Evening star., 1909-06-28
Funeral Services.
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

First Lieut. Irving L. Hunsacker, 9th
Cavalry, is relieved from duty at Fort
Leavenworths Kan, and will join his
troop at Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo.
Capt Alexander E. Williams, quarter
master. will proceed to Cincinnati, Ohio.
on official business pertaining to the In
spection Of harness now being made by
F. H. Perkins under contract.
BY direction OF the President, Capt.
honorably discharged from the service
Of the United States, with one years pay,
under the provisions of act Of Congress
approved April q, 1908.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral A. R. Couden, retired.
from duty as president of the joint army
and navy board on smokeless powder,
and continue other duties.
Capt A. NJ. knight. to duty as presi-
dent of the joint army and navy board on
smokeless powder, Washington. D. c.
Surgeon NJ. S. Guest. from United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Nd. to the
United States Naval Hospital, Las AMI
mas, Col, for treatment.
Surgeon E.O. Huntington. When dischar8-
ed treatment United States Naval Medi-
cal School Hospital, Washington, D. c.,
granted sick leave three months
Paymaster G. p. Auld, to Illinois.
Passed Assistant Paymaster w. j.
Hine. from Illinois and continue other
duties.
Carpenter R. r. Clarke. from navy
yard. Mare Island. Cal. to West Vir-
ginia.
Carpenter r. velz, from West Virginia
and wait orders.
r. w. Bell has been appointed a pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty Frank
lin, navy yard, Norfolk, Va
Naval Movomants
The cruiser st. Louis has arrived at
Honolulu, the tug Patuxent at Province
town, the torpedo boat Worden at Bos-
ton. the gunboat Dolphin at Gloucester,
the battleships Vermont, New Jersey,
Wisconsin, Ohio and Mississippi at Hamp-
ton Roads. the cruisers Olympia, Chicago
and Hartford and the monitor Tonopah
at New London and the gunboat Castine
and the submarines Viper, Tarantula,
Cuttlefish and Octopus at Sandy Hook.
The cruiser Panther from Philadelphia
for Boston, the collier Hannibal, Abaren-
da. Marcellus and Sterling from Hampton
road for Bradford: gunboat Vicksburg
from Acapulco, for Corinto; the yacht
Iris from Midway. Guam, for Woosung:
the cruiser Chattanooga, from Gensan. for
Woosung and the torpedo boats Dale,
Barry, Bainbridge and Chauncey. and
the cruiser Rainbow. from Nagasaki for
Shanghai.
Death of Machinist Berentson.
The Navy Department has been advised
of the death of Machinist Berentson, U.
S. N, which occurred on board the
u. s. S. Maine. at Hampton roads yes
terday
Machinist Berentson was born In Nor
way June %. 1852. and after more than
eleven years service as an enlisted man
in the navy, was, August 23. 1899, ap-
pointed a machinist tthen warrant ma
chinisU in the navy. and served contin-
uously since that date on board different
vessels and stations of the navy, includ-
ing service on the United States ship
Minneapolis. February .. 1905. to October
~ 1906; United States ship Louisiana
from November l. 1905, to May IL 1908
at the United States naval torpedo sta
tion Newport, X. l., from July % 1905,
TO June, 1903, when ordered To duty on
board the United States ship Maine. to
which vessel he was attached at the time
| of his death.
Leaves of Absence.
Leaves of absence have been granted
officers of the army as follows: First
Lieut. Nelson f. Margetts. 1st Field Ar
tillery, two months; First Lieut. Otho
| V. Kean, ordnance department, one
months extension. Capt. Edward Dwo-
rak Philippine Scouts two months or
| account of sickness: Second Lieut. Clark
| p Chandler, 11th Cavalry two months
| First Lieut. Dorsey Cullen, 18th Cavalry
| four months extension on account OF
| sickness: First Lieut.. Claude z. Brig
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