Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-09-11

Promotions in the Navy Accident to
the Tex xas-Assignments of
Officers.

The President has approved the recnrd
of naval examining boards promoting
the following officers to the grades men-
toned Rear-Admiral. Lester Boards.
lee: commodore, John A Howell: lieu-
tenant commander. George w. Tvler,
Perry Garst. james Is. Cogswell, john
III. Shfpley: lieutenants, Joha Hood, {.
e. Marsh, Johu b. Bliss, Chas. w. jun
gen; lieutenanls, junior grade. Guy w.
Grown, MaTOnry Johnston, Harry A.
Field, Albert NJ. Beecher, Frank Hill.
Roger Wells, Jr.; medical directors, L.
&. Walton, e.. III. Cook, &. Ill. Woods;
passed assistant surgeon. l.. l.. Young;
passed assistant paymaSter, Saml. Me.
Gowan: pay inspector, III. L. Wright.
Passed Assistant Engineer W. Z. Vim
chell, Chief Engineer IIerschelmain and
Mate Samuel Gee have been retired on
disability incurred in the service. As
result of the above promotions aud
others that are expected to receive the
Presidents s approval in day or two the
stagnation in the naval personnel will
be greatly relieved. Lieutenant-C ON
mander Perry Garst and Medical Direc-
tor Thomas G Walton, are at present
stationed at the Naval Academy.
The Navy Department has received Il
dispatch from Captain Glass, of the bat
tle-ship Texas, regarding the accident
sustained by the Texas during the trial
of her engines off Ocean View, Va, on
Saturday last. He says the board OF sur
yey condemned the chief engineer of the
Texas and asks for the detail of another
chief engineer to succeed him. The dis
patch reports that the repairs tn the
Texas will be completed in time To re-
sumo her trial tomorrow, and adds ia
explanation of the accident: "The va
cuum in the condenser fell to twenty
inches. This was caused by the ship
passing through shoal water from Nor
folk through the channel to Hampton
Roads, by which her condenser WAS filled
with mud. This vitiated the vacuum
and resulted in corresponding loss of
horse power, which the contractors very
properly will not allow. This will be
rectified by taking off the bonnets and
washing out the condenser with the fire
hose. There is nothing serious in this.
The tire-rooms are hot, the blowers not
yet working properly. and the engines
require tuning up before going into Il
full-power trial. =
The following assignment of officers
has been made to the battle-silip Maine,
which goes into commission OH the 18th:
Captain A. S. Crowningshield, Lieuten-
nt-Commander A. Morix, Lieutenants
G. +. w. Holman, f F. Fletcher, &.
w. Denfeld and II. ii. Calf, Ensigns
w. Ii. Ward and +. w. Jenkins, Sur
geon j. J.. Nelson, Passed Assistant
Surgeon ". e.. B. Means, Assistant Sur
geon T. w. Richards, Paymaster K. n.
Whitehouse, Chief Engineer A. Morley,
Passed Assistant Engineer +. &. Bowers,
Assistant Engineers A. Al. Proctor, ~.
T.. French and Nj. B. Peugnet, Chaplain
J. p. Chadwick.
The MOhican, after being in active
service for ten years, has just been put
out of commission ut the Mare Island
California; navy-yard, where she will
he repaired and furnished with new
crank shaft. Her men will be transfer
red to the Marion, which has been ready
for commission for several weeks and is
now in good shape. 1t is probable that
the Marion eventually will be sent to
Hawaii to relieve the Bennington, for
which service she is we'll fitted, being q
sheathed ship, and 30 not obliged no 60
into dry dock frequently.