New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Drydock No. ! at Brooklyn Nary
Yard IgdiR Under Investigation.
tFrcm The Tribune Bureau

Washington. August 81
TROUBLE OVER DRYDoCK No. assistant
Secretary Beekman Winthrop has under consdera-
ton the conditions existing at the Brooklyn navy
ward in the matter Of construction Of drydock No.
:. Mr Winthrop visited Brooklyn last week I'm
company with Frederick n. Harris civil engineer.
who Is attached 90 the bureau of yards and docks
of the Navy Department and is I'm technical charge
Of that bureau in the absence of its chief who IS
making annual inspection "trip to the Pacific
Coast and the new naval f,ation in Hawaii on the
occasion OF this visit Brooklyn there was con-
ference attended by the navy yard officials includ-
ing the civil engineer who is supervising tho dry
dock construction and the representatives OF the
contractor. II is expected that Mr.. Winthrop and
Mr.. Harris Will 70 New York again tomorrow
or THURSDAY. when it Will he finally determined
whether the contractor will be released from his
obligation.
builder OF the dock in all particulars I'm order hat
he may complete the contract without further do
lay and without the Inconvenience and the expense
which would he entailed II tho contract were an
nuled and the work performed by another con
tractor. by tho bonding company nv tho govern
mrt IL the contract is annued IL is possible that
the dock will 10 completed hy the civil engineers
nj Brooklyn. who Will employ tho labor and pur-
chase the material necessary. ANY extra expense
which Is involved 5y such an operation will h4
charged 20 the account OF the contractor Or the
bonding company which has furnished the guar
sntee
ORDERS 1ssUED-The following orders have
been Issued:
ARMY
lAeutsnnni .oionsl JoHN . ? III.LsoN. 1s,h Ins.,-
uf, ana Major GODFREY " MACDONALD. p'h
CA+aIrv' detailed 70 enter neat class a Army War
Captain IRA :. REEVES cr.tlr.al detailed professor
~ military sei"nee Miami Miitsry Institute. Ger
Captain BENI4MIN T. SIMMONS .,h Inrsn,rv. &C.
sslea rnernh~r general stay corps. from Manila
The rolloginE as,rnnl.nt. TO regiment, Or or-.r,
Hzra afrrsf nv
~ H, ". N',AMMoE IT,. EN- Infantry. F1rs'
Sna sI, rir.s Ii,g,snsnt coRRiT HOFFMAN,. I'D
The roiiov o1oe-! ssfsl.s se'%sr. psrr .-,
Tournament @ at Sea Girt- September - II: cap
EskRTDeE. I'm 1nf.nt-y ri-., Ii.a'.ass'. ,'s ~:
TRoSrl & hAS i3 lg,s infant ant 9R,Nno
chI-pW1Ei:L4 1ets Ir'antr,. ana s.sona Lisut-a.
s ALRRIGHT. l3th Intantry. ana WILLIAM =.
serve corps. from RiE Springs TO Fo-, sam nou,-
fT't li.i-t .5,.. RoItT = n FIs,I:e s cas
IsiH&RT q ln.an fI'' wo % T.,,I ENTn s,1
Fret Lieutenant ROBERT .. EDWARDS oos., s-,n.-v
T'o,,ny Ero.aO,ed 9sssnsi to Isth Comrany.
FoTt ,5sorxs vrshi tsrnro-srE ~ . ~ % 70
v,rsi 19iiss % faT fhrEns'
corps. from New orleans. % Fort tsavenyoTth
csvalrr F1rst Lssutsnsnt JESS r sTf5nJt 4;h
= TYLER an cayairs. months from Noy:n,
NAVY
Ensign u s n HOWARD detached fruru N. It louis.
Coln-ado.
MOVEMENTS or wARSHIPS The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to she
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
hgs 5s-Th. S Ts Mars-il9s Ma, =, ror.'Tou;s mo- y ~
mouth. y II. the wolverine Detroit
ai-The Alexander. the C+harieston. CIAvA-
land. tho Denver the Galveston ana the Chatta-
nooga- nj Dany
SAILED
Aug. 2a-The stsndish from Annapolis Tor Southern
drfu grounds
Aug 3O-The yorktown. from Gr=y's Harbor for
Seattle. the celtic. from navy yard New York
Southern drfll grounds. the Hannibal. from
for Norfolk. the Hull. Trrxtun and
Whipple. Seattle f0r Hoods Canal
Washington: the Perry and the Hopkins. from
Inlet. Washington. hU
ton. Cleveland. Denver. Galveston and
the Chattanooga. from Ching Wang paluy-
as tender
during the remainder Of target practice.
Olympia Hartford. the chicago and
Tonopsh. placed IN the Naval Academy.