Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09
Naval Fleets Reorganized.

In January, 1907, the old Asiatic fleet
was merged into the Pacific fleet and
made the third squadron thereof mat
organization was part of a general plah
by which the different divisions and
squadrons on both the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts were concentrated in one COM
mand under one admiral on each coast.
The growing Importance of our inter-
ests in the far east and the difficulty or
administering the whole fleet when the
parts were SO far separated have led To
finally separating the vessels in Chinese
waters and establishing them as a sepa-
rate command.
The commander-in-chief of the new
Asiatic fleet will be Rear Admiral Jonh
Hubbard, who will relieve Rear Admiral
G. B. Harder i'll a few days at 1oko-
hama
Rear Admiral HARDER Will some time
in February relieve Rear Admiral L. Sc
bree as commander-in-chief OF the Ia
cilic fleet. The new Pacific fleet VIII con-
sist of the first and second divisions Oh
the present fleet, with the Tennessee as
flagship The cruisers on the Paclnc
coast now in reserve Will not be cohSlu-
cred as attached to tie Pacific fleet until
they are fully commissioned and ordered
to join the rieet. The torpedo vessels on
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts Will not
be attached to either fleet, except When
specially ordered. The smaller vessels on
duty in Central American waters also VIII
not be considered attached To either
fleet except when specifically ordered
Their movements will ordinarily be con-
trolled by the department direct.
The Asiatic fleet will be composed OIL
the following vessels: The ChafleStoi'
flagship: the Galveston, Cleveland, Dem
yer, forming the first division; the Chat-
tanooga, Helena, Callao, Samar. Villa
lobos, Arayat, Paragua and Mindora' the
second division.
Between January - and March L. the
fleet will be reorganiZed. The Galveston
Cleveland Denver and Chattanoosa,
which have been in the Philippines ioi
several years, will be sent to san Tar
cisco and Seattle for generai oNeiii"uii i.
ubiIa the cruisers Albany and New Or
leans and the gunboatsA yorktown anu
Princeton will be sent out 10 reiieNe Till tilt
These vessels have recently been over
hauled and the Albany, Yorktown Gnu
Princeton have been pressed ihto "eiN''o
in Central American waters:
All the torpedo craft at Manila. lhcluu-
inc the submarines will be organized into
a separate torpedo heet-
Naval Officers With Athletic Hearts.
One of the surprising results of the re-
cent physical tests of naval ofhcers Is
the showing that number OF omcers
have what is known as an athletic
heart" Most OF the oilceFS So reporleu
DISTINGUISHED themselves in base ball,
foot ball or other athletic sports while
they were students at the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis and were supposed to
he particularly fit. One case is that
of Lieut. Commander j.. NJ. Reeves. fleet
ordnance officer of the Atlantic fleet. The
naval surgeons have reported him as
disqualified for active duty on account of
an athletic heart and he has been ordered
before a retiring board
Another officer reported as being SINH
larly afflicted is Naval Constructor Will
liam p. Robert, on duty at the works of
the New York Shipbuilding Company. at
Camden. \. j. He is not regarded as
incapacitated for duty, however. and will
be permitted To remain active duty
Naval officers are awaiting with great
interest the official announcement Of the