Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-25
BARRY MATTER
IS DISCUSSED
Sudden Retirement of Fleet
Commander Gets SignitI-
s2 cant Comment.

1 Rear Admiral Barry's sudden retire
1 ment as commander in-chicf of the
| Pacific fleet has received wide and sig
nliCtnt comment ON the Coast The
San Francisco Call mad the following to
say the morning before his official re-
| tiremcnt
| The situation, with its rumors, ac-
| cusations and secrecy, is unparalleled
| in the history of the United States
! navy. The wardrooms of the Pacific
| feet are aghast at the developments.
Barry makes sweeping denial of the
| rumors, declaring that he retires to
save the honor of the service.
"On hearing of the situation the Sec
| rotary of the Navy sent an urgent or
der to Rear Admiral Thomas at p.
M Saturday night commanding him to
proceed to San Francisco and immedi-
ately take charge of the Pacific fleet in
the place of Barry.
THE change will take place today
There will be but little display The
formalities usually attendant upon
such occasions will be lacking. The
salute of IL guns, the farewell dipping
of the flag, the rowing ashore of his
officers, the crash and music of the
band, will not be features of Rear !,
Admiral Barry's retirement. The plan
is that he shall give over his command
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action on the part of the civil author !
tiles
According to the stories told on the, .
cruiser West Virginia, Ensign Sher-
Woode A. Tiftinder made a report to
Captain orchard of some events that
had come under his observation This
report is kept secret. Acting upon it, !
however, Captain Orchard with Com |
m9nder Victor Blue and some others of
the senior officers, informed Barry that
it would be best for himself and the
service to resign. The admiral in
stead, wrote to the Secretary of the
Navy asking to be retired on three
fourths of his admirals pay of $500 a
year There was some delay about the
matter, but 1T was reported that the
secretary of the Navy was inclined to
regard it favorably. Suddenly the ru-
mors and stories broke from the con-
fines of the West Virginia. 1t became
the common property OF the men, and
it was all the officers could do TO main
tain discipline. The SECRETARY of the
Navy was apprised of the conditions,
and acted without delay.
Change Ordered Immediately.
Rear Admiral Chauncey Thomas
was at Santa Barbara on his flagship, |
the California. He was ordered to pro-
coed Immediately to San Francisco and
displace Barry. The order was such
that no time was spent in trying to
find the liberty leave men on shore, |
and these, about 80 in number, were
left behind. Tho California steamed
into San Francisco at o'clock yester
day evening.
THE West Virginia and the Mary |
land put out to sea yesterday morn
ing, ostensibly on a coal testing cruise;
but in navy circles their departure was
regarded merely as an eXpedient to
have the admiral out of the way, pend
ing the arrival of the California. The
two vessels will return about noon to-
day and the moment the West Nir-
ginia drops anchor Admiral Thomas
will assume command He has asked
permission to make the California the
flagship and the probabilities are that
his request will be granted.
"On account of the somewhat cha
otto condition on the West Virginia, it
is proposed to distribute the crew
the other vessels of the fleet"