New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
CHANGES IN THE NAVY.
INTERESTING INFORMATION FOR THE SER
VICE ~ THE FORTHCOMING ISSUE
OF THE REGISTER.
tBY 1ELEGRAPu TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.l
Washington. July 1.-THE midsummer revision
OF the Naval Register, which will be issued from
the Navy Department In a few days. contains
many facts OF value TO the service and to those
interested In its personnel The revision is dated
July and replaces the edition Of last January
Admiral Dewey remains at the head OF the active
establishment. his duty being given as Senior
member, General Board" Rear Admiral George
c. Remcy chairman Of the Lighthouse Board Is
the senior officer OF his grade, and Captain r A.
Cook who commanded tho armored cruiser Brook
lyn in the war with Spain. is the senior captain
Commander J.. c. Logan stands No on the list
Of commanders, and Lieutenant Commander s. W
B Diehl. Lieutenant William Truxton Lieutenant
Ounior grade) d. NJ. Garrison and Ensign John
H. AlllEan jr are the senior officers of their re-
spective grades. Medical Director George F
Winslow is the ranking officer Of the medical corps
Rear Admiral A. S Kenny, Paymaster General
holds this position i'm the pay corps: Chaplain D.
II. Tribou Is the leading chaplain: w w Hem
erickson. the senior professor OF mathematics
Naval Constructor J. f. Hanscom. the senior Off
Ger or the construction corps. and Rear Admiral
NJ. T. Endicott. chief OF the Bureau of Yards and
Docks. is the head of the civil engineer CORPS
Considerable doubt existed in the Bureau NJ
Navigation as to where Pay Inspector Stephen
Rand should be placed in the Navy List NJ,
Rand Is the officer whose promotion was recently
refused by the President the ground OF in
sufficient sea service. Mr.. Rand was the senior
pay inspector. and a vacancy existed for him In
the grade of pay director. The question has been
solved by placing him among the pay directors
with star, to indicate a footnote which saws
Subject to nomination.
The roster OF the line of the navy sbo,,. ,ro.
In the last six months there been eight promo
tons TO the grade of admiral, sixteen 10 that
or captain, eighteen 10 that OF commander twenty
two TO that of lieutenant commander twentv-tbree
to that of lieutenant. hrty-nine to that of Iieuen
ant, Junior grade and hfty-six to that of ensign
leaVlng ll6 vacancies still to I'LL the bottom Of
the list These vacancies in the grade of ensign
can only be filled by midshipmen from the Naval
Academy under the law and as the classes for
the next five years will not produce over sixty
graduates annually without legislation cuttny
down the length of the four years as il
is at West Point the navy must continue to suffer
for lack of junior officers.
In the last six months twentv-eight officers boya
resigned, twenty-sX have retired two high ranking
officers have died and has been dismissed
Among those who resigned were Lieutenant 7 II
Roys, OF New-York, whose last duty was in COM
mand of tine Presidents yacht the sylph; Ensign
F. II. Helm tr.. of Kentucky who was on the
Monterey. attached to the Asiatic Station: Passed
Assistant Paymaster Abel b. Pierce of Texas and
Chaplain +. c. Brown, of Massachusetts Two lieu
tenants of marines Yandel Foote and w D. A.
Junkin. also resigned. The retrements included
Rear Admrals John A. Howell. b. J. Cromwell b.
NJ. shepard n H. Farquhar and G. H. Wadlegh
eral Those who died Rear Admiral William
T; SAMPSON and Rear Admiral Lewis Kimberly
The officer dismissed was Captain Il. S Neumann
The Register shows that the United States now
mas commissioned ana In active service nine battle
ships two armOred cruisers two monitors nine
protected cruisers fortytwo gunboats twelve train
ing ships. ten men-of-war unassigned on special
duty. nine torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo
boats, and one submarine torpedo boat in addition
to colllers and auxiliaries These vessels are dis
tributed follows:
North Atlanuc StatiOn-Three battleships one
armored cruiser. one protected cruiser and two
gunboats.
European station-One battleship. three protected
cruisers and one gunboat
Asiatic Staton-One batteshp one armored
protected md
twenty-siX gunboats.
Pacific Station-One batteshp, one protected
cruiser, two gunboats and one torpedo boat.
South Atlantic Station-One battleship and one
protected cruiser.
Unassgned-One battleship (to be attached to the
Asiatic squadron, one protected cruiser and three
gunboats.
Training service-One battleship one protected
cruiser and ten gunboats and auxiliary cruisers
Special seryice-One gunboat. the Mayhower, used
as the Presidents yacht three other gunboats and
one submarine boat.