New-York tribune., 1908-02-12
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
4reument OUer Doors in FirerOom
Bulkheads.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

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BATTLESHIP COMPARTMENTs.-The reports
of the naval experts who have been conducting the
trials battleship North Carolina contain rec
concentrations respecting the design of all the new
ships. including the scout cruisers. which require
that there shall be openings in the buhheads
between the boiler and fire rooms of vessels ~nich
are now being completed. There is difference of
expert View respecting the advisabiiity OF such an
arrangement. 1t has been found on the trial trips
that considerable apprehension exists amehs the
occupants of the fire rooms on account OF the
meagreness of the means of escape In case Oh az
cident With the doors open it has been possible to
get from one compartment to the other in way
which contributes to individual security. III mas
been pointed out to the Navy Department that un-
these doors opened it will be necessary to
employ more engineer officers supervise the
work In the fire and boiler rooms, and that a
higher paid class of fremen will have to be as
signed the engineer force Of ships of war. Ihe
officers who have reported against the arrange
rnent make much Of the fact that the confidence OF
the enlisted personnel who below deck is an
element which cannot be ignored in the efficiency
of the ship. Some of them so far as to say that
this may upon OCCASION have It's influence upon
the speed OF the vessel. At all events, consider
able objection has been applied to the unhroken
bulkhead structure. and IL Is possible that In view
of the recommendations which are now being made
the designs will be changed In the case OF the
ships under construction. and tho doors will be re-
stored to the bulkheads the North Carolina and
the scout cruisers and the other ships in the
class.
ARMY AND NAVY oRpERs-The following
service orders have been issued:
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Ma,e duty pE xs!n 9IsfaSd to
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tenants ERNEST z aAsKEII> 6I1-,, JACK HArEs. nI1I
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FnASk and k1Ex K9Rcs 2 cAsK CHARLES
Dental Surgeon JOHN r. AMEs. 70 Fort Lsavenworth
NAVY.
commander J; FARMER; to navy yard Norfolk for
Commander j. G oUINBY. to navy yard. Norfolk.
rayHaster E F. HALL detached. training station
gor to n na yh5s Ss dsaesa navy yard Puget
sound await orders TO sea ,rury os,rbsd
navy yard. Pensacola; resignation accepted
Passed Asis,sn Pagmassr Ts a s additional duty
Assistant Paymaster r. H. JOHNSTON. to training
ton. Newport.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements of vessels hava been reported to the
department.
ARRIVED.
Fen e-Ihe Bunalo. at Mare Island the St
r., saIsaito the CHICAGO. az Valparaiso
teD 1o-The Helena. Shanghai: Porter
the Bakely. the De Long and the Thornton az Hanip-
ton Reads
SAILED.
Feb s-The Eagle. Guantanamo for surveying
grounds
Feb 9The Buffalo from Sausalito for Mare Island tbs
St Louis from Mare Island feF Seusalito thence %
daena Bay. ~9
Feb. 10-The Potomac from navy yard York for
Juan the Porter, Tineey ak.iv
De Long and the Thornton from Norfolk for Hannp.
ton Reads