The times., 1899-10-22
IMPORTANT NAVAL CHANGES.
The List Includes Most of Admiral
Deyey's Officers.

Dewey's Officers.
Announcement Of a large number Of
changes in the assignments Of officers was
made at the Navy Department yesterday.
The list includes nearly all the officers Of
Admiral Dewey's flagship. as that vessel
is to 90 into drydock for extensive repairs
which it is estimated viii keep her out Of
commission for year or more. Rear Ad-
miral Watson has made number OF
changes in the Asiatic feet, which are
included in the list, which is as follows:
Assistant Surgeon D. H. Carpenter, de-
tached from Olympia when out of commits
sion, to home; Surgeon H. T. Percy, de-
tached from Olympia when out Of commits
sion, 10 home; Pharmacist A. Hammar de-
tached from Olympia when out Of commits
sion, and to navy yard Mare Island, CAL
Lieut. A. ". Proctor detached from works
Wolff & ZwickeT, Portland, ore. November
!, and to Asiatic station, via Solace, No
yember 8; Commander ". P. Potter, to
ordnance department navy yard League
Island November ]; Lieut.. T. w Ryan,
detached from command Viking, when out
of commission. and to MonOngahela; Lieu
tenant Commander ". 3. BavIey to duty
as engineer Of the fleet North Atlantic sta
tion; Ensign T. VI. Dick, detached from
training station Newport, October 28, and 10
duty North Atlantic station; Lieut. +. Ly-
on, TO navy yard League Island, November
/. connection fitting out Dixie, and to line
duties on board that vessel when commits
stoned; Assistant Gunner C. Hierdahl, de-
tached from torpedo station, for iusJruC-
tion in toTpedOes and electricity, and to
duty in connection fitting out of Alabama;
Assistant Gunner Thomas S. Aveson, re-
lieved from duty at Cramps yard, Philadel-
phia except duties connection fitting out
Alabama; Lieut.. A ". Kinds, TO North
Atlantic station, November !. for line du-
ties; Ensign L. F James, to line duties on
board Prairie, November !; Ensign II l.
Cone to North Atlantic station, November
J. for line duties Capt Is. p. Lam
berton, detached from Olympia, when
out Of commission, to home;
Lieut. p W. Hourigap, detached from
Olympia and to Prairie, October %; Lieut.
J. r, Brady, detached from Pennsylvania
Steel Cos Works, Harrisburg October 30
and 10 Asiatic Station via Solace, Novem-
Der 8 Lieut.. W. O. Hume, detached from
Philadelphia and to Iowa; Ensign w p
Scott detached from Olympia, TO home and
sick leave four months from November /,
Ensign E. II. Dunn, detached from Olym>
pia, when out of commission, and to line
duties on board Dixie; Ensign J. F. Mar
shall, jr. detached from Olympia when out
Of commission. and TO line duties Dixie;
Lieut.. W, II. McGTann, detached as in
spector Of machinery, Harlan q Hollings-
worth Co. October 2G, and TO Asiatic Sta
tion, via Solace, November Q; Lieut.. W
P Winchell, detached from connection fit
ting out of Dixie and TO Pennsylvania
Steel Co.'S works as inspector of engineer
ing material Harrisburg, Pa; Lieut. r.
b. Higgins, 10 duty as inspector Of ma
chinery at works of Harlan & Hollings-
worth, Wilmington, Delaware, October %;
Lieut.. r. F. Lopez, detached from Iowa
November 8. and to Solace November 9,
for passa~e to Asiatic station; Naval Cadet
F. L. Pinney, detached from Prairie
November /, and to Monongahela as watch
and division officer; Lieut.. Commander y.
r. Usher, detached as inspector in charge
Seventh Lighthouse district October 81 ana
TO duty in connection with fitting out OF
Kearsarge November ].
Changes Of officers on Asiatic Station,
Cablegram October 19.-Lieut II. G. Mac
farland. detached from Oregon and to
Celtic; Lieut. Commander H. c. Gearing
detached from Glacier and TO Cugoa
Ensign c. L. Leiper, detached from Monte
rey and to Culgoa; Lieut. }. II. Bell de-
tached from Culgoa and TO Monterey.
Asst. Surg E. Thompson, detached from
Manila and TO Celtic, Asst Surg W.
High, detached from Celtic and to Manila
Machinist 7. J. Croker detached from
Wheeling and to Monterey; Machinist
r. C. Steele, detached from Charleston
and 20 hospital, Yokohama, for treatment;
Asst Surg. H. II. Haas, detached from
treatment at hospital, Yokohama and TO
Baltimore.