New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-24
IN ARMY AND NAVY
Nezg York Drydock To Be
ENLARGED at Heavy Cost.
From The Tribune Bursau-J
washington. February

FOR LARGER DRYDOCKS--Ths r;svai
Affairs Committee has acoufesced La the
recommendation of Secretary Meyer 70 in
crease the size and efficiency OF The four
largest drydocks in the country.
II was decided to increase the appropria-
ton for drydock No. 4, at New York. from
81 10000 to s25Oe,ooo. so that il will De eaps-
BILE of receiving the largest battleshps-
An increased appropriation Of $4,000 Va
authorized for the drydock at the Norfolk
Navy Yard, 10000 for that at Puget Sound
and 10000 for the Pearl Hsrbor does
That at Puget Sound will be the largest
Its dimensions will be 800 feet long and I'D
wide.
. RETIREMENT OF BRIGADIERS.-Ths
conference committee between the two
houses of Congress on the army appropris-
ton bill failed to agree on the Senate
amendment retiring major generals five
Of the present brigadler generals Of tine
army Representative Sulzer. Of the House
conferrees, voted TO approve the amend
rnent but Representative Hull and Prince.
the other two House cOnferrees. voted 70
disagree and submit the amendment To
vote of the House The officers affected
are Brigadier General William L. Marshall. -
chief of the Corps of Engineers, now on
duty at washington bTiSAUleI
Charles l.. Martin. commanding the De
partment of Colorado; Brigadier General
Earl D. Thomas. commanding the Depart
ment Of Colorado; Brlgadier General
Charles L. Hodges, commanding the De
partrnent of the Dakotas, and Brigade
General Daniel II. Brush, commanding the
Department OF the Philippines. All u
these officers entered the army in the CtvI
War as privates and were mustered out A.
officers All were young enough to enter
West Point after the war, from whence
they were graduated They have been J0
the service from forty-two to forty seven
years
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
were issued:
Captain CHARLES l. FOSTER medical corps.
from Washington TO proper station
Captain ALEXANDER J. NACNAB from eIth
Captain CLAUDE s FRIES. from 18th to eth
First Lieutenant EDWARD 4 kEYEss. to ten
Cavalry. in Philippines
Captain ALVIN X. BASkETTE. TO 9th Infantry,
First Lieutenant JOHN : UPHA3. to 81 IN
fantry. in Philippines -,.
Leaves OF absence. Major JAY j. MORROW.
8; captain DOUGLAS MCAsKEy, LIST cav
larry. three months and fifteen days from
April IA; captain STANLEY :. ROSS. coast
artillery, twenty-five days; Captain Will
Captain WILLIAM + wESTERvE3LT- ord
nance department, three months from June /.
First Lieutenant EDMUND 3. IiLEHART,
Sd Infantry, three months
NAVY.
CAPTAIN " H H SOUTH ERIAASD, detached
naval examining and retiring boards, navy
yard. Washington. 10 duty president Of
the Board of Inspection and survey for shore
Captain ", s. BENSON. 20 duty as a nzsmb--
OF the naval examining and retiring eoaris
navy yard Washington
Lieutenant ]. z. GREEN, detached from tbs
Pennsylvania; TO the colorado
Lieutenant A CRENSHAW. detached from 'ths
rs,r GiOraoS t fo@ 2a ssch NfF r9 tos North
Carolina 70 the Franklin
Ensign J. F. CONNOR, detached from ne
Franklin; TO the North Carolina
Ensign V BAKER detached from reserve tor
pedo fotilla, navy yard. Charleston 20 ihs
Montana.
Ensign D. L. HOWARD. detached from n.
Montana; to the Dolphin
Medical Director q z H HARMON, 20 ths re-
tired list. March :.
Passed Assistant surgeon J. 7. NELSON. IL
tached from the Buffalo: 10 the Bureau VI
Medicine and surgery. Navy Department.
Surgeon a G GRU-NWELI.. retired from Nsvsi
Medical School Hospital Washington; 30
Assistant surgeon /. SHIPPER. dsta a,5..
Panama. to the Buffalo
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels were reported
to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Feb 2o-Tne Psducah at BIuefelds
Feb 2I-The harcellus AZ Hampton Roads ths
SAILED
Feb 2f-Th. Eagle. from CristonaI for Guar,s
nano: the Mars, from Norfolk for Guanta-