New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
AND NAVY NEWS
Naming of Engineer in Chief OF
NaUy RelieJes Situation.
from The Tribune Bureau J


APPOINTMENT CLEARS AIR.-The appoint
r7enr of Cartaiu J. x Barton as engineer in chief
of the navy and chief Of the bureau Of steam engf-
neering relieves the situation in the department
which was rapidly becoming tense. involving as u
did the keen rivalry of some half dozen active
candidates all of them members Of the old ensi-
neer corps. II II ever was the Presidents i1teii-
ton to select for the position a line orncer Who
had not been of that abolished branch Of the naval
service il speedily appeared that those officers Nh
sufficient distinction and experience who WOULD oe
likely to he regarded as eligible were not inclined
70 accept The responsibilities Of highly techncaI
office the duties of which were fraught Win many
nrobIerns such as the installation Of turbines ana
+b sbs-itutfon Of Ifauid fuel for coal say Moth
ing Of numerous and vital features IN the deveiop-
rnent Of engineering applied 70 the shlps OF
war CAPTAIN Barton is an officer OF Huch expert
anca as a naval engineer. his most distinguisnsd
recent duty being Of head OF the ESTABLISHMENTS
of the engineering experimental laboratory WHICH
is part of the enlarged Naval Academy ne comes
N Washington as the successor OF the Iate rear
,d-,ira1 &, w Rae from the Philadelphia Navy
yard where he has been in charge OF the engineer
5enartu,ent The appointment is viewed WITH
ersat favor by naval officers including those who
have been candidates for the place
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Captain PETER E TRAUR- from 18th to 18th cav
Captain MARION c RAYsoR- from 18th 10 18th
r.n,aIn JOHN r. PROCTOR. coast artillery corps.
TO Fort Terry, temporary duty with i.9ta T9n1
!sR9ol ?sns uP'5 Pdr, t95gs5 M5Hs6e . thence " COAST
Legsena3s ga,5 }0s5PH ss55T W BEAcHAN 'r 'F0n
rt-.+ T,.utenant DANIEL NJ CHEsTON. Jr. from
27th 70 nth Infantry
First Lieutenant CHARLES t HARRIS j. j.. coase o'
artillery corps assume TsInPoTaTy & G11ts, f0
sEPH DAVIDSON. quarterHaster. to Chicka-
s1ocunl to Francisco thence 70 Philippines
august 3.
Leaves censsaTy. nj Contract srgs DAVID QG4S
and First lieutenant THOMAS H CINTISGaaM,,
18th Cavalry. Two months First Lieutenant .a
LEWIS MoREY 13h cayaIry TsR fsTse 7sS o@sas: cas
airy three months from September 10
NAVY
lieutenant Fl E YARSELL- TO the Connecticut
sMIH IIs fss9fis ds9Gad x. 'o1 4o1k jGg
PASSED assistant surgeon E VI BROWN. leave eI-
tended three months
Academy. to the Arkansas
Assistant surgeon F z SELLERS. detached NaV.
Assistant Paaster BR0cko . dsIa9nsd c1s3as7 saTa, a
chief Atlantic feet for duty
,,ovEvF.NTs OF wARSHIPS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported 70 tn
Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
rune s-rh- Vixen. at Camden
Iune The Eagle. Annapolis. the Rocket as
Washington
luna s-The Chester Hampton Roads; the J1stAs
san Francisco the West Virginia the Coloradn
MARYLAND Pennsylvania. the California
and the Washington. at Santa Barbara
SAILED.
Jun. s-The Vixen. from League Island FOR Camden
Tun, 7-Th. Prairie from League Island for Newport
Iune s-rhe PrebIe from Portland for san Francfsco;
Chattanooga. from SwatOw for Cavtts: ths
from Annapolis for Hampton Roads.
SCORPION yard. New York for Boston:
the Justin. Mare Island for san Francisco.
the Mainr and Alabama from San Francisco
for Honolulu: the West Virginia. the Colorado and
rhe California. from RedOndO for santa Barbara.
the Maryland and the Pennsylvania from Long
beach Barbara. the Washington. from
Venice Cal FOR Santa Barbara, the Olympia. The
the Hartford. The arkansas and tns
nevada from Annapolis FOR cruising.
Third torpedo notilla. from navy yard. New York.
June Is. for Norfolk