New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-02
THE ACTIVE LIST OF THE NAVY.
WHAT THE NAVY REGISTER FOR 1891 EXHIBITS

WHAT THE NAVY REGISTER FOR 1891 EXHIBITS
TO THE OFFICERS.
Washington March 1.-The Navy register, or the
register Of the commissioned and warrant ohcers Oh
the Navy and Of the Marine Corps, which has been
in the press since the first of the year, has Just
been issued The first name on the list OF officers
Is that of the late Admiral d. d. Porter, who died
after the register sent to the bindery. The next
name on the list is that of Rear-Admral Lewis A.
Kimberly the ranking officer Of the service, and he
will be placed the retired list account Of age
on April . 1892. The register shows that there
will not be more than SIX retirements for age during
this year, hence there is not much encouragement
for the younger officers who started up the stairway
of fame forty years ago less Those who will reach
the goodfor-nothingS age of sxty-two years between
now and 1892 are Rear-Admlral Daniel l.. Bralne,
commandment of the WORK Naval Station, on May
10 Asaph Hall, professor Of mathematics Naval Cd
servatory October Is; Naval Constructor W. l..
Mintoyne, New-York Navy Yard, December 4; Pay
Director James ID. Murray Naval Academy, september
90 Pay Director Charles w. Abbot, Boston Navy
Yard November 10; Pay Director Thomas II. LOCKER
on sick leave, November o.
The retirement of Admiral Brane will make
vacancy for the promotion Of Commander John irwin,
Captain Oscar F. Stanton, Commander Louis kempn
and LieutenantCommander William ii. Brownson 10
the next higher grades Them unless one Of the rear
admlrals should die in the meanwhile, there VIII be
no vacancy In that grade until the retirement OF
Admiral Kimberly, when Commodore James A. Grear
would be promoted TO the vacancy and Captain Henry
Erbsn who ought to have been rear-admiral some
time ago, because Of his war record, will become
commodore The retirement of the three pay directors
will promote three pay inspectors three paymasters
and three passed assistant paymasers but only one
assistant paymaster, and leave vacancy in the
latter grade. This is because there are two more
passed assistant paymasers and one assistant pay
master more than allowed By the law OF August D,
1882 The vacancy caused by the retirement Of Pro-
fessor Hall will be filed by competitive examination
of two or more Of the best mathematician In the
Navy and that caused by Constructor Mintoynes
retirement will probably be filed by cadetengineer
qualifying.
The number Of officers the active list, according
to the register, is as follows:
Six admrals 10 commodores, 45 captains, 65 COM
manders ~ ncutenantcommanders, $50 leutenants
Senior grade), 10 lleutenants dunior grade).
IVA cnsigns, 81 naval cadets, Is med
zeal directors 10 medical inspectors, so surgeons.
81 passed assistant and 81 assistant surgeons mans
eight vacancies, 30 only are allowed by law) Is
pay directors, 10 pay inspectors, 40 pa -
40 chief engineers, SO passed assistant engineers Oh
assistant engineers, 20 chaplsns IL professors Of
mathematics 10 naval constructors Il assistant naval
constructors, 10 civil engineers. "a boatswains, 81
gunners carpenters, 26 sailmaker5, 20 mates and
90 cadets at the Academy.
Marine Corps-Two coloneIs, . leutensnt coonels
majors % on the general staff, Do captains q on
the general sta, 20 first ieutenants, and 10 second
The register also gives the following list of vessels
unarmOred steel cruisers Of the first rate, arnored
and Q unarmored steel, and wooden unarmored
cruisers OF the second rate monitors. steel and
IA wooden unarmOred vessels of the third rate
torpedo RAM dynamite cruiser. torpedo boats,
ahie vessels. and 10 steel vessels building and In
various stages toward completion.