New-York tribune., 1909-03-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Work in Brooklyn Yard UM Can
for More Men.
From The Tribune BurssuI


Washington. March IS
TO INCREASE FORCE--The alterations and
pairs on the ships Of the Atlantic feet which raks
the Brooklyn navy yard a home station viii make
necessary a material increase IN the number CT
emPlo-es in that yard In addition to this work.
there are the construction OF the battieshiD
Florida and extensive renOvations on the Ohio. for
which latter project there is available IN various
departments $4,000 The Secretary OF the Navy
to-day signed order for the promotion 10 leading
men OF ship filters two electrical rnaehtnists
and one shipper and cafker. TO provide proper
supervision of increased force For some time
the monthly allOtments from repair and alteration
funds under the various bureaus Of the Navy De-
partment TO the credit Of the Brooklyn yard have
been withheld in anticipation the need for add
tlonaI labor for repairs and changes the ships
OF the Atlantic feet and for the work or the Ohio
and the Florida II the Yankee Is raised and
brought to the navy yard. there viii probably Be
expended her the S1s50O0 availabls for the pCr-
pose In January and February there were sons
discharges from the list of employees os the
necessary reservation Of the monthly allotment In
order to provide the balance necessary for expend-
ture during the next few months. or until June 10.
when the extra work will be completed OF course.
the work on the Florida will continue during this
and next year. II is expected that most OF the
men who were suspended from work IN January
and February will be back this month
though this cannot be known until the reports OF
the progress Of the work reach the Navy Depart
ment. There Is sufficient work 70 keep a Iarxs
force employed at Brooklyn. but the funds are
lacking for all the repairs and changes which have
been recommended
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Fonowing changes in signal corps Lieutenans
o.oFs5 f ss, GEORGE u ss P ScRIvEN from Ispetsns
Q; as chief signal officer. vice Major SAMUEL RE-
Captain LEONARD D. WIIDsf4v from, Fort Ieav-a
worth to san Francisco sailing August for Philip
Captain WALTER l. CLARKE from Philippines. L
Captain si BASIL Q. LESoIR from Fort LsavsnvortA.
August 1. to Valdez. Alaska chief signal officer
Ttnlent OF tne Columbia, vice Captain HANSON
o,nt5in = B1AGKi 77T iS to ssatfIs s7iT9z,r,,
First 70 1,ss s EaIeiSeo TenE AgEsf G or Phi2PRss %
M55ss 'gly d RTo'ss5 I'd Via ssssts & J2 F9T+ s.
Captain louis H. huffman. oonnH1s-ary. from s.z
Francisco Atlanta April g. chief con1nissarv,
Department OF TIE Gulf relieving Captain CHARLES
Captain sEYJAMIN II KERFooT. artillery,
Captain ARTHUR L. FtLLER, artillery. from san
PTsnJisS9 S 4PE 3 n e 9 Nanils .
duty with signal COTS 70 Department. Of CAltforaA
caDts4s sg EDWAEg N ARP, RoCkHIL @ Henry KIEz7
Hospital. Preside OF san Francisco for sraiHatsoa
| Captains ARTHUR W MORSE FRANK G BAKER aad
ME-. r. RYNLs 5asdiS1i eorPs E 70 asy
Dental surgeon WILLIAM H. WARE. from Phiprizss
Leaves of abssncs-Maior HENRY N MORROW. +udrs
advocate. months. with permission abroad.
Dental surgeon WILLIAM Il. WARE. three months
| NAVY.
%4s. a9d .s .hsss Il x1ai, dse:a s sa e: e:
Connecticut vice Lieutenant Commander H CONE.
rsry duty connection ordnance work on ths South
temporary duty assistant Inspector Of ordnance.
Lieutenant F c. MARTfN the New Js-ssyv to
Lieutenant O. W FoRLER detached Naval Academy to
duty on STAT eornanfer IN chief Atlarste aees 91
| FULLINwIDER. to Washington; thence houns, await
| Lieutenant l. C. PALMER. detached star commander.
fourth division Atlantic feet on ths Wisconsin
Medical inspector J, E GARDNER. dstaohed navy r.
Surgeon 2 TzoSRsoN.. dstsehsd station. ciuaa-
surgeon J J; SNYDER detached marine detachment.
Surgeon G E RIGGS detached legation guard. PskizE:
surseoa Z j. GROW additional duty naval afspensa-y
Navy Medical School Hospital Tsshtnsso4 E e-..,-.
| from Naval Medical school washington. TO home
crqiting station Detroit to r1eri5inE staten sostS
training station Nsrragansstt Bay: recruiting
Passed Assistsn, Surgeon ". G FARwE1I,, dstaessd
Passed ai' Assistant Surgeon " D OVENS ss.ea.a ssa
| southery; to marns dotachn1ent. legation guard
Passed Assistant Surgeon R E RIeGs. detached tAs
ASSISTANT 12reon 19 e F. hIIES dstacasd aaa neaical
! school washington; 70 third squadron Pacine n-e
Assistant Surgeon W SMITH astaehsa naval nssts. .
4 school,
,5-ar- sI5Trzso- Q K VIM detached ths Missourts
training station. Narragansert say
/ Surgeon Z Q. WHITESIDE. dsSScned nAVa4
/ -.5f~ai s~rooT VasrfuEto-: TO ths New jersey. .
1 z5ss1, Srrr~on J. 4 POLLARD, detached naval rect-
1 csI s-hooi washington 20 tire Missouri
| as..s-a1- Surgeon n AMES. detached tns New Jsr
| sav to ths S0uthery.
| MOVEMENTS OF vARSHIPSThe following
movements Of vessels have been reported to ths
| Navy Department:
/ ARRIVED.
I ,,,-,n % T1a washington. at An1spslA
/ SS.,c[ C4vvfr. yard. New ne
..-s Guantanamo; the Chester ard ths salem. ae
/ R~a5sord r L the Cou7ectcut. a. navy yards 80
To-L +rs Potomac Charleston; the Buialnt sc Sa1
! Francsco the Vest Virginia a1d tns MaFsI@n1- a-
/ A-aFD+fa. The Glacier at Arnapala -.
49, Paducah Tonpkinsvtne tns NaSA5o -
! san Diego; the Washington at Cor1nro
I SAILED.
&,.--L C,vtn from Newport FOR navy yard 49,
! York -, -. ,r.-..-S 49,
Il Sa, T,sA de Guatemala for Acatutla tne S5taEers
f~o1, san Joss Guatemala for Anapaa' ne I.-n
F-o-1 guantanamo FOR Puerto Ccrtez ths Co1n
I s-o1, T0u1pkinsvilIs for yard New XorAs -
| -. s-oS1 Seuporr News 5uanta1Srnos the
t|Is~arns from san Mare Island the IoEz
! Auapala: the Cattorrilt 80
/ Anaapala FOR MaEdalenA S@S
J ~ FuraIo from Island for san FrsncaSN
Mech r-Ths Washington. from Araa0aa tor Cot.to'
/ tLA F3rrTao from Francisco ror MASoAen1 81