The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-02
OBITUARY.
Nrs. Catharine NegIey.

We record the sudden decease of Mrs. Kate
Negley, wife of our esteemed telloW.cltlzen
MaiOr-General James s. Negey. This amiable
and much loved lady died yesterday evening,
alter an hours illness, of heart disease. This
terrible and unexpected dispensation OF ProVl-
dence will affiict with the most poignant sorrow,
net only the stricken family who have been SO
cruelty bereaved, but large circle oil friends who
delighted in the society of the noble and generous
lady who has been thus mysteriously summoned
from amongst us. But little while ago, the
writer of this article was enjoying her hospltali-
ties, and he finds 1t strange and hard to realize
that this sweet-mannered and kind-hearted
lady, so full of all womanly graces and warm
hearted sympathies, should be taken away ere
she had reached the prime of a life endeared by
SO much gentleness and goodness. Our entire
community will sympathiZe tenderly with the
widowed husband and motherless children, and
those who had the privilege OF an acquaintance
with the deceased will preserve in loving re-
membrance the recollection of her virtues. Her
grave will not want flowers to deck It, or the
tribute of tears, that in the after time shall
enly
"Resemble sorrow
AS the mist resembles the rain"
-PiHsburg Commercial, Nov. 90as.
Rear-AdmiraI John Drake SIOAt.
Rear-Admiral sloat, of the United States
Navy, died at his residence at New Brighton,
Staten Island, on Thursday last In the eighty
seventh year OF his age. He was one of the few
surVlVOrs OF the old school of officers who lent
lustre to the service in the early days of the
nag ahoat and ashore for nearly three quarters
a. century: Increasing years and bodily in
ALmites only prevented him from actively
Ratlclpaiing in the stirring scenes of the
ia.e wal, but throughout he watched the
Sit a oi lne othcers with an unsurpassed inte
aSa,; Sn% a soncitude, partaking equally in their
Sn S.sHsta IN victory and their pain and ohagrin in
alsss,el. Born in 1880, he entered the navy as
sha Ss1inSiSg 'He ne t2th Of February, lsOO but at
nsnca Sne snS 81 ne following year, in conse
qaence, OF q ~ ~Ieuncuon Of the naval forces, was
hOnoraDly mustered out. At the heSinni1ng of
the war Of 1872, he was reaopoS1,aS SSsMuhg Mn.g Ti
the regular navy. On the 2Ath az ~ m hn
was commissioned as Lieuten ant ana s, 1910, ne
service during the war with Great Rsitm, aOt,VS
came out with credit and honor. IN ieb6S Suu ul
made cruise TO the Brazils in the nc
ship Franklin, bearing the blue dag of SlS
Ironsides, the present Rear Admiral Charlss
Stewart. He returned to the United State
In the frigate Congress In 1922. In IsaI
and 1926 he commanded the schooner Grampus
one of Commodore David Porter's fleet In thl
West Indies, when the Commodore was en-
gagged In egtirpating the pirates which then fire
quented those waters, and participated in seve
raj engagements. In 1926 he was made
Master Commandant, and was placed In com
mand OF the slOop-of-war ST. Louis In the Pacific
squadron, where he served more than tw'
years. After some years of shore service y
commander Of the naval rendezvous OF NeV
York, he was promoted 10 iUIl captainey II