The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-17
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+. druiral H. III. Boil.

NJ ,..x..m ,ro,. San Francisco the death 4
announced Of Rear Admin al Henry q. Bell commanding
the United States Asiah Q squadron tho telegram
.,s,.s tha, bs tog.thsr wiz boats crew Of the men
Of the Hartford, flagship o. 'ns sa0Aaroo' wn
drowned while crossing the bss at the mouth or the
Osaka. Japan, on the 18th Of IanoSy las. Adm"a
Bell was born In the State OF North tAleHns' NON
which State he appointed 10 'ns navy
on the Attn OF August, 1929. aver p0'on'ins :
midshpmAa hs promoted BY slo\v dssfesd ssa. NJ
had attained tho rank Of commander, ach ne ne'd y
the tiuis Of the breaking out OF the Va r. "nsn Ms
services Of the navy brought into fulf play no
In 1881 acting inspector of ordnance, and ~ rssvsa
from hts position inspector TO take actAvs paH
several naval engagements that were fought arng ~
war; He wac tset captain OF the squadrai vou"
reward for his faithful services NdnrlnE
his connection with the navy md ths oonspcuoN part
he bore the occasion Of the New Orleans TRUMP ne
made commodore the 10th OF July. 1852. DA rns
the lstter part Of 1852 and 1863 he Was temporarily
command OF the West Gulf blockadng squadron, a ID
by bis wachfuness and did much to frustras
the attempts made BY the rebels TO run the gaantl\
supDss 10 be- rscsysd BY n. few Socn.ds
which now and then succesded in making their way
under the cover Of the night into the guarded ports
In June 1885, and for several months afterwAo, he
c0mmnndant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, whore no
inauguraed the system Of employing discharged sol
ders to work in the yard in preference TO all othsr 90
long as they were good workmen. While eomnana
at this post he issued order forbddng the payment
purposes which for time raised quite storm about
his head from partisan journals In 1866 he was placed
Ia command OF the Asiatc squadron aud q Short time
after his arrival at his he osk strong measures
to suppress the piracy on tho Chinese seas BY his
with the steamer Ashuelot to Formosa Islands 20
rescue the officers and men OF the American 1srx
officer learned that officers in question had
been murdered BY the natives and Admiral Bell after
taking such pssc'ful measures Is ne n s,ss
to give some definite information as to the
OUTRAGE that tho perpetrators might Do brought
Of the islands with q strong force. A severe Hght ON
LAND with tho pirates was the consequence N which
the port Osaka to be made port for foreign
trade tho 1st OF last month"; according to treaty.
the unfortunate Admiral was with his command looking
to the interests OF this country at the time OF his death.
Admiral Bell was GENIAL, warm hearted gentlemen.
and admired by all who knew him for his many good
qualities OF mind and heart As an officer he had &C.
quired the reputation of strict dsoiplinarian, and
withal very popular wish bus command. He had, up TO
the OF taking command Of the Assttc squadron
been In the service forty three years, twenytnres Of
which he had spent ct sea-
Surgeon G. II. Page, Of the Hartford.
Assistant Surgeon Charles II. Page OF tile flagship
Hartford. Asiac squadron, died aboard ship In the
Japanese waters December "a, 1857. Surgeon Page
was . native Of New Hampshire, but appointed
from Massachusetts,, whore hrs family resided. He en-
tored the service In February 1853 and with the excsP
ton or six months has been On service since.
william M. Swain.
William N. SWAIN, ono Of the founders OF she Pb,la
dephia Public Ledger died In that city yesterday noss-
ing after long illness, * the age OF ffty-nas years.
Mr. Swain was o native Of Onondaga coanty, N r..
and was also one OF the founders OF the baltimore Sum-
He Of the thorough masters OF NE print
ing business and Of the most successful Newspaper
publishers in this country. He WAS the first publisher
TO the great value OF the Hoe rotary printing
machine and tho first press Of that kind
FUSED BY him and his partners in the Philadephie
Ledger office. For eight years no was President OF
The Magnetic Telegraph Company and many years .
director in the American Telegraph Company. He
largely instrumental Ia organizing perfecsng aad I'm
proving the teegraphc system Of the United Sate& He
. Of great intellectual ability aud force Of
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