The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-29
NAVY CHANGES
Another Gazette of
Assignments.
Movements of OFc9rs Who are More
or Less Well Known in
This Pert

Lieut.. r. 0. Bitter. from Resolute,
when out of commission and to Vixen
as Executive Officer.
Lieut.. c. B. Britain, order of Cd,
For duty Yosemite. via the Scindia. re-
voked
Ensign r. w Henderson, from Res
olute, and upon expiration of leave TO
Scindta, Jan. 8. for duty on Asiatic
Station
Asst. Surg. w. L. Bell, from Phila-
delDhia and to Independence.
Naval Cadet F. L. Sheffield. from
Resolute, when out of commission,
temporary duty connection transfer
draft of men TO the Scindia; to duty
on board that vessel until arrival
Asiatic Station, then report TO Com
maDder-fn-Chief for duty
Lieut.. 4. H. Davis, TO New York,
Dec. IA.
Ensign w. r. Cushman, to Dixie,
Dec. 10, as Watch and Division Officer
| Asst. Paymr. P. w. Delano, to Wa
| bash, Dec. II, for instruction.
| Asst. Paymr. E. F. Hall, detached
| from Resolute, when out of commits
sion. to home, settle accounts and wait
| orders.
Comdr. c. p. Perkins, detached from
command of Michigan and Immediate
ly to duty in charge 18th Lighthouse
District, st. Louis, Mo.
Naval Cadet f. L. Sheffield, order
Sth modified; when detached from
ResOlute, to the Massachusetts, in
stead of to SciDdia
Lieut.. Col. M. c.. Goodrich, U. S. NJ.
c., promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Asst. Naval Constr. w. G.. Groesbeck,
additional duty as Superintendent Con-
structor of U. S. S. Galveston, building
at Richmond Va.
Lieut.. William r. Shoemaker, re-
lieved as Watch and Division Officer
on board Massachusetts and to duty in
Engineering Department.
Naval Constr; Lloyd Bankson, addi-
tional duty as experimenting Con-
structor of the U. S. S. Cleveland,
building at Bath. Ne.
Naval Cadet E. Woods, detached
from Indiana and to duty on board |
New York.
Naval Constr. T. c. Ruhm, addition |
al duty as experimenting Constructor |
OF the u. S. S. Chattanooga, building
at ElizabethpOrt, n. j.
Naval Constr. E. Snow, additional |
duty as experimenting Contractor of |
Francisco, Cal
Asst Naval Constr. d. c., Nutting, |
additional duty as experimenting Con-
structor of the U. S. S. Des Moines, |
building at Weymouth, Mass.
Capt. G. M. Thomas, to Asiatic Sta
ton. via steamer from San Francisco,
on Jan. 6, for such duty as may be |
assigned.
Lieut.. Comdr. w. Kilburn, order 2Sth
ult. modified; authorized apply Army
QuartermaSter transportation bag
gage and 500 pounds by express.
Lieut.. Comdr. J. c. Wilson, upon
reporting relief, detached Indiana, to
home and wait orders.
Lieut.. H. B. Wilson, order Sept. q
modified to include inspection duty
works Neaf1e & Levy, Philadelphia,
Pa, and works Harlan e Holdings
worth, Wilmington, Del.
Lieut. Comdr c. X. Curtis, Dec. II.
detached Norfolk Yard and to Monon-
gahela, Dec. 81.
Lieut. Comdr. U. r. Harris, upon re-
porting relief, Dec. 81, detached Mo-
and to New York as Exec
utive.
Naval Cadet c. Shackford, Dec. "a.
detached Indiana; report COmmandant
Dec. q, draft men from U. S. r. S
Vermont to Scindia, proceed with draft
and report for duty on Scindia. Report
Commander in Chief Asiatic Station,
for such duty as he may assign you.
Naval Cadet G. E. Kalbfus, Dec. "a.
detached Indiana; report Command
ant Dec. 81, draft of men from U. S. r
S. Vermont to Scindia, proceed with
draft and report for duty on Scindia
Report Commander in Chief. Asiatic
Station, for such duty as he may as
sign you.
Asst. Surg. w. NJ. Carton, order 9Th
inst. modified; hereby detached Wash
ington Yard and to New York immedi-
ately.
Capt. Chas. NJ. Thomas will COM
mand Brooklyn.
Lieut.. Comdr. j. M. Helm, to addi-
tional duty in charge of 18th Light
house District, st. Louis.
Capt. Y. Stirling, to additional duty
IL charge Of 5th Lighthouse District,
Baltimore.
Changes of officers Asiatic Station,
per cable of Dec. IA:
Ensign D. w. Wurtzbaugh, from the
Yorktown to the Albay.
Ensign H. E. Yarnell, from the York
town and to the Albay.
Lieut. c. Thomas, from the Baltimore
to home.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt. NJ. c. Goodrich, qualified for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant /
colonel. :
First Lieut. A. T. Mark, ordered to {.
iuty at the Marine Barracks, Navy |
Yard, League Island.
Major Charles L. McCawley. ordered :
% report to Col. Theodore A. Bingham, =
U. S. A, War Department, for duty in e
connection with the coming social
functions at the Executive Mansion.
Col. G.. c. Reid, granted leave OF alb :
;ence for six days from the 18th inst. :
Capt. c. A. Doyen, detached from the =
Z. S. S. Indiana, when the ship is Z
placed in reserve, md ordered to the
Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Norfolk,