Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-26

There are six rear admirals in the
American navy but none of them are
from Maine. Rear Admiral T. O. Self
ridge is from Massachusetts and Com
modore Dewey. who is now an acting
admiral by appointment from the Pres
ident on account of his achievement in
Asiatic waters, is from Vermont.
There are ten commodores in the
American navy. or nine when one
reckons out Admiral Dewey, and none
of these are Maine men. Neither are
there any Maine men among the "a
captains in the navy, although there
are considerable number from the
New England states. II. +. Robeson.
stationed at Portsmouth. F. j. Higgin-
son, stationed at the New York navy
yard Albert 5. Barker. commanding
the Oregon, which is now speeding
month towards Cuba, from Rio Janeiro,
George w Coffin. of the naval board of
inspection and review. Frank WIdes,
commanding the Boston, and Francis
y. Cook, commanding the Brooklyn,
are all Massachusetts men. and hold
captains commissions. Capt. Colby NJ.
Chester. who commands the Minnea =
polls, recently in Maine waters. is a
native of Connecticut. as is Mortimer
L. Johnson, captain of the San Fran
cisco. Charles f. Cook, captain of the
Monterey, is native OF Vermont.
John r. Bartlett. the captain of the
Puritan, powerful monitor, is a
native of Rhode Island.
In the list Of commanders Maine has
several names. The first is the name II
Commander Royal b. Bradford. nativ
of Turner. Me, who is now chief Of
the bureau of equipment and repair in
the Navy department and holding the
relative rank of captain. Hecommanded
the Montgomery for q number of years
the cruiser that was stationed IL
Havana harbor after the Maine was
blown up. Commander Bradford en-
tered the naval service, November 2S
1861.
Commander Albert S. Snow. who en-
tered the navy. Nov. %, 1861. is also q
Maine man. In February 2S. 1sM. he
was made light house inspector Of thu
third district. Commander John F MGR.
rY. who entered the navy. oct. i. 1852
and was assigned to the command ot
the Machias, April 30, 1897. is a Maine
man, as is Commander John c. Moronc
who is in command at the Mare Islan1
navy yard at san Francisco Command
er Morong entered the navy April 1. l83
and was placed in command at Mare
Island, Jan. g. 1891. Maine has still an.
other commander in the navy, Eugene y
f. Head, who entered the naval service
Sept. %, 1863, and who was ordered to d
station at the naval academy. July !
! 1896
That completes the list Of commanders
who We're born in Maine but there are
three lieutenant commanders in the nav,
from the Pine Tree State. Walton Goo /.
/ ~ ''4' - LIZ i0I III blutT- tie ifSt en-
| tered the naval service Aug. y. 1919. anf
was stationed at the naval observatory ir
this city, Feb. 26, 1863. His work is of q
scientific character and he viii not have
any active part in the present war
Lieut.. Com. Edward W. Sturdy. on board
the cruiser Minneapolis. is a Maine man
having entered the service. Feb p 1863
Lieut.. Com Sumner G. Paine. who was
| second in command on the Boston at
| Manila. has recently been mentioned in
these dispatches as a Maine man. having
entered the naval service, Sept. q. 1865
The number of lieutenant commanders in
the navy is a.
There are 80 lieutenants Of the first
grade in the navy and Maine can claim
but comparatively few of these. The
ilrst on the list is Lieut.. George l.. Dyer
VINO entered the naval service July %
1866, and has been for some time on spec.
lal duty. Lieut.. John n. Jordan. who
entered the navy june 10, 1873. and who
has been on duty with the training shir
Essex is the only other Maine lieutenant
OF the first grade. Out of % ieutenants
OF the junior grade the State of Maine
| ~ N'iS olie, '9ddc IN. seymour
VINO entered the navy Sept. p, 1880, ant
mas been on duty with the bureau of ord
nance Three out of 119 ensigns in The
navy are natives of Maine. The first i,
Chafles f. Hughes. now with the Mon.
tefey' who entered the naval service
Sept. 6, 1884. William V. Pratt. the see
ohd OF the Maine ensigns, entered tn,
| service, Sept. 3, 1855 and has been or
'ou'y at the naval academy. Ensign Carl