Show HOBSON HOBSON TO BE DE f PLACED PLACED ON RETIRED LIST President Recommends Passage o of Bill for This Purpose Purpose Ill Health the Causer Cause Cause- r j W WASHINGTON Feb 18 The The President President dent yesterday sent the Senate a mesge mes mes- age recommending ge the retirement of Naval N J v val Con Constructor Richmond R P P. Hob Hob- ron pon and nd in accordance with this recommendation Senator Gallinger immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- introduced a bill providing for Mr rr Hobsons Hobson's transfer to the retired listIn list In his message the the President gives as his reason the trouble that Hobson has had With his eyes and r recites the history of that trouble It appears that in inJune June 1 1900 1000 00 he was admitted to the he naval hospital at Yokohama Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan when according to the records he ne suffered from weakness of the e eyes es and which it ii was stated had hac become contracted while on duty in repairing ships at Hong Kong In January 1902 he was examined by a retiring board which decided that his incapacity was not such as to justify his hiS' retirement The Presidents President's message concludes its as as follows Without suggesting that tha any ny injustice has been done by this finding and while in effect pronouncing pronouncIng ing ng it correct Mr Hobson states in a addressed to the Secretary o othe of the Nav Navy February an 5 1902 that the duty required in the construction corps corp In connection with plans and blueprints blueprints blueprints blue blue- prints and in connection with Inspection inspection tion and supervision in the glare a at shipyards and yards navy-yards required jus just the kind of use of the eyes that is la painful painful painful pain pain- ful and injurious and would tend to thwart their recovery that the condl condl- Ion tion of his eyes yes has Improved since hi his return to the United States while on special duty not in the usual line o of work vork of the construction bureau bu ut that under these favorable conditions condition the irritation ana and sensitiveness continue continue continue con con- and show that he should not undertake un un- un- un e vork work that taxes the eyes In Inthe Inthe Inthe the future He accordingly asks such legislation authorizing his retirement s its for disabilities incurred in the line hn of duty This request Is approved b bj by the Chief of Construction and by the Secret Secretary ry of the Navy In consideration of the foregoing but especially of the gallant service rendered by Mr 1 Hobson In irs the sinking of the 1 In the harbor of Santiago Santiago San San- tiago during the recent war v with Spain I recommend the en enactment of a favorable fa La- measure for his retirement |