The Washington union., 1857-09-26
LOCAL NEWS.

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O'Clock yesterday evening in pursuance Of the call pub
hshed in the city papers Of yesterday morning, large
number Of the 'ooers Of the navy and marine corps
sebled at the Washington Club rooms for the purpose
Of giving the expression Of their feelings the untmey
loss a. and to pay tribute Of respect to the memory Of
their late brother officer Commander William Lewis
Herndon"
Commodore Shubrick presided. Commanders Thomas
J. Page and Rogers acted as secretaries.
On taking the chair Commodore shubrick delivered
the following brief and feeling address
We have been summoned here, gentlemen, on briei
notice TO give expression 10 feelings of sympa-
thy with the whole country, and his family in particular
for the loss Of valuable officer, and to many OF
valued friendthe lanented Hendon The public papers
have already made you acquainted with the circum-
stances of this melancholy afiicon You know that he
left Havana In command of the mail steamer Central
America on the sth of this month with about 600 per-
board. On the llth he encountered gale, 80
frequent at this stormy Of the year On this
sion il amounted to a hurricane. You have seen how
he contended with it, bringing all the of
profession to meet it-with skill and irmness unfAing
And when he perceived that the catastrophe nega-
bic his first for the weak and helpless-the fee
BILE children and tender women Having accomplished
this when other bold and brave felt that they might
care for themselves, he like Panurus with unaltered
mood stood firm TO his post choosing certain death rather
than the abandonment OF that post.
The hand of the Almighty has thrown a veil over the
final scene No human eye witnessed the manner in
which he met the last event-how he faced the King Of
Terrors; but who knew him know well if had
seen it that he met ii with manly frInness and humble
submission
1t is not for to pronounce his eulogy That will be
done by the pen of talent and the tongue of elo-
quence Some gifted historiansome future Cooper-wil
write his name the brightest page of naval his
tory.
1t only remains for to address ourselves to business
On motion of Commander Jenkins, a committee con-
sisting of Captain H. A. Adams, Colonel Harris, DR.
Clymer Purser DeBree Commander jenkins Commander
Rogers, and Lieut. Woodruff, appointed to draft
suitable resolutions
After brief consultation, the committee reported the
following resolutions which unanimously adopted
The officers of the navy and marine corps brought to-
gether the seat Of by various duties have
felt themselves impeed by common impulse to give
some public expression to the deep and sincere feelings
of grief of sympathy, and of professional pride with
which they have received the intelligence of the untmey
fate of their late brother officer, Commander William
Lewis Herndon-
In this they are from being actuated by the
sense of formal prophecies conventional usage They
feel one and all the grief and the sympathy which be-
long to sad occasion but to them-to those who
were bound to him by ties of blood and nature and to
the country whose faithful soldier and servant he
there is noble and sublime consolation, and example
worthy Of all emulation in the picture of his heroic de-
into his grave in the consciousness that his
last duty a sailor man. and Christian had been per
formed therefore,
Rssoued That we the officers here present offer TO the
memory of late brother the heartfelt tribute of
highest appreciation unfeigned sorrow and the hope
that any of placed in the trying circumstances
may be ready follow noble example of fotitude
and humanity. .... .......
Resolved, That a monument be erected at the Naval
stances of his death only due to his memory but
nce to imitation Of his noble conduct, and that
committee of be appointed by the chairman TO carry
this resolution into prompt effect.
RessDed That while profer to the widow and daugh-
heartfelt coincidence and the Of read
mess maintain in deed the sympathy which have
endeavored express IN sor indulge the hope that
the wives and daughters of all Of professional brethren
viii cooperate with in contributing to them that
teal aid of which they have been bere in the loss of
our laInented brother officer
Resolved That copy of the proceedings and Of the
solves of this meeting be transmitted by the chairman to
| the bereaved family.
committee, consisting Of Commodore Shubrck, Cap
tain H. A. Adams, Colonel Harris DR. Clyrner, Purser
DeBree, Commander Jenkins, Commander Rogers, Com
mander steedman, and Lieutenant Woodruff, ap-
pointed to make the necessary arrangements for carrying
the second resolution into effect.
And then the meeting adjourned