The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-17

llcNcO rear Admiral Barry COM
inander- in chief of the Pacific ncet in
pursuance of these orders. Admiral
Barry has requested immediate retire
rnent from the service, under Che rule
of more than forty years Of service
The cause of Admiral Barry's sudden
desire to leave the service, after hav-
, ing held the post OF fleet commander
for only 4 few months is the subject
Of great deal OF gossip and specua-
ton in naval and club circles here.
Stories rchecting seriously on the char
acter of the retiring admiral were cir
culated to-day, and naval officers in
port have taken cogniZance of them.
There Is an intrnation in these stories
that the admiral has been forced 10
retire.
Rcnr-Admirnl Denies Rumors.
In speaking of these rumors. .Ad-
miral Barry said:
forced to retire. Other men have ask
ed for immediate retirement before
The reasons that have caused me TO
do this are partly public and partly
private.
The man who Is ,riumphantly vim
dicated under such circumstances is
as much a loser as If the charges were
proved TO be true. believe that by
requesting immediate retirement 1 can
save the navy a scandal"
The stories concerning Admiral Bar
| moral character. According 10 reports
published here, the admiral sent his
request for relief to Washington fol-
lowing conference with the stan and
| line officers on board the West Vir-
ginia Tuesday night. AT this confer
| ence, 1t is reported. the suggestion
was made that a loaded revolver be
sent TO the admirals cabin, as hint
OF possible solution. but this sugges-
| ton was lost when n vote was taken.
The officers present then took an oath
OF secrecy on condition that Admiral
Barry forward his resignation to
Washington AT once.
Instead of rcsigntng the admiral re-
Guestcd retirement After that fact
the conference leaked out until all
the sailors OF the fleet were talk
| Ing.
ADMIRAL Thomas held a conferences
with District Attorney Ct, NJ. Fickert
shortly after he arrived but no definite
course of action was. decided on.
District Attorneys Statement.
MIR. Fickert said:
My Office Is Investigating the stories
regarding Admiral Barry. but l am
not prepared to say what action we
shall take. Even In case of an offense
| committed within San Francisco Bay.
| there Is Il question as 10 whether the
county courts would have Jurisdiction
have consulted with Admiral Thomas
at this time"
Rear dnlirai Edward Buttevant
Barry, U. S. ~. who succeeded Rear
ndmlrai Giles p Harder, Y; s.; NJ: as
last fall. is New Yorker born and
bred. and for years has been one OF
The best known officers in the navy
| lie was born in New York October %.
! 1913, his father being Garrett Robert
Barry and his mother Sarah Agnes
Glover Barry. He was educated at the
Lespinasse School and st. Francis
Navier College, New York and at the
United States Naval Academy, Annapo-
lis
Rapid Rise In Service.
He received his appointment to the
Naval Academy in 1868. and was grad
nated as midshipman four years
later. The year following he was pro-
NOTED to ensign and became a master.
Title now obsolete. In less than six
years after leaving Annapolis he was
Lieutenant. In March. 1897 he was
commissioned lieutenant-command
a. rank that corresponds with that of
Northumberland In the army He
became commander in 1900, captain in
1905 an da rear-admiral in February,
1909.
The career of Admiral Barry has
been one of ceaseless activity, most
of 1t afloat. for more than thirty
years; AS cadet he saw nearly
Macedonian and Savannah In the two
years following his graduation from
the Naval Academy he was continuous
~ ut sea. In 1871 he was ono OF tho
oihSciS On uOtTu tHc Ola WurSn1p WOr-
| cester when that vessel was sent to
/ France with provisions for tho needy
| OF that country. In the next half-dozen
years he saw service on board the old
Wabash, then the flagship of the Euro
! pean station: the old Brooklyn. and
| the Wachusett. in their day famous
units OF the Atlantic and European
| fleets
aids to Reorganixing Training system.
In 1875. when only twenty-six years
| old. Barry, then n lieutenant was
made member of the board, appoint
ed at that time to reorsanize the sys-
one of the youngest officers ever Sc
| leoted for 80 important n duty In
1876 he was ordered back to sea duty
and assigned to the Pacific fleet of
come commandment chief
! In 1879 and 1880 Admiral Barry. than