New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Home Base for Sailors at Puget
Sound.
from The Tribune Bureau.

from The Tribune Bureau
Washington, March %
UTOPIA FOR JACK TAR.-Rear Admiral ". T.
Burwell. conlmandant OF the Puget Sound Navy
Yard has taken the first step toward establishing
such a home base has been recommended by
Rear Admiral 9. F. Goodrich eommandant OF the
navy yard at Brooklyn. 1t has been Rear Admiral
Goodrichs belief that naval enlistments could be
encouraged and enlisted could be induced TO
make their service connection life occupation II
there established home bases for the navy
at some of the prominent ports on the Atlantic ana
Pacific coasts to which the vessels would periodi-
cally come and where liberty would be allowed to
the men. figured that such places che
enlisted would establish their homes, and be
certain join their families several times year
when their ships were in port Admiral Goodrlcn
believes that g system could be adopted by when
at certain seasons. all events, the ships would
visit these bases every in while. Rear Ao-
miral Burwell has arranged with some of the
prominent the Pacific Coast for the ac-
QUESTION of a tract of land near the Puget Souno
Navy Yard where sailors may purchase homes and
establish community. with retired enlisted man
as postmaster and other retired blueJackets ana
marines storekeepers and business men gener-
ally. The experiment is viewed with much interest
and favor by the Navy Department
UNDERPOWERED sUBMARINEs.-The Navy
Department has taken up the question of the
motive power OF the submarines under construction
at Quincy, Mass. Reports received from the com
manding officers OF the Viper the Cuttefsh and
! the Tarantula. which recently made the voyage
from New York Annapolis. allege that the
net of adequate strength. One OF the
reports makes the sensational allegation that the
lives of ali board were in peril and that prompt
steps should be taken TO increase not only the
efficiency of the submarines in the engineering
equipment but insure the safety of those who are
obliged operate them. The reports have been
referred to the various bureaus having charge Of
this equipment and an investigation WI be made
to the remedy which should be applied
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Captain WALLACE DE WITT. assistant surgeon, to
Captain MILAN 4. wAssELL, I'D Infantry. to
First Leutehsnt HEEBERT G GIBNER assistant
surgeon. to general hospital. fresoio of san
Commander G H HARLOW, detached navy yard
conassasr hsasGs Island 70 RE,5 the Newark 1da,
Lieutenant K. r, IEN ER. detached navy yard New
ILeutenants j Z, WALKER and D. Lyons. to tn.
Lieutenant L. 5, cox, Jr,. detached Hancock to
Ensign J MOODS. detached the Yorktown; con-
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training station San F,rancisSo to Ihe Wisconsin,
hospital PhadePha to medical al, school Washinston
savx Ta IS SuTEsgn Tsq to to H r. detached
AssIstsn6 stsn6 sgrss92 Nj Miller detached medical
GARRIsoS detached medical
H1GGrS$ and j. a6IE SIs
ing station san Francisco.
r, nava, station station New London: home home
Passsd ASis5sns PasTnaseT sPEaR detached navy
Professor Of Mathemacs A HALL. to Naval observa
MARINE CORPS
First Lieutenant E W BANKER detached from the Ia,
Provisional Regiment OF Marines Cuba to command
RI marine barracks naval station New Orleans
First 81 detached % from tss Isl
school a, Of Application Annapelis 49,.
headquarters marine corps to recruiting duty, St
First Lieutenant A P CRIsT. detached from the Mil
waukee when placed in reserve; to command marine
First Lieutenant WILLIAM RRAcKETT. detached from
the ST Louis when placed in reserve TO marine Tar
First Lieutenant q TNDEPW0oD detached from tn.
Franklin; TO command marine detachment on the
First Lieutenant G BISHOP II. detached from marin.
barracks navy yard League Islanf' to command
captain aFne on wo se m6nt6. leave OF
Second ieuseRanf tenant l. WL6R dtafed 5 s
barracks: navy yard yI-, Norfolk d. Va ?,
Marine school % Applicat ton: TO the
eeohd 5 ene6an E5fe45 T6@ B%o9 from
quarters marine corps: marine barracks navy
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The folio wing
movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
March 1s-The Milwaukee Louis
Island Des Molnes Dubuque. Port
au-Pr
March I9-The Lebanon. Lambert Point; the Arhal-
Annapolis
SAILED
March IS-The Milwaukee the ST Louis. San
Francisco Mare Island: Rocket. Norfolk
for Indian Head Washington
March - from Hampton Roads for Lam
bert Point; the Culgoa. from san Diego for Mazda
lena Bay: the Justin. Pedro for Fran
cisco the Navajo. Mare Island for Masdalena
Bay.
Tia commissioned yard. New York. 70
Guantanamo. vice the NOnOugahea- DESTROYED by
The commissioned yard League
Island. March 10.