New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Colonel William L. Marshall AP-
pointed Chief of Engineers.
LFrom The tribune Rureau.I

IFron The Tribune Bureau1
Washington, July &
rI-rCrEps GENERAL MACKENZIE.-Presi-
don't Roosevelt ended the suspense in army circles
to-day by appointing Colonel William l. Marshaii'
chief of the engineer corps. to succeed brisaoleE
General Alexander Mackenzie, who retired on May
o5 Two other we'll known colonels had oeen
prominently mentioned for the berth and one OF
them would probably have been appointed but ror
the spirited rivalry. After considering the matter
very carefully and consulting Secretary Taft ana
General Wright. his successor. the PRESIDENT ue-
cided to appoint Colonel Marshall. whose wide ex-
uerience and fine record admirably MT him for the
place. Colonel Marshall visited Oyster bay on
Monday and had long talk with the PRESIDENT
Colonel Marshall who is sixty-two years oo' Sd"
service as a private soldier in the Civil War ana
then went to West Point, where he was grauu-
ated in 1865. He professor in the Military
Academy In 1870 and 1871, and was engaged III
explorations in the West from 1872 to 1876. dis
covering Marshall Pass, in the Rocky Mountains.
He had charge Of the construction of Mississippi
River levees In 1SS1-'&. of harbors on Lake Mlcni
gan In 1ss4-1euO and also Of construction OF the
Hennepn Canal, 1sso-1eOO. Since January g. ls0
been the engineer in charge OF the construc-
ton of fortificatons at the eastern and southern
entrances to New York Harbor and Improvements
to the main channels
BIG BROOKLYN DRYDOCK-A board of off,
GERS has been convened to arrange for the enlarge
ment of Drydock at the Brooklyn navy yard.
This is the dock which would have been ready Tor
use at this time had not been that the contractor
originally employed on the project suspendeu WORN
In August of 1906 and engaged In controversy
with the Navy Department as to the hapihty 1or
certain interruptons caused by the contact in the
course of the work with Brooklyn sewer IL was
finally decided after months of delay oevoteo 10
correspondence between the officials in Washington
and the contractor in New York to release the lat
ter and again advertise for bids This resulted IN
tb. award of a contract for the completion OF the
dock with the understanding that, IN view oi 'ie
increasing displacement of battieships' the Plins
and specifications should be changed SO as 10 pro-
vide an additional length of fifty feet The board 10
adjust the of this work on the basis oi te a'
c.rted hid IS composed of Civil Engineers Homer
r stamford on duty at the Philadelphia Nav!
Yard: L. NJ Cox, duty at the Brooklyn saiu.
and r F. Bakenhus, on duty IN the bureau VI
rd and docks of the Navy Department II Is
49,, ,ho+ this hoard will make a recommended
.in "a 10 the compensation within the next Few
days
opnpps Iss1rED.-The following 'orders have
been issued:
ressss s1sst afsy from Fort
Captain nf6Fy LANES MESS D Cavalry to general
hGsp1R TFRESsh Msshnf!03M E. MGRFH9 artillery
r.f famDmsef ps%ehan mia M1sM AN iRMsTRoNG Porto
Fieo 2sdssJ1R RssJmen' august TO af@y i5 S'"O'' ~
Foll.xs .o s1S sc wSrsR Of fhsD5eni 9T
SEe Fort D F1r RasS1 Wayne GiFFGI
artillery eoTps Fort Fo9f GaSTs ea
an%ARD thass and + kAGREScE kt pESSISG to coast ar
secon5 leTy Lieutenant fSaa Ho 18th nfan ,D
chsFEs RpFRGK XRNop TRfa sth cavalry
Srse construction work. Robinson. vice Cap
tain EW93pM MXYENRD ENRDS A. S'R Wfh
T 5nerd1P SS Jg 81 WAMs ri hSnSs and SaR
RtHLEN Jr coast artillery. to Fort Monroe e1-
Leave. o tS5
pEGES :S i2th cayary. and ona5! Chaplain ALFRED A.
NAVY.
81 5s5s. A bS& d s5
son and WERLC and Ensign 9 Al ToDD de-
sdhed the New Hampshire continue naval hospital
z0GBAM to the Ss D11ns Hamsses e4oana
Lieutenant Ss New & H. HS0psRife
Leutenant ito ns r L. JOHNSON. detached NagaI Academy
enienant detailed G PWhMs @
1eu'enant sR LASPESgERGER 9p and d2 Ensifns K 5
r Il! WHirE detached the severn; camp Perry
Passed Assistant surgeon pyT,, n MCDOWELL detached
ASSISTANT 9e SfSsIn NaTa ' @ B FERGUSON
ys sPDG9nfR G9Dfh} to navy ya
MARINE CORPS
First Lieutenant ]. BUTTSICk. detached headquar-
marine bafTagbf RrM fPrt54Sge 5aPSGbe the vermont,
First fsnenant fEl,nan WILLIAM NJ SMALL months
First eas Lieutenant r B FARQUHARsoN; detached the
Sh[ N1iISM F. f9s New 5s5sSy vice CaD-
tain WILLIAM II. PARKER. TO marine BARRACKS
navy yard. Portsmouth -
Second lieutenant G P MEYER
see; the Kearsarge.
Second Lieutenant :. WILLING. detached the West
Virginia: TO the Illinois .
Captain L. M HARDING. detached naval station. New
Orleans; charge recruiting. Atlanta. vice First
Lieutenant WILLIAM H. PRITCHETT TO marine
barracks washington
Second Lieutenant LOGAN IJChEh detached tle Iuan-
Washington
| Captain PERCY F ARCHER months leave
following
movements of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
JuIv 1.-The Chester at Portsmouth. n. H; the VOL
at the Hist and the Octopus. at
navy yard. New York: the Missouri. the kearsarge.
SAILED.
July THE Mississippi. Philadelphia for New
port; the Idaho Guantanamo for Philadelphia;
the Missouri. Mare Island, for san Francisco;
the Culgoa. Francisco. for Honolulu; the
Yankee, from Boston. for Hampton Roads. via
Provincetown; the Tennessee. the Washington. the
California. the Prebe. the Perry and the Farragut
from san Francisco Diego: the Fox, the
Davis the Rowan and Goldsborough. from Coos
Bay, oregon. for Eureka. Cal
The Stringham and the Barney commissioned and
third torpedo fotilla. navy yard. Norfolk in
place of Porter and the Blakey. In