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arrival of the fleet at Magda1ena Bay
that it should return home intact.
Anticipating the purpose of the ad-
ministration to bring the fleet home
under the three young officers. Ad-
mirals Thomas and Emory both wrote
to the department after sailing from
Hampton Roads, offering to volun-
tarily leave the fleet for shore duty
or other command until their retire
ment.
On May the Atlantic Fleet will be
Joined at San Francisco by the Pa
cific Fleet, under the command of
Rear Admiral James H. Dayton, and
for two days Rear Admiral Evans
will command the two big fleets.
When Admiral Evans flag comes
down the Pacific Fleet will immedi-
ately be detached from the joint COM
mand. Upon Admiral Thomas taking
formal command of the Atlantic Fleet
the flag officers will be as follows:
Rear Admiral Thomas. Commander
in-Chief; Rear Admiral Sperry, COM
handing Second Squadron and Third
Division: Rear Admiral Emory, COM
handing the Fourth Division; Cap
tain Seaton Schroeder, commanding
Second Division
On July 6, as the feet sets sail for
Honolulu, on it's way to Australia, Ma
Mia, Suez and home, Admiral Thomas
will haul down his flag and the flag
commands will be as follows: Rear
Admiral Sperry, Commander-in-Chief
Rear Admiral Emory, commanding
Second Squadron and Third Division;
Capt. Schroeder. commanding Fourth
Division; Captain Wainwright, COM
handing Second Division.
On July 49, before the fleet reaches
Honolulu, Rear Admiral Burwen will
be retired. promoting Captain Royal
b Ingersoll, present chief of staff of
the fleet, and Captain Schroeder, COM
handing the Virginia, and Captain
Wainwright, commanding the Louisi
ana the latter two being additional
numbers. Two captains, yet to be Sc
lected, will relieve these two officers
of their ship commands upon depar-
ture from San Francisco.
If Rear Admiral Emory because Of
his approaching retirement on Decem-
Der Il next, is relieved of command
of the Second Squadron, Rear Admiral
latter in turn will be relieved by Cap
tain Wainwright, and Wainwright
will be relieved as commander of the
Second Division by Captain Potter,
who will be promoted October 80 by
the retirement of Rear Admiral Cou-
den. A captain on the Asiatic Station
will be assigned to relieve Captain
Potter in command of the Vermont
before the fleet leaves Manila. Cap
tain Ingersoll, as Admiral Evans
personal chief of staff, will be relieved
as a matter of course at the time Rear
Admiral Evans leaves the fleet.
The changes outlined above are, Of
course, several months away, and
there is a possibility of alteration. If
the plan is adopted of bringing the
battleship fleet home from the Pa
cific so as to reach New York Deem
Der 16, 1908. it is possible that Rear
Admiral Emory, who will be in COM
mand of the SECOND Squadron, may
not be relieved of his command as
he would not retire for age until De-
cember II, the day after the arrival
of the fleet at New York In that
case Captain Potter, who will be pro-
NOTED October 80 to beKrear admiral
about the time the fleet is to leave
Manila. would probably be detached
and placed in command of the Sec
ond Division of the Pacific Fleet on
the Pacific Coast, to fill the flag va
cancy caused by the retirement Oc-
tober % of Rear Admiral Dayton. now
in command of that fleet.
By regular promotion Rear Admiral
Swinburne will become communicating
chief of the fleet. Rear Admiral
Hemphill would be transferred from
command of the Third Squadron at
Manila to command of the Second
Squadron. and Rear Admiral Sebree
would command the Third Squadron.
This would mean either reorganiza-
ton of the fleet or the transfer of
Rear Admiral HemphilI to the Pa
cific Coast and Rear Admiral Sebree
to Manila. BY a reorganization. how
ever. Rear Admiral Potter would
probably take the Philippine COM
mand and Rear Admiral Sebree re-
main on the Pacific Coast. If the
long itinerary should be adopted Cap
tain Potter would take division of
the Atlantic Fleet at Manila and Rear
Admiral Emory would be detached.