Captain Evans Leaves the Iowa
Captain Evans departs from the Iowa amid service updates and farewell notes. The move marks a transition in command as the crew adjusts to new leadership duties.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1898
Page
1
Captain Evans departs from the Iowa amid service updates and farewell notes. The move marks a transition in command as the crew adjusts to new leadership duties.
Washington reports Captain Robly D. Evans is relieved of command of the battleship Iowa at his request and will join the naval inspection board after a brief leave. Captain Silas Terry will command the Iowa and sail with the Oregon to the Pacific. Also noted are preparations in Texas and military staffing shifts as Congress and the army adjust postwar forces.
Senator Janes HM Kyle of South Dakota, stricken with paralysis here, shows marked improvement. Murder Instead of death by own action in Temple on Sept 11 as the investigation into JH Baughs death shifts from suicide to foul play. Republican Nominee Lounsbury for governor announced at New Haven state convention on Sept 16.
Washington September 16. The cabinet met for an hour with Secretary Alger absent. Secretary Day tendered his resignation as secretary of state and left the cabinet. A Manila report from General Otis indicated the situation was satisfactory. The peace commission instructions were officially approved. Senator Gray remains in Philadelphia and will sail with the Campania tomorrow. Assistant Secretary Moore also resigned to become secretary to the peace commission in Paris.
Heavy rain at Camp Wikoff caused no damage while 600 general hospital patients remained. The Twenty-second Infantry began departure to Fort Crook Omaha and five hundred of the Twelfth prepared to move to Huntsville. Two soldiers died of typhoid fever and dysentery. Other notes report units returning to Washington and Chicago, with illness and fatalities shaping postwar demobilization.
Major Roberts relinquished command to Major O'Brien during a demonstration as 60 men were moved directly to bar racks by carriages. Surgeon George Lindheim of the Red Cross and Eighth New York volunteers died of typhoid in New York at 27 after overseeing the transport of 265 sick soldiers from Chickamauga. Madrid reports the Spanish peace commission may include Monterorios Villarrutia Correo Azcarraga and Urzaiz, with possible changes.
I and I G N R R will sell excursion tickets to Hot Springs on September 10 with return at low rates. Palestine 5.50, Galveston and San Antonio 7.50 and other points in proportion. Tickets valid until Sept 15 with 30 day extension option on payment of sufficient to make rate one fare. Contact nearest agent or D J Price G P and T A Palestine Texas.
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