The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
THE NAVY.

nENTs
One OF the remarkable features Of service is
that the majority Of the officers usually ashore At
the present time appears by the semannual 'Navy
Register" just published out Of GIG officers OF all
grades, what is termed the "active lst''-viz 779
line officers, 5s1 staff oficers POI warrant officers
and 81 mates-only 7l2 service including
those on duty on tugs and on the Coast Survey The
records OF the most prominent ohlcers-the fourteen
Admrals-show that their average service Is
forty Ave years and four months, of which
average Of twenty-three years and six months
was spent afoat Admiral Almy has the longest sea
record of any officer the active list having spent
twenty years and month at sea- out of SER
vice OF forty six years and eight months Next comes
Admiral John Rodgers with twenty-sIx and a quar-
ter years service, OF lorty-seven years and
five months The third the list Of old salts' is the
Junior Rear Admiral Stephen d. Trenchard. whose
total sea service is twenty years out OF forty years
service. The Admiral with the lowest sea record Is
Reed Werden-seventeen years and eight months
while the hero OF the Monitor familiarity known as
slack" worden, has been at sea nineteen years and
three months he entered the service in 1884 In
the of the latter gallant Admiral it is noticeable
that while his Monitor exploit in 1862 eventually
ried him ahead of many of his seniors he is only
numbers above the position he wond have
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now THE OFFICERS ARE EMPLOYED
The Admiral Is still reported, somewhat vaguely ~
on especial duty, Washington, - there being presuma-
bly, no other duty to which the premier naval officer
can be appropriately assigned The Vice Admiral, In
his hftieth year of active service, remains in command
If the New York Navy Yard and station The ad-
mras employed follows the list Of these officers
having been modjhed by the promotion OF Commodores
Reed Werden and Stephen D. Trenchard vice Case re-
hired and Collins deceased
Charles H. Davis, superintendent Naval Observatory
John Rodgers, commandant Mare Island Navy Yard
Alexander NJ. Pcnnock, waiting orders.
John j. Amy commanding North Pacific station
james H. Strong, waiting orders.
William Reynolds, commanding Asatic station.
William E. LIE Roy commanding South Atlantic sta
ton.
J. R. Madison Mullany, commanding North Atlantic
station.
C. r. p Rodgers, superintendent Naval Academy.
Reed Werden, ordered to command South Pacific sta
lion.
Stephen D. Trenchard waiting orders
OF the twenty five conmodores none are on sea SER
vice. there being necessity for commodores aoat in
The present condition Of our navy. Shore duty, how
ever, Is provided for seventeen Of them, as folows:
Commandments of Navy Yards and Statons-George
IL Preble, Thomas H. Patterson, Edward I. Nichols,
Thomas II. Stevens Andrew Bryson, Donald Men.
Fairfax, George II. Cooper
Members OF various Boards-Alexander Murray, John
Guest, j. W. A. Nicholson, Charles II. b. Caldwell,
John C. Febiger
Chiefs of Bureaus-John G. Howell, Daniel Ammen.
Chief Signal oaicer (not naval ''old Probabilities, "
but signal officer perpendicular A. Parker.
In charge OF photographic once-Robert IL wyman
Governor Philadelphia Naval Asylum-George B.
Balch
Albert G. Cary, who is on leave
Captains John c. Beaumont and Aaron X. Hughes
have been promoted TO the rank of commodore since
january the former by special legislation, the latter
vice Werden promoted.
The Gfty captains accounted for as follows:-
twenty two arc in command of vessels seventeen are
Oh shore duty SIX are waiting orders four are on leave
Of absence and one Is under suspension Commanders
Belknap Harmony Benham and Irwin have attained
The rank of CAPTAIN. Beaumont and HUGHES
NOTED and Thornton and Harris deceased.
or the ninety commanders sixtyeight are employed
fourteen waiting ORDERS four leave, three sick aud
one suspended.
All but fourteen of the 100 lieutenant commanders
are duty. Those of duty are:-Watng orders, six;
on leave -four; SICK three; and rurloughed, one
or the remaining 500 limo officers ll9 of them
thus reported Ordered home forty eight; waiting
orders, forty; leave, seventeen sick eleven; fur
Laughed, two; suspended one
The staff officers, including mates and warrant
officers, have 100 OF their number on the unemployed
list DEMONSTRATING orders ninety three; sick
leave, twenty eight; returning home, twenty-five; on
leave of absence, fifteen; furloughed, one and sus-
OFFICERS EMPLOYED
The following officers are reported ION special ser
yice'-
Lighthouse Board
Commodore A. Murray, Captain John Lee Davis and
Commander John q. Walker.
Ezansiaing and Retiring Board
Commodore J. W. A. Nicholson, President Commo-
dores c. II. b. Caldwell and J; c. Febiger, Passed AS
sistant Engineer Edwin Wells, Medical Inspector
George Peck, Surgeon ID. Kndleberger.
Naval OGSerUot0rg
Commodore X. II. Wyman, superintendent; Com
Jumner, +. NJ. Green and H. H. Gorringe; Lieutenants
T. E Chenery, j. Il. Craig, f. H. c. Leutze and Charles
Ensign d. L. Wilson
Signal Corps Annapolis Nd
Commodore f. A. Parker, Chief Signal officer; Master
:. G. Lyman, assistant
Lighthouse Inspectors
First District.commander Henry F. Picking.
Second Dstrict-Commander George Dewey.
Third District-Captain A. C. Rhind.
Fourth Dstrict-Commander George B. White
Fifth District-Commander f. ii. Baker.
Sixth District-Captdin A. +. X Benham.
Seventh District-Commander Henry b. Seely
Eighth District-Commander {. NJ. Schoonmaker
Tenth District-Commander Edward f.. Potter
Eleventh District-Commander William T. Mccain.
Twelfth District-Commsuder Alfred +. Smell
Thirteenth Observation-Disclosures Commander Louis
IempT
Fourteenth District-Lieutenant Charles H. Rockwell
Fifteenth District-Commander Rush r. Wallace
Special lighthouse duty, Commander Francis NJ.
Ounce.
Torpedo Corps Newport RI
Captain H. X Breeze in charge, Lieutenant Com
mander +. j. Higginson p II. Cooper +. Wildes Q. r.
schmitz, b. T. Iamberton, G. +. F. Wilde c. H. Davis
aud Joshua Bishop; Lieuenants G. A. Converse, Will
tenants William p Randall W. Maynard, George A.
Bicknell William r. Swnburnc, b. Mcllyaine, A. r.
couden, Edward W. Very, Nathan r. Niles and Richard
4. Davenport; Surgeon j. NJ Flint; Passed Assistant
PaymasterJ f. Tarbel.
OFFICERS ATTACHED TO THE COAST SURVEY.
photographic Inspector, Commander Edward T. LuIl
Lieutenant H. f. Nichols, Ensign f. l. Ludlow and
Acting Master Robert Platt office duty Washington
ID. c.
Atlantic Coast
Steamer George S. Bake-Lieutenant Commander c.
ID. Sigsbee Lieutenants j. f. Pillsbury and W. o.
Sharrer, Masters r. G. Peck and NJ. f. Wright Ensign
W. e. Sewel, Assistant Paymastcr o. G. Tiffany
Steamer A. ID. Bache-Leutenant Commander, John
e kennett; Acting Ensign, George Glass; Mates Lar
kin +. Lee and James A. Smith; Passed Assistant Pay
master, Cary ~ Sanders
Steamer Thomas r. Gcdney-Lieutenants II. d. HIGH
tock and James Franklin; Masters, John Hubbard H.
T. T. Nyc and John L. Hunsicker: Pissed Assistant n
gneer, H. n. Stevenson.
Steamer Observation-Disclosures, II. c. Hutchins; Mas
ter. William NJ. Wood Ensign Henry McCrea.
Steamer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS James ~ Grimes
Schooner Blbb-Lieutenant, Richard Wainwright
Schooner George NJ Bache-Lieuteuant John NJ
Hawiey; Master, G. |. IIanus; Ensign J. NJ Wight
Steamer Arago-Lieutonant, IL. U. Handy; Master
~ T. Ray; Ensign, r. II. Lefavor
Schooner Palinurus-Lieutenant, G. A Bradbury
Schoonertuivan-M Masters Kossuth Niles H. D. Rit-
enhouse, A McCracken and ii W. Schaefer
Pacific Coat
Steamer Il. r. Observation-Disclosures Commander IL c.
Taylor; Lieutenants, George Talcott Frank Courtis
Richardson Glover, George W. Tyler and James D.