User:Jrp/Uriel Sebree Notes

In 1873, Sebree was a Lieutenant serving on board the USS Tigress. On July 14 1873, she launched from Brooklyn, New York in search for the missing USS Polaris on the Polaris expedition. (DEPATURE OF THE TIGRESS. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jul 15, 1873. pg. 8, 1 pgs) http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/charles_francis_hall/index.html

March 2, 1878 ordered to the hydrographic office at Washington, DC. Still a lieutenant. (CITY PERSONALS. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Mar 2, 1878. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Nov 1879, commanded the Silliman (not yet sold to the Navy). Was part of the Coast and Geodesic Survey. (A NEWLY-DISCOVERED LEDGE. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 25, 1879. pg. 5, 1 pgs) http://www.history.noaa.gov/ships/ship20.html

April 1883, still a Lieutenant. Instructor in Navigation on board the USS Dale, practice cruise for naval cadets. (NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS; ARMY AND NAVY NEWS. AN EXAMINING BOARD APPOINTED--THE CRUSE OF THE NAVAL CADETS. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 27, 1883. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

June 14 1883, Sebree detached from Naval Academy to command the USS Pinta on a voyage to Alaska. To sail from New York on July 1. (The Pinta Ordered to Sea. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Jun 14, 1883. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Nov 17 1883, charges brought against Sebree for an incident where she collided with the brig Tally Ho. (Navy?) For "culpable negligence and inefficiency in the performance of his duty". (ARMY AND NAVY MATTERS. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 17, 1883. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

Dec 14 1883 - Suspended from rank and duty for three years, publicly reprimanded by the Secretary of the Navy. (ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.; COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCES AND ORDERS TO OFFICERS. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Dec 15, 1883. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

Dec 21 1883 - Sentence mitigated by the Secretary of the Navy to a public reprimand only. (ARMY AND NAVY NEWS. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Dec 22, 1883. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

Dec 27 1883 - Secretary was William E. Chandler. Sebree was below decks at the time of the collision. His failure was in properly ascertaining whether any damage was done to the Tally Ho before leaving, though the Tally Ho did not return his hails. The Pinta was undamaged in the hit. (ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.; ORDERS TO OFFICERS--TWO NAVAL OFFICERS REPRIMANDED. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Dec 28, 1883. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

Jan 11 1884 - Ordered to the USS Powhatan. (CURRENT CAPITAL NEWS. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Jan 11, 1884. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Feb 27 1884 - XO on the USS Thetis on the Greely Relief Expedition. (THE GREELY RELIEF EXPEDITION. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Feb 28, 1884. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

Expedition to to deliver supplies to Adolphus Greely at Lady Franklin Bay. Previous ship sent, USS Proteus and USS Yantic. Proteus was crushed in the ice and the officers narrowly escaped. New expedition of Thetis, USS Bear, and USS Alert. (TO THE RESCUE OF LIEUT, GREELY. Scientific American (1845-1908). New York: May 3, 1884.Vol.Vol. L., Iss. No. 18.; pg. 281, 1 pgs)

Jan 14 1892 - XO of the USS Baltimore. Still Lieutenant. Riot in Valparaíso, Chile which crew of the Baltimore were involved in. (THE INQUIRY CLOSED.; Important Testimony Given by Capt. Schley and His Officers. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jan 14, 1892. pg. 1, 1 pgs)

Riot was October 16 1891. US sailors won an award of $75,000 in the case. Also, Sebree is referred to as Lieutenant Commander. (SAILORS WILL GET THE MONEY.; A Board Appointed to Report Upon a Distribution of the Chilian Awards. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Jan 4, 1893. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Wrote: REQUIRED READING FOR THE CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE.; DEVELOPMENT OF STEAMSHIPS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. URIEL SEBREE. The Chautauquan; A Weekly Newsmagazine (1880-1914). Meadville: Nov 1894.Vol.20, Iss. 2; pg. 131, 8 pgs

October 6 1895 - Sebree was listed as one of the "Famous Annapolis Men" who had graduated from the USNA in the New York Time's article on the 50th anniversary of the academy. He is listed as an "arctic explorer". This is unusual given his relatively low rank and he had not yet been Governor. (FIFTY YEARS OT THE NATION'S NAVAL ACADEMY. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Oct 6, 1895. pg. 20, 1 pgs)

Oct 4 1896, Sebree commanding the Thetis still, off the coast of California for coast-survey work. (SAN DIEGO COUNTY.; WATER CONSUMERS DISSATISFIED WITH JUDGE ROSS'S DECISION. Los Angeles Capital Invested in the New Brewery--Misfortunes of an Old Pioneer--The Thetis Arrives. The Water Bond Case. YOUNG'S WILL PROBATED. NEW CAPITAL INVESTED. WITHERBY'S MISFORTUNE. THE WATER BOND CASE. A ONE-LEGGED FIGHTER. ESCONDIDO RAISINS. THE U.S.S. THETIS. SAN DIEGO BREVITIES. )

Feb 28 1897 - Promoted to commander, confirmed Mar 3, 1897. (Worth Carolina District Judge Named. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Feb 26, 1897. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Sebree's father was "Judge John Sebree", a prominent citizen of Howard County. Younger brother is Frank P. Sebree. Sebree was sailing along the coast of Africa in the 1870s. (MISSOURIANS MEET IN AFRICA.; One Was Captain Sebree and Other a Negro Returned to Barbarism. The Atlanta Constitution (1881-2001). Atlanta, Ga.: Apr 23, 1898. pg. 7, 1 pgs)

Oct 21 1898 - Sebree was in command of the USS Wheeling, transferred to the Twelfth Lighthouse District as Inspector (THE UNITED SERVICE. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Oct 21, 1898. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Oct 9 1901 - Detached from Lighthouse District to command Abarenda and be Commandant of Tutuila. (THE UNITED SERVICE. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Oct 9, 1901. pg. 5, 1 pgs)

Nov 27 1901 - Sebree arrives in Samoa and assumes command. (SEBREE TAXES UP REINS OF GOVERNMENT; NATIVES THROUGH THEIR CHIEFS PROMISE CORDIAL SUPPORT. People of Tutuila Discuss Advisability of Adopting United States Constitution as Their Own--Steps Taken Toward the Construction of Roads. THE NEW ASSOCIATED PRESS. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Dec 17, 1901. pg. A4, 1 pgs)

Oct 9 1901 - Sebree promoted to Captain. (ORDERS TO NAVAL OFFICERS. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Dec 25, 1901. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

Mar 1 1902 - Sebree detached from Abarenda, remaining Commandant / Governor. (THE UNITED SERVICE.; Army. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Mar 1, 1902. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

Jun 7 1902 - Sebree given command of Wheeling, again. (PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL.; CABINET FOR SIGNING IT. THE NEW ASSOCIATED PRESS. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 7, 1902. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Sebree called the situation "embarassing" the the United States Senate has not acted on the Deed of Cession and it is unknown whether American Samoa is "foreign or domestic".

Sebree wrote: Progress in American Samoa U Sebree. The Independent ... Devoted to the Consideration of Politics, Social and Economic Tendencies, History, Literature, and the Arts (1848-1921). New York: Nov 27, 1902.Vol.54, Iss. 2817; pg. 2811, 11 pgs

Dec 31 1902 - Sebree on leave of absence from Samoa to care for ill wife. (SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The Atlanta Constitution (1881-2001). Atlanta, Ga.: Dec 31, 1902. pg. 7, 1 pgs)

The editor of "United Service" called Sebree in "universal esteem throughout the navy service", "large experience, sound judgement, even temper and most excellent record" (SERVICE SALAD. United Service; a Quarterly Review of Military and Naval Affairs (1879-1905). New York: Oct 1903.Vol.4, Iss. 4;  pg. 426, 2 pgs)

Nov 19 1903 - Commander of the Wisconsin? (ADMIRAL EVANS UPHELD FOR CENSURE OF COURT; Secretary Moody Decides Case That Has Stirred the Navy. NAVAL JUDGES CONDEMNED Hint Given That Naval Discipline Is Lax -- Evans Denounced Leniency to an Offending Officer. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 19, 1903. pg. 1, 1 pgs)

July 1 1904 - Transferred to United States Naval War College to teach. (THE UNITED SERVICE.; The Army. Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 14, 1904. pg. 13, 1 pgs)

By Mar 20 1906 - Sebree is on the Light House Board (WANTS $5,000 FOR ARREST; Mrs. Dudley Alleges Mrs. Atkinson Caused Detention. Avers Action Was Not Justifiable and Asks Court to Award Damages for Malicious Prosecution. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Mar 20, 1906. pg. 12, 1 pgs)

Jul 14 1907 - Sebree made Rear Admiral (THE UNITED SERVICE.; The Army. Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jul 14, 1907. pg. C4, 1 pgs)

Sebree in command of the Pacific Fleet, Second Division (BIG FLEET FOR EVANS; Admiral's Force to Be Most Powerful in the World. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Aug 9, 1907. pg. 11, 1 pgs)

Sebree was Secretary of the Lighthouse Board, will command his division from the USS Tennessee (COMMANDER HELM REPORTS.; Succeeds Rear Admiral Sebree as Secretary to Light House Board. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Sep 26, 1907. pg. 5, 1 pgs)

Oct 1 1907 - Transferred to Bureau of Navigation (ARMY ORDERS. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Oct 1, 1907. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Sebree in command of the special service squadron of the Great White Fleet, to be a forward guard. (FLEET VANCUARD SAILS; Special Service Squadron Off for Trip to Pacific. SEBREE COMMANDING OFFICER Cruisers Washington and Tennessee Start from Hampton Roads to Rendezvous at Magdalena Bay -- Will Take Part in Maneuvers with California and South Dakota -- Journey Is 13,000 Miles. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Oct 13, 1907. pg. 8, 1 pgs)

Tragedy on the Tennessee - 4 dead, 10 wounded while trying to break a speed record causing a fire onboard the Tennessee, missing Sebree by a minute. (FROM TINY RENT IN PIPE ON WARSHIP SCALDING DEATH CLAIMS TOILING MEN.; Lives of Four Firemen and Torture of Ten Others the Cost of Mighty Effort on the Tennessee to Make Speed Record While Off Point Hueneme. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 6, 1908. pg. I1, 2 pgs)

Birthday is Feb 20.

May 17 1909 - Sebree is commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet. (PINHEAD IS SORE.; Has Hornick Arrested, Warrant Out for Spreckels, on Charges of Libel. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: May 18, 1909. pg. I4, 1 pgs)

Tennessee, Sebree's flagship, broke speed records by traveling from San Francisco to Honolulu in 4d 17h. (PACIFIC FLEET BREAKS RECORD.; SEBREE'S FLAGSHIP MAKES HONOLULU IN SHORTEST TIME;Test Cruise Begins With ExcellentShowing, Except for Accident toMachinery on Two Cruisers, in Oneof Which Two Men Were Scaldedto Death. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Sep 11, 1909. pg. I5, 1 pgs)

Feb 19 1910 - Sebree returns home, to retire on the 10th. (ARMY ORDERS. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Feb 3, 1910. pg. 4, 1 pgs)

Has a daschhund "gun cotton" which always travels with him from 1910. Brother is an Attourney in San Francisco. (FOR VOTE ON TRUST BILLS.; U.S. Commerce Chamber Directors to Ask for Referendum. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: May 20, 1914. pg. 3, 1 pgs)

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A peak on Mitkof Island was named for him, as is an island in Glacier Bay. Both in Alaska. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey By Geological Survey (U.S.) Published 1901 Pg 361 http://books.google.com/books?vid=0jSl6aoADIuTP8Pe-p&id=Z94bAAAAMAAJ&d