New-York tribune., 1890-08-05
MIXING THE PENSACOLA FLAGSHIP.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY AT TIE BROOKLYN
NAVY YARD

AN INTERESTING CEREMONY AT THE BROOKLYN
NAVY YARD
Tho ceremony Of making the steam vessel Of war
Pensacola the flagship Of the South Atlantic >qnadron
A; the Navy Yard Yesterday Of such character
a. 10 attract large number If visitor, &" Tie Navy
Yard Tho Officers and crew In iuldrcss uniforms
were mustered for inspection In their variouS depart
nonts at 10 a. H., after which thcy were mustered
ON the quarterdeck 10 receive the cOmmandant 0i the
sqnadron Commodore and Acting Rear Admiral VIII
lam p Mccain. A. he came from hls cabin the n'hu
rlayed Hail to the Chief and the orders 20 him as
comuaudant of the squadron and the appointments Of
his snecial and general stats wcro read By the cN
ccutiyc officer. The distinctive rear admiral's ~i
penuaDt with It's single white star, was ho'cd AZ inc
r,izzcn and then the PcnsacOlas battery DeIccd FORM
the regulation salute Of thirteen guns when t'I'
salnte WA finished the PensacOlas guns fired another
lu,o In honor Of EearAdmli1 d. /. Brainc. The ccm
uondant Of the station, which was responded 10 by
et,i1ar salutc from the battery cob Dock.
Aner these saIutcs the officers Of The ship were
,sborcd into the cabin and there introduced ina!
viduaIly 70 their new chief c1min;tndaht' Inc com
audiug officers and also The departmental officers "i
,,o other vessels at the ward, and Captain Joseph y
,u,or acting c1rnmaudant Of the station all in fnl
c,oss Uniform chapcaus. epaulc's and other gilt a.
.r,. tbo officers Of the Pensacola, called upon the
,,o,,, admiral Rcar-Admra McCann is what may be
,,od handsome man. He Is tall, has a finely
,,Ided form straight and slim, full brown bcarl
Ipcd short in fact, just such characteristics as one
expects 70 see in a military man
vitb the exception Of the Tallapoo,a, which IS look
, .ucr the interest, OF Americans In the Argentine
n,o,o. the south Atlantic squadron 10 at the Navy
,.d II is composed of the Pensacola. Essex and
,.,an,rieo The Richmond which The flag
1,, - the souadron until few weeks ago, is now
-, the Norfolk Tavy Yard Rear Admiral Gllils
'o,.,r, bauled down his flag Saturday. The
,,,.col. and other ships will probably start for
ur,,u If the same time. They are practically ready
now. ,. .. . A.. ,.o,,,,,
The officers Of the Pensacola are a> fine looking
.dv ~ men AS ever assembled aboard a flag
.,,in and the selections made for the special ana
o,~,I etaGs Of the Admiral. well a those of the
hir nroper. arc commended highly They are as
,a,1ows. Acting Rear Admiral william T.. McCann,
.,d,p, ~ tLc SQUADRON. Personal stan Captain
AW'e1 Kautz cOmnandant OF tie snip Lieutenant
i,,-,rr.n Kennedy, aimraHs secretary lIruionant
H. q. torhnus admirdls aid General stan Ncdi-
cal InspcctOr George II. COOK, net surgeon: ify
iienr charles f. De Valin. fleet engineer: Captain
Wancll C. Goodrin, ncot marine ohccri chapl1il the
o., p T. IIoD, other Officers lieucn'nt com
r. rLJ n IIanfJfrl executive officer. Licu'cn mt
/ g. HciIncr Henry Moricll ana de- VIII ,phm'h
-. y. ed Assstant Engineer John \. Toin, Assn tant
,irccr yctor Blue Passed Ass slant surgeon Fred
erjrk UcsIcr Assistant surgeon Lhther L. Won Medc-
Jiud Ensil1Is II. = Chase, G. L. Htanwors, y \.
WcCrlIy A. II. scales. a. IL. DaNIS ana g.. H.
,re. naval Cadet, Claude Bailey. James ) Colo
mum 111,rcs r. McVcy, William 4. Monett, william
a Sno,r Lawrence spear Philip Williams and Henry
r Zicccmicr. BoatsWain John COaleLO, Gunner l..
.lbrn Snilmakcr G. f.. Winter, Carpenter Philip
Mayer Pay Clerk II. r. Jackson.