New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Admiral Goodrich to Command
Brooklyn Nary Yard.
from The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, May g.
TO SUCCEED ADMIRAL COGHLAN.-Rear Adj
miral Caspar F. Goodrich. L. s. N. will succeed
Rear Admiral ]. b. Coghlan. L. S. n. Getired) as
commandment of the navy yard at Brooklyn June
!. Rear Admiral Goodrich is one of the best known
and ablest officers of the naval service. He was
graduated from the Naval Academy at the head of
his class, in 1864 and has much important ser
vice. He naval attache the staff of Cen
eral Woseey during the Te-el-Kebr campaign,
in 1882; a member of the Endicott Notifications
board in 1885. has been in charge of the naval tor
Pedo station and was at one time premier OF the
cruiser ST Louis and the United States ship New
mira Goodrich is at present on duty in Washing
ton Mrs; Goodrich is the daughter of Charles E.
fret. Conn
COAST ARTILLERY PRACTiCE.-Thc
tillery practice year will begin hereafter on Janu-
airy /, instead of July /, so as to correspond with
the calendar year, instead of the fiscal year. By
this means it will he possible to announce the year
In its practice with the big guns OF the seaboard
in the allowance and special amendments are
made in the arrangements for firing for practice
and twelve inch guns are mainly technicai and il.
red Nth erb 20 rhe 1Tn Ilo'S beTe viii be
number of new coast artillery companies by virtue
vided for in the present allowance of ammunition;
as they will not be organized for some months and
will not get down to working order as to require
rules and regulations for artillery practice
BROOKLYN DRY DOCK DELAY.-The Navy
Department will again take up the question of the
completion of the dry dock ut the navy yard
at Brooklyn. Some weeks ago a recommendation
was made that the present contract be annuIIed
because the contractor refused to proceed with the
work lie said that the progress OF the 9o9k con
for which the government was responsible rms
is denied by the Navy Department and il seems
to be impossible to adjust the matter short or an
annulment OF the contract There has been no
the delay in completion has been serious eonsd-
ering the need of Il dock and the demand upon
a
is under consideration again in view of tire
reports which have recently been received from
Brooklyn.
CHANCES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERs.-An OK
animation will take place at New York on July .
and probably at Chicago the same date. with a
view TO filing six vacancies existing in the grade
Of assistant civil engineer III the navy. There has
been much difficulty in obtaining qualified GsH
conditions in the corps the coming examine IN
tie examination will be the last TO which civilian
candidates will be eligible. There Is disposition,
gineers to graduatea of the Naval Academy, AMI
1t Is certain there are enough junior officers o,
to enter the corps, where the prospects OF promo
opportunities for special work are greater ON lto
pay OF the civil engineer ranges from $l,Sn I
aDarIetS OF - fran so to soc - month accord
Ing to the rank Of the officer. the lowest pay MAJ
be said 10 be S2.o8S year. This is considered an
ataracCTe Det roI yIuE, nrxt session there
ought to be no difficulty in obtaining the civil en-
gineers desired.
MILITARY SURGEONS SCARCE.-The army
medical department is not destined to obtain the
thirty or more assistant surgeons required to I'LL
the vacancies in the Junior grade Of that branch.
The examinations which began Monday are be-
Iieved to have provided few II any acceptable can
didates from the thir-ythree medical school grad
yates who authorized to appear before pnards
convened in different parts Of the country. includ
ing at Fort jay. New York. for those who Nv"
Jay states that Of the several candidates author
lied appear before the board there; only on"
reported and he was found physically disqualified
or the four candidates who were authorized 10 re-
FAILED TO appear one was found Disqualified and
one has proceeded with the examination. At Fort
Thomas Kentucky. the only candidate who pre-
scented himself pronounced physically disquali-
fed. The failure to obtain acceptable candidhtes
the fact that there is little to attract young officers
to corps where promotion - seri"nSlI Hn'',rI
and where relief has been so far denied by con
Gress
ARMY DOUGH- TROUGH TRGAIs-The army
comnissarios are experimenting with COLLAPSE
bic dough trough. something which will cnabl" the
brcadmakers Of the army to mix the dough In the
field without being seriously encountered with TN"
paraphernalia which is easy enough to keep on
hand in garrison In all field work IT Is neces-
sary Ia reduce the weights to be carried by III"
army wagons. and n is also necessary TO nave as
ments have been made with dough trough built
Of canvas and so CONSTRUCTED thau II c"uIa ne
ton This was found not to be steady enough. ana
did not retain the heat Further trial Is to 10
| made with a dough trough built Of wood or hore.
II will be eight ten feet in lcnEth-Just long
enough to be slid into the army wagon The ca
nacitv Of one OF the trOughs TO be tried VIII he
eighty ratons but they can be made OF dlnen-
si0ns sufficient 10 contain two hundred rattons Of
dough The sides. ends and top are detachable and
fold IN i'm such n manner to reduce the size
TO the minimum and permit of its convenient
TRANSFORMATION. There is nothing like this dough
trough In the market and the manufacturers VIII
make several types in order that inc army COIN
rnissares may test them fully.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued: