Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
penines Chronicled.

Herbert Omar Dunn. who was pro-
NOTED to rear admiral, Saturday, by
the retirement Of Rear Admiral Bad
ger, was appointed to the naval aca-
denny by the late Congressman James
NJ. Pendleton, and has had over 20
years Of sea service in various parts
Of the world, and over 10 years of
shore duty. He was born in Wester-
ly. May 20, 1857, and has always re-
tanned Westerly as his legal residence
He entered the United States naval
academy as cadet midshipman, June
9, 1873, graduated midshipman in 1873
and the part OF his academic course
at sea was aboard the famous old
Hartford on the South Atlantic sta
ton. He was next assigned in 1873
to the Minnesota and after being pro-
NOTED ensign in March, 1881, he spent
six months in Paris, France, studying
the language. He served on the 1ro-
quois in the North and South Pacific.
on the Essex and Palos at the China
station and also on the Junita- He
returned home in the Palos in 1885
by way Of Africa, holding the posi-
ton OF executive officer, navigator and
acting chief engineer.
He served as assistant chief Of the
bureau of equipment and recruiting
at the Torpedo school. and in the Bal
timore, 1889, was in charge Of the
branch photographic office, and then
in the Lancaster on the South Allan
tic station. Among subsequent du-
ties he served during the war with
Spain in the monitor Terror, blockad-
ing off Cardenas and Havana, and was
in the engagement with the San Jpan
forts. The monitor was also in the
first expedition to Porto Rico after
Cervera's feet, and that vessel also
accompanied. eneral Nelson A. Miles
in the second expedition to the island.
In 1900, Captain Dunn was assigned
20 he fn1n chit R1Yff oln
igator. During the Boxer trouble in
China the Buffalo was used to take
reinforcements to Talzu. He was COM
mander of the .battleship Idaho. when
she made the remarkable trip UP the
Mississippi river, was on special duty
in the navy department and prepared
a bill in regard to the navy person
nel was naval supervisor of New York
harbor, and his last assignment was
in command of the United States ship
Wyoming. He Is the inventor of the
Dunn anchor, used in the navy. and
and new ships Of the navy.
The retirement of Rear Admiral
Charles J. Badger in addition to pro-
noting Captain Dunn to the rank Of
rear admiral, promotes Commanders
B. F. Hutchinson and T. P. Magruder
to captains, Lieutenant Commander T.
F. Ware. Jr- Junior grade, to lieu
tenant.
The record OF the Wannamoisett
golf course for nine holes has been
broken by DR.. c. II. Tetlow, of Wes-
terly, with a score Of 34/in a friend
ly match played with ]. A. Gammons,
L. B. Murdoch and G. z. Eddy. About
two months ago two OF the Greens or
the course were pushed considerably
forward, due to the additional nine
holes being built on the course, max
ing it possible to make the present
nine holes in two less than was or
dinarily taken for the old nine holes.
The green of the first hole has been
brought fifty yards forward, while the
green Of the ninth has been changed
so that the hole is shorter by 100
yards. Roger Hovey and George M
Gordon, the professionals Of the club,
have done the old holes in IS on sew
eral occasions, but the "a Of DIR. Tet-
low is the lowest for the altered
course. His card is as follows: 4, T.
8, 4, 3, 5, 8, 4, 4-34.
DR.. Tetlow is also the holder of the
amateur record of the course for is
holes with ~ strokes. The profess
sioal reconrd is held by Henry Vardon
the English crack who negotiated the
Is holes in October, 1915. with a So.
Rev. Walter A. Tally, pastor of the
Baptist church in Wakefield, officiatec
at the funeraii of Rouse Clark, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark, Friday
afternoon. TheAWakefield fire depart
ment attended the funeral, escorting
the body to Riverside cemetery. The
bearers were r. Theodore Chappell
Jr.. Thurston Robinson, H. Leslie
Gould and Robert Walker. Young
Clarke was drowned last Tuesday
when a boat in which he and two
other young men were going aboard
a yacht upon which he was employed
capsized, his shipmates being res
cued.