New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWSI
Plans for the Warships Just
authorised.
From The Tribune Suresu.J

Washington, May IA.
{ RUSHING NAVAL INCREAsE-The assurance
| that the navy is have two new battleships and
| fen torpedo boat destroyers makes il possible to
| complete the preliminary drawings of those YES
sells upon which the bureau of construction and re-
| pair and the bureau of steam engineering OF the
! Navy Department have been engaged The subject
| Will be discussed in the board Of construction
| where action has already been taken to make all
| possible Of the suggestions derived from naval
| officers attached to the Atlantic fleet. Some two
| hundred Of these officers have submitted reports
| containing recommendations Of changes in the
| ships These changes have to do with all
possible features 1t has been decided to have the
destroyers of the oil burning type, system which
| would have been adopted the five destroyers
| now under construction had the contractors been
willing to up to the Navy Department terms
as to cost of installation The contractors, now
ever, have been unwilling to run the risk OF chang
| ing the fuel characteristic since they are pound
under heavy penalty to provide Cor each ship a
speed twenty-eght knots. 1t is proposed to IN
this speed by two knots in the case Oh tne
destroyers which are now to be designed. The
most important custom concerning the battesh1ps
will be as to the motive power. 1t has practically
been decided to abandon the reciprocating engines
and TO adopt either the Curtis or the Parsons type
of turbine. with the present indca tons in favor
of the Parsons mechanism. This is due to the
admirable showing which has already been made
by the Chester. which demonstration Is not ex-
pected to be surpassed and some officers DOUBT
whether 1t will be equaled by the Salem, which
is equipped with the Curtis turbine. The compile
ton OF the designs of the new battieshps there
fore, will probably be delayed until it is finally set
tied which of the turbines is 10 be installed The
Parsons turbine will require frightening of the
battJeships in order to accommodate the cruising
engines which are part of the Parsons system
ORDERS ISSUED-The following orders have
been issued
Major ALMoN L. PARMERrER from elst to 10th In
Major HENRY / RAYMOND. medical corps to general
hospital. washington BsrTac I ,,,.. san.-,,srt
Captain iAM Ga sao6 for o
Des Mones to Army Navy General Hospital Hot
LEAVES oP % EDWARD
DER medical corps, four months; Captain HENRI
# flSE s sis na "G
capsaih fH6MAs FEALa, q Iptsns5 b., four our
f aGargs twe months: First lieutenant RALPH
Hs1,sasSi q fam e1y1' o1s H32s6
MINGS, 10th Infantry, three months
Captain WARD. detailed Supervisor of the Harbor OF
comm sm eo'I a G w1NTERHALTER, aetae.d naval
Observatory; detailed hydrosi aphsr: vice Commando
Lieutenant E. H. WATSON, summer conference. War
1ieu,enan5 wALKE r.: de 1o the Newark con-
1eu snns nf D. e H.SRAHHN detailed
Ensign Ff . PfckENs detached Dolphin. to seh.
Ensign II G. BOWEN. detached the hahsas' 10 INC
PENNSYLVANIA
MidshipTsn c. F. DAVIS detached the eoldsboroush
to the Pike
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
May 1.-The Rocket Norfolk; Porter. elak.
De Long Tingey and
Scorpion. at Feruandina
May 13-The Scorpion, from Fernandna for Charleston.
NAV, Galveston. CavltA Hong Kong
Grampus and the Pike ordered commissioned navy
ward Mare island placed in and the
nd ordered commissioned.
ward. Norfolk: Texas yard Charleston. as
receiving ship