Show aab charles H lorica chief of steam en freed trim dec 27 special commodore charles H coring chief of the bureau of steam engineering wa retired today on account of reaching the age limit of sixty two yearn he was born in massachusetts and was commissioned a third assistant engineer in the gayy in february 1851 hi last sea bervice beginning of the civil was on the frigate which vessel was afterward captured and converted into the iron clad virgina called clr merrimac in her fight with the monitor by tha confederates bis retirement promotes pio motes clief engineer W U dungan to the grade chief engineer albert green to the grade der and passed assistant engineer james J bany to be chief |