New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-05
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
New York Army Posts Among
Five Most HeaIthfuI in u. S.
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rive MOST HeaIthtuI In u. S.
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Washington. November T.
COAST POSTS HEALTHIEST.-Two
army posts In New York are among the
five listed as the most healthful In the
United States. The five posts haying the
lowest non-effective rates for the past
fiscal year are all coast artillery posts,
except one, Fort Ontario, New York. The
first three of these posts are Fort War
rem, Massachusetts; Fort Ontario. New
York, and Fort Greble, Rhode Island;
Fort Ontario is also mentioned as one Of
the posts having the lowest admission
rate to hospitals The surgeon general
of the army in his report. recently sub
mitted, finds that Fort Bliss, Texas, has
the highest non-effective rate. This is
attributed to cases received by transfer
from the maneuvre division and from
troops in the field in Texas. However, 1t
is also shown that Fort Bliss and Fort
Sam Houston have very unenviable rep
utation in regard to the number OF days
lost by soldiers during this year These
posts stand first and second, respectively,
with rates of $3.50 and %. which shows
that each case admitted to a hospital
in Fort Bliss remained on sick report
for an average Of over thirty-six days.
The Eastern division, according to sta
tistics published In the report Of the sur
geon general, has the lowest admission
rate to hospitals, being 72229 per one
thousand. as compared with 1858 for the
central and $3.50 for the Western. The
Eastern division also has the lowest death
rate, being 3.4l per one thousand, as COM
pared with. 8S2 for the Western division
and 5.f7 for the Central division.
While Fort Mott, New Jersey, Is men
toned as having a high admission rate
to hospitals, It is stated that the nom
effective rate is the true measure OF the
effect on sick reports on military effici-
ency. 1t will. therefore. be seen that the
statistics show that army posts in New
York are among the most healthful in the
United States.
OFFICERS TO RIDE AT HORSE
sHoW.-Determined to defend the stand
ing OF the United States army for horse-
manship. the War Department to-day
probably will decide on the officer who
will represent the service in the coming
horse show in New York Captain J. A.
Raer and Lieutenant William II. Shepherd,
now stationed at Fort Myer, across the
Potomac. have been PROMINENTLY men
toned as the defenders of the army's
reputation.
1t is probable that the department Will
not make public the names Of the two
officers selected until just before tho
show is scheduled 10 open, giving the
officers only time sufficient to see TO the
shipping Of their mounts. All ofhcers
are presumed TO be in perfect physical
| trim to undertake the assignment
ORDERS ISSUED. Tho following or
| ders have been issued
ARMY.
| Major EDWIN II. SUPPLEE I4th Cavalry TO
| Walter Reed General Hospital. ,o,,
! First Lieutenant JAMES @. TAYLOR, Ism Ism
Infantry. detailed in signal corps vice : Irsi
CORDS, Lieutenant TAYLOR to Fort Wood
DIV depot. vice Lieutenant JONES, assigned
1e iSS Of ABSENCE: Captain LUCIUs r. HoL
| BROOK, Attn Cavalry, three months on rei'i
from present duties.
NAVY.
Commander D e. DIsMUKEs. inspector Of
ordnance, 10 works OF William Cramp q
| sons Company. philadelphia, and New VOTE
Shipbuilding Company, camden Noyem 1Ioei, a.
| Lieutenant Commander WILLIS III DO h-i@lA
TO nav yard, Portsmouth. November IL
| lieutenant Commander 9. +. NELSON, ue-
tached the Mayrant and third group. torpeoo
| fotVla Atlantic feet; 20 the lunOls.
| Lieutenant Commander J. r. BRADY, de
| tached the New Jersey; home await 0TGeI =
Lieutenant CommandeF pd re- MUSN November
| 3d. 20 the New Jersey ,,r-, Il
| Lieutenant OunioT gradel II: ]. DlEK, ae-
tached the Drayton; 70 the North SaT E2i n1,,
| F,nsigns ID b HAWLEY and J. l.. NELSON
| detached tho South Dakota: 70 ne buhSto.
| Ensign +. A. DAUBIN, detached the N0.Ih
Carolina; to the Castine Tor ohnSf4' ~
Ensign H, II. DAVIS. detached tho Mayran''
CO. 10 me Gu Dnsy'S o. p MIDDLETON, chief Ms,
| chinist OTTO BOLDT and Machinls' ~
| HEALEY, detached the Nebraska 70 the
c5isf tnT Csrpenter ]. w. COSTELLO, detached
| the Chester; 10 the KeaTsarEo. , -.
Paymasters CLERK c. H. RoHRBACk, res "a
nation accepted, TO take effect No'eiiO0i ~
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPS.-The
following movements OF vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
| NJ, a1-Ths Prairie and the Cesar at Santo
| Domingo City: the Nashville az BiueneluS :. .
Nov The Prometheus at salinas ID bay, he
| Celtic at Iynnhaven Bay: the Elrsinla: tnJJ
Georgia the North Dakota the vermont All Ell
| the south Carolina at southern u. ~ ~,
| Crounds. the Juuett the Jenkins ana me
flaming at Norfolk; the Sterling at New
| london the Hartford at Char!estoHn;; -, w
| New Hampshire, the Idaho ana Iho ~Hi4"'0
| sofa at Southern drill grounds. ,,r,..,,.,,
Nov 2-The Illinois at Boston inc W. ng KAN
| SIS and the Rhode Island at Rockland Me;
Tie orion AT Newport; the Ohio at hoGKia. ~ :,
| the Vermont al Southern dril grouhas' ihe
| Stringham az Hampton Roads. -. l,.,.
Nov 9-The VckEburg at san Diego; ihe SoIo.
| rado al san Juan del sur; the Utan az
! Southern drill groundsi the Pontiac at NEW
port -