New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Erpert Engineer in Chief of Nary
Needed.
IFron The Tribune Bureau ]


REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST-Specula-
ton as to the filling of the vacancy in the place
of engineer chief OF the navy has been increased
bs- the discovery that there is statutory require
that the officer appointed shall be a skilful
engineer OF course everything depends on what
a .skiIful engineer is but the accepta-
ton of that term appears TO make eligible only
those officers who have attained professional dis
tincton in the engineering branch At the same
time, ii is conceivable that line officer who has
had charge of the department of engineering on
board ship OF may be considered "skilful'
in these times of the amalgarnated line and engt-
neer corps. He would at least be as much in that
class as he is in that of the fighting engineer.
President Roosevelt. when he was at the head Of
the naval personnel board described line officer
evolved from the new condition that abolished the
naval engineer corps. There has been some talk
to-day of the influence which the disaster on the
Tennessee will have IN influencing the selection of
the new engineer in chief That accident calls at
tention again to problems and perpexities that
beset chief Of the bureau Of steam engineering
and it is possible that line officer who has had
no engineering training will be willing to assume
the responsibilities In the time the filing
of the vacancy has furnished the principal topic
of gossip among naval officers, whose interest in
the subject has increased with every days delay
Secretary Metcah said tonight that the appoint
ment would be announced tomorrow. He declined
to name the man. but he is generally believed
be Captain John K. Barton. at present engineer
officer at the League Island Navy Yard. He
summoned by telegraph to Washington to-day for
a conference with the Secretary.
ORDERS IssUED-Ths following orders have
been issued:
Captains GEORGE c. BURNELL ard BASIL Q. LE-
Bell i5th infantry WALTER c Jones. 18Th
tn army she signal sehoo Fort
First Lieutenant SAMUEL c. CARpwELL.
sy sSqEesn S9e uRfFIsf RpWas IEsf gPSo o Fort
Contract ''s Surgeon @ HERMoS E, HAssELr1SE to
Leaves q absence Gaptsn WILLIAM WE1gEJ 3 g 1s.h
E1. sat.ns9 n7Rff Wss n rGa HES % on.h. .
nal corps. month
Captain n. R. USHER and Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Commander y STRAUSS. detached naval
commandeP Po oIMsrEAD 3Fom the
ss M0es in g to ssf ESrga dstas. Los n. Sna to
command the Moccasin.
H hKES 5ss
gina home and Tat OF orders to1s1.,s ~. y,,,.
IIeutenant a BRoNs6N Jr detached Naval Ac.denny.
Ensign g FEGEAM; to commend .h. Asasr
Fnsigns n G KNOX detached IN. soace: L. NJ AT
KINs. detached IN. Connecticut; and w DRAKE.
detached ths MqFs al so the tbe Ksr..r ,, the
Mid.hipman H J. KERR detached Naval Academy. TO
Aiidshpman G. H EMAEHSoS:, detached Naval |
Academy; 10 the Birmingham July /
Folovng officers detached medical school, Washington
10 stations indicated: Surgeon g. B. WILSON. 70 |
the wabash: Surgeon G. II. BARBER. naval hos
nItal boston: Surgeon F s ROGERT. Naval /
College Passed Surgeon c. F FREEMAN /
to navy yard Boston; Assistant Surgeon E ". |
BROWN 10 naval hospital Norfolk
Assistant surgeon J. T. DUHIGG. TO recruiting Los |
Angeles.
eminent sanitation canal zone
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-Ths following
of vessels have been reported TO the |
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
runs hThe West Virginia Colorado AZ Retondo.
the South Dakota. at San Pedro.
Iune Chester, at Annapolis; the Aieen.
ward New York the Wolverine. Toledo; the Jus
at Islan1-
rrre THE Moines. at Vera Cruz
SAILED.
Tun. s-The Rocket. from Norfolk for Washington.
rune The Galveston from Hong Kong for Manila
Buffalo from San Francisco for Panama. the Charles
ton Yorktown. from Portland for Bremerton.