The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-22
sHErcr OF vEor-ADuIRA4 rAnRs.

SElETCH OF VICE-ADHIRAL FAHES.
GUr.
The portrait Of Vicc.AdmiraI David @. Ft.ra
gutaccompauy this teh,reprcseot, one who,
having just attained the prime of life finds him
self also at the prime Of his fame. lie has accom-
plshed % much already, that ali he shall hero
after achieve con never seem too great TO keep
place beside t. Associate as his name is with
New Crlcaos, Port Hudson, Fort Gaines, tho
opening of the Mississippi, the knowledge tha
the office of Vice-Admiral has been conferred
upon him will seem to the nation the peculiarly
appropriate reward of experience and valor.
Yic,.Admirpl David G. Farragut vas born in
Knoxville, Tennessee, in the year 1908. In his
very earliest years he eyinccd a foudness for the
sea, and for every thing associated with nautical
pursuits. The wide eXpansc Of ocean was 20
him a vast home and every wave spoke of wild
delight and yaorous achievement His love for
it was that of the hero lot of a poet l. was the
area where naval battles could be fought and
victories won; over which the American Gag
could be maGo to eniend is fame,
aud to whose distant and responsive
shores the name Of the United States could be-
come as familiar as household word. II3 was
only eight years OF age when he became o sailor.
In his ninth year he became a midshpman under
Commodore Porter, fine old naval officer, who,
IN the war Of 1872, won the victory in Lynn Haven
Bay. Il was on the EsScb that the present Vice
Admiral first made his practical and professional
acquaintance with the sea. lie was early initiated,
too, into warfare, having been present at the bat
tie OF Valparaiso.
At the age OF thirteen he was placed in com
mand Of prize vessel. At the close OF the war
OF 1912 he WAS sent to school, aud thence into the
Navy. Il VIII thus be seen that his whole educa-
ton and experience have been military in their
nature. lie has been accustomed to the voice Of
the sea from childhood. His courage has been
disciplined by many an engagement, and his
brilliant naval talents have been made OF tenfold
hcir original worth by the stern school Of actHal
| engagement. The abilities which have been CON
sccnuou,y exercised for years eliminated in
brilIiaucy in the victories Of New Orleans and
| Mobile
Fsnagut Is q man who Is not without the
claims of social life. After his admission ns)
the navy, he married q Southern lady, aud settled
| in Norfolk Va. When the expedition against
| N,w Orleans was finally resolved upon, Farragut
| it was who VRs put in sole command. Upon the
| oath Of March, 1862, he entered tho Mi SissIppi
river, passing Forts Jackson and st. Philip. On
| the 25th lie took possession OF New Orleans. This
| emneutly brilliant proceeding invested his name
! with prestige which no subsequent failure could
have even dmmed, hut which every subsequent
triumph treuly augmented
In the reduction Of Port Hudson, and In his
dazzling achevc ueuts in Mobile Bay, he set the
seal upon the promises which his talents silently
gave, but the memory Of what FAuagut has doue
! IS too deeply rooted in the nations mind to re
| quire recapitulating with the mere narration OF
! his many exploits. Il is useless to trace his
| career throughout. We all know what he has
| done we all know what he can do. His name
and his deeds will become treasured words in the
hearts and lips Of children. The acclamations Of
the entire nation accord in placing the Vice-Ad-
miralty in the hands of Farragut.