hiː kəmˈændᵻd ðɪ ˌælvɐɹˈɑːdoʊ, ɐ ɡˈʌnboʊt kˈæptʃɚd fɹʌmðə spˈænɪʃ, ɪnðɪ ɐtˈæk əpˌɑːn mˌænzɐnˈɪloʊ, bɪkˌeɪm flˈæɡ luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk skwˈɑːdɹən, ænd sˈɜːvd ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd zˈiəɹoʊ wˈʌn.
He commanded the Alvarado, a gunboat captured from the Spanish, in the attack upon Manzanillo, became Flag lieutenant in the Pacific Squadron, and served in the Philippines in 1900–01.