New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-29
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES


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For heroic action following the oil tank ex-
pIosion aboard the battleship North Da-
kota on September \. when three men wers
killed and many injured. recognition by tbs
government was given to-day by Acting
Secretary Winthrop OF the Navy Depart
ment to ten members Of the crew Of that
vessel.
Thomas Davis. Of Brooklyn. chief water
tender: John J. QuinIan. Of Charleston.
Mass. and George F. Ellis. Of Matfeld.
Mass. water tenders. and Arnold j. smith.
of Chicago. fireman. were warmly COM
mended Thomas Stanton. Of New York
City. and Karl Westa, Of Brooklyn chief
machinist mates. Patrick Reid. Of Brook
Iyn. and August HOltz. Of Glencoe, Mo.
chief water tenders. Charles Roberts. OF
Boston, first class nacbinist mate, and
Harry Liscomb. of AnacOstia. n. g. water
tender were awarded a medal OF honor and
a gratuity of SEQ each.
Davis. Quinlan. Ellis and Smith. entering
a fire room. faced heat so intense that the
hose had to be played on them. and drew
all fires I'm the furnaces there The other
six hauled the fires in another fire room
while the oil was burning on top of a
boiler. taking all precautions 20 prevent
boiler explosion. assisted in carrying out
dead bodies. I'm waist high water. dense
smoke. heat and fumes. Roberts was over
come by fumes and gases
FINES FOR TRUANT SOLDIERS AND
SAILORS-The soldier or the sailor who
runs the guard and absents himself with
out leave from his post will have his pay
cut the penalty for his little excursion
Under the law, soldier sailor who alb
sents himself without leave and returns
within a specified time is not a deserter-
The Controller Of the Treasury to-day
ruled that every twenty-fOUr hours away
from duty without permission will cost a
man a days pay.
PLANS FOR LIFTING THE. MAINE
John F. O'ROurke. the New York engineer
who has submitted plans for raising the
Maine 70 President Taft. came TO Wash
ington to-day for a conference with the
President and Attorney General Wicker
sham. He came from Havana. where he
made an inspection Of the wreck. following
conference with President Taft at Bev-
/ erly. Mr.. O'Rourke purposes 10 employ
/ practical tunnel building operations in his
I efforts TO raise the ship. and by sinking
/ through the mud under the keel he ex
/ poets to lift the ship from the bottom or
! the harbOr and bring her above the surfaces
| in the same condition she was IN Wnen
| sunk on the night OF February -, 1sss- His
! plan fully explained when he presented
it 10 President Taft last summer.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
/ ARMY
Captain FRANCIS a POPz corps OF engineers,
| to Preside OF san Francisco. General Hos
pitaL
Captain EDGAR 4. MACKLIN orctired) detailed
professor Of military science and tactics at
| Ouachita college. ATkadelphia, Arb
/ First Lieutenant WILLIAM p. LAMB. medical
| hO0Orabiy discharged
[ vice OF United states
First Lieutenant EDWIN L cox. nth cavalry.
from recruit depot. For, Slocum- 20 join
regiment
s1st company. coast artillery. from Fort schuy-
Ter. November !. to Fort Du Pont
Leaves Of absence: Captain ROBERT z.
MCMILLAN, coast artillery. enc month;
First Lieutenant DUNCAN ELLIOT. Stlt
Cavalry, leave extended two months and ten
/ G. BROWN. 30 cavalry. three months from
November /: First Lieutenant SHELBY g
sas f sBfl f9T NoN aaT Isl
AIRY two monhs upon rs df 5T9 d 91s 2.
| FITHS. sth Infantry. two months.
NAVY.
Captain ?. VI BENNETT. Commander l. A
KAISER and Passed Assistant surgeons
N. A STUART and e F. CURTIS. COM
Lieutenant Commander W A. MOFFET~T. de-
tached the Maryland. to duty inspector
18th Lighthouse District san Francisco. vice
Commander W. G. MILLER. 70 Asistic sta
Lieutenant Commander 9. J. LANG. detached
naval intelligence Office. Navy Department.
Lieutenant Commander r. EARLE. to Naval
Lieutenant =. p COURTNEY. detached the Ne
| braSka: 70 Bureau Of steam Engineering
| Lieutenant r. MCANDLESS. detached thu
| Louisiana. home. await orders
| Ensigus e. A. BONVTT.LIAN and r l.
| GHORM.EY. detached the Charleston; TO
/ F,nsigns e a Dunn and J. r. GOLDMAN. d..
| tsChed the Charleston 70 the West VIZ
Brsign 2. ". TOD. detached the Charleston. 70
Ensign = b WOODwORTT detached ths
I Charleston; 70 the Colorado -
and additional duty naval station. Guam
tsnsmo.
/ MOVEMENTS OF WARSTTTPS.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department:
| ARRIVED
Sept. c5-The Viper. At Norfolk
cesar N. Georgia and the LEBANON. a.
Norfolk. the Dixie. AT North River. View
xG,S Tt H, 56e 8 Foads t a. ssxsr S
Louisiana. the Kansas and the New Hamp-
/ Sept. 2s-The Wheeling and the Petrol at Pore
said
SAILED.
Sept 2s-The I-eouidas. from Norfolk for Boston,
Sept. 27-The Patapsco, the Pstuxent. tbs
Cesar and the Georgia from Hampton RoadS
for Norfolk The zoe, rom Hampton I'o Tos
AIOlnes from Las Fslmas for Gibraltar: the
Standish. from Norfolk for Annapolis tns
Ajax from Newport News for Hampton
Roads the Rhode Island. the Virginia. -
Minnesota the Idaho. the Mississippi. the
Vermont the Celtic and the Panther. from
ITaupfon Roads for New York CITY
sent The Nanshan and the POmpelL frcm
Hong Kong for Csvffe
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