New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Major General George F. Elliott
Retires To-day.
Washington November g

After forty years OF honorable servica
filed with adventure and campaigns In for
eign lands Major General George F. FL
lott cornmardant Of the marine corps o
will be retired tomorrow on account OF
age General Elliott is d native OF AIac
barna and entered the marine corps IN
1870. In 1885 he was lieutenant or ma
rines when a battalion was landed 70 pro-
tect the isthmus and conserve American
interests IN the revolution resulting IN mo
burning of Panama He saw service on
the North Atlantic squadron In the SPAN
fish War. and was advanced three NUM-
bers for zaIlantry In the engagement AZ
Guantanamo year later he was IN the
Philippines. and as a major led the Z"
Battalion of marines IN the battle OF NO
valeta. earning the personal COMMENTATOR
of the Secretary of the Navy and OK the
military commander IN the Philippines II
was only natural that Major Elliott should
play a part In the repression OF the boxer
uprisings In China and he commanded tho
marine battalion on the march 10 PekinSs
which resulted IL the relief of the lesa-
lions He became cornmancanr or tne
marine corps in February. 1903. and has
been stationed IN Washington since taax
date.
CAUSE OF FATAL ExPLOSIOT-An IN
vestisation OF the fatal accident AZ Indian
Head, on October 1s. resulting from prov
M test Of the fve-inch gun. which cost toS
lives of four men. has established the facf
that the design OF the bre@ch rechAnisrn
of the gun IS faulty. The pattern Is being
changed AT the Washington navy yard Tho
premature discharge OF the cartridges casa
which blew out the breech plug, the board
finds, was duo to a projecting drinS pfo
which the board considers imperfect and
before the hve-inch guns are issued 10 tho
service the pin Will be held IN a safe posi-
ton so that similar accident cannot hap
pen. The board relieved the gun crew OF
all suspicion OF careIessness-
ORDERS rSSUED--The following orders
have been issued:
NOTED. orderedi CoIonsi CHARLES W
FOSTER sth Field A-tillery; Lsur.nan1
Ftald A-..llsry: Major WIILIAM 8 4NAR
20 "a FlsId A-.illery; Captain WILLIAM &
tenant Colonel VAN DEUsBN. on aErtyAi
at San Francisco. TO yancouver Ba-Tackz. Tor
duty With portion OF ID Field Artillery. nov
stationed there and TO await arrival AZ
head9uarosrS for his restnsnt
LEIdR 70 IOth Infantry; MANCEL NJ
GARRETT 20 29rh Infantry ACGCyTISE
4; aoEE1AAN % g7,h In,aatTZ; H. HENRY 5:
BRINaEsAoET' NSS r. 1s sc,, e 49,, IN lRTahyy.
c. MCUNE uth Infantry; EDWIN
aUNNER . I'm Incansry: sEsoLy5 P
MCASlMoN to 80 Infantry
Captain DWIGHT z AULTMAN, from Str to
Captain HARRTE r REED. from q 70 5rh
First Lieutenant DAVID O. snAGRAvE, Sold
artillery. assisned 70 % Ftelc AEttlisry
First Lieutenant Parker HIT. from 22c %
First Lieutenant JOHN J. sURIErGH- from
soIs 1osn 70 20 .nfA4ir5 G1a RICH asrs IN
fantry. 20 Fort Banks. for physical exarli-
Leav. Of aoeeoce: Captain EDGA? ~. MILLER
medical corps, 20 December S-
NAVY.
Lieutenant E A. SWANSON, dso.ch.d command
third torpedo division Pacific torpedo feet,
and command Of the Lawrence to naval
Micshipnan G. P MEYER. detached the Ea-s-
ford: to The Washtngton 9tI
ington: to the HaEt52Ed
Midshpulan = 8 HARRIS. es.anhed tas Wh,sa-
| ing; resignation accepted TO cake effect Do
Chief Gunner S. poNMY. detached reserve tor
pedo feet and duty IN connection with the
MasdOnoush: to home, IE:e,z1S aTas5 orders,
Chief Gunner G 7 MDEFNo -, ~hsn saa,sts a1s-
/ Washington To reserve torpedo hortls- navy
| Chief Carpenter R H LAKE. detached Naval
Academy; TO navy yard. Washington. and
additional duty in connection with tho Tai-a~
hassee and the Ozark
Pharmacist Il z. SACsSEE, TO naval hospital.
Annapolis
| MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been
reported 70 the Navy Department:
| ARRIVED
Nov s7-The Patuxenr- Nrquero. Cuba
1 Nov. 2S-Ths Roe and the Talahsssee- at Sor-
folk, the Dixie the Smith the F1Ysser. The
Iarnso1- Preston and the Reid az
Grenada the Bonita the Narwha- the sal
mon the Snapper. the Stiugray. the Ta-pon
the Castine and the Severn az SOLOMON
Island
Nov. @Tne Hannibal. from seva1 Point ro-
| Boston; the Roe from Philadelphia for Nor
Nov 2s-rhe Tallahassee. from Hampton Roads
for Norfolk; the Yorktown. from ArnapaIA
for Panama; the Dixie. the smith the
Flusser the Lauson, the Preston and tnc
Reid from Port OF Spain for Grenada
b w L. the Bonita the Narwha~ ne sal
mon the Snapper. the Stirxray. the Ta-Dor,
the Castine and the Severn, from AnraPols
for Solomon's Island
Tbe Perkins. from navy yard. Boston. vnen
r,ady for sea- To Newport and thence 20 Earnp-
ton Roads The vessel VIII later Be ordered -
Key West for the winter.