The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-13
REWARDS FOR NAVAL OFFICERS
MANY PROMOTIONS FOR CON-
DUCT IN SEA BATTLE.
Sampson and Schley Become Rear
Admirals - Captain Philip
Commodore-Marines Promoted.

cided not to adhere to its formerly ex-
pressed announcement that the promo
tions in the navy would be MADE as
the recommendations by a board,
whose duty it should be to review the
achievements of naval officers through
out the Spanish war, and today the
navy department made public the fol-
lowing promotions in the North Az
lantic fleet, previous publications nav
ing been inaccurate in some partlcu-
lars. These are ad interim commits
sions, and hold until the senate con-
firms or rejects them. They take daIe
of Aug. 10, 1898, and in each case are
for eminent and conspicuous conduct
in battle:
Commodore William T. Sampson.
advanced eight numbers and appointed
rear admiral from Aug. 10, 1898, for
eminent and conspicuous conduct In
battle Takes rank next after Rear
Admiral John A. Howell.
Commodore Winfield S. Schley, adj
vanced six numbers and appointed
rear admiral from same date and for
same reasons. Takes rank next after
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
Captain John w. Philip. advanced
five numbers and appointed commo-
dore Takes rank next after Commo-
dore John c. Watson.
Captain Francis j. Higginson, adj
vanced three numbers Takes rank
next after Captain Bartlett j. Crom-
we'll.
Captain Robley D. Evans, advanced
five numbers. Takes rank next after
Captain Charles S. Cotton.
Captain Henry Taylor, advanced five
numbers. Takes rank next after Cap
tain John j. Read.
Captain Francis A. Cool. advanced
Gt-a TalxaS rank next after
Captain Yates Sterling.
Captain Charles E. Clark, advanced
six numbers. Takes rank next after
Captain William c. Wise.
Captain French E. Chadwick, adj
vanced five numbers. Takes rank next
after Captain Charles D. Sigsbee.
Lieutenant Commander Raymond T.
Rodgers, advanced five numbers. Takes
rank next after Lieutenant Command
er Charles S. COrnweI.
Lieutenant y Commander SeatOn
Schroeder, advanced three numbers.
Takes rank next after Lieutenant Com
mander Duncan Kennedy.
Lieutenant Commander Richard
Wainwright, advanced ten numbers
Takes rank next after Lieutenant
Commander James D. j. Kelly.
Lieutenant Commander John A.
Rodgers, advanced five numbers. Takes
rank next after Lieutenant Command
er Edwin K. Moore.
Lieutenant Commander James K.
Cogswell, advanced five numbers
Takes rank next after Lieutenant Com
mander James Selfridge.
Lieutenant Commander William P.
Potter, advanced five numbers. Takes
rank next after Lieutenant Command
er EbeneZer S. Prim.
Lieutenant Commander G.. B. Har-
Der, advanced five numbers. Takes
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Rathen E. Niles.
Lieutenant Commander E. E. Mason,
advanced five numbers. Takes rank
next after Lieutenant Commander Ben
jamin H. Buckingham.
Lieutenant Alexander Sharp, jr., adj
vanced five numbers. Takes rank next
after Lieutenant William G.. Cutler.
Lieutenant Harry Huse. advanced
five numbers. Takes rank next after
Lieutenant r. Bush.
Lieutenant Charles MacConnell, ad-
vanced two numbers. Takes rank
next after Chief Engineer John Lowe.
Chief Engineer John l.. Hannum, ad-
! vanced two numbers. Takes rank
next after Chief Engineer Henry S.
Ross.
| Chief Engineer Alexander B. Bates.
advanced three numbers. Takes rank
next after Chief Engineer John u.
Ford.
Chief Engineer Robert W. Milligan,
advanced three numbers. Takes rank
next after Chief Engineer Alexander
B. Bates.
Chief Engineer Charles ". Rae, adj
vanced three numbers. Takes rank
next after Chief Engineer George W.
Baird
| Chief Engineer Warner B. Bailey,
advanced two numbers. Takes rank
next after Chief Engineer George +.
Cowie.
Passed Assistant Engineer Georg.
W. eMcElroy, advanced three numbers
and appointed Chief Engineer. Takes
rank next after Chief Engineer Robert
/ 1. Reed.
/ Commander Bowman H. McCalla,
advanced six numbers and appointed a
! captain to restore him to his original
place on the navy list. Takes rank
next after Captain F. Goodrich.
The following take rank from the
same date, but different reasons are
( assigned for their advancement:
/ Lieutenant Gunior grade) Victor
Blue, advanced five numbers for ex-
traordinary heroism. Takes rank next
after Lieutenant Gunior grade) Ford
H. Brown.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert w. Hunt
| ington, advanced one number and ap-
pointed a colonel in the marine corps
for eminent and conspicuous conduct
! in battle.
Captain George F. Elliott, advanced
three numbers for the same reason.
Takes rank next after Captain Carlyle
| p. Porter United States marine corps.
- First Lieutenant Louis P. Lucas,
given the rank of captain by brevet in
the marine corps for conspicuous con-
duct in battle at Guantanamo, Cuba,
/ from the 18th day of June, 1898.
! First Lieutenant Wendall c. Neville,
given the rank of captain by brevet,
from same date and for same reasons.
| Second Lieutenant J. S. Magill. given
the rank of first lieutenant and cap
/ tain by brevet, in the marine corps,
for gallantry in battle at Guantanamo,
Cuba, from the 18th day of June, 1898
Second Lieutenant Philip Bannon.
given the rank of first lieutenant by
brevet, in the marine corps. for con-
| SpicuouS service in battle at Guantan-
amo, Cuba, from the 18th day of June,
1898.
Captain Paul ST. C. Murphy, given
the rank of Major by brevet, in the
marine corps, for gallant service in
the naval battle of Santiago, from the
| 3rd day of July, 1885,
! Second Lieutenant Thomas S. Bor-
den. given the rank of first lieutenant
| by brevet. in the marine corps, for dis
tinguished service in the naval battle
of Santiago. from the 3rd day of July,
1898.
| Dreadfuiiy Nervous.
| Gents-I was dreadfully nervous, and
| for relief took your Karl's Glover Root
Tea. 1t quieted my nerves and strength