Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-26
CAPT. GIBBONS To
COMMAND LOUISIANA
Academy's Superintendent 10 be
Relieved Feb. 7.
FUfLAM TO BE NEW HEAD.
New Chief HISS Been transferred as
Aloe for Personnel BY Secretary
Daniels.

It was known that Captain Glib
hons was slated for sea duty, and had
asked for such an assignment, but il
was not believed amcng the officers
that the change would come before
the end of the present academic
year in June. Captain Gibbons will
leave the institution just as ths sec
ond halt of the term is beginning, az
the semi-anndal examinations of the
midshipmen will be completed this
week.
Capt. William r. Fullam, his sue
cessor, is we'll known in Annapolis.
as well as throughout Maryland. He
was formerly head of the depart
meut of ordnance and guunery at
the Academy, and helped materially
in raising the military efficiency Of
the mldshipmen brigade. He wing
married into a Maryland family, his
wife being the daughter of the late
Chief Judge Robinson, Captain Full
lam has many friends in the State
With the departure Of Captain Glib
bons il is ALEC expected that Lieut.
Commander Adolphus Andrews, who
has been his official aide since he
took charge of the institution two
years ago, will be detached. Captain
Gibbons is TO command the battleship
Louisiana. Whether Lieutenant Com
msnder Andrews will 60 to sea with
him is not kno wn.
Captain Gibbons this morning re-
ceivsd formal orders for his transfer.
1t has also been re ported that Capt
George w. Logan, commandment of
midshipmen, and head of the depart
ment of discipline, would be detach
ed at the same time Captain Gibbons
stepped down, but it is now said be
will continue as commandant until
the end Of the term
A few weeks ago The Capital gave
publicity TO reports of changes ir
contemplation at the Academy. Tbs
local authorities, however. had re.
ceived no official information on the
subject. 1t was intimated at the time
that the changes would be forthcom,
ing. but it was not expected they
would be made effective before June
Although Captain Gibbons had ap
pile ! for an assignment to sea duty, j,
was not until late Saturday nigh
that he received advices from the
Navy Department that his request
had been granted According to pres
ent arrangements Captain Gibbon
will surrender the duties of the ofiic,
to his successor on February z. Thc
louisiana is booked to sail from Ney
York for Guantanamo, Cuba, the las
OF this week, and Captain Gibbon
will take command Of her 10 south
ern waters.
Capt. John II. Gibbons will be d,
tached from duty at the Naval Acad
envy as superintendent, and placed il
command of the battleship Louisian;
to take effect February z next
Capt. Harry A. Field, now in com
msnd of the Louisiana, has been as
signed to duty as captain of the navy
yard at Portsmouth, NJ II. Capt
William 4. FUllam, now aid for per
sonnet at the Navy Department, viii
relieve Captain Gibbons as superin
tendent of the Naval Academy.
In announcing these changes Satur-
day afternoon, Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels said:
"Captsin Gibbons has been on duty
at the Naval Academy since May
1911 and this change is made at tie
end of the first term after the sen
annual examinations, which take
place the last of January, at the re-
quest of Captain Gibbons, who hs
asked for sea duty.
Captain Gibbons has given an able
administration to the Naval Academy
and has effected many desirable
changes during his term as superb
tendent. Captain Fullam has bee
especially interested in the educa-
tional feature recently established at
shore stations and on board ship and
is well fitted TO carry il on from the
Naval Academy, which will be the
source of information with regard TO
the naval educational system.
1.-Two erroneous impressions seem
TO prevail in regard to the case of
Capt. Harry A. Field, who was re-
&c ntly eourt-martialed for running
the u. S. S. Louisiana upon a shea
in Vera Cruz harb0r: one impressio
being that he is to be detached from
his ship as measure Of punishment.
and the other impression being that
the absence of a chart on the shin.
which accidentally occurred, shoul8
operate to relieve Captain Field from
the re sponsibility for the accident.
'.The facts are that Captain field
is not to be detached as a me ssure +
punishment. He has been on his
present cruise nearly twenty-tw
months, and the ordinary cruise of =
captain is from eighteen TO twenty
four months. Therefore, bis cruise
is already practically ended, and as
the shin is about to 90 to the West
Indies Tor an indefinite time. ana Is
Captain Field is 70 be assigned t. the
important position Of captain of TIE
ward at Ports mouth, n. H., it Is not
| deemed wise { send him south, il