New-York tribune., 1907-08-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Proposed Puget Sound Drydock
Must Wmt.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

W .-o 80. couna NAVY Yard. When bids were
opened last week for this structure IL was i
,ba, +bere was not enough money TO build su'h ii
dock as had been designed. 1t is consiueIeu u
,,,so n ar,ena the specifications as TO proslue
dock which would be smaller and the chief Oh 'Ie
& bureau of wards and docks is understood 10 ~ -
tain the belief that 1t would Do OF a 90 Concrete
government to have granite Hlsteiiu Vi " or
dock He finds as a result of his experience "
Mare Island Boston and Brooklyn. that 'I4e
ite dock ressts all influences or climate a ~. -
- ,,.r,. fa,y repairs with the prospect that II
will last for many years. He behe'es ii ,I, Iost
the granite dock. with reasonable carr, -oodan
aeveraI hundred years and survive dozen "~oooen ~
docks and fully half many concrete 9H ..I,
OF course there is urgent need or oIs ~ ui - ~
on Puget Sound but 1t is believed there WI rs ~
harm in delaying the construction uil'ii NOs .,,or
can be asked make an additional apr 3II 80
for the structure. 1t is estimated thal IL Ions
% O.n nno to build a granite dock of the dileSioS
reorired Incidentally the opening OF the piuS u
closed the fact that there has been an lhcIese IL
tho cost Of labor and material in dock constru
i of fully p per cent since the last DOCK was ~
tised The Navy Department today reJeCteu a., az
- shr,t+,a5 for the construction of the drydock
at Rremerton because they were not wltiH ',i
limit of the appropriation. The lowest pu 80
r1itted approximated the entire amount aVdiia ,,
for the construction of the dock leaving io'i,ts
with which to purchase a casson. pumping . ~
other necessary appliances. which would cost a'0u'
s35OO10.
RIG EXODUS TO PHILIPPINES-Ihe army
ouartermasters who have charge Of the ra''spoi
80, % nasseoeers between Francisco anu
Manila are besieged with requests for acc"ifiIiiou"
rions m the steamers which sail during the heA'
f.,r months The demand for stateroonis II w
nrecedented anu II is difficult to proNlue ,h.
NOD etions for the people who wish 10 max . t
trip and who must be acconmodaItu .rIhers -, OF
sooner or later as all of them are rleiioeio - ~
the families OF officers and employees OF the - go
ernent in the Philippines The bookings loi on
rooms have consumed all the acComtnoud ooI7 "a
~ . .,.s,orts which sail between this date anu
November / All of difficulties are eells t, &c
co,n+ered by those who have the task Oh ''"9
the assignments. ~
LESSONS AT WEST POINT.-The supHr'nten-
dent Of the Military Academy has issueu 7. ~. -
+ions which have the effect OF prohioi''hs ~
nor,ins of cadets for 'unprepared on
When the facts the case of a cadet unIi i,d
on his lesson warrant report. the report stouC d
r.od negleCting properly prepare leS - 70
T., case of repeated failure In TINS resi u.,.-
nort should be ''neglecttng stu,'s. .r, fo-
a,ta- cadets receiving reports or thl9 lidt
,t.tt ,,,sa+isfactorv explanations are suolil,
"iIi'tt IN ~,irad 70 study during the "Wednesday
and saturday afternoon recrealoh 49, ,,ntu
tho direct supervision Of the onlcet ~ ~ ha,,a ac
srcr time as II may appear that ~ ,,,tra-
,., sattefac.orv habits of study rms rtaI.i
rnent will he In addition to the dTl'' ] ,,,nantant
.L,,-+ au-arded in each case me com Ir,t
s i,e uiII have prepared in the cade' EuItu ~,
house suhce and accommodations IoI 80, ions
rC,,fred 10 study. In case such t+ot,on
rt''ulI ~ ,'c,,art on. Of the written re'lt,' -.
r1C7ns in tne Academic Building may o' O
this purpose. ~ TT, y,-ar De-
.p>,y TORPEDO PLANTER-The ar
-, or,hor,ties are conducting tTlal tIlp w
aco,a class torpedo planter, the CaP'a'" ~ -.
Eye,berI This boat is one OF many Nl' ~ =, .r
,..an huut by the War Department Ioi "' -, -
,,a,,io, with coast fortfca~'on The '"hS' .ra
h"ct'" ~. ..,,,rE y Y under contract. ana tne
trial t. being held IN the HuuSulI ~, nart,,er,
' nv rc1rescnt IN tfves OF the War bepat "eI., ~
se'T'u Wy ,,,n- TlttelI who has charge or army
water transportation. and MT AuttoS; 80 tvn.
,--,aster expert Additional boats OF @ ,his - ~
III For use in the various artillery dts
tr'r,s The captain WetheriH VIII ps , Iii
,r southern New York artillery distI'e.' an aI,
- ossIyrcd 10 that station within the next WIEN
, or r-r,e- J., 49,
SCARCITY OF CIVIL ENGlNEEho.-[tn "a
gen. request has been received at the NAVY b'f
90, from, the commandant OF the navy Fhru H'
rrooki,n for an additional civil ehslhce''
40 noyy three officers OF that corps on duty AT inc
E.v, York ward. and one Of these Is SI,'p'oy 80. 90 -
most entirely on siS' a. ,r. vcra II not for the
would be complied with AT one" w :" ,tri a,gt
at that there is great demand io' 1II" - a.
n.erq and ii number Of places Wh'rc suI' , 49,.
,naud exists will have to b" hIled oy u''' - -,
~, - II brooklyn Is reached This includes
details 10 the navy yard at CnaTle-S,"i, - D 49, G
the Yards nt Philadelphia. the yard at boston. t.p
,orn yards on the Pacific Coast and an officer 10
act an Inspector of electrical materials
ORDERS Isst,ED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
! Captain EDGAR MACKI4N. 25th Infantry to Gen
| crai Hospital. prefiio san Franchise. elo- from, f
fee e.ur,ernaster General TO charge eonstruct2n 1
! work Meade. relieving F7r'" Lieutenant pN' IL
II hlnnh; FoRS;f %,e : MULLEN 21st Infantry
First lieutenant PELHAM u GIAssFoRD. eih field
% e2 ., sfs%d M.al, 40 a at''9d % 3a.e fP@d August II
! Captain CARROLL. u. BUCK assistant surgeon. to
| corI Item,enonts RONALD +. FISCHER. 14th Cav
| airy and PETER J HENNESSEY. 9th cavalry. be
fore board Fort Rey. about August ~ Tor e1
! First lieutenant 0sMt'N LATROBE. jr.. sth thvalry
A and captain STEPHEN LII sLoCI'M. 1st Cavalry :
before Riley for examination for pro
Dental surgeon cRoxToN L RIoS from san Fran-
| cisco TO home paris. KY. and report TO surgeon
general tor annument OF contract ~
| Second Lieutenant ALBIN L CLARK, goth Infantry.
! his regiment
|
| CAPTAIN ] Il COLLINS. detached the recruiting
| station Philadelphia. August 10; to command the
! commandrr A O. WINTERHALTER. detached tho
| T.aducah: home. await orders
| Commander T GRIFFIN, detached naval observa-
tory. Washington. 70 command the Paducah
IAeutsnart conmander W. EVANS. detached Naval
| Acni'my; 20 take charge navy recruiting station
lieutenant r. wAINwRIGHT. Jr. detached the
! Louisiana. the Connecticut
Ensign W. POST. detached the Connecticut; To the
! Surgeon J. 4 MURPHY. detached the Des Moines.
Passed Assistant Surgeon NJ. ToIFREE detached
| the Dolphin 10 the pes m"ines
| Assistant Surgeon G. g ALDERMAN. 10 naval hnspt-
| tai. Puget Sound
| MOVEMENTS OF vEsSELs.-The following
| movements Of naval vessels have been reported 10
| the department:
| ARRIVED
| August THE Prairie Hampton Roads: the Hop
rado Maryland. the Pennsylvania. the Denver
and the Cleveland. Mt Cavite.
| SAILED
| and the Nevada, from New London for Bath. Me
| Brutus from Boston. for navy yard. New
| August THE st Louis from Valparaiso Chilli for
| Callao.
The California commissioned august /. at,navy yard
Mare Island