New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-06
From The Tribune Bureau. !


BROOKLYN DRYDOCK-Rear Admiral r. -.
Hollyday. chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
of the Navy Department, said to-day that there
to he surprised at anything
which occurred at the Brooklyn yard In the
matter Of drydOck construction. There has
always been more less trouble in obtain
ing a suitable site The ground is treacherous
and is filled with quicksands. which makes dry
dock excavation and construction costly and Of
great peril 20 The builder. The completion OF the
latest dock has been delayed by the experiences Of
the contractors. whose difficulties have been fully
appreciated by the Navy Department, where the
principal concern has been over the postponeHent
Of the availability OF greatly needed dock at
Brooklyn.
on one Of Secretary Meyers recent visits to
Brooklyn he accompanied by Rear Admiral
Hollyday. and much impressed with the disas-
tiers which had attended the construction Of the
dock. He expressed the desire that every means
DO taken have the dock constructed with the
least possible delay and. acting these ipstruc-
lions. Admiral Hollyday will determine on his visit
TO New York tomorrow Saturday what shall oe
done in the matter of the difficulties encountered
by the contractors.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Brssdier General TAsKER II BLISS. General star
WILLIAM P DuvAII.
Major josEPH +, KUHN. corps Of engineers. 20 army
The following assignments to regiments o. re
II Dt'NCAN to the % Infantry: Captain HENRY
KrH 70 70 ne sne % So Intan,r .e,ap1 WtfTER
SwEENEY; TO 'hs 21s. I9fsntry; Captain sAMCE I
GEORGE IYNi 70 The 29s TN rnfa s Fi5.
- ~. a2a InfasiTS F s1d S.nan
FRANCIS FL FARNI-M 10 the Path Infantry and
First Lieutenant BENJAMIN z. GREY 10 the 21s,
Fort LsavsagorIh. examination for promotion
Captain WILLIS c METCALF euarisrInas,er from
Tn. tollo~ns onc.rs sen.raI recruiting
2s,h Infantry and First Lieutenant GEORGE $
'Fir-, i1'a,sasa, TExRf NICHOLS. medical e2rp,
Gron expiration, Of leave Of absence to New York
First I.a';2aS, Io,N PARREE medical from
,os ' .;.n nS 9 GHsTER roT a ne PsPPn.;
Infantry arm CA Infan'L 70 h-ld artillery. assigned
Second III ta EpYR 4HSF sIsTses
,,s,I ley %' ..T 70 The 5sts Company
70 The Ith Infantry; 20 san Francisco thenee the
Lave. % absence: captain CHARLES = RATES 18th
IntsntIy three months from September rs First
three months from september l. second Lieutenant
JOHN ? ADAMS 2sd Inssntry. on. month HPon
shsTida1 IN, Major PERCY 2 Triple % CaysIry. one
corps. one month from August 20
NAVY
Captain p TAPPAN and Ensign J. II TOWERS. de-
.,:b nsa ne ken'gG R to RESUME other duties
August p. % the FennsyIysns
" HINE. detached The Kentucky: to coniinas
Passed Assistant SURGEON SHAW detached naval sta
ps..a 9n , ,%ssrS' 20 ne navy gard Wsshnston
,sshed EeeTi,ns station Indianapolis 10 reer1tns
Passed As.,'an, surgeon p r. /sTAr.xAKER. e.ta.sed
from The navy yard Washington 10 the naval "a
MARINE CoRPs
Captain els, GsoN and Second r-u,snan, r. f
NOaMs' detached headquarters; to marine barracks
Lieutenant Colonel Ell X COLE to Camp Perry: to
ssrra ss''n na@ var, to the
and Second Lieutenants = " BRAINARD p v n r.
DotRE. and J. a RossEI.1- to Camp Perry Aa-
Lave OF absence; Captain r. II DUNLAP. one month
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs. following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Departments
rug a-The Aharenda. AZ Hampton Roads
the whippie the Hull ,be Tr a, ma1P
iefty 'he Hopkins and the Paul Jones Skagway.
SAILED
Aug SP p Abarenda from Lambert Point Hamp-
Aug. The Prare from BOSTON for Hampton Road.
th@ wbirrIe ih IS SeTs Tor ham?ton Roads:
HOPKINS and the Paul Jones from skaEWay for
Sar Shs Isah6 the m: ml:s
The vc% jersey The Rhode ae rF ibe 9 Tr NSG1a'a
Wisconsin. the Ohio Celtic the Tsnfhsr ,be
ratuxent and the Yankton from Provincctown for
Hampton Roads, the Dixie the Wordcn the Blakev
The shubtieS the Maedonough the Thornton the
Du Point. the Porter. the Castine. the OrtopuS ~.
Cuttlensh the Tarantua and the Viper. from Prov
fncetONn
Aug. 5.The Rainbow from shanghai for Hong Kong
Atlantic torpedo hotilla and Atlantic submarine set
tached Atlantic - Wv
submarine The Plnnser to Atlantic submarin.
fleet
The tug Nina assigned Atlantic submarine feet a,
tender
The illinois placed out commission at the navy var,
Boston.