New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-11
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
Plans for improvements at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
From Tho Tribune Bureau
Washington, January u

washington, ~.
PROVISION FOR LARGER WATER
AREA.-Thcre has been considerable dis
cussion in the hearings before the House
Naval Committee this year Of the Work
at the navy yards. Among the items us
cussed is that for continuing me paNi"s
and grading at the Brooklyn YARD For
this purpose last year there was -sppro-
priated $1,000 and the naval authorities
want for the next fiscal year s2j,oco
The plans include an item of $1,000 for
Improvement Of the waterfront The civ'
engineers say that with this appropriation
il would be possible to complete the re-
moval Of Cob Dock and 10 complete Pler
ID. This will provide large and unoo-
structcd water area in the navy yarh
basin. permit the mannuvrlng OF ships
into Derths. anc afford free access To me
drydocks and piers now under cohsruc-
ton. Furthermore. the money expended
i'm this direction would enhance the value
OF the navy ward should ii he decided III
timately to adopt Secretary Meyers sus-
gcstion and sell the property
ORDERS ISSUED. The following or
dors have been issued:
ARMY.
FIRST Lieutenant AUGUSTUS r. MACMANIn.
retired detailed instructor in miitarE
di ~ and ta"tics, Nenonah Military Acai-
cmy. Wrnonah. y. j.
NAVY
Commander W ". PHELPS detached the
Baltimore. command the Iowa.
Lieutenant T.. 4 SWANSON, dftsched haNaI
station. Key Wes,; command thr fIussei
LicUtenar, Junior grade G. :. hELLEH 20
Lieutenant Junior grade J: b. RHoADEs
10 navy yard. Washington.
surgeon \. T.. PEEK. detached naval s,a =
ton hospitel Csyitt: home. waiting orders
Boa;swlin PETER EMERY. detached the
OSceoia: the Iowa. - ,s
chief Bogiswsin \. p. BENION, detached
the Iowa: commend tie o.ceola.
L.rutenani Commander \ y. MITCHELL
detached naval -tation. Cavitt; naval nos
lispr tSr Junior srade) :. \. CLEMENT
detached III ca1,; the Helena. 80.
Ensign Il. $. YorNG. Jr. detached the
Wilmington tho Helena. -. ,,., -
En.igns 4 u. DFNNEY and ". \. LEI Jr
driarhed the Hel"da. home. wat orders
Ensign W. ". SMITH. detached the Monterey
to naval station Oongapo.
Ensign II. W. kOEHiER, detached the
Nilla!Obos. to the Saratoga.
Assistant Surgeon !. A. BASS. detached The
NiIlalobos: 20 naval hospital tanacso
Assistant surgeon u + JONES. detsched the
Rainbow: 10 the Nillalobos.
Maohinist l. Y. LONG detached the Saratoga ;
/ to naval hospital lokohsuia.
MOVEMENTS Of WAESUfPS. The
following movements OF vessels have Dech
reported To- the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Jan. The Paul Jones. az Sausalto. the War
Fington. a. Guantanamo.
Ian o,Th. PrebIe. AT Ssusalit1: the Justin.
at TibuTon: the SOnoma the Henley. the Eoe.
the Drayion. the Mccall. tho Pauldins. the
Terry the Monaghan. the Amuen. the Bur
rows the Patterson. the Trippe ana the
Dixie. at Guam anano: The Panther a. IN
trance to GuantanamJ Bay. m. Neptune, A.
Norfolk
SAILED.
Jan s-The Paul Jones. from Mare Island Tor
Sausalito. , -.
Ian a-The Preble from Mare Island lor
Sausalito: the Justin. from Mare Island Tor
riburon: the Panther from entrance to
Guantanamo BAY for HuacsnAysbo Eay,
cuba. the FLORIDA and the North Dakota
from New York for Guantanamo the Ianhi-
rat from Guantanamo TO- swan Island tne
Neptune. from Hampton Roads for NorfoIE'
The Vesuyu,. from Newport for navy yard
New York.