New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Admiral Mason Comments on
Results of Puritan Test.

| Washington. Nov 1s.-Rear Admiral New
ton e. Mason. chief OF the Bureau OF Ord
nance of the navy, is Of the opinion that
such an attack as was made on the Purt-
tan will never be duplicated in actual war
| fare, but that important lessons probably
may be drawn from the results of the test
Especially valuable, ne thinks. will be the
/ Information gained in connection with the
manner OF backing aTTnor plates so that
/ the maximum OF resistance 10 buckiing
and dislodgment under any kind OF attack
may be secured. The wider plates OF
battleship's belt, he says. would have re-
sisted buckling more effectually, and the
/ longitudinal bafkhead in all modern ships
would have confined the flooding within
narrow limits
| Explosive gelatine. Admiral Mason adds,
I is the most powerful of all the nitroglycer-
inc compounds used for military or blast
ing purposes, and is one of the most sensi-
tive of such compounds The charge Of
two hundred pounds which was used in
these experiments is believed to be the
largest amount of this explosive ever de-
tonated-
Norfolk. Va. Nov 16-The monitor Puri-
tam which was submitted 10 high expio-
sive tests yesterday. was still lying on the
flats to-day, where her after compartments
were flooded as d result of the experiments
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued;
ARMY.
Colonel WALTER :. SCHUYLER, 18Th Cavalry.
detailed member general staff corps, upon
arrival at Honolulu OF transport sailing from
Manila November 10 Colonel sch I.>R
will proceed on transport TO san Francisco
as chief Of staff, Department OF California
i Captains JAMES BAYLIEs, i0th I Infstr2.
EaEh CARNAaA ;g li TN, mann mann
and EDISON \. LEWIS. 18th Infantry; FIRST
I-eutenants HARRY l. COOPER 18Th IN
fantry; RICHMOND SMITH, 11th Inlsntry,
WALTER Q. BOWMAN. I'd Infan[IS'
CHARLES L. WILLARD signal corps IN
fantry); ROBERT H SILLNIAN- 10Th In
faatry: SAMUEL ". WIDDIFTEID. S!h
fantry. TIIADDEUs sEIGI.E. 9th Infantry:
MILAN \. CARLETON. $oth InfantrZ;i
LoCHLfN ", cAFFEY. 10Th Infantrg:
Second Lieutenants Karl TRUES I! Eli Ill;
Infantry: DAVID :. SCOTT. 18th Infantry:
EDMCND B. GREGORY. 14th Infantry;
WIBER A 81 8L:AIN ~ sd Infantry GQRC
BJ T 1t5 1 1g5 1n'al RTySsE IN"
VENAB1.E. 22d Inf Infantry ARTHUR J
DAVIS. 1st Infantry ANDREW J: WHITE,
DALE. 18th Infantry, to Fort Leavenworth.
January / for examination min jeG, for promotion
master. upon expiration Of leave Of absence
from Fairlee. Vt. TO Seattle. as assistant
First Lieutenant JOHN l. HOTCOMBE. coast
artillery. recruiting officer. to Toledo and
assume charge temporarily Of recruiting
station. vice Captain WILLIAM R. HARRT-
son orettred). recruiting officer, % BaIti-
more. vice Major WILLIAM 2 HUNFORD
Cetiredl. recruiting officer. 10 his home.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM \. AUSTIN. 4th
F Fse Te To Tsf6gi' fe Xs4F T
+th Cavalry. recruiting officer, to his regi-
First Lieutenant FRANK P LAFM 18th CavaI-
y. on completion OF duties at Madison
Square Garden. New York City, return TO
Leaves Of absence-second Lieutenant HARD
December 3: second Ifeutenant CHARLES
f-oI BAHKaEAp 18th InfantEy four months
\: TASKER, medical corps. one month and
fifteen days.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral :. 3. LUCE fretire,J. detached
Naval War College: TO home
l-ieu tsl 'Junlor grade = G. ELLISON de-
division Atlantic torpedo feet and duty to
command .1lai7 the Tarantqla; 70 Newport News
nection with fitting out the Seal and to
command when placed in commission
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS-The
following movements of vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov. 15.-The louisiana the Kansas the New
Hampshire and the South Carolina. at Cher
bourg; the Georgia. the Nebraska the Rhode
Island and the Virginia at Brest; the Wheel
ing and the Petrol, at Bermuda; the Wash
ington. at Norfolk; the De Long. at Charles
ton. the Montana. at Porto BelJo. the Le0ni-
das, at Hampton Roads
SAILED
Nov. 13-The Washington. from Hampton Roads
for Norfolk; the Ajax from Newport News
for Boston: the Tacoma. from Niuantanamo
for Bluedelds: the Montana. from CristobaI
for Porto ReIIo
Mail address Of the Buffalo changed from
''Asistic station. via San Francisco 70 Pacific
station. via san Francisco
The Perkins. ordered commissioned at navy
yard. Boston