New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
improvements at Brooklyn NdUy
Yard Planned.
From The T-ibrne Bureau
Warfafns-4oo TanIe


r-opv ON NEW DRYDOCK-The naval appro-
r-tation bfu az 1t will be reported from the House
Naval COMMITTEES early next week VIII contain ''7
item Of 1896 oJo the improvement OF pubic WorAs
at the Brooklyn navy yard. There are only three
items embodied in this work. The most important
is that which provides 10000 for continuing the
construction of the granite and concrete drydoch'
Provision is also made for the compietlon OF 'ie
central power plant. which IT is desired TO ptt mo
oneration with the possible delay This proJeCt
VIII cost als ooo The third item proposes appro-
priation Of $4,000 toward the Improvement OF water
front facilities. IN order to furnish greater con
venlences IN the care of ships under repair al inc
Brooklyn plant The bill will include an Item OF
SIS O0C for work at the naval magazine Oh iona
Island, in the Hudson River
HOME WORK ON BATTLEsHIPs.-Plan have
been completed for the ships Of the Atlantic feet
when they shall have returned to home waters al
the end Of February It originally INTENDED
that these vessels should proceed tc the target
ranges of Guantanamo, Cuba but IL has peeIl
decided that on arrival at Hampton Roads and
following the review by President Roosevelt ana
President-elect Taft, the crews shall have liberty.
Half Of the enlisted force however. Will be brought
TO Washington TO take part in the hausuial
parade The vessels win then proceed TO their
respective navy yards for repairs and alterations
and the installation OF new appliances ineIuoihs
the fire control systems and magazine reiTis-
Grafton. This is expected TO take two months tol-
lowing which the ships Will engage IN ba'te Prac-
tice, unGer unusual COIulliOiis HAAAN'A -
planned by the naval authorities. The Vessels
will then engage IN record target practice on the
New England coast, which will probably occur III
August and September. Or that occasion the shlpS
will fire at moving targets. which are being spe>
cially designed for the purpose inese tafsetS
will be built OF heavy tinbers, the platforms Delng
narrow and long resembling the nautcaI type
known as English cutters. Il has been deciueu
70 have only one record target practce ge"f
and two battle practices, the latter 10 take pace
in the spring and fall The reports received from
the target practice Of the ships at Mania WTleh
was held in November show that naval gunner
has improved by about 100 per cent over uie rest
previous records. which is most gratifying TO or
| fcers interested in the encouragement o. a's7'
| practice
| ORDERS IssUED,-The following orders have
been Issued:
Brissdier General ROBERT N oREnLT. surgeon .to1
| general placed on retired list with rank OF MAJOR
Coiohsis WILLIAM TUCKER. as.f,tan. ] g.Ena:te5f STE
GEORGE ". ADAIR. medical eorps: Lieutsnant & St t
WHITEf 2ionf fli f c7IATFTELD 27th Infantry chi
! Colonel RrCaARD r YEATMAN, I1ta Infantry; lieu
tenant Colonel FRANCIS H hARDIEE, 12ta t az
upon arrivai at NeTport News washington for
colonel fia5IS6 RoRaE 50T F. E H1RRrso artillery
/ Captain cHhRfFs = RAGAN, medical corps. from
Fort Monroe to Newport Ae' Si4nsee as report
Ing 70 commanding general, Philippines Division
Captain WAM PAyis s5es! to T..saso f2Gas
assistant to attending ,,,,x, .,r,.,
First Iaeu!ensnt CIAREcE e CLDE6. II snsr sigp@l
califqTn!a esssssR. fhst sg2a resisa 0sfsf
corps from transport Thomas at Manila. reporting
to tee 9adF ca8sh 6qb Ss6iEh fa7TF' FL goT KRsBs 'Gf
corps assigned as surgeon transport Thomas VIII
First Lieutenant JACoB A. MACK, coast artillery to
Frs; ;FaHsS Idsa:eaaHf 5'q B5IIS kERFooT
ton and WadswoTth vice captain Charles T Baker;
Soncfo8 work. - Forts Il q wright Terr Niche
TrumbuIl Mansfield, vice Major RICHMOND IA
oa9isn slt5tit2 cI3o& + sSTDER n Infantry from
Dental Surgeon EDWARD P. r. RYAN from Muskose<
NAVY.
/ Commander H c GEARING. detached naval station.
Surgeon g F KTSDLEBBReER detached naval station
oonaaha.- Gaa to nay Gi o6HHR ds'achea
aGli 70 70 e. cAMPBE detached the Charleston:
to naval station. cayitt :. 1,.,.,,-. >, -.
A1dshP4a9 J. : EVANS detached the N''n00N 70 me
Assistant Surgeon q B TRIBIE detached the Relief; 70
Temporary duty naval station. 0longaPo -,,,,r>--s
Ens+g1s PEtESLA; IY- Li ToHTsoN c0PFflAND
NEWTON BRoWN. Jr, HANSON. LAM LAJMANN n, A, At
@ sHAw B5y1s BAa 8oW6EP Rf4P-
RHoREs HooYE KESTqN ;sil1 SAMREF2FL SF sT+ S57
Rf-Eef::1f SI: sTARR HEAD ana cAsKEY. comms-
MARINE CORPS.
Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE RICHARDS. qualified fo'
1eaa6 olOnel FRANKLIN J. MosEs upon transfer
tached: United States. report major general
Captains RUPERT G DEWEY and JAY N. !sALI-ADAY
CAPTAIN Perez F ARCHER Manila revoked
Captain BERTON ". sTBI4EY. detached navy yard Nor
folk. marine barracks. "ashlnston 10 couii1slc
detachment officers school. naval station FoF'
Following officers detached arrival a,
Philadelphia, to duty Indicated: Major Al ALBEiSIt Be RI ~ :
general. andant; Captain DICKINSON =
Hall report to major gsnsTe5. oonia@P9sAt sa @ Xxx Gag
RoBARDs, First Lieutenant WILLIAM " BUCK
LEY and Second Lieutenant ALLEN N. SUMNER
10 Honolulu IA san Francisco Second Lieutenant
JOHN POTTS. TO navy yard: Charleston: ,or5,,
4 IUGItEs to marine h9TTacks Ne@ ] I.FN; cbo
Lent Ide1feT4at 1f ifoSs-HF BE- pa 1o>i 10 Objects
Upon arrival Of The Prairie Boston First Ieuensnt
/ HOWARD ". STONE. 10 navy yard. Portsmouth;
First Lieutenant EUGENE 2 FORTSON. % nayaI
prison. Portsmouth First Lieutenants WALTER
Boston: First Lieutsnant RENNBT PURYEAR, to
esrs school n&Ya sfaion tq5s h9s' detached
naT ys-5 Me I9T Hsgf ss,rs tat2p a
fITz, RALPH T Il sHEPARb ana SYDNEY 8
LEE. upon arrival Of the Prairie in United States
First eaSase no WaM UPsHTR detached
navy yard, Norfolk; officers school naval sta
Ffrst Lientensnt Richard P. CREEcT. detached
navaI .,at9n SeEPoT' TO nsIx !aFd 69S'on; e
station Port Royal.
First Lieutenant PHILIP H. ToRREY. detached navJ
Leaves q abksnce First Lisutenang wIhtlAM IN =; M e
s. MRETNoLDs. tvo months
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported 70 the
Navy Department
Jan i2Ths Wisconsin and the Kea-sarge at Malta: ;h'
Celtic a. Gibraltar e.7r.-,
I4-Ths West Virginia. the coorado. the MARYLAND
and the Pennsyl, ania, from Ialcahuano fer Ta!ps~