| Show fas RS I 1 A I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 k I 1 I 1 a I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I I 1 I 1 1 I I 1 11 CAPT T C IT S q N or TITS commission COMMIsSI Ot TO SELECT A OTTE rok felt A NSW PACIFIC COAST TARD captain T C selfridge pre president Adent of f tile joint of army and nury navy of floors to select ti a alto tor for a now navy yard on our northwest const b hf pro a report to tho the which will tie bu published in a fow few days day captain selfridge 19 it a native of and was graduated from the engleh high school nt at tho the head bead of his of cl iba aa lie ho entered tho the navy la in ond and was wait graduated in 1853 at tho the bond of his bin clam and assuata W briix abo be first brat onisor to receive a diploma of gr graduation a under tho the present organization of the naval academy ile iio tot midshipman on board tho the Pat cloo squadron till itam lie iio wis was promoted noted to past midshipmen to in november bor no as acting clawiter in tho the enlist comit survey till october iba l ia whon hon lie ho who ordered to the sloop of war vincennes stationed ora on tho the coall of A falca for the suppression of the billit e trado lie wax wan second lieutenant of the cumber cumberland ba ad nod a d in of sun gun dook buttery battery march 8 1462 in tho ito light fight between the and cumbe cumber lead la in which tho the cumberlan cumberland wont went down with hor her flax flying lieutenant bel selfridge fridge bred orad tho the laila wt run line said and saved himself by jumping through a port holo halo jo he wa was a ordered ord to command tile monitor aft asior the wounding of captain and served nerved as lag flag lieu lieutenant of the abo north atlantic adam a flost fleet selfridge artas wa commissioned boiu july and wai glion command aniro captain selfridge was wan recommended tarco times for promotion and wm wits selected for or a promotion of thirty numbers number by the board of admirals at washington at tho the close of oc the war ilo ile was ordered to tho the naval academy in lafi W ho won was A L member of the board of inspection from abw to ista |
