Show RearAdmiral Converse Dead Washington Rear Admiral George A Converse died at Ills home here Monday night of uraomlc poisoning Although placed 011 the retired list several years ago ho was in active service nt the time of his death being be-ing president of the board of construction con-struction of the navy It was under I him as chief of the bureau of navigation navi-gation that the battleship fleet of I slxteon vessels which recently circled tho globo was nssemblcd Hln service to the navy was largely Iden tilled with torpedo and torpedo boats |