The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-16
VIII Be Manned ard Quilted by the
State for the Tars.
yIRGINIANS IN THE ARMY.
COL Croxton to Join His Regiment in
june - Similarity OF Names Gave
TnensincSS 90 the Friends Of
IicuL Henry II. " hitncy-A
Case OF ContFi3utory
Negligence Decided.

WASHINGTON. Nay soceIaL-The
Nuy Department has ifs.sd orders that
thD converted yacht Siren hlI Doe turned
ov,, to the static of Virgaa on the 9th
inst for the use OF the teu militia. Tho
Siren is at the Nouo.k 1ly Yard. She
IS "a small boat or a5 lor displacement
single screw with d. main battery of one
gun She viii be manned md outdtted
by the.stte ami VIII be retained until
ssllad for hy the e0yerum.H. THE siren
was Formerly the yacht Eusonil. owned
by j. g. Cass1u. of Philadelphia. She
was purchased june % Uses. at $4,000.
VIRGINlANs IN TILE ARMY.
Second Lieutenant john Fred James.
recently appointed from Virginia. has
been assigned t0 the Eichth United states
Infantry and ordered fo Governor s.
island. =. s.. for 3s .snm.nt fro duty
Second Lieutenant Arthur NJ. Ships
WlrguiD has been ass.gnci 90 th9
Twentieth Infantry. and with Second
Lieutenant oliver 20. Dockarv Jr. CNorth
Caro.na. who IS with the Third Infantry
has been ordered 20 san Francisco for
assignment.
Captain Richhard G.. Croxton. First
United States Infantry date Lieutenant
Colonel Sixth Virginia.. has been ordered
t0 remain az Fort Columbia. ~. T.. until
June 9Th. when be- will join his regiment
ORDERED TO THE FEARsARGE.
Corporal j. b. Fletcher has been de-
tached from the Portsmouth ~. H) navy
yard and ordered % Newport News for
duty ON the Kearsarge.
Lieutenant Archibald IT, Scales has
been advanced fo the grade Of lieutenant
commander of the Alliance He was ape
pointed % the Naval Academy from North
Carolina MS cadet in 1,,3. was made en-
-ign in l>sg and Lieutenant junior grade
In 1896
SIMILARITY or NAME.
The death OF First-Lieutenant Harry T.
Whitney. Company 4. Second illinois ln-
fautry at Cienuegos on The 13th. Of ty-
phoid fever has been reported by Cen
eral Brooke. The similarity between the
names Of First-Lieutenant Henry H.
Whitney Fourth United Statc- Artillery
and that Of the deceased bias oftcu caused
confusion. Lieutenant Whitney. OF the
artillery s. ade-de-Camp 0u the stan of
lai0r-General Miles Tie has % wide ac-
Quaintaucc in Virginia. and his friends
ann DE- rolovod ta know than Dee rs in
cod t.,f,t a..ri.. fha ar,iuous duties
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BRAVE DEEDS
Lieutenant Harry IT. Whitney viii also
Dee remembered for the skill and bravery
which d. showed in his dariuc trip into
crb, ana Porto Rico at the outbreak
80 t....rt.f,, ,-f,r en9fn and the yalffa-
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cs-.,,in roh, h. McNfahon. Assistant
,fi,l,,rf Cener.r Tinted STATES Volun-
feerslfr.t lieutenant. Fourth United
STATES Artulo~,l has been ordered 90 pee
main on his present duties until June
IAN and than reno~t t0 the commanding
aanlraI Deuartmeut of Puerto Principe
r,r oseie,rn,ent to dutv. ana wiu foin his
hattcrv nm Fort Monroe. va.
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