The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-01
RECENT CHANGES
IN THE j. 6.
NAVY
Orders Issued to Officers in
Service by Depart
r1ent.
Special to The Journal.


Washington, D. c., April 30.-The
following orders were issued to Off
GERS of the United States navy
Rear Admirals-C. NJ. Thomas de-
tached command of the second squad
ron, Atlantic sect, May 9, to command
of the Atlantic fleet until May Is.
when ordered home and placed on
waiting orders; W. H. Emory detach-
ed command of the second division,
first squadron Atlantic fleet, May Is,
and ordered to command third dlviS-
ion, second squadron; c. S. Sperry
detacahed command of the fourth dl-
vision, second squadron, May Is, and
ordered to duty as commander-in-chlet
OF the Atlantic fleet.
Captains-C. Schroeder detached
duty in command of the Virginia,
May 10, and ordered to duty in COM
mand OF the fourth division, second
squadron, Atlantic fleet; r. Vain
wright, detached command Of the
Louisiana, May Is, and ordered to
duty In command of second division,
first squadron, Atlantic fleet; A Ward
ordered to duty as member of court
of inquiry at New York yard, then
home and wait orders.
CommandersJ. L. Cow detached
duty at. works of Fore River Ship
duty in charge of steam engineering
department, naval station, Cavite; i.
w. Kinkaid detached duty as inspector
of engineering material for the Ches-
ter, Pa, district and ordered TO duty
in charge of steam engineering de-
partment. Norfolk yard; A Sharp de-
tached Washington, D. c. yard, and
ordered to command the Virginia; J.
T. Newton ordered to duty as general
inspector of equipment of vessels
building for the navy at private ship
yards on the Atlantic coast; A. W.
Grant ordered to duty as chief OF
staff to the commander in chief of the
Atlantic fleet.
lieutenant COMMANDERS. p. Full |
linwider R. Mclean, ordered to duty |
as aids on the staff of the commander !
in chief of the Atlantic fleet; r. B. |
Higgins ordered to New York yard: |
c. P. Plunkett detached Boston yard |
and ordered to duty as inspector OF
equipment at Fore River shipbuilding
company
Leutenants-W. S. Castle detach- |
ed command of the Shark, granted |
ten days leave then to duty in con- |
nection with the fitting out OF the
Pike; J. K. Taussig detached the |
Kansas, May ., ordered home and |
wait orders; ID. ". Wurtsbaugh and |
d. A. Weaver, ordered to duty as aids |
on the staff of the commander in |
chief of the Atlantic fleet; A W. Mar |
shall detached New York yard and |
ordered to the Birmingh
Ensigns-R L. Lowman detached !
the Georgia and ordered to the Wis |
cOnsin; F. NJ. Perkins detached the !
Nebraska and ordered to the Birming- !
ham; w. L. Friedell detached the !.
Kentucky and ordered to the South /
Dakota; ]. D. Little detached the /
Rhode Island and ordered to the /
Wisconsin; E. Durr detached the /
Yorktown and ordered to the South !
Dakota; Z. Minor detached the Ala |
bama; r. 3. Strassburger ordered to /
the Birmingham; VI. E. Manly detach- |
ed the Kearsarge and ordered to the |
South Dakota; G. J. Meyers ordered |
to the Birmingham; w. p. Hays de-
tached the Chicago and ordered TO the /
Birmingham; P. P. Bassett ordered |
to duty in command of the first sub
marine fiotilla; G.. c. Pegram detach-
ed the PorpoiSe. ten days leave, then /
to duty in connection with the fitting
out of the Grampus: A c. Scott. Jr.,
detached the Kearsarge and ordered .
to the St. Louis: w. Baggaley detach-
ed the St. Louis and ordered to the
Kearsarge; H. Powell detached duty
on staff of the commander of the
fourth division of the Atlantic fleet
and ordered to the Yankton.
Nidshirmen-tH E. Welte and P
n. L. Bellinger detached the Vermont
and ordered to the Wisconsin; s. H.
Lawton detached the Colorado and or
dered to the GoldsbOrOugh; w. E.
Sherlock. Jr., detached the Minnesota
and ordered to the Wisconsin; T. A.
Jr-, detached the Mime
sofa and ordered to the South Da-
kota; c. Z. Pugh and c. Nee. McGiIl.
detached the Washington and ordered
to the Colorado: G. X. Davis detached
the Chicago and ordered to the Birm-
ingham; H NJ. Jensen detached the
Alabama and ordered TO the WiscSn-
sin
Paw Directors. r. Calhoun de-
tached navy pay office. Baltimore.
Md, ordered home 10 settle accounts
and wait orders.
Pay Inspector. Hunt ordered to
duty in charge OF navy pay office, Bal
timore, Nd.
Pay Inspector. Hunt ordered to
duty in charge of navy pay office, Bal
timore, Md.
Passed Assistant Paymaster-C. G.
Mayo detached New York yard and
ordered 10 duty as pay officer, naval
station. Tutila, Samoa.
Naval ConstructOr-H. Williams,
announced.
Assistant Naval CONSTITUTIONAL B
Court, E O. Fitch. R. B. HilIiard, l.
5. Border, J. c. Sweenye and J. o.
Gawne commissions announced.
Assistant Engineer-R E Carney,
retired, detached naval station, New
Orleans, La. and ordered home.
Chief Gunner-,S. Chiles detached
d. c.. yard and ordered
70 the Montana: T Smith ordered to
the Hartford; J Shannon ordered to
the Louisiana; F. c. Messenger, or
dered to the Connecticut
Gunners-C. H. Foster detached the
Louisiana and ordered TO the Pacific
staten: c. J. Miller detached Wash