The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

was In command Of the Nashville. which
was sent TO the isthmus OF Panama on
the outbreak Of the revolution which
gave birth 10 the Republic Of Panama
BE proceeded under secret orders from
Kingston, Jamaica. 10 Colon. Panama, a
few days before the revolution was pulled
of. and was right on the spot 20 pro-
tect American interests. which We're nat
urally large. since We had taken over
the Panama Canal project and were pre-
pairing TO make the dirt fly. Hubbard
was with the New York naval reserves
or board the auxiliary cruiser Yankee
and took part in the fight of Santiago.
Capt Hamilton Hutchins. OF the Kear-
sarge. was on the Montgomery during the
war with Spain He Is a native OF New
Hampshire. and is not at all we'll known
beyond the service. He is said by his
naval friends TO be composed Of fine
fighting stuff. Capt Walter Q. Cowles.
Of the Kentucky. is a brother NJ Rear
Admiral ". S Cowles. who in turn is a
brother-in-law of President Roosevelt
Capt. Cowles is going back 10 the ocean
he left only recently after completing a
detail as chief Of staff Of the Asiatic
feet.
Once Naval Apprentice.
Capt. Charles E. Vreeland. Of the
Kansas. entered the service as a naval
apprentice. and IS proud OF Il. So. doubt
less. is democratic Kansas. He IS the
only captain of the fleet who ever served
as apprentice. At one time he command
ed the Dolphin, one Of the so-called
Presidential yachts. and he was on duty
in the Office of the Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy when he was assigned 10 the,
Kansas.
Capt. William P. Potter. Of the Yer
mont, was advanced five numbers for his
services Of the Maine court Of inquiry
in 1885, and during the war was execu-
tive officer of the armored cruiser New
York Before going 10 the Vermont he
was assistant chief Of the Bureau of
Navigation He is ifty-seven. Capt w.
II. II. Switzerland. OF the New Jersey.
was senior naval officer in Dominican
waters when the United States a couple
Of years ago established a fiscal protec-
tOrate over SantO Domingo. He COM
handed the steamer Eagle in the war
with Spain and was with her Off the coast
Of Cuba. Capt. Ten Eyck d. W. Veeder.
of the Alabama. is another OF the fleets
big men who are so little known that
they are not even mentioned in Who's
W no IN America ne most NNcltNS
incident in his life occurred when the
Ashouelot on which he was serving. was
wrecked in the Formosa channel in the
sos Like several OF his fellow-captains.
he played a minor part In Furnishing
Spain. being aboard the Bancroft
Rear Admiral a Blue Blood.
The rear admiral commanding the
third division. Charles NJ. Thomas, flag
ship Minnesota, is a Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, and to any one who
knows the Quaker City and its ways
that means that he is Of the very elect
of the country's blue-bloods. For all that
he is a democratic sort OF fellow when
of duty. His most interesting detail to
date occurred when he was sent TO Paris
in the famous old training ship Consti
tuition to carry the American exhibit TO
one of the exhibitions held there.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, in
command of the fourth division. with
the Alabama as his flagship. was this
country's naval representative at the
recent peace word-war at The Hague.
He was president Of the Naval College
at Newport for several years, and, taken
by and large, is held to be one OF the