New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-18
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Brooklyn Yard Must Be I'M
proved to Build New Ship.
[From Tie Tribune Bureau.
TVachinQtOu SeOtember

Washington, September II.
NEW BATTLESHIP WILL BE THE
NORTH CAROLINA.-Battles No. %
will be formally designated as the North
Carolina. II the Secretary OF the Navy
anproves the recommendation Of the chief
Of the Bureau Of Navigs ton, which IS
highly probable. The construction OF this
ship at the Brooklyn yard will require
some Improvements at the yard
Il has been found that the provisions
for the storage Of material for new con-
struction are exceedingly unsatisfactory,
the arrangement being pronounced by the
inspectors entirely inadequate, making
the cost Of handling the material Excess
sive. To obviate this, there Will he IN
stalled an overhead electric crane with
runways. providing funds can be acquired
for the purpose The department has also
authorized an extension OF railroad
track and has ordered additional radial
, drills. with pneumatic lifting machines
There will also be an extension OF the
| cantilever crane runway.
In connection with improving the fac.l!-
tics at this yard the recommendation has
| been made that a naval constructor pro-
coed to all important shipbuilding plants
| on the Atlantic Coast, as well as Oh the
Great Lakes. II is pointed out 70 the
| Secretary Of the Navy that such trip
| should be extended abroad, In order that
| the expert observer might know the trend
Of design OF "a modern shipbulding plant
capable OF handling plates and frames OF
vessels Of 5000 tons displacement.
! This recommendation Is not looked upon
with favor by the Secretary Of the Navy
who believes that the naval constructors
! possess or can acquire all necessary IN
| formation without a tour Of education.
| In the report on conditions al New
| York attention has been called 10 the
/ fact that the hull work Of the Florida
which was built at that yard cost more
than both the hull and machinery equip
ment Of the Utah. OF Identical design
| built az the works OF the New York Ship
| building company. The records SHOW that
the contract price of the Utah was about
! 100000 while the cost OF hull and wa-
chinery Of the Florida was about S5i.'.lt..
There will be no such difference now
ever. In the cost OF battlesh.p No 50.
| built at New York, and the Pennsylvania.
the sister ship. built at Newport News.
| FOR the contract price of the latter ship
| is S1.250Q0o, or $4,000 within the limit Of
cost imposed by Congress This Is due 10
| the operation Of the eight hou. Law.
which will remove most Of the difference
which have hitherto prevailed in the ccsL
of battleship work done under contracr
and the same work performed al nav
yards. This Will afford Secretary Daniels
an opportunity To urge upon Congress "a
provision for building all vessels Of war
at navy yards instead OF under contract
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army
and navy orders have been issued:
| ARMY.
Brlgadler General THOMAS L. DAVIS. axe
statiou al Omaha, and when services can
| be- spared. return 90 temporary duty a.
| Galveston ana join his command
MAJOR PHILIP r. WARD. uuartermas'ef
corps ,coast artillery ttom detail n quar-
termaster corps 70 Fort Io;ien. 49, ,,.,
| Captain HOWARD r. HIChOk, Iota cav
| second iIeu,4nant Edwin r. VAN UEUSEN.
18th Cavalry, from Winchester 20 Fort iilr-
| second Lieutenant CHACNCEl 81. u
l. M'NEILL. 18th cavalry. on termination Cd.
airy camp Of Instruction. winchester 10
Second Lieutenant JOSEPH C.. HATE, from
LIST to 18th Infantry. ...-..,,,-
Second Lieutenant CHARLES VI. E|Ehlt4'
from 18th 10 Isl Infantry. ,..,,.
! Leaves ot absence: First Lieutenant HENRY
| &. NICHE, Jr., medical corps. twenty -to.,
days on relief from walter Reed Gens.s
Hospital: First Lieutenant VAL \. NIL
| TEN BERGER, medical reserve CORPS on
month. First Lieutenant FRANCIS u.
WALL. medical reserve corps two months
and ten days.
Lieutenant Junior gradej H. X HEWITT
detached the Florida Naval Academy.
| Ensign j. ". GATES, detached the Rnoao
Island. the Cummings.
J Ensign G. : ALDEN. detached the Georgia
| naval training station, Great Lakes. 49,.
Chaplain W. II. !. REANEY. detached me
Utah. naval training station. newport ~
Machinist j. D. EDWARDS, detached navy
yard. Norfolk. navy yard WASHINGTON
Carpenter j. c. MCPHERSON. to Union Iron
| Works. san Francisco.
| MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. - Inc
following movements OF vessels have oeeh
reported to the Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
September 1.-THE North Dakota ana Lhe
| Maynower. az Tangier Sound. the Des
MONIES at Monte Christi.
! September i6-Thc Dcs Moincs. az Iuett
| Plata: the Wyoming, the Arkansas ana
| the Solacc. AT New York yard, the pe!d-
ware and the Itah, az TompklnsEns,
! the PatuNent and the ontario, az Nor
| folk yard; the Minnesota. the Kansas. the
Ohio and the Hancock al philadelphia,
! the Brutus AZ Boston: the Samar al
| Kiukiang: the Michigan. at Vera cruz.
tho Tallahassee. at Tangier Sound. tho
| Maydower At Hampton Roads.
SAILED.
| September iJ--The Des Moines. from Monte
| christi Tor Puerto Plata.
September 1.-THE May1owcr. from Tanglef
Sound for Hampton Roads. the Jupiter
from Tiburon for cruise; the Roe. IRON
| Gardeners Bay for Newport the Standisn'
| from Annapolis for Norfolk. the Sononla'
| from Hampton Roads for Newport; No
| a.. ffpa Fpt. Fnr