The Washington herald., 1908-01-12
RETIRE FROM NAVY
Twenty-fOur Officers at Age
Limit This Year.
FIGHTING BOB" EVANS TO GO
VIII Quit Service August 1S-Capt.
COwIes, Presidents BrOther-in-
law, and Capt. PiIlsbury, New
Bureau Chief, Also VIII Make
Way for Younger Men.

There viii be a ord-breaking num-
Der Of retirements Of well-known naval
officers this year. Fighting Bob"
Evans, commander-in-chief Of the fleet
now on the way TO the Pacific, viii be
sixty-two years old on August IS and
viii go on the retired list that day In
all, twenty-four distinguished commits
stoned officers viii be cut down by the
official Father Time in 1905. and their
withdrawal from active service will PRO-
mote many officers by virtue OF the
seniority rule.
Among those who are to be retired is
Capt. John Elliott Pnlsbury. who has Just
assumed charge Of the Bureau of Navi-
cation as a result of Rear Admiral
Brownson resigning the billet because he
refused to agree with President Roosevelt
and Surgeon General Rixey that a doctor
is the proper person TO command a hos
pital ship. Capt Pillsbury, who as chief
Of the Bureau Of Navigation has the rank
of rear admiral, is to leave the service
December Is under the sixty-two-year
limit regulation.
NApt- AO"leA IN List.
Another officer who will suffer official
decapitation because Of the rule is Will
lam Sheffield Cowles. brother-in-law of
President Roosevelt Capt. Cowles is TO
go out august l. Henry Buckingham
Mansfield, who made the famous trip in
the schooner yacht America in search
Of Confederate privateers in 1863 and
who commanded "a launch from the
frigate Mohican in the expedition which
cut out" and burned the piratical steam
er Forward IN Tecupan River, Mexico
will be retired March 8.
William Hemsley Emory. who Is 70
retire two days after Capt. Pillsbury,
was commander of the Bear in the
Greedy relief expedition OF 1894.
Samuel Williams Very, whose time will
be up April 3, is the only one Of those
slated for retirement this year who was
born in ii foreign country He was born
in England. april g. 1916.
Capt. George Augustus Bicknen, who
is to retire May 10. has seen more serv-
ice on the firing line than the majority
Of the others who are TO retire with him
Commended for Courage.
John Mitchell Hawley. who is to retire
July 25. received a vote of thanks from
the Massachusetts legislature for rare
courage and ability" displayed during The
Samoan hurricane in March. 1889. He also
was commended to the Navy Department
by Rear Admiral Kimberly for zeal an6
energy in getting the war ship NipsiC
afloat after that vessel was beached in the
hurricane.
Franklin J. Drake is to retire March 4
He commanded Company B in the assault
by land forces on the Korean forts al
Seoul, in 1871
Richardson Glover, who made the triI
around the world with the late Gen
Grant is 10 retire July IL
| Other well-knOwn officers who are Il
be retired from service within the year
are R. NJ Berry and c. o. Colby, January
Is; L. c. Logan, January 30; w. S. Moore
February %: c. A. Adams. May 2S: ". T
Burwell, July 19; A. B. Spayers, Angus
| 10; J. p. Merrell. September Z; c. NJ
Thomas, October /; J. II. Dayton, Octo
Der 3; A. r. COuden, October 30; ]. st
c. Ogden, December 10. and C. T. Forse
December %.