Show GOODRICH NOW SENIOR OFFICER Rear Admiral Heads Active List with Retirement of Evans Washington Rear Admiral Caspar F Goodrich commandant of tho Now York navy yard who becomes the senior officer of tho active list of tha United States navy with the retirement retire-ment of Admiral Evans first saw service at the ago of 17 while taking part In running down confederate com coerce destroyers on the old fighting tr1 t f W S o A REAR v9D1IR71L CALPPR R GOODCH ship tho Macedonian His career has been a notable one Including service In two wars directing the destruction of Cuban cables the organization of the coast signal service tho direction for a time of tho Naval War college and command of tho Pacific squadron when It afforded signal assistance to the sufferers In tho San Francisco earthquake Admiral Goodrich was born In Philadelphia in 1847 and graduated I grad-uated from the Naval Academy In 1SG4 |