New-York tribune., 1910-06-07
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
No Pay for Specialist Who
Treated Officer.
TFror The Tribune Bureau J
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HIS PATIENT DIED.-The Secretary OF
War has promulgated a policy which mas
been already somewhat observed but not
offciallv communicated, regarding the en-
ployment of civilian physicians and sur
geons for army officers and their FAMILIES
requiring medical aid. The case presenter
was that of an army officer on duty al
Fort Mcpherson Ca, where three army
medical officers are on duty and wnere
there is a we'll equipped army hospital
The disabled officer was suddenly selzed
with an illness which was. as II proved
correctly diagnosed by one Of the junior
army surgeons. but the family OF the
stricken officer lacked faith In the army
medico, and insisted on calling IN spe-
cialist from Atlanta No objection was IN
terposed by the army surgeon ana Wheh
the Atlanta specialist insisted that the pa
tient be removed TO a hospital IN Atlanta
for an oreratio0 the wishes of the family
were observed. II was found that the At
lanta specialist whose opinion differed
from that Of the army medical officer.
made an erroneous diagnosis, and It turned
out that in the opinion of the medical
officers, the army officer under treatment
might not have died had he been treated
at the Fort Mcpherson hospital. The At
lanta specialist presented bill for $3.50,
and the Controller of the Treasury, taking
into consideration all the circumstances Of
the case and discovering that the three
medical officers were on hand ready to
treat the patient decided that the govern
ment should not pay the bill of the spe-
cialist
MORE ARMY OFFICERS Forty-two
additional officers in the army are provided
for in bill passed by the Senate to-day.
The measure undertakes to fill the vacan-
cies in the line caused by the transfer
of officers to the General Staff corps. which,
it is provided shall be done by promotion.
The number of existing officers being in
sufficient it would be necessary to appoint
a number of new ones to draw from The
addition is expected to benefit the army
materially, as there has been a scarcity Of
officers since the withdrawal of officers
from the line for the General staff. The
bill has not passed the House.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following oEders
have been issued:
ARMY
Major B. FRANK CHEATHAM, quartern1aster,
to Fort Ogiethorpe: thence to Nashville for
duty pertaining TO military tournament
thence to proper p ,,.1ati station z,o., ,.. t-o,,
Tr fSgsn r Rg9s e PF2pe[ etra5 fra5io9 s,a.s
professor Of military science at Peacock
Military College san Antonio
First Lieutenant HOWARD c. TATUM. signal
Mack K cTNNINGHAM. signal corps, to
Seattle witness in trial of Colonel F
First Lieutenant BEVERLY c DAILY. 18th In
fantry, found tncapacitated retirement an
Second Lieutenants LINCOLN z. CHAMBERS,
WILLIS c. KNIGHT and JOHN R, ELLIS,
coast artillery. 10 Preside OF San Francisco,
June d. for examination for promotion
Leaves Of absence; Captain THOMAS ?.
First e Fientenant ma ai.. FREDERfcK GoEDEGKE.
nth Infantry. twenty days.
NAVY
Lieutenant ". P. CRoNAN. to the Anphitrite
Lieutenant H E SHOEMAKER. from naval
hospital. New York: 70 the MississppI-
Enssns dsc5ea = - he LQ GoTnecticut 70 the Amptrte
when commissioned
Passed Assistant Surgeon F. H. sTIBBENs, de-
tached naval training station. Newport; TO
naval training station, San Francisco
Acting Assistant Surgeon E ?. HALIoN. De;
training station, Newport
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The fol-
lowing movements of warships have been
reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
June 4-The Mars at Hampton Roads; the
Princeton. at Acapulco; the Wolverine. at
Nuskegon: the Prairie, al CTistooai; the
Fortune the Grampus and the Pike, at Mare
Island.
.June b-The Dixie at Newport; the Wheeling
and the Petrol, at san Francisco the Chat
tanooga and the Cleveland at Guam
SAILED
June 4-The Princeton. from Acapulco for
Brernerton: the Fortune the Grampue and
tha pike. from Tiburon for Mare Island; the
Dixie the Flusser the Lansou, the Reid.
The Smith and the Preston. from Delaware
Breakwater for Newport: the Petrol, from
Mare Island for San Francisco; the Helena,
from Hankow for Marking; the Micnlgan'
from Delaware Breakwater for Tompkins-
VILE: the Tennessee the Montana and the
North Carolina from Bahia Blanca for
Montevideo: the South Dakota. from Bahia
Blanca for Valparaiso; the Brutus' from
Delayare Preakwa ter for Newport
June 6-The Chattanooga and the Cleveland,
for 0IIIT