New-York tribune., 1907-12-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Danger from Fire in Turrets Elm
mated by Ne1r Methods.
from The Tribune Bureau.
Washington. Decsl

Washington. December 4
NEW AMMT NITION HOSTING PLANS-The
naval ordnance bureau has completed the plans
for new ammunition hoisting arrangements for all
turret vessels These contemplate the installation
OF the mechanism twenty-efght battleships
thirteen arrnored cruisers and ten monitors, ana
will provide the equipment for 116 turrets- ihese
hosting arrangements are an Improvement on any
thing ever before devised for the elevation of am
rnuniton from the handling room 70 the turTet
floor and will contribute 10 the facility OF trans
portation At the same time they VIII estaolish
additional safeguards against disaster by keeping
the ammunition from contact with flame WINE
,- transit or while in the handling room below the
t1rret II IS estimated that it will take Sll2'"
for the purchase or manufacture Of the hosting
arrangements.
NAVY YARD REDUCTIONS.-Represen'
Calder D11nweu and Fitzgerald Of New YORK caiieo
,1non Secretary Netcalf to-day to protest against
the LAYING of Of employed at the BrooA4yh
navy, yard as p consequence OF the sailing OF the
Atlantic feet The Secretary said that tne Depart
ment is powerless 10 prevent this contlneehcE' aS
the sailing Of shipr viii materially decrease te
demand for men employed In repair work Inls
forca has been LARGELY increased TO prepare for
tho fleets departure. The forces at the Eastern
navy wards will be reduced unless Congress makes
provision for the construction work requested pS
the Secretary.
ORDERS ISSUE ED-The following orders have
been issued.
Major TYREE T.. RIVERS. 4th cnrary. from var CO..
Major GEORGE o ssl sorIz T.'j.vsd /, f5 as fs., as
MstoP RICHARD NJ BIATCHFORD. 11th Infantry. ana ana
reririnr board Washington Barracks for eH4iniha-
captila HENRY r CLARK. coast artillery oorps froTa
captsia a I i&TM6Sp K STEVENS 2Sl Infantry. to
Preside OF s@R WTTIAs1 + GILMORE 2sth Infsn
csDtaiaa 'RR6BERT R RAYMOND. corps Of ensineeEs
from "a Battalion OF engineers. 10 penysT as chet
relieve First Lieutenant GEORGE Il sPALDING,
t G2rns Isfgpsn5 oI GEORGE A. w1ECzoREK arst
lieutenant signal corps, from infantry arm to
rrs, S0Ss G HgPREYs ,ss assIssa3t
NoTfoiK. 'tiIi to Fort Terry, Ns99 York
NAVY.
Lieutenant c. $. BooKwLTER. detached from the
Lieutenant faSs { T BURT detached INSPECTOR of en-
Western New York districts to the Georgia as
Lieutenant, +. toRscHAGH; ,Ss astsshed from navy
Ensign 3 MD. LE BREToS. detached from bureau OF
sro a. r BARBER to naval hospital Boston
surgeon L, $ RoGERT. Jr. detached from the Nil
Passed a'O5s ASSENT sdrEgoa j n RRIsTER
from the Pr4hsyIy@lS o + M NJ MIYS0T detached
from The phlladelPhia 70 Asia9c station. ,,,
hospital at Boston revoked to continue in the
Assistant surgeon W. 2. SCHILLER; detached from
the hr9GhEn' e TO me fenIy a. TIo,ras N nava,
hospital PhiladeIPhia.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements OF war vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Dec 9--The Brutus Baltimore; the kentucky At
Boston the wasp at Haverstravy: the Louisiana,
Hampton Roads.
SAILED.
Dec THE New Jersey. from. Boston. for Newport
lee The charleston, the Chicago. tho Milwaukee
the 81 Louis the FrehI~. from MagdaiensL
BAY. Diego
Dec 3-The Wasp. from ossiuing. for Heverstraw:
Eagle. from key Port Prince; the
Vermont from Newport for New York.
Do. 4-'Tbe Missouri from Boston, for Newport
The Tarantulat " placed in commission at the tor
pcdo station Newport. December 2