The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-25

SILVER me0aI Dy the King OF siam, ac-
ceptance of same being authorized by
Congress-; January 1876, was trans
ferred to the Kearsaso as executive
officer; was transferred to the Yantic
for three months as executive officer;
and then ordered back to Kearsarge; in
April, 1876, was ordered to command
the Yantic; was relievd in August,
1875, and arrived home in December,
1876; on leave until January, 1879,
and ordered to duty at the U. S. Naval
Academy as instructor in mathe-
mates; commanded the U. S. practice
ship Standish during the summer
cruise Of 1879; then rejoined the Ma
val Academy as instructor in seaman
ship, naval tactics and naval construc-
ton; detached from Naval Academy
August, 1880; in December, 1880, or
dered as a member of the board, con-
vened at the Navy Department, to de-
termine the dates of precedence of the
officers of the Navy; May, 1881, or
dered to the training ship Constitu-
ton, flagship Of the apprentice train
ing squadron, as executive officer; de-
tached from the Constitution October,
1881, owing to an injury from a fall
ing spar; ordered to the photographic
Office December, 1881; detached from
the U. s. photographic Office May,
1882, and ordered to Kearsarge, as
executive officer on North Atlantic
station; detached from Kearsarge
October, 1882, and granted leave; in
June, 1883, ordered to command store
ship Onward, stationed at Callao
Peru; detached from the Onward No
vember, 1884, as vessel was sold, ar.
irving home December, 1884.
Being commissioned as a comman.
der on September 20, 1855, this officer
was employed on several general
courts martial until May, 1887, and
| then ordered to command the ITALIA,
pOosa, on the South Atlantic station;
in March, 1889, rescued the British
steamer Zarate, which had gone
ashore On Lobos Island, off Maldonado
Uruguay; for this service received
complimentary letters from the Navy
Department and the admiral com
manding the squadron; also received
for this service, from maritime asso
citation of London, England, through
the British minister at Washington, {
crew of the Tallapoosa; arrived
home November, 1889; during Janu
airy, 1890; employed on general courl
martial duty at the navy yard, New
York; September, 1890, ordered to the
navy yard, Washington, d. c.; abou
two and one-half years of the time a
the Washington navy yard filed the
position and performed the duties o
civil engineer of the yard; received
from the chief of bureau of yards ant
docks commendatory letter for takinl
down the west ship house; in June
1892, was sent to the Asiatic station
for temporary duty as member of /;
general court martial; returned to the
United States September Of the same
year., and resumed duties at the nav
Iyard; January, 1893, ordered on spec
ial duty at Fremont, o., as the repre-
sentative Of the President of the Unit
ed States to attend the funeral of ex
President r. B. Hayes.
In March, 1893, was ordered Il
Especial duty, under the State Depart
ment, for two months, as represen
ltative of the President of the Unitet
States, in charge of the courtesies t
the Duke of VeragUa, lineal deScen
dant of Christopher Columbus, VIII
came as a guest of the nation; for thi
service received a commendatory Isl
ter from the secretary of state, an
Twas decorated as Knight of the eros
lof Naval Merit by King Alfonso XII
of Spain, through the queen regent
this decoration he was permitted t
received by act Of Congress-; July 2:
1898, was detached from the nav
lyard, Washington, d. c., and ordere
to command the U. S. training shi
Monongahela; made q summer cruis
in. command of her to EUROPE; JAM
airy, 1894, placed the Monongahel
out of commission; was detached fror
her, and ordered to command the [
s. training ship Essex on the HON
station, until detached, July 9. 1894
lAuguts 20 was ordered to comman
the u. S. training station at Newpor
r. l., and U. S. Training ship Conste
ilation; December Is, 1896, detache
= from command of trainiiig station an
training ship Constellation, and /;
ported, on December IL, as assistar
to the chief OF bureau of navigation
Navy Department.
The promotion to a captaincy o.
Cured on July 5, 1898, the day OF tn
battle of Santiago. In Septembe
, 1888, Commander Dicllins was d.
tached from that command, he wa