Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
ARMY AND NAVY.
Concrete Buildings for Army

Some Interesting work is being done
by the quartermast5r's department of
the army in the construction of a new
cavalry stable at Fort Myer. In view OF
the fact that it will be necessary to con-
struct a number of buildings of a SINH
lar character, complete concre con-
struction plant has been purchased.
With this outfit the quartermaster' ue-
partment is erecting a structure 1856 feet
long by 60 feet wide. The outfit consists
of a form. 1S6 feet long and L. feet wide.
resting on series of truSSeS and held
at slight angle sloping toward the
foundation walls of the bu ldins. The
workmen wheel on this form the mixed
concrete until they gradually fill it, and
it is finished up into a complete mono
li.h of the entire side of the build n g.
Then with small SIX horsepower Saso
Inc engine. operating shaft 10 feet
long. which moves by bevel gears. three
compound teleScoped screw jacks, the
entire piece of concrete Is elevated to a
perpendicular and placed on the founda-
ton walls. with doors, windows, pilasters
and cornice completely finished. The
end sections. 60 feet long and 35 feet
high. are made in the same manner, an
then, with reinforced concrete pill ars
at the corners. the four sdes are he d in
place ready TO receive the roo. 1t Is
planned to move this outfit from post to
post through the country wherever SIM
liar work is to be done. as it is a great
economiZer in time and money.
Promotions in Artillery Arm.
The promotion of Col. Walter Howe of
tie Coast Artillery Corps to be a briga-
der general will promote Lieut.. Col.
Frederick Marsh, commanding the ar
tillery district of Charleston, to be
colonel. Maj. Henry c. Davis to be lieu
tenant colonel, Capt. G.. G. Heiner to be
major, First Lieut.. s. S. Ross to be cap
tain and Second Lieut.. p. H. Ottosen to
De first lieutenant.
Lieut.. Col Davis has been assigned to
the command of the Artillery District of
the Potomac with station at Fort Wash
nston, Md, as the relief of Col. W. II.
Coffin.
Battleships Going to New York.
Having concluded their evolutions OF
the southern drill grounds off Virginia
Beach. the battleships of the Atlantic
ieet returned to Hampton roads and will
here remain until tomorrow. when they
will sail for New York, SO that the men
may spend their Christmas holidays
there.
The ships will return to Hampton roads
after Christmas to take on supplies and
make other preparations for departure
early in the year for Caribbean waters.
where they will spend four months in
drill and at target practice.
The battleships now with the fleet are
the Connecticut. Vermont. Kansas. Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia,
New jersey and Rhode Island. The Ne
braska and others will join the fleet be-
fore the departure for the south.
Vacancies in Medical Corps.
There are now on file fifty applications
for the general examination TO be he d
at army posts throughout the country
January II to fill vacancies in the grade of
first lieutenant and assistant surgeon in
the army. There are now eighty-three
vacancies in this grade. Under the law
reorganizing the medical department of
the army, provision was made for the
increase of the corps. and thir y-four
vacancies were authorized in the grade
of assistant surgeon at the date of pas
sage of the Act, April 3D. 1908. Thirty
four vacancies were authorized to he ii
ed by appointment January 1. 1909 and
thirty-four additional vacancies occur un-
der the law January ], 1910.
Four applicants have been undergoing
an examination for the past week at the
Army Medical Museum, in this city, and