New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
May Be Fight Over BattIeShip
Boilers.
TE-o- The Tribune Burssu-l

QUESTION OF TYPE-There are i1dl-
cations OF another fight over the boilers
which ara 70 be installed OF the two battle
ships authorized at the last session o.
Congress and the plans for which have JUST
been approved by the Navy Department
The Bureau Of Steam Engineering, which
has charge o< This installation. Is IN IA
vor OF using the Babcock & wilcox type
OF boilers The other type which will come
up for consideration is the Niosher boiler
The two battLesaips viii be OF Identical de-
sign. with turoias machinery, probably the
Parsons engine. although there is q chance
that OF the ship built by contract the
Curtis type aiI be installed. This de-
pends on the builder OF the ship TIE
vessel built at the New York Navy Yard
viii have the Parsons turbine. The boilers
for the contract built ship vii be furnished
under the general contract for the constr1C-
ton Of the entire vessel The boiler equip
neut OF the battIeship built al New YORK
Will be installed under q special contract
At the last session OF Congress the con-
trove-sy eonoe-ning the boilers for the
battlesntps attracted much attention. espe-
cially in the House Naval Affairs Commit
tee, and 4 resolution was adopted calling on
the department for information respecting
the establishment Of 4 government boiler
plant Nothing more has been heard Of
this proposition. which is not favored BY
the naval authorities and would not met
with approval on the part Of Congress
owing 70 the great expense involved II
building plant which could turn out
boiler adapted for naval use. It has been
estimated that y would cost not less than
$4,000. 600 TO build such Z plant, which
would probably be established at BROOKLYN
The amount Of boiler construction which
is done for the Nay Department under
contract does not justify this expense, and
the report which will be made 10 Congress
a. the next session On the subject will dis
courage any such plan il It is found that
ti.7 project is seriously entertained in any
quarter The new battIeships will be. 50
far as nachinerv goes. an enlargement Of
the engineering equipment OF the Wyoming
and the Arkansas.
CHTLIAN BATTLEsHIPS-On ad-
vices received here are TO the effect that
the government Of Chilli has given assur-
ances that shipbuilders OF all nationalities
who may submit tenders for the batrleships
which that government purposes to buiII
will receive equal and impartial conside~-
alton. Il is understood that American
builders are tavorably regarded by the
ChiIian authorities Specifications for the
two battleshtps will be furnished 10 Aneri-
can builders by the Chilian naval commits
sion at London. Il is the intention 70 build
one ship Immediately. the second 10 be
built later
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders
have been issued.
ARMY
Lieutenant Colonel FRANCIS I HARDlE lreI
tired, detailed for duty with Isthulian Canal
Commission and will rePoDt in person 70
Foad 4e 12sT York efz'55 Cty aeoor6Ingi5. d
Major CHARLES r REYNOLDS. medical
corps. detailed as instructor army medi-
cal school, IN medical department admins
trstpn customs Of the service and duties of
WILLIAM H ARTHUR. medical corps
Captain WILLIAM / WEsTERvELT, feld ar
assigned "64 to 55h fI Fiei6 ArtgrJ lie 5s'
First Lieutenant RICHARD H. JORDAN. coast
artillery corps, from coast artillery school.
Fort Monroe, to command mine planter Gen
eraI Samuel NJ Mills, relieving First Lieu
tenant ROBERT EDDY. coast artillery
First Lieutenant CHESTER J. GOODIER, coast
"a artiilerE, from 9Th i, 70 138th Company,
reserve corps. from san Francisco 70 Fort
First Lieutenant SAMUEL. c CARDwELI4 as
signed to i6sth Company. coast artillery.
First Lieutenant WALTER c BAKER, assigned
Following second neutenants coast artillery, at
tached 70 companies indicated, to Fort Mon
roe August !: RALPH E HAINEs, 58th
pany: LAURENCE WATTS, T3d Company;
EDWARD ROTH. Jr-. S5th Company:
GEORGE ". EASTERDAY. 41st Company;
GEORGE B. GORHAM l69th Company:
CHARLES y WILSON 73d Company:
AUSTIN G FRICk. 69th Company: sgd
NEN :. WINSLOW. 5Sth Company. FRAN
is J TORNEY, 6th Company. and JOHN
L H. O'REAR, 6th Company
second Lieutenant WALTER P. BOATWRIGRT
coast artillery. from 123d Company TO unas-
signed lst. to commanding officer artillery
dlStTlct Of Key West, for staff duty.
Second Lieutenant HENRY y. SUMNER coast
artlllery attached to 18Th Company. to Fort
Leaves of absence: Captain LEVY NJ. HATHA-I
WAY medical corps one month: Captain
PRESTON BROWN. nth Infantry. two
months on completion OF duties with national
inatch; First Lieutenant JOHN z. KELLY,
medical reserve corps. TWO months and TWEEN
ty-eight days. First Lieutenant GEORGE {.
GfL4LIS- SSth Infantry, recruiting officer one
month from August s.
NAVY.
Assistant Payuaster L C HACGHEY. dis
missed from service.
Lieutenant T. J. HORNE. detached the Monte
rey and route home
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. 2 STRINGE de-
tached naval hospital. Olongapo. and en-
route home.
Passed Assistant Surgeon. H. L BROWN. de-
taohed naval hospital. Canaoao; TO naval
hospital. Olongapo-
MARINE CORPS.
Captaiu $ A " PATTERSON. detached marine
brigade Manila; 10 naval hospital. Mare
Island.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been re-
ported 20 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
y, London he Mz-IOC0-