN M II Ta sth eaRsy sisI deasf fGHs
Captain ARTHCE NJ EDWARDS cS.rnisssry from san
tTanGsco S 70 Sor = hsy as con % svns .ne ln cs
taa McMaH iaI 'sr aURT SafS Pa eosssry Who WIN
PoPory PsPoT5 duty d2 commanding 0H6er f0r f''S To-
Captain FREDERICK r DAY p.yrnaster. Portland
Following officers from stan Of Brisadier Cen
eral J. Franklin Bell:
First Lleutenan. s WILLIAM n TTGIEs Jg lash In In
9th - Cavalry iSc''a --''''''''' N''''
HUGHES to Infantry and Cavalry School
STAFF College. Fort Leavenworth
Lieutenant NEARs report Chief OF Sar. Washington
Captain RALPH PARRoTT. 2Tth Infantry detailed
a,R bEgnITtsE, j. vice CAPTAIN SAMUEL SMILEY
land to Fort Assinibone and resume charge OF
Infantry Infantry "0'h renewing captain fhShh No77 ''n
Retirement of 1dsusenan. General JOHN C BATES an
nounced
NAVY
lieutenant C L. HUssEY. detached the Texas: Navy
Department.
Midshpman J. NJ POOLE detached the Newpor.: hmm,
and wait orders
Payrnaster j. FYFFE Torpedo Station, Newport
Paynastsr d. NJ ADDISON. to tho Virginia
Paynaster W. T. CAMP. detached Naval ro-pedo Sta
tion. Newport; wait orders
or n
movements Of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
Lawrence at Santiago; the Newport az CuIebra: the
stewart at Guantanamo; the Sioux Portsmouth
sanch.s " ' ' 'cOrp'h az
April 15-rhs Perry Francisco: tho Dubuqus at
san Juan; the Arkansas at Charleston; the PennsyE
the B1akely az Tortusas; the Ksarsarse the Ma E
land and the West Virginia Guantanamo
April leITbe Kentucky the Celtic Yankton and the
SAILED
April 1.-THE Pennsylvania from navy ward Nav Y,r1s
for Santiago; the Newport from san Juan FOR clIeSr
the Porter the Dupont and the Blakely Pensa-
target grounds for GiuantaHamo. tbs Na1
from Port Royal for Charleston
April 15-Ths Scorpion rrom Sanchez for San ran, the
Yokohama: the Brooklyn from, Messna for GibrataT az
the OBrenl from Charleston for Norfolk; Mary-
Guantanamo; the Saturn from Mare Island sor san
Diego the Cleveland and the Nofnes from
for HAMPTON Roads. the Chootaw from washington
April 1e-The Chattanooga and the Galveston rom Co
lombo for Singapore ths Tsnkton the Hopkins IN,
Kentucky ane the Celtio target grounds FOR