Evening star., 1909-03-14
MAI. v. Y. JUDS0N
MADE COMMISSIONER
IN PLACE OF COSBY
Latter Becomes Superintend-
ent of Public Buildings
and Grounds.
POST FOR BROMWELL
ON LAKE MICHIGAN
In Charge of Harbor Improvements,
With Headquarters at Milwaukee.
New Administrator Of District AZ
fairs at One Time Instructor of
Engineer School in Wash
ington.
In Charge of Harbor Improvements,
With Headquarters at Milwaukee.

Mai. William v. Judso., Corps of En-
Rlneers, to be Engineer Commissioner
of the District of Columbia.
Mai. Spencer Cosby. Corps of En-
sineers. to be superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds, Washington.
ID. G..
Mnj. Charles s. BrOmweII, Corps of
EnRineers, to be engineer in charge of
harbor improvements on Lake Michigan'
with station 1T Milwaukee. Wis.
These important local appointments
have been practically decided on by Pres
ident Taft. The official order in each
case will probably be issued at the War
Department tomorrow.
1t is explained that the changes involve
no reflection on any of the officers in
volved They are simply incidents nat
ural to the service.
Bromwell Here Five Years.
Col. Bromwell has held the office of
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds since May 81, 1904, a period of
nearly five years. He has initiated and
executed many enduring improvements in
the National capital, notably the system
attic development OF Potomac Park. He
was the chief military aid of President
Roosevelt. and performed the duties OF
that trying position with tact and dis
cretion. Throughout his service here has
been highly creditable.
Mai Cosby is almost equally we'll known
to the residents of the District For
several years he had charge Of the PotO-
mac river improvement and the District
water supply system.
few months ago he succeeded Maj.
J. J. Morrow as Engineer Commissioner
OF the District, and is now performing
the duties Of that office in an entirely
satisfactory manner. His selection for
the office of superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds. involving impor-
tant social duties at the White House,
was due In part to President Tafts de-
sire to have a personal friend in that in
innate position.
Maj. Cosby is an old friend of the
President He has been acquainted with
Mrs. Taft and the members of the family
for several years. He is well equipped
In every way for his new duties.
Judson Not a Stranger.
MAI. Judson. who is to succeed Maj.
Cosby as Engineer Commissioner of the
District. although probably not so we'll
known here, is by no means stranger
to Washington. He stands high In the
Engineer Corps and will undoubtedly
maintain, if he does not exceed, the good
record of his predecessor
ton as chief of engineers Maj. Judson
was one of his chief assistants at the
War Department. At the same time he
was an instructor in military engineering
al the Engineers School at Washington
barracks.
Born in Indianapolis, Ind. February 10,
1865. Maj. Judson was graduated with
high honors at the United States Mill
tary Academy in 1883 Before entering
the academy he studied at Harvard Uni
versity for two years. and afterward took
A course of instruction At the United
States Engineers School at Willets
Point. N Y.
In April 1891. he married Miss Alice
&. Clay of Lexington, Ky. Since then
he has been employed on important en-,
gineering works at Galveston. Tex; on
ne Mississippi river, at Washington. d.
=: in Porto Rico and at Milwaukee and
vicinity.
For some time past he has been In
charge of harbor improvements and light
house construction on Lake Michigan. He
is the inventor of new style OF REIN
forced concrete breakwater now in gen.
eral use by engineers.
Service in Japanese-Russian War.
Probably the most dramatic incident
OF Mai. Judson's career occurred at Mux-
den during the Russo-Japanese war. He
vas then attached to the Russian army
=, an attr,a ne of the United States for
purposes OF military observation.
While With the troops at Mukden he
was taken ILL., About that time the Jap
anese attacked the Russians in their
stronghold and captured the city.
Mai. Judson was too feeble TO follow
the Russians in their retreat and fell into
The hands of the Japanese a prisoner
of war. They treated him well, however
and allowed him TO return TO the United
when
His official reports of the war from the
Russian standpoint have been highly COM
plmented by military experts of all Coun-
tries.