Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-05-22 | Page 3 | Admiral Sperry Takes Command of Fleet

ADM R SPERRY TAIS or RET after actual command of only six days rear admiral thomas thomaa hauls down H hia is F flag and will retire san francisco near hoar admiral charles stillman sperry returned within six months from a mission of p peace ace as one ot of tho the american amet Amei ican dele gite batea a to the conference at the lague hague assumed command on friday of the strongest force of first class fighting ships assembled in the hla his tory of the nation rear admiral char charles es al thomas who succeeded rear admiral avans gis as commander in chief of the atlantic fleet hauled down ills his flag at 10 40 a in from the truck of ti tie the e connecticut and ten minutes later admiral sperry was received on board ill ahe e flagship with the eal salutes steb arid and other naval honors honor be fit fitting ing ilia his position the ceremonies carried out in the briefest pos sibo bible fasl fashion ion and in accordance with naval i emulations I 1 homas who he had had bad actual corn core w roand for only aix days although lie he served f for 0 r many weeks a as senior of fleer present during the enforced ab sence of admiral evans issued no la rewell address