3 ▁was ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁with ▁the ▁temporary ▁rank ▁of ▁comm odore . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁gun bo at ▁ ▁in ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Sea ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁A si atic ▁Squadron ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁l ighth ouse ▁inspect or ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁Spanish – American ▁War ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Fol ger ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁protected ▁cru iser ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Squadron , ▁leading ▁her ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁seeing ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁F lying ▁Squadron ▁off ▁Cuba ▁and ▁in ▁bomb ard ments ▁of ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba ▁on ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁He ▁det ached ▁from ▁New ▁Orleans ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁A si atic ▁Squadron ▁from ▁April ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁squad ron ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine – American ▁War . ▁He ▁next ▁was ▁general ▁inspect or ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁batt les hip ▁, ▁still ▁fitting ▁out ▁prior ▁to ▁commission ing , ▁and ▁became