New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Fitting out Battleshps for Pacific
Cruise.
Iron The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, october Il
BATTLEsHIPs' CROWS NEsTs.-AmOng theh
works which to be done at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard and other places where the battleships are
being fitted for the cruise to the Pacific will be
the construction of crow'snests above the military
tops the masts OF those vessels. This is In
tended place Of observation to be used in con-
necton with the fire control system which is to be
installed on these ships. The crow's-nests will be
of value IN target practice. but will hardly be used
in battle
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Captain ERNEST A GREENoUGH, coast artillery corps.
detailed for service and 70 MI vacancy in pay depart
sPiNKs pay aster relieved: captain creenough viii
Major 5D3 Jonas iaI duty E e HoP 1 as on his
application. after more than thirty years service Is
retired and will proceed To his home
Second Iieutenan, FRANK MENHI,I+ "a Cavalry hay-
account Of disability incident thereto. his retirement,
Major T. BENTLEY MOTT 4th Field Artillery detailed
Tor instruction. "a battery Field ArtlleTy ONO Ma
} er Guard at Toledo +" use Of Sn'h fSld a'-
The following changes IN stations and duties IN
the coast artillery corps are announced:
co Por '9T e 9sKS from 6P Fo5t P P2n to
Lieutenant colonel JOHN r WILLIAMS from Fort Ham.
5nn 70 tert hT POINT 10 command post and artillery
ya6 a' rdIST Of the p hR05es from For -.
Major Major ETGENB T WILSON. to Fort McKinley
Major WARREN p. NEWCOMB from duty as acting
inspector general Fort Sofa TO command rost
AMI artillery district ~ Tampa
Major WILLARD + HARMON. from ordnance board.
detailed acting Inspector general
Major GEORGE + BARNEY. detailed member ordnance
board.
The following changes of paymasters are an
nounCed:
Captain THOMAS II. r. MINTYRE. from Department
OF OF tho Cult on arrival Of Major FRANCIS l. PAY
SON proceed to Washington Office post payuaster
Major HERBERT NJ LORD from Boston Omaha as
Ma SneI g9H94s'eT RgSGPaTt1S9 Of the Missouri
Paymaster, Department OF the Missouri Governors
Major MANLY n CURRY. from Department o, the Eas,
Major JAMES w DAWES. 10 San Antonio FOR tern,
roTary duty. In absence % Captain EwDARD C.
Captain II WINsLow. detached command the Kear-
sarge. November !: homo and await orders.
Coumanier II. HUTCHINS detached navy yard League
Island 70 Command the Kcarsarge.
mcut Cramp Works.
MidshIpmen G. JOERNs ana G F. HOvEY. detached the
Paymastcr W. r. BOURNE. detached naval station
Guam; home and await orders.
Passed Assistant Paymnster H n LAMAR detached
bureau OF supplies and ACCOUNTS; To naval station,
Guam. as pay officer and general storekeeper.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPs-The following
movements of warships have been reported 20 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
October l9-'The Thornton a the New
the West Virginia. tho Colorado and the PennsyIva-
mia, at santa Barbara, Cal, the Justin. Guam
October 2o-rhe Wasp. nj bridgeport; FL Cano.
Cavitt.
October 1a-The Thornton Newport for navy yard
New York the Rrutus. from bradford. II. /. Tor
October 9o-The Uneas from Boston. for Guantanamo.
more. FOR Annapolis.
for Annapolis.