New-York tribune., 1909-09-10
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Lieutenant Humphreys Prepares b.,
Flight for Wnght's Tutelage.
lFrorn The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau1
washington September
UP IN A BALLOON.-ILeutenant E,radar,ot :
Humphreys. of the signal corps who is % ba g.. -
OF Wilbur Wrights class in aeropanine Al CON-.
Park Md. made his first balloon flight this mo-
ing. Lieutenant Frank p Iahm acted a. -,
The balloon started in the direction OF Raltimor.
and had not since been heard from I'D Il, lata =,
night 1t is the plan of ths signal corps To bav.
Lieutenant Humphreys instructed as a pilot bsfo~
he is allowed to begin his study of the aerop,ps
IL is estimated that ten flights VIII be necessarv
before this can be accomplished
The contract for the new aerOplane shed a, r,,I
lege Park. where ,he lessons will be given bv ur
Wright. awarded by the War Department I'M.
.aorning to local bidder Work begun tos5av
and the contract stipuates that it be nnishsI
within week. In addition to housing the ssro
plane, the shed will be erected as to afford
suitable quarters Cor twelve members Of IN. sig,,
corps A tower will also be erected for the adius,
ment of the starting apparatus. The signal corn,
has not yet told Mr.. Wright when ne is desirs5 "a
begin his of instruction here. it is under
stood that he will he informed within week
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders hav.
been issued:
to visit works Of the T. l. Du Pont Powder eamD.s
Haskell. y. j.. and International snokeless Powder
Army retiring Board 70 meet at For p9ugIas Utah a
Infantry WILLIAM 6y e PgRvTAScE 14,2 medical corps.
WILLIS ULINE. 18th Infantry. and First Ideuens1tt
THOMAS B. MCoWN medical t1.sI reserve corps; Cap
Captain RICHARD P. RIFENBERICK. Jr- 18th Infant
try before retiring board at Fort Douglas.
Captain GLEN F. JENKS. ordnance department q.
Washington for consultation with the chisf Of ord
Major JAMES r cAvANAUGH. corps Of engineers, 4,
tailed temporarily engineer 18th Lshthouss District
fO9Sas 9Sts SSaSt sy @ n ,s as i1dcat.
Captain JOHN c. GoopEELLow. 4th @ 18th c5Ia,
45th Company: First Lieutenant LEWIS TURTLE
MarAw h f S'4 & To s cpaa1 snp es9a4 as9 F PHILIP
tenant MARcEiLGs H THoNPs6S slst 'so . Iii Iii5s
Following medical corps ordered 10 Washing
B EWING. WILLIAM P: KENDALL WILLIAM q
E9SGsE E4eGx kEIP hESEIp f4AaSzsI Fae ySAsS SsaaSis
KEEEER and THOMAS U RAYMOND
taisd major ION Hattsisa siss Sas de-
leaptan 4th Infantry: prornoIed 70 "a Infantry
Infanszy, month; First Lieutenant LEON r.
hRrRiDGE: En Sd CsyaiTy TG>,r tSyo months; Ehs:
eofps ten DAYS First Isateaan3 'Gsa eEoRGs 5f'''
lewis S6oDIER 5aass sdxaes,. pe5: =. sals aalS:
tenant JOSEPH l. ToPHAM IT. 18th infantry. ATTY
NAVY.
Leus9sgs co%msadsF ~ MAGErpER assistant
Lieutenant c 8 vANDERBEcK. detached IN. Esr..;
sIldship%an Y. =; AMsDEN. 70 The MiIvauks..
SURGEON p P cRASDAEIr daisshe4 the Georgia;
Assistant surgeon T. W RA1soN detached naval hos
Pay INSPECTOR F. t. ARMS. feet paymastsr on tas
Paw Inspector $ HrGowAN. detached feet ray
master on board the Connecticut home.
MARINE CORPS.
Major NJ J. SHAW general court martial Puss,
Colonel LINCOLN KARMANY granted leave on. month
Major d D. PORTER. assistant \. and L. srants4
First Lieutenant p. PRATT granted leave one month
Second Lieutenant r A. GARDENER. from Guam to
captain J. NJ SALL-NDAY. appointed president; Captain
tenants R r CREECY. ROBERT TTTToNT and
BRATSkRb f l. 5lRPP aRP sGgona Fl I5sq5s7S PsRsS
ROBERT W; vOETH aud r > GEIGER members
% general court martial. marine officers school
Captain W. g HARLLEE:. A d. c. 20 Sea Cir. y j..
FOR temporary duty.
Captain r. 5. HOOKER. A. Il. c. sea Grit y. j..
Captain %. Z MDOCGAI4 AMI First Lieutsnsnts $ A.
MERRIAM and RANDOLPH COTLE. sea Girt. y. J.,
navy yaT.. Phisdelphia.
First g. LsUsRsns :, MsT Is,, M MoSE dsSessa & the Tsn
First Lieutenant J. A. EOSSEI.I granted leave. sish-
First Lieutenant F : WILLING. appointed temporarily
- on general court martial a. PhiadeiPhia
First Lieutenant II c. BARTLETT, granted leave
Captain F. C. LANDER detached haadquarters 20 -
Major NJ BANNoN, detached recruiting Fhiladslphi.
Second Lieutenant JOHN MARsroN. 81. granted sick
leave. six weeks.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Sept s-Des MoIn-s TompSinsvile: Ferry Seattle.
SAILED.
Sept sThe strnsham from Charleston Nozfcs; ,ns
Maytower from Boston for Beverly the Nscponolsh
Charleston Key West: the Perry from Bremerteu
for Seattle; the Helena and the samaF from Hong