New-York tribune., 1909-07-03
4RMY IND NATY NOTES.
Ne7c Type Of NaUal Collier To Be
Built.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau,I

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PLANS OF THE VESSEL.-The new fleet collier
for which bids are to he opened next month at
the Navy Department will be the latest model OF
that type of auxiliary naval vessel. The naval
constructors have been consulting foreign sources
Of information the subject, and the collier will
represent a new device In design and construction
Of that sort Of ship The dimensions are: Length.
go feet BEAM 80 feet draft, p feet inches. and
displacement 1880 tons The collier will carry
1880 tons Of coal well 1000 Of oil. The
latter will be used fuel for the fifteen torpedo
boat destroyers which nearing completion
are under construction. The speed of the collier
viii be fourteen knots 1t Is intended to place
any armament the collier beyond. perhaps, a
few rapid firing guns repel torpedo attack. II Is
realized that the coers will have to proceed, when
in the neighborhood of enemy, under the convoy
Of other ships but they are more likely to meet
the fleet at places which from attack.
although constant vigilance will have be main
tained against torpedo boat surprise 1t has not
been decided whether to install a device for coalng
at sea the collier. The experts differ on
this subject, some Of them maintaining that under
the new conditions Of naval enga cement 1t will be
necessary to have more than the ordinary method
Of transferring fuel from the collier to a hghting
ship Coatng at sea is conducted with considerable
trouble and at much reduced speed under the most
favorable circumstances OF weather and sea II is
intended to edd this collier to the Atlantic fleet.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued.
ARMY
Brgadler General WINFIELD 5. EDGERLY, from com
nand Fort Riley. July II. continue as c1mmandant
Captain MANUs MCLosKEY 4th Field ARTILLERY to
encampments Pennsylvania National Guard at Mount
Frs, L@uie:ae, OHIO v KEHN, ordnance department.
from sandy Hook proving ground to Military
First Lieutenant FIFTH W COOK 4th cavalry remain
with 10Th cavalry one month after It's arrival in
First I5e,@nsnt ,IY ARIETox coast artillery
nov NOV ser.nE Gas as eantain in ordnance department
First Ieuienap, LESLEY J. MNAIR to 4h Field
A.'gFy @ r, E@Tt - ,It Rq''fI fs,ena. EDMUND L
GRlRER. 9TH Field Artillery. one month captain
ttehe- ri m ean, 4, ' ToffT a WIiITAMs cdast
artillery. month. with permission TO abroad
NAVY
Commodore : POTTS transferred to retired list from
comodar l. WGob transfsTred to retired list
comno3oss 4Ge9a '3e "afEls3S sfTf
GGE5S6E GE6RdE fi' II NJ n6MnArGH and " -'348 e E
1sa}Saaa Lsa5snaa, &om@anSs a " Hi&bs detached
e 'hg to Dfs ,s MGns:
MARINE CORPS
First Lieutenant A. r CRIsT to Office Judge Advocate
.lSs oNSHR 55sf as'asss4 ss1 ssrs Ess ss
First ieu,nan / BrRcHrIEEID ds'achsd cnc1 nayy @
rirs, t'I. Lieutenant r. C. UNDERWOOD detached naval
@ s{oSo i enGs anoau rn G 2n@n apan marine c%RPF
o"ra44 ad4 4 second ST @ joH& @asr6N a.
paratnrv orders to Philippines.
First Lieutenant {. =. OWEN, preparatory ORDERS 70
Guam.
Second Lieutenant r. II. KINGSBURY. authorized 10
dcay examination FOR promotion for one month
Leaves u Major r IT. CoRllE tr"tiredl one
year. permission ~ live abroad. Captains F. r
RORARpS + WISE and r. :. HOOKER one
month. Captain c. y. TAYLOR. month and
seventeen davs July ~. First Lieutenant E r.
MILLER months.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements of warships have been reported to the
Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
3oThe Dubuque at Porto Cortez the Illinois and
he Salem at Boston
July The Nanshan at shanghai; the Yankton at BRAD
ford he Montgomery ItoCkand. the Kansas, the
Vermont Louisiana at Prov!ncetuwn. the
pati,xcut NJ Provinretowu tre Mississippi at East
rort. the Maine q Gloucester. the Minnesota at
Narbehead: the Perry the Whppe. the T:uytun and
The Paul Jones at seattle the Saturn and the South
Mare Island.
2-The Chattanooga at Shanghai
SAILED.
June ao-The Tacoma. from Hampton Roads for San
- ,,--,---
July The celtic, from Hamilton Roads for Pr9vince-
town Prairie Boston for Philadelphia; the
Macdunough. the Tngey the Wilkes and the Shu-
brick Boston for Bangor
Juiy he DOLPHIN, from New London Tor newport