The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-29

h1 naval lie was spent The ooean, be having seou
SINE sixteen Year, Rrv.ce u and only nine pears
sctve daty On Shore he held for time very respoa.
sble profeesohip In tho Naval School II Annapolis and
still later was placed In command or tho receiving ship
North Carolina, lying a tho Navy Yard THIS position he
held for nearly four years. and while In made many
friends AT last the troubled state Of the country de-
manocd the service and experience Of such officers q
Captain Ward, and finding that ho wanted and
would be useful In sxricssing the land from s doutias
upon HIM and a once placed himself at tho ' COM
mald Of the government. Approaching his abilities,
they placed him in command Of the steam aos,lls
commission On the 10th OF Nay, and on the
evening o. that day he bid farewell 70 his friends and
He had hardly arrived there whea an Opportunity arose
Of showing his courage, which he did by making at
TACK on rebel battery, sleucing It and driving the
70 the city Of Washington whore he duly reported him
ser fcr orders since that time he has proved him
officers that We had, fearing no dagger. and pscinr
thoee under him In that no would al IDLY lead
them through Each movement OF tho iotila has been
eraphicaly descrihed in detail In columns, and Il s
therefore now useloss TO refer to them.
He was married In tho yos 1882 70 Miss whittemore
OF this city, daughter Of Samuel wbtemore, Esq From
this union has sprung four cniIdren three Of whom,
daughter and two sons are with their mother in some
pe sas where W. are e. present
hH city few Days ago join hs father Washington
Tue blow 70 the fsmi has been 70 his friends viii
or knowing that they do NOT greve Alone Every loyal
heart beas In unison with theirs and many are the
pray that will BIO sent 81 the throne Of Almighty
for the savstioc Of who fell while n0bly defending
the honor and integrity Of his country and her flag
against rebes who would blindiy destroy the Union Of
this bright and glorious land.
Captain Ward did not entirely devote his talents to
naval affairs, but permitted them sometimes TO turn into
literary channel Of that light nature however, that
is at present prevalent, but OF deep and searching
character Bis works aloI would have mado for him
apart from his position. He has issued many
full works, among which may ciaes the folio wing
'Steam for tho Mllion" "Ordnance and Gunnery" and
"Navat Iactica."
Tho OF steam used In navigation q favorite
study Of hts and TO lis mysteries he devoted many
houIs Of his lie Study In any shape was acceptable to
him. and tho more complicated the greater welcome he
gave IT, So s,uGOus be that he earned for himself
the title OF "the best educated MIN in the navy"
The ead Of his deaih received W tn unfeigqed
grief by his Old associates at the Navy Yard and for tho
time being tho spirits the depressed and
there who had not kind word r. say Of him,
anecdote to relate OF his memory. No one per-
hae felt the ioes keeny than bis successor COM
mand Of the North Carolina Captain Meade), who has
him for cars and who ep1ko Of him yesterday Ia
touching manner referring to his uusued life,
poblc character the high esteem In which no
held by bis fellow officers No better fo-cole
euosy than this enple fact could be pronounced The
government has lost noble officer and able defender
OF te rights and his family loving and devoted husband
and father.