New-York tribune., 1909-02-03
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Seek Place for Most Efficient Wire
less Station EUer Built.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, February 2
MOST POWERFUL WIRELESS STATION.-The
officials Of the bureau of equipment Of the Navy
Department are seeking a location for the 100000
wireless telegraph station TO be built in Wash
ington. This station will be the most powerful and
efficient Of its sort ever erected and viii re-
QuiTe a specially designed tower, nearly one nun
dred feet higher than the Washington Monument
One proposition was to erect the tower the
grounds in the neghborhood Of the monument but
this abandoned because it would oetract from
the dignity Of that shaft. The Navy Department
authorities desired to the wires to the top or
the monument, but this met with vigorous protest.
The experts assert that nothing unsightly would
have been involved in this arrangement ana tne
station itself. with the mechanism. WoLId nave
been some distance away from the monument anu
with an architectural arrangement which wouio
have been entirely in accord with tn, surroundings,
It is possible that the station will be placed
at the Washington Navy Yard. At all events II
is in the interest Of economy to locate II on Ohe
of the government reservations IN Washlhs 'o4i'
The station is expected to have a radius OF COLL
munication Of three thousand miles.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders nave
Eeen issued:
-eu5o' eo@Ps c@oag6; duty as chief sur
Isue3ant fs9a Goonei JOHN NJ CANISTER medical
corps TO Omaha; temporary R15s duty as 'fi'el 'O'
Captain EDWARD T DoNNELbY 4st Fsld A5fiEff[y
WILLIAM p. DUNA14L. as aldes-oe-CsiHP oL4 H0
Major IRVING W. RAND medical corps. upon arrival
First Lieutenant CHARLES E T. LULLe coast al srt-
Iery charge construction work Fort 70
GRAMS relieving First Lieutenant EARL MFAR-
First lieutenant SAMUEL B. MPHEETERS. medicai
Leaves s2effe o absence IRON captain cLXRENcE o sHER
tenant J0sEPHSs"s CECIL 1eth Infan:ry. two
months upon Pr99t9n to sS captain S s1 onhs
Wh Rhf peTmssi6n to go abroad from February 20
NAVY.
Ideutenant Commander W. J. TERHUNE detached the
Maine, to navy yard. New YORK ,
Lieutenant commences tt1 Gbicaro February 15 Woe
Lieutenant Commander f. T. WIIHEHSFOo-'' u
Ensign B. BARNETrE detached navy yard, wash
ington, % temporary duty bureau Of equipment.
Surgeon F. S NASH. detached Naval Academy nome
await MARINE CORPS.
Csptain R b PUTNAM appointed assistant pay
with rank Of captain
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS.LThe following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Jan. 8I-The Rocket, washington o,,. 49,.
Feb. The louisiana, tho Missouri the Ohio the
Virginia, the Wisconsin. the Illinois, the kear-
sarge the Kentucky the Rhode Island the Ne"
Jersey and the Culgoa. at Gibraltar
SAILED.
Jan. 8O--The Rocket from Norfolk tor waahington
Feb 1-Tbe Yankton. from Gibraltar for FCnchal; the
the Wordeu. from Charleston for Norfolk; the
Truxtuu Prebe and the Stewart. from san
,t-t" .at,-,- ~ 90 49,, T - ,-ay. tbs sun
ply from Honolulu for BremertOn.
Feb The Iris and the Nanshan. from Guam Tor
The Decatur ordered out OF commission.
The Arayat and the Paragua ordered s
The steamer Eva loaded with lumber. salIeu from
navy yard, New York, lst, for Messina