The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
K1NDELBERaEE,s RETIREMENT.
Medical Director Clcbornc, of This
City, Will Become Senior officer.

CITY, WILL BecOme SENIOR OmCer.
BY the retirement of the senior medi-
cal officer of the navy, David kindel-
berger, in charge of the Naval Hospital
at Philadelphia. Medical Director c. j.
Cleborne, OF this city, becomes the Sc
nior officer of the corps.
Kindelberger Is the oldest and has
had the longest Aervice of any medical
officer OH the active list, having entered
the navy as an Assistant Surgeon in 1853
when he was attached to the steam
launch San Jacinto. with duty on the
coast of Africa. DR.. Kindelberger Is
an Ohio man. and was twenty-five years
old when he received a commission in
the Naval Medical Corps.
lie served with the squadron this
Government was then maintaining OH
the coast OF Africa on account OF the
slave traffic in 1861. In December of that
year he was detailed to the navy yard
at Philadelphia. He remained few
months, and in February, 1862. was
sent TO the steamer Miami, attached 10
the West Gulf blockading squadron.
He was with that vessel when it passed
Forts Jackson and st. Philip, and was
present during the capture OF New
Orleans. lie returned to the navy yard
at Philadelphia in July, 1852. in August
of which year he was commissioned as
q surgeon and transferred to the Monon-
gahela, of the North Atlantic block
aiding squadron. Here he served until
tailed 10 the West Gulf blockading
squadron. and saw much action, es
pecially al Fort Hudson, Donaldsvillc,
the forts OF Mobile Bay. and with the
rebel ram Tennessee. He spent the
closing days of the war on the gunboat
Ithaca.
For about year following he was on
leave Of absence. and in October, 1866.
was sent TO the steamer De Soto, on the
North Atlantic squadron. He was in
that vessel during the great earthquake
at ST. Thomas in October, 1867, where
the De Soto came near being lost in the
tidal wave. In May, 1869. DR.. Kindel-
berger was ordered to the marine rem
devious in Washington, and in July of
that year he was sent to the receiving
ship Independence, at Mare Island. Cal
ifornia. He served on the Pacific coast
until 1871. when he was attached to the
Wachusett of the then European sta
ton. From 1874 to 1877 he was q member
of the Retiring and Examining Boards,
and the succeeding three years was
Fleet Surgeon Of the Asiatic station.
He had in 1877 been commissioned IS
Medical Inspector. From 1880 TO 1884 he
was a member fthe Examining and
Retiring Boards, and in 1854 he was
commissioned Medical Director. the
highest grade of his corps. In 1866 he
became Fleet Surgeon of the Pacific sta
ton, and two years later was ordered in
charge of the Washington Naval Hospi-
tai. In 1888 he became n member of the
Medical Examining Board, and from
1891 to 1893 he was on special duty In
Philadelphia. Since May. 1893, he has
been in charge of the Naval Hospital
In Philadelphia. For n year or more he
has been the senior officer OF his CORPS
although he Is not the Surgeon General
that office at present being filled by a
medical inspector. DR.. Kindelberger
was several times mentioned for this
~ ard l,tlt
were considered as emitting him to the
position. He had n number of formula
BILE rivals. however, and was not at
the time the senior officer of the corps
President Harrison settled the contest.
which was fierce and protracted, by ap-
pointing junior officer. DIR. Kindelber-
gers retirement will make Medical Di-
rector c. j. Cleborne. of the Norfolk
Naval Hospital. the senior officer of the
corps. The Medical Inspector to be pro-
NOTED Is DR.. Daniel McMurtrie. a mem
Der of the Medical Examining Board at
Brooklyn.