Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-02
TRANSFER TO RETIRED LIST
PRESIDENT APPROVES APPLI-
CATIONS OF NAVAL OFFICERS.
Nine Captains and Five Commanders
Give Up Active Duty-Sketch
Of Their Careers.

The President has approved the applica-
| tons for voluntary retirement from ac-
| tive service of the following naval Of
fcers:
Captains-Charles P. Perkins. Theodore
Porter. George L. Dyer. Charles W. Bart
lett. Henry Morrell John Nj. Robinson.
Robert c. Denig. George H. Peters and
William C. Eaton.
Commanders-HoraceW W. Harrison. Per-
cival Werlich. John L. Cow, Harry Hall
and James G.. Doyle.
These voluntary retirements meet the
requirements of the law, so that it will
not be necessary for the retiring board
to make any recommendations this year
for compulsory retirement Of officers.
The retirement of these officers will
date from June go and they will be re-
tired with the rank and three-quarters
sea pay of the next higher grade. All the
captains who were retired were more
| than f1fty-four years old.
Capt. Perkins entered the service in
July, 1885. He was born in New Hamp-
shire and is sixty years old.
Capt. Porter was on duty as assistant to
| the commandment at the Naval Home at
Philadelphia. He belongs to a famous
naval family, being a son Of Admiral
Porter and grandson OF Commodore
Porter. Capt. Porter entered the navy
in September, 1855, and is native of the
District.
Capt. Dyer. commandant at the Charles
ton navy yard, is f1fty-nine years old
He Is a native of Maine and entered the
navy In July. 1866.
Commanded the Ohio.
Capt. Bartlett commanded the battleshp
Ohio of the Atlantic fleet on its long
cruise around South America last winter
He was recently detached from the COM
mand. The Ohios record at target prac-
tice at Magdalena bay several months
ago was far from satisfactory to the de-
partment. He was born in Massachusetts,
Capt. Morrel was formerly ordnance
officer at the New York navy yard. but
several weeks ago was ordered to COM
mand the battleship Wisconsin, when she
was placed in commission at the Puget
sound navy yard. He is native of New
York and is fifty-flve years old.
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. 1863.
of material at the plant Of the Midvale
Steel Company. at Midvale. Pa. He is
from Ohio.
Capt. Peters was captain of the Boston
Capt. Eaton was inspector Of engineer
ing material for the eastern New York
and New Jersey districts. with headauar-
tiers at Brooklyn. He was born in New
York and entered the navy in October,
1872.
Served on the Oregon.
Commander Harrison was on duty on
the battleship Oregon during it's long
cruise from San Francisco around South
America to take part in the Spanish
American war. He is slightly deaf as
result of the battle of Santiago, in which
the Oregon participated. He is relieved
Of command OF the Wolverine, on the
Great Lakes. He entered the service in
September. 1872. and is a native of Massa-
chusetts.
Commander Werlich. a native of Wis
consin. was lighthouse inspector at
Portland. Ore.
Commander Grow was a patient at the
naval hospital at the Boston navy yard.
suffering from heart disease He was
formerly an, inspector of the bureau of
steam engineering.
Commander Hall Is a native Of Penn
sylvania.
Commander Doyle was executive officer
on the armored cruiser Washington of
the Pacific fleet. He entered the navy in
June. 1877. from Pennsylvania, and serv-
ed on the armored cruiser Brooklyn dur
witnesses in the Schley court of inquiry.
Another Change Contemplated.
Two Of the captains placed on the re-
tired list were on duty with vessels of the
Atlantic battleship fleet. They are Caprs.
Morrell Of the Wisconsin and Bartlett of
the Ohio. Capt. Thomas B. Howard. in
command Of the armored cruiser Tonnes
see of the Pacific fleet. will succeed Capt
Bartlett on the Ohio. and Capt. Frank E.
Beatty. who was recently in command of
the cruiser Charleston will be ordered to
the Wisconsin,. vice Capt. Morrell.
One other change will be made in the
commands of the battleship fleet before
1t leaves San Francisco July next. Capt.
Greenlief A. Merriam of the battleship
Missouri. whose tour of sea duty has ex-
pired. and who has been ordered to duty
at the Portsmouth On. HI navy yard,
will be succeeded In command of the Mis-
souri, by Capt. Robert NJ. Doyle, formerly
| in command of the cruiser Chicago. Capt
Doyle last winter commanded the Chicago
| on its long cruise from San Diego, Cal.
| to Annapolis. where the Chicago joined
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