New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-26
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
,vo Expensive Naval Stations
seinu Abandoned Quietly.
IRON The Tribune Bureau.

as IRON The Tribune Bureau
tas Washington, August y.
STATIONS ABANDONED
va. nsing taken by the Navy De-
slsps . Coz closing the naval stations at
rertmeN and Pensacola. Fla. The civil
lrefs, IN those places are being dis
srplo!ss ,d the force is being transferred
sssfsso stations The commissioned OF
% GILL be detached, as their services arc
ksefs "ssiisswhere. The officer in charge OF
rgsoea 80, and repair. Naval Constructor
tnsuu0 - Togarty, who is on duty at both
NpHa bas already been ordered 70 the
,5oess ID A. BremertOn. on Puget SOUND.
~ ssslstion viii be necessary &c. ;,s TO close
nfS ,sl report OF the secretary OF the
IS NisiI undoubtedly contain renewal
Ny ~scommendation made last year TOT
{. v.ss--,al abandonment OF the two places
~ lo' .~a regarded as useless, together
uff..,yr or I'VE naval stations.
VIA ~osrzcd hy the head or the Navy
l-.-,ert that Congress VIII not take
lfls an navy yard abandonment Tbs
ffueAt s,,s-re are too potent against Such
"a. III hut the department has the
- close q navy yard IN just the way
rNesasIinr With the situation az AlEierS
7 Pensacola. Al the latter place mere
- eostinC dry dock when nas peer
n~e,niration recently by q board of
ra., esrf from Washington. Ii may be
cl,eJ advisable 70 dispose II this struct-
Cf'Hfu S.rhich event Pensacola viii have
~ .e ,rinc1pal value as q repair station.
~ Nsvy Department in closing the
- s,stfors az AlCiers and Pensacola
nsss - ~ impress on Congress the i'm
t...,ca Of developing the station a Guam
Is-,o as q dock and war base. There
al ~ A special recCumendaton on TINS
80. ~ tho Secretary Of the Navy based
> rsport made by the naval general
80 7, is considered necessary 20 estab-
- resources for the maintenance or the
a.. ~ Guantanamo ln anticipation Of the
l.-.,i1g ~ the Isthmian Canal Certain
..-,i Cheers believe IN would be- better In
,fra-ecic way to have the navy ward Is
LssEsLe5 on the canal zone. where there
I,-,d b. facilities for defence without in
.,-r,nc ne additional expense for FORTH
-s,'ons as AZ Guantanamo. There are
~svsi officers. also. who assert 'Tuantana-
:. IA dificult n protection. But the naval
.--,Ls-i-ias entertain no dOuot Of the wis
so-, If devel7pnc the Guantanamo station.
-vo NEW DREADNOUGHTS - The
rs,s5 States Navy viii soon be augment
=. Nv the sister dreadnoughts. Florida and
rtab The former vessel will he placed IN
s,,rrission september Is, and the latter
s-s probably a few DAYS before The Navy
T4nsrtrnent is waiting for word from the
builders Of the Utah as 20 the exact date
.bsy win DO ready 20 turn her over 70 the
government These VIII be the greatest
ssips commissioned IN the navy. The dis
si.ssmerf of each is cl.S25 tons. and the
rsir battery viii consist OF ten Pinch
ssi iventy-one 5-inch guns. They will out
las the Delaware. which excited much
,Sriratior A. the coronation Of King George
: and the North Dakota. whose displace ,
-snf n % 01' tons each has given to them
h. distinction off being the largest uen-ot-
var ahoat under the American flag.
Ne announcement has yet been made by
,As Navv Department as 70 the course n
vi follow iu connection with the silver
ssrvics containing pictures Of Brigham
Yong which viii be offered by citizens
q Utah TO the states namesake in the
rsvy Numerous protests against its ac-
csrtsnca have been filed with the depart
-snt II viii probably be offered shortly
sfar the snip is commissioned. Secretary
Never several months ago informed a pro-
testing delegation that the department
vculd not determine the matter until the
ts-vice ly IT'S presentation. came within
ne jurisdiction Of the government.
ORDERS 1ssUED.-The following orders
IRE been issued.
u.g,snant colonel EDWARD A. MILLAR. 5th
hFielf ARTILLERY. remain a. Preside OF san
Eranrsco until October /. thence TO Fort
h0 ASTON HAMILTON. coast artillery.
dsssnsted permanent member coast artillery
board
yi'or HUGH J GALLAGHER commissary.
from vancouver Barracks.
C,r,sin CITY = HENRY cavalry. unassigned
fTom Military academy 20 Fort Riley as i'm
sir1cior a. mounted service school
Nt-e n Captain CONRAD = BABDOCk. lst
Cavalry. placed On list Of detached officers.
September 10. name Of Captain WALTER
g. SHORT. cavalry. unassigned. removed
from thar list september IA Captain short
from mounted service school, Fort Riley.
and assigned let cavalry
csp.ans WILLIAM D. FORSYTH. 5th cavalry.
fwLLIAM r. CLOPTON. Jr.. SIN Cavalry
JOHN j. BONfFACE. p Cavalry, and
HARRY y. COOTES. 18Th cavalry; First
engineers. WILLIAM r. POPE. 10Th cav
airy. JOHN A. PEARSON. nth cavalry;
ALVIN S PERKINS 18Th Cavalry. DOR
THOPP Jr 9th Field ARTILLERY. CHARLES
? GEORGE. Jr.. ID Field Artillery: JOE
? BRARsoN. - Field ARTILLERY: HENRY
2 ApAIR i0,n cavalry and Ar = 7 II n
WILSON. lst cavalry. and Second Lieuten-
ans HENRY T. WATSON. 1st cavalry;
ABBOT BOONE. 81 Cavalry NATHAN e.
SfIITCRI~K, 81 Cavalry. WILLIAM W
ERWIN 0th cavalry. CHARLES = STEy-
ENs0N. 18th cavalry. WILLIAM =
-NTLROURN. atN Cavalry. and DONALD A.
ROBINSON. Company y. signal corps. PIE
dio q san F-a1isco,. % thSir regime ne, 10
tsije4 rna,9- in Ordnance Department
Nam IN l,artsir JOHN r. PROCTER. coast
artillery General starr. placed on list Of
Name of captain ROBERT T. HOWE cavalry.
unassigned. removed from list of detached OF
Prs Lieutenant ALEXANDER C. GILLESPIE.
coast artillery 200 West Point Military Acad-
en- fo~ DUTY until December D. thence 10
0r0uer station.
Lave ~ absence: captain JAMES r KEN
PDk, lltn Infantry. tao months upon TeIIet
rom recruiting duty. Major WILLIAM n
BROOKS. Me1ics. Corus one month from
erteurer !. Captain WILLIAM n. RICH
ARDSoN. Medical corps. Two months from
rItorinr changes cast a-,i'Isrv. ordered CAP
rms JOSEPH p DOUGLAS from star
c-rlnandiDE officer artillery district ~ Pen
- SEAMAN from Fort Monroe assigned
l.Tn Company. JOHN n. STEGER. from
6''h COMPANY % unassigned list: 70 coast
s,ll-e-- SCHOOL. Fort Monroe REN VAN !
ntN CORRUPT. from 10Th 70 i39th Company
'IEIl~ ~ RORFREtk. from star com
handing officer artillery district 4 Chesa-
-. psika Bay. ars.Err1 1J1th Company.
'LAlDE p BRIGHAM. from duty on star
Summarizing officer. eastern artillery district
q New York. assigned o. 18Th COMPANY.
se-teuHe~ rs. AVERY T. COOPER from 22d
ol-ef. artillery district - Pensacola. Tor
~. duty RICHARD J. d KENNY from
VI CANNON. from staff commanding Of
artillery district u Pensacola. as Z
= iried '.t1 COMPANY
'ls, Lieutenant EVER EFT y BOWMAN 4th
sEtsn'r" from dutv with company. 18th Cav
mounted service school. Fort Riley,
y, Serfer'hAr o.
F-s' L-egtsuarts ALEXANDER q. GILLESPIE. |
coast artillery. and ERNEST GRAVES. /
corrs ~ engineers. 10 West Point Military
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