The Washington herald., 1908-07-02

| teFday placed on the retired list OF the
navy at their own request
These fourteen voluntary retirements.
/ In addition 10 the vacancies occurring in
the yeaS. made up the specified forty va
cancies, and there was consequently no
work for the elimination board of rear
admirols, appointed in accordance with
the personnel act of 1899 to select for
compulsory retirement sufficient num-
Der Of officers 10 create forty vacancies
above the grade Of junior lieutenant.
The board held a perfunctory meeting
at the Navy Department yesterday and
signed a report. saying that in view Of
/ the large number Of voluntary retire
ments, it had no report to make 20 the
Secretary Of the Navy.
List of the Officers.
The officers placed on the retired list
are:
Captains-Charles p. Perkins. Theodore
Porter, George l.. Dyer. Charles w.
Bartlett. Henry Morrell, John NJ. Robin
son, Robert c. Denig George H. Peters.
and William c. Eaton.
COMMUNICATIONS W. Harrison. Per
cival Werlich, John L. Cow. Harry Hall,
and James G. Doyle.
! The retirement of these officers will
date from June 3o and they will be re-
tired with tile rank and quarters
sea pay Of the next higher grade. All
/ the captains who We're retired were more
| than fifty-foUr years old.
! Capt Perkins entered the service in
July, 1865. He was born in New Hamp-
shire, and is sixty years old.
Capt Porter was on duty as assistant
10 the commandant at the Naval Home
at Philadelphia. He belongs 10 a IA
nous naval family. being a son OF Ad-
miral Porter and grandson Of Commo-
dore Porter. Capt Porter entered the
navy in September, 1865. and is a native
OF the District
Capt. Dyer. commandant at the Charles
ton Navy Yard, is hfty-nine years old.
He Is a native Of Maine. and entered the
navy in July. lS66.
Capt. Bartlett commanded the battle
ship Ohio. OF the Atlantic fleet on its
long cruise around South America. last
winter, He was recently detached from
the command. The OhiO's record at tar
get practice al Magdalena Bay several
months ago was far from satisfactory 10
the department He was born in Massa-
Chusetts
Capt Morrell was formerly ordnance
officer az the New York Navy Yard. but
several weeks ago was ordered 70 COM
mand the battle ship Wisconsin. when she
was placed in commission az the Puget
Sound Navy Yard. He is a native of New
York, and is fifty-iye years old.
Robinson's Career.
Capt Robinson was in command Of the
receiving ship Independence at the Mare
Island Navy Yard. He was born in New
York. and began his career in the navy
in June. 1859
Capt; Denig was on duty as inspector
Steel Company at Midvale. Pa. He is
from Ohio.
Capt Peters was captain Of the Boston
Navy Yard.
Capt Eaton was inspector Of enginee~-
ing material for the Eastern New York
and New Jersey districts, with headousr-
ters at Brooklyn. He was born IN New,
ork. and entered the navy in October
1872.
Commander Harrison was on duty on
the battle ship Oregon during its long
cruise from San Francisco around Soutb
America 10 take part In the Spanish
American war. He is slightly deaf ,e a
result Of the battle Of Santiago. in which
the Oregon participated. He is relieved
or command Of the Wolverine. on the
Great Lakes. lie entered the service an |
September. 1872 and is native OF Massa- |
chUsetts.
Commander Werlich, native Of Wis
consin, was lighthouse inspector AZ I
Portland. Greg.
Commander Grow was a patient at the
naval hospital at the Boston NAVY Yard /
suffering from heart disease. He was
.ormerly an inspector OF the Bureau OF |
Steam Engineering.
commander Hall is native OF Penn /
sylvania
Commander Doyle was executive officer
On the armored cruiser Washington, of |
The Pacific fleet He entered the nav,,
IN June, 1877. from Pennsylvania. and
served on the armored cruised BROOKLYN
turing the Spanish war He was one OF
he witnesses in the Schley court OF in
luiry
We're with the Fleet.
Two of the captains placed or the re-
ired list were on duty with vessels of the
atlantic battle-ship fleet They are Capts.
dorrell, Of the Wisconsin. and Bartlett
II the Ohio. Capt Thomas b. Howard
n command Of the armored cruiser Ten
lessee, OF the Pacific fleet. viii succeed
apt. Bartlett on the Ohio, and Cant
frank z. Beatty. who was recently IN
ommand Of the cruiser Charleston. viii
'e ordered to the Wisconsin. vice Cant
iOrrel
One other change will be made IN the
ommands Of the battle-ship fleet before
leaves San Francisco on July : next.
apt. Greenlief A. Merriam. OF the battle
hip Missouri, whose tour of sea duty has
Xpred, and who has been ordered TO
uty at the Portsmouth q. h NAVY
ard, will be succeeded in command OF
he Missouri by Capt. Robert NJ. Dovle.
ormerly in command Of the cruiser Chi.
ago. Capt. Doyle last winter command
d the Chicago on its long cruise from
an Diego. Cal. 10 Annapolis, where the 7,
hicago joined the midshipmen's cruising
quadron.