The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-14

CHANGES
IN THE j. 8.
NAVY
Orders Issued to Officers in
Service by Depart
ment.
Special TO The journal.

Washington, D. c., May .13.-The
following orders to officers of the
United States navy have been is
sued:
Rear AdmiraIs-W. S. CowIes. COM
mission announced; G. A. BicknelJ,
retired, May Is.
Gaptain-G. BlockhnSer, detached
New York navy yard and ordered to
duty as member of naval examining
and retiring boards. Washington, D.
{.
Commanders-H. G. Leopold, re
tired. detached Norfolk yard and or
dered home; r. B. Higgins, commits
sion announced.
Lieurenapt COmmanders-E. H.
Durrell, detached the New Jersey
and ordered t othe West Virginia; NJ
H. Signor, detached the West Vir-
ginia and ordered to the New Jer-
sey; w. P. Scott, detached Washing
ton. ID. c., yard and ordered to the
bureau of equipment; R. D. Has
brOuck, detached command of the
Navajo and ordered to resume du,
ties on the K.earsarge.
Lteutenants-C. S. Freeman, or
defed to continue duty on the Con-
necticut; S. c. Rowan, ordered to
duty as aid ON the staff OF the COM
mander of the second division first
squadron, Atlantic feet; R. Williams,
ordered to command the Sylph; L. s.
Cox, Jr., detached the Hancock and
ordered to the Wabash; w. X. Wort
man, detached the Tennessee, order
ed home, and placed on waiting or
ders; G. P Brown, ordered to the
California; F. D. Berrien, detached
the Minnesota, ordered home, and
placed on waiting orders; K. G. Cas-
tleman, ordered to the Kansas, June
l; J. W. Schoenfeld, detached the
California, ordered home and placed
on waiting orders; II. G. Dingers de-
tached the Indiana and ordered to
duty in steam engineering depart
ment, Norfolk yard; l.. H. Lacy, de-
tached the Charleston, ordered home,
and granted one months leave; t.
A. Kittinger, detached the Navajo and
ordered to resume duties on the
KearsarSe; E. F. Eckhardt. detached
the Navajo and ordered to the Mary
land; A Station, detached the Con
nectfcut and ordered to the York
town; c. H Fischer, detached the
Louisiana. and ordered to office OF
Naval Intelligence; r. Earle, ordered
to the Maine; w. T. Tarrant, detach-
ed the California. ordered home and
placed on waiting orders
Ensigns-E. H. Campbell, detached
the Chicago, ordered home and grant
ed one months leave; R. W. Spofford,
commission announced; ]. n. Fergu-
son, detached the Pennsylvania, Or
dered home and granted one month s
leave; II. r. Greenlee, detached the
Rhode Island, and ordered to the Wis
consin; j. d. Little, detached the
Wisconsin and ordered to the Rhode
Island; B. DuttOn, Jr., detached the
Navajo, and ordered to resume du-
ties on the kentucky; H. E. KimmeA,
detached the Navajo and ordered to
RESUME duties on the Georgia; E u.
Hargis, detached the Buffalo and Or
dered to the Chester.
Assistant Surgeons L. Belknap,
resignation accepted; l. F. Cohn, de
tached naval station, OlOngapo, and
ordered to naval hospital, Mare
Island, for treatment.
Pay Direct0r-C. S. Williams, com,
mission announced
Paymast erS-W- l. Wilson, retired.
May 4, 1908; F. K. Perkins, detached
the California and ordered to the
Washington: w. A Merritt. detached
the California and ordered to the
Washington; s. Bryan, ordered to
duty as assistant to the general store
keeper, naval academy.
Assistant PaymaSter-H. H. Alkire.
detached naval academy, and ordered
10 duty in connection with the fitting