New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11

Rear .1dmiral Hollyday Starts on an
Ertcnded Inspection Trip.
lTrom The Tribune bureau
Washington 4

washington, August 10
nRYDOCE ISSPECTION.-Rear Admiral r. 9.
IIoryday, chief OF the Bureau 81 Yards and Docks.
left tonight for extended inspection trip. which
will include the navy yards the Pacific Coast
and the station Just begun at Pearl Harbor, I'm
the Hawaiian Islands.
He IS fully satisfied that the contractor who is
engaged i'm the construction OF the big drydock
BROOKLYN has intention of asking for an snuul-
mont or hts The impression has prevailed
a the navy yard that the contractor anxious
10 be relieved of his obligation, for the reason that
the work would involve him IN great loss. as he
has met with serious difficulty, mainly by reason
81 the Guicksands and other distractions 70 eSca-
walton
Roar Admiral IIollyday visited Brooklyn on Sat
urday and held conferences with the contractor.
his engineers and the navy yard officials. lie
learned that the officials spprshensive Of the
failure the part 81 the contractor but tho
builder Of the dock expressed his determination IN
overcome the difficulties. Rear Admiral Hollyday
believes that within two weeks the contractor will
have the dock in such shape that he viii meet with
further hiudrance.
The situation Brooklyn has worried the naval
officials ever since the work began. and they did
not hear with much satisfaction that the third
contractor who has attempted to build the dock
was considering abandoning the project. In that
event the bureau officials in Washington had de-
termined to do the work by hired labor.
ORDERS IssUED.-Ths following orders have
been issued.
ARMY
A''$5 SN9p sNaa e4a r. HG and Her
-. pings ines N No. s, IS % san Francisco
tanning 70 mSnsuvres S MEASUREMENTS iasG Tor ng PEI
70 =; Majors FtANk . BAkEk medical corps aud
FRANCIS !. KOEsSTF.R comnissary NF
First Lieutenant John H. LEWIS 18th Cavalry. Fort
First LseSans ALERT b. snSAM Goth Infantry from
seeona, LisI,enant uoRNsRr EVANS. 10Th Infantry.
% u1ute CaTnu Perry
Leaves q aHssnss First Lieutenant ALVIN X BAs-
WILLIAM THOMAS rhiippne scouts to August 81
NAVY.
Lieutenant r. e.. OAi>, detached from the Maine /:
Ensigns l. JACOBS }. = Common and {. T. GULL
NtlS detached the kentucky, 20 temporary duty
Ensign W u. HOWE the Pennsylvania septem-
Midshpmsu J. 9. HUNsAKER. detached from the
Passed sa e0s9 HsS'' U.s. lcs.s enc
nas5s BROW NIx " de,ss sSss iTo% az.
rayAasr S 2PE 9's s.,. SS.s' from ~,
home await orders
navy yard Boston; % the naval hospital al Las
from the Kcarsarse; To continue other duties
MOVEMENTS OF wARsFurPs-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported at the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Aug s6The supply at Mare Island the New rOrs
a. ,r n,,d sse MS S Boston
tula and the Viper. a Newport
Aug p-The Prairie Hampton Roads the ~bax-
ter. At rompknsville aud navy yard New york.
the Wolverine. Escanaba Mich. he C;eorris
the Kansas the Mississippi, the Wisconsin and the
New HampShre. southern grounds. ina
kentucky, at Norfolk; the Salem, a RnckIand NE
Aug to-The Rainbow. at Hong Kong. '''' "''
SAILED.
Aug. S-The New York. from Boston FOR prcVt,e.
town; the rrairie. from Alexandria for HAMPTON
-'NFN'"
Aug o-rhe Chester from Tompkinsvnle for the
navy yard. New York; the Kansaa
Mississippi. the Wisconsin and ire New Harnn
shire, from Hampton Roads for southern driu
grounds - '%N"F'" u'''
Aug lO-rhe standish from New Iondar ,or An,
napolis. '' ~"