Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
ADMIR-. VICTOR Blue
DIES ABOARD TRAIN
succunbs on Way 10 Walter
ReeG-TWice Head of
Navigation Bureau.

Rear Admiral Victor Blue. u S. NJ
retired. twice head of the Nays
! Bureau Of Navigation here, and
/ who. as commander of the battlcShir
! Texas. took part in receiving the sur
! render of the German grand fleet. died
/ yesterday on a train while en- route to
this city. where he was to enter Walter
! Reed Hospital for treatment for heart
disease. A son. Ensign Victor Blue, jr..
attached to the naval survey ship,
Nokofnis. was accompanying his father
at the time.
The body was brought to Washing
ton and now is at Tablers undertaking
| establishment. 924 M street. 1t will
be sent at l245 o'clock tomorrow morn
service and burial will be held. Ensign
| Blue will accompany the body.
The deceased naval officer is a
brother OF DR.. Rupert Blue. a former
surgeon general of the United States
Public Health Service.
Born in South Carolina.
Admiral Blue was born in Richmond
County. S. c.. December 6. 1865. a son
of John c. and Annie M. Blue. He was
appointed to the United States Naval
Academy from South Carolina and was
graduated in the class of 1887. He
first entered the engineering branch of
the Navy when it vas a staff corps.
receiving his first promotion July /,
1889. as assistant engineer. However.
on December II. 1892. he was trans
ferred TO the line as an ensign. He was
promoted to lieutenant. Junior grade.
December S, 1897: lieutenant. March 3.
1899; lieutenant commander. June %,
1905: commander, July /. 1909. and
captain on March 10. 1914.
During the Spanish War
he commanded the Suwanee and was
advanced five numbers in rank for
meritorious services and extraordinary
heroism during that conflict. From
1900 to 1901 he was on the staff OF
the squadron commander of the AsiatiC
feet He was inspector OF equipment
at Cramps Shipyard. Camden, N. j.,
in 1901 and 1902: aide for Rear Ad-
miral Cooper June TO December. 1908:
again aide TO the squadron commander.
As.atic fleet, and aide to the COM
mander- in chief of this feet during the
latter part Of 1904.
In 1905 he served in the Bureau OF
Ordnance in this city and then went
10 Newport News. Va. where he was
inspector of ordnance until 1907. He
was executive officer of the North Car
DINA until 1909 and the following year
was placed In command OF the York
town. attached TO the Pacific station.
Returns 10 Washington.
He came TO Washington again In 1911
for duty with the general board and
on March 20, 1918 he was selected 10
head the Bureau of Navigation with
the rank OF rear admiral He remained
here until August 10. 1915. when he
was placed In command of the battle
ship Texas. After the entrance Of the
United States into the world conflict
the Texas was sent to join the British
grand fleet.
After the surrender Of the German
feet in 1918. Admiral Blue was ordered
TO Washington, and on December 10.
1918, he was again selected 10 head
the Bureau OF Navigation. He became
a permanent rear admiral April !. 1918.
and on July ] OF the same year he
was retired from active service on ac-
count OF physical disabilities incurred
in line OF duty.
He was awarded the distinguished
service medal for exceptional service
IN the North Sea and was decorated
commander OF the Order OF Leopold
by the King OF Belgium, Since his
retirement. he has made his home at
Fort George. Ga.