Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-29
THE MARINE CORPS.
Two Important Nominations Made by
the President Yesterday.

Two Important NOmina lions Made by
the President Yesterday.
The nominations, made by the President
yesterday, of Capt. Frank Lee Denny to be
major and quartermaster and Chas. l.. Nc
Cawley to be captain and assistant quarter
master, United States Marine Corps, have
considerable interest in this city, where
both gentlemen are well known.
Capt. Denny is now on duty in this city,
being the assistant quartermaster at head
Quarters of the Marine Corps. He entered
1850. He became a first lieutenant in De-
cember, 1884, and captain in April, 1891.
He had completed a little over four years
sea service when given his captaincy. Capt
Ienny has been stationed at nearly all of
the posts in the east His cruises were on
toard the Quinnebaug, Powhatan and Bos-
ton. While on the first-named vessel he
was in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt.
when the English fleet under Admiral
Seymour, bombarded that historic city. The
evening of the day after the bombardment,
the marines OF the American fleet were
landed by order of Admiral Nicholson.
Capt. Denny commanded the detachment
from the Quinnebaug. and the following
morning became the senior marine officer
on shore.
At the time great disorder prevailed in
Alexandria. There were incendiarism and
footing. and much cruelty and some killing
by the natives. For several days and nights
the American marines were actively at
work putting out fires, arreSting offenders
and otherwise assisting in restoring order
Capt. Dennys next unusual duty was with
the expedition sent by Secretary Whitney to
the 1sthmus of Panama in 1885 An insur-
rection had broken out in Colombia, and
the railroad crossing the isthmus was in
the hands of the insurgent forces. To open
the transit and keep it open was the mis-
sion Of the expedition.
MIR. McCaWley is well known in Wash
ington. where he has lived since boyhood
His father was the late Col. McCawley, for
so many years stationed here as command
ant of the Marine Corps, and who die
about six years ago. His grandfather was
Capt. James McCawley, also of the Marine
Corps, who died many years ago. Both
these officers served long, honorable and
CALAMITY in the Marine Corps their COM
bined service covering a period of over
three-quarters of century, and included
the Florida, Indian, Mexican and civil
wars, during which they were brevetted
Tor gallantry in action, and 1t was in rec
ognition of their services in this corps that
the President saw fit to make this appoint
ment Of the son and grandson. Mr. Nc
Cawley's mother was Miss Collegiate of this
city, and his uncle was the late DR.. James
c. Hall, SO well known to all residents. His
great grandfather was DR.. James Laurie a
prominent Presbyterian clergyman, who
came to Washington from Scotland in 1903
Mr.. McCawley has been for sixteen years
the secretary to the commandant of the
Marine Corps, during which time he has
studied and graduated in law, and is most
thoroughly equipped for the duties Of his
new ONCE. His appointment was urged by
the commandment of the Marine Corps the
Secretary and assistant secretary of the
navy, and numerous personal friends in
and out Of official life.