The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-05-01
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leg during that year at the siege of
Charleston. Capt. Philip is a safe and
brave officer and courageous gentleman.
1t is safe to say that the Texas will nc
longer be ''hoodooed"
The Massachusetts will be commanded
by Capt. Francis ]. Higginson. Capt.
Higginson had been at the Naval Acad-
envy two years when the necessity for
educated young officers for war services
called him into active sea duty. He had
to fight from the moment he left the
school. The capture of the privateer Ju-
dith, the bombardment of Forts Jackson
and st. Philip, the breaking up of the
defenses at New Orleans, and the bonn
bardment of Fort Sumter are some of the
engagements that prepared him for COM
mand He became lieutenant in the Sec
ond year of the war. Capt. Higginson is
widely known among naval men. he is
thoroughly respected as an officer and
will do his duty always.
The armored cruiser Brooklyn was re-
Gently sent to Europe carrying Admiral
Miller to represent this Government at the
| Queens Jubilee She was then and is
still commanded by Captain Francis a.
Cook, whose kindly good nature and uni
form courtesy added so much to the good
/ impression that the ship made abroad.
Captain Cook had been at the Naval
Academy one year when Sumter was
! fired on. He left as soon as possible 10
| join the Gulf Squadron, with which he
| served with credit. Since the close of the
war his carer has been a uniform sue
cess. He is one of the finest officers in Il
remarkably well-officered service.
The Columbia is commanded by Captain
James II. Sands, who was also of the
class of 1860 at the Academy. of which
more than half of the commanding Off
GERS of our best warships were members.
He made a reputation as Il fighter be
fore he had been a year in the service.
During the attacks on Fort Fisher his
gallantry won for him two recommends
tons for promotion from the board of ad-
mirals. He has been mentioned at other
times since in connection with skirmishes
in which he has taken part. Since the
war he has been kept busy, and he is
highly respected and esteemed by all sea-
men of the Navy.
Capt. Theodore f. Jewell. who has re-
Gently been put in charge of the Mimi
eapolis saw but little actual war service.
but he has had important commands. in
Guiding charge of the naval torpedo sta
ton, and he is known 10 be a man of
the stamp that leads in warfare. lie GER
tainly is an able officer. This completes
our sketches of the commanding officers
of the battleships. armored cruisers and
monitors of the Atlantic squadrons.
There are many other distinguished off,
GERS commanding the smaller cruisers
and gunboats. Some of these are of the
same rank and age of those mentioned.
Prominent among them is Capt Colby
NJ. Chester of the Cincinnati Capt
Chester saw hard fighting under Farra-
guet and was in the engagement that
took place in Mobile Bay. Recently he
represented the Navy Department at the
Grant monument celebration and naval
parade in the Hudson. Since then he has
been the senior officer IN command of
one of our squadrons All the command
ers of the smaller ships are men who
are ready and fully equipped 10 take
charge of the great battleships.
Running down the list through the
lieutenant commanders and lieutenants
we find many officers who have done
promising things. Being compare lively
young their chances for glory have been
fewer. than those of the officers above
commanders rank. They are anxious for
Spain to furnish them opportunities for
glory.