The San Francisco call., 1910-02-28
NEW ARMY PRISON !.
NEARLY COMPLETED
Alcatraz Island Structure Built
by Men Confined There I'M
der Colonel Turner

The new military prison on Alcatraz
and in few months will be ready for
occupancy.
1t stands on the very crest of the
island and is the most prominent struc-
ture in San Francisco bay It may be
seen from far out at sea, from prac-
tically every point of the water front
and from many portions of the city.
The building is of reinforced con-
crete and is the largest structure of
the kind on the Pacific coast. 1t CON
tains 500 cells. The work has been
done by the prisoners under the super
vision of Colonel r. Is. Turner, COM
mandant of the island. The cost of the
building materials has been $225,00o. !.
The Fourteenth infantry, which is
now on its way home from the Philip
pines on the transport Thomas, on ar
rival here will be sent to the following
posts:
Headquarters. band and second battalion, to
Fort William Henry Harrison. Montana.
First battalion and the machine gun platoon,
to Fort Lincoln North Dakota.
Third battalion, to Fort Mssoula, Montana.
ORDERS ISSUED TO ARMY
Army orders have been issued at
Washington as follows
A board of officers. to consist Of
Captains Francis ]. Koester, Fifth cav
airy, William Elliott and Frederick w.
Stopford, commissaries, is appointed to
meet at the Presidio, San Francisco,
to consider the type of rolling field
kitchen suitable for the army.
First Lieutenant Ira A. Smith is
transferred from the Eleventh infantry
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ceed to San Francisco for temporary
duty pending the sailing of a transport,
when he will join his regiment in the
Philippines.
First Lieutenant George E. Kumpe,
Second infantry. is detailed for duty
with the signal corps and will proceed
to San Francisco not later than March
Is and relieve First Lieutenant James
E. Abbott, signal corps, of duties in
charge of the signal corps general
supply depot at Fort Mason.
First Lieutenant James K. Abbott
signal corps, is relieved from detail In
signal corps to take effect March %.
Captain Joseph c. Castner, quarter
master, on the return to Honolulu Of
Captain NJ. n. Falls, will turn over all
property to Captain Falls and proceed
ant in connection with construction
work at the recruiting depot, relieving
Captain Leon b. Kroner of that duty
only Captain Kroner will continue
as quartermaster of Fort Mcdowell.
Lieutenant Colonel William j.
Abercrombie, Twenty-fifth infantry,
upon his own application. has been
discharged from the service under the
provisions of section 1243, r. s., to
take effect June IS next, after more
than 33 years service.
Colonel Abercrombie recently be-
came involved in some disagreement
with General Maus, commanding the
department of the Columbia, in re-
gard to certain matters of administra
tion at Fort Wright. Washington,
which resulted in Abercrombie's being
relieved from the command Of that
post
NAVY ORDERS
Commander c. A. Carr is detached
from duty at Mare island TO temporary
duty in the bureau of steam engineer
ing at Washington.
Lieutenant Commander E. r. Pollock
is detached from the Maryland to the
navy yard at Mare island.
Lieutenant A. Crenshaw's orders of
February 81 to the navy yard at Mare
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