Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-23 | Page 1 | American Admiral Commits Suicide

If ilii IlIIUlI Carlo B. BriLtan Reported to ; ' Washington Authorities : As Suicide ' ADMIRAL ON DUTY IN CUBAN WATERS Decedent Had Record of Long i and Honorable U. S. ; Navy Service . WASHINGTON. April 23. Roar A'd-milar A'd-milar Carlo B. Brittan. chiel of slaff A for Admiral Hoary B. Wilson, com- . -irtander p the Atlantic fet. cumin It-;' It-;' led suicide by shooiing himself yes-; yes-; idrday while on duty with the fleet in Admiral Wilson in advising the.niivy department of Admiral Britlan-'s death, "' gsivc no reason for tlio admiral's aci. Tlio body will be brought lo f ho 'Unit-ed-Stafes on the hospital ship Solace. Admiral Britain's home v.-as at Rich- P moiul, Ky. Admiral Brlttan' was born at Riric: r -vill.e.'-Lvy., ,3 years ago, and was grad-' grad-' Vxfaled' from tho naval academy in ISM aj0fcjdihjring the .Spanlsfennerirnafrslir served on the cruisers Newark' rnd f Brooklyn and auxiliary Bodgu with, th'e rank of Ue'itpnanL Tor his services serv-ices aboard the Newark in the battle) of Santiago he was awarded the Samp- From 1900 to 1903 ho was stationed in the Philippines and from 1905 to , 1907 he was on the staff of the com mander of the north Atlantic fleet Other sea service included commander of the battleships Massachusetts and Michigan. Ho was made a rear admiral admi-ral in 191-1 and assigned to (he staff of Admiral Wilson when the latter was placed in command of the Atlantic