Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

capt. Nllldm r. CreaTy, Sln infantry,
is relieved from duty as quartermaster
and commissary of the transport Buford,
and will join his company.
A board of officers to consist of Maj.
Winthrop S. Wood. quartermaster; Maj.
Morris X. Barroll. Coast Artillery Corps,
and Capt. Mervyn c. Buckley, Coast
Fort Ward, Wash, for the purpose OF
drawing up plans for a post at Fort
Ward.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Leonard L. Deitrick,
18th Cavalry.
The following transfers are ordered:
First Lieut.. Norton E. Wood, from the
list Field Artillery to the 9Th Field Ar
tillery.
First Lieut. James P. Marley from the
9Th Field Artillery to the list Field Ar
tilIery
A board of officers to consist of Maj
Charles F. Mason, Medical Corps. and
Capt. Clyde D. v. Hunt. quartermaster,
for the purpose Of examining the plant
for the publication of water by ozone
now in operation at the Homeopathic
Hospital in that city. and of reporting
upon the efficiency and the cost Of in
stallation and operation of the plant.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. Harold w. Jones.
Medical Corps.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Asa L. Singleton. 9Th Infantry. is
extended two months on surgeons GER
tificate of disability.
Maj. Henry D. Todd, jr., Coast Ar
tillery Corps. is relieved from duty at
the Army War College in this city, and
duty.
Naval Orders.
Commander c. Nj. Fahs. from command
of the Scorpion to the Naval War Col
lege. Newport, r. I.
Commander A. P. Niblack. from COM
mand of the Severn to command the
Hartford.
Commander H. NJ Dombaugh, orders to
command the Chicago. revoked: continue
duty in command of the Arke nsas.
Lieut. Commander II ]. Ziegemeier, ad
ditional duty in command of the Olympia
and the Chicago
Lieut.. Commander G. w Logan, from
the Idaho to command the Scorpion.
Ensigns II. G. Knox and l.. NJ. Atkins.
from navy yard, New York, n. Y, leave
until September %, 1908, thence special
instruction in naval architecture, Massa-
chusettes Institute of Technology, Boston,
Mass.
Death of Chief Boatswain Costello.
The Navy Department is informed that
Chief Boatswain John Costello. L. S. n.
retired. died at Wilmington, N. Y, last
evening.
Chief Boatswain John Costello was
born at New York, n. Y, December %
1851. and was appointed a boatswain in
the navy November Z, 1883. being promot-
ed to chief boatswain March D, 1899. He
was transferred to the retired list of Of
ficers of the navy May q, 1902 He
served on board the U. S. S. Oregon
during the Spansh-American war. He
has served on board the Independence
Olympia and receiving ship Vermont, and
has commanded the Osceola.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Albany has arrived at
Acapulco, the collier Saturn at Honolulu,
the collier Abarenda at Baltimore, the
tug Rocket at Washington city, the tug
Uncas at Charleston and the gunboat Pa
ducah at Portsmouth. N. II.
The gunboat Dolphin has sailed from
Newport for Washington. the battleship
Montana from ROckland for Norfolk, the
gunboat Wolverine from Detroit for To-
ledo. the battleships Alabama and Maine
from Alden for SueZ and the torpedo boats
Stringham, Barney. belong. Thornton
and Tingey from Newport for Buzzards
baV.