Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-12
PROMOTED FOR BRAVERY.
List Of Naval Officers Who Have Achieved
Promotion in the War for Eminent and
CONSPICUOUS Conduct in Battle.

Washington, Aug 19.-Today the
Navy department made public the fol-
lowing promotions in the north Atlantic
fleet. These are ad interim commits
sions and hold until the senate confirms
or rejects. They take the date of Aug
ust 10 and in each case are for eminent
and conspicuous conduct in battle:
Commodore Sampson, advanced eight
numbers and appointed rear admiral.
next after Rear Admiral Howell; Com
modore Schley, advanced six numbers.
and appointed rear admiral to rank
next after Admiral Sampson: Captain
Francis j. Higginson, three numbers,
to rank next after Captain Cromwcll:
Captain Robley d. Evans, five numbers,
to rank next after Captains Cotton: Cap
tain Henry Taylor, five numbers, to
rank next after Captain Read: Captain
Francis A. Cool, five numbers, to rank
next after Captain Sterling: Captain
Charles E. Clark, six numbers, to rank
next after Captain Wise; Captain French
E. Chadwick, five numbers, to rank
next after Captain Sigsbee; Commander
Raymond p. Rodgers, five numbers, to
rank next after Lieutenant Commander
Cornwell Lieutenant Commander Seaton
Schroeder, three numbers, to rank next
after Lieutenant Commander Kennedy:
Lieutenant Commander Richard Vain
wright, ten numbers, to rank next after
Lieutenant Commander Kelly; Lieuten-
ant Commander John a. Rodgers, five
numbers, to rank next after Lieutenant
Commander Moore; Lieutenant Com
mander James K Cogswell, five num-
bers, to rank next after Lieutenant
Commander Selfridge; Lieutenant Com
mander VIM. p. Potter, five numbers, to
rank next after Lieutenant Commander
Prim; Lieutenant Commander q. b.
Harber, five numbers, to rank next after
Lieutenant Commander Niles; Leuten-
ant Commander Newton E. Mason, five
numbers, to rank next after Lieutenant
Commander Buckingham; Lieutenant
Alexander Sharp, Jr., five numbers to
rank next after Lieutenant Cutler: Lieu
tenant Harry Huse, five numbers, to
rank next after Lieutenant Bush; Lieu
tenant Charles Mcdonnell, two num-
bers, to rank next after Chief Engineer
John Lowe; Chief Engineer John L.
Hannum, two numbers, to rank next
after Chief Engineer Ross; Chief En-
gineer Alexander B. Bates, three num-
bers. to rank next after Chief Engineer
John D. Ford; Chief Engineer Robert
w. Mlligan, three numbers, to rank
next after Chief Engineer Bates
Chief Engineer Charles Rae. three
numbers, to rank next after Chief
Engineer Cowie; Passed Assistant
Engineer George w. McElroy, three
numbers, appointed chief engineer to
rank next after Chief Engineer Reed;
Commander Bowman II. McCalla, six
numbers, and appointed captain to
restore him to his original place on the
navy list, to rank next after Captain
Goodrich
Lieutenant Gunior grade) Victor Blue,
advanced five numbers for extraordinary
heroism: Lieutenant Colonel Robt. w.
Huntington, advanced one number, and
appointed colonel in the marine corps
for eminent and conspicuous conduct in
battle; Captain George f. Elliott, three
numbers, for the same reason; 1st Lieut.
enant Louis p. Lucas, given rank of
captain by brevet in the marine corps,
for conspicuous conduct in the battle at
Guantanamo, Cuba; 1st Lieutenant Wen
dali G. Neville, given rank of captain by
brevet for the same reason; 2nd Lieuten-
ant j. $. Magill, given rank of 1st lieut.
enant and captain by brevet, in the
marine corps, for good judgment and
gallantry in the battle at Guantanamo;
End lieutenant Philip Bennon, given rank
of 1st lieutenant by brevet in the marine
corps for conspicuous service in the
battle at Guantanamo; Captain Paul S. T.