Rear Admiral John Crittenden Watson, USN,
Commanding the Asiatic Station
With members of his staff and other officers on board his flagship, USS Baltimore (Cruiser # 3) in Asiatic waters, 1899.
Those present include (left to right, seated):
Captain James M. Forsyth, ship's Commanding Officer;
Rear Admiral Watson;
Lieutenant Commander Chauncey Thomas, Jr.
(left to right, standing):
Naval Cadet Walter B. Tardy;
Lieutenant Frank Marble, Flag Lieutenant;
Ensign Albert W. Marshall;
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Walter S. Crosley, Flag Secretary;
Ensign Edward H. Watson, Aide.
Note black mourning arm bands.
