New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-28

| nine O'Clock on the morning OF January III
he signiied his intention of going ashore,
and sent word to Lieutenant Commander
Reed, who in his official position of Fleet
Lieutenant Commander usually sccompa-
MED him, informing him of his intention.
| Lieutenant Commander Reed seemed to
think there might be trouble in getting
ashore, and ioculSrly spoke to his associate
officers of the possibility of disaster. 1t
would also seem that the Admiral deemed it
no easy matter toreach the shore, inasmuch
as when he left tie Hartford he told Com
mander Belknap hat he should take off his
sword in the boat.
The barge was pulled away from the
| Hartford, and in few moments came to the
| turbulent water On the bar. The barge had
scarcely reached This point when a sea par.
TALLY filed it, and the following sea cap
sized it. Boats fDm the Hartford, Iroouois,
and other vessels put off Immediately, and
reacl ed the bar IS soon as possible, but too
| late to save the Amiral or Lieutenant Com
mander Reed, bob of whom had been seen
now and then ashley were lifted up by the
sea. Of the Crey of the Admirals barge
three were savet, two were supported by
floating oars, and the other was clinging
to the keel of thu capslzed barge, and from
| this man it was earned that when the boat
| reached the surfshe was "broached to by
one sea, and anther instantly struck and
| capsized her. 'he Admiral, Lieutenant
| Commander Red, and the rescued man
| succeeded in rcahing and Clinging to the
| keel of the barg, and there they saw and
| spoke of the bots coming to their rescue.
| a number of tires the violent sea lifted
| them up, and Wpnched their hands from
the keel of the barge, but they succeeded
in swimming ba& again. The atmosphere
was chilly and ken, and the water was cold
! and benumbing. At last the Admiral was
washed away frCn the boat, and failed to
return; and the Lieutenant Commander
Reed was unRbl to reach and regain his
| hold. At this the the boats sent to the
| rescue were butt few feet away, and in q
| few moments nee the three seamen alluded
to were reachedand saved. The very life
blood of the Unfortunate men who were
| lost must havebeen instantly chilled, for
| Lieutenant Commander Reed was an excel.
lent swimmer, undoubtedly were the
other men also This use only can &C.
count for their inbility to remain afoat any
longer.
In the afternoa boats were sent over the
| bar, and the bOOes of the Admiral and one
seaman, that I'D been washed ashore,
were obtained. watch was set, and that
night and the dg following the bodies of
all were recoverd. The crew of the barge
consisted of tWive seamen and the cox
swain. OF this lumber ten were lost. All
the bodies were hried at HiOgo, and at the
funeral was a laIe attendance of civilians,
and of AmeriCannd foreign officers. The
bodies of Admal Bell and Lieutenant
Commander Rec will be disinterred and
taken to Hong bng by the United States
steamer AroostOk, and from thence to
America by the artford or Supply,
Admiral Bell Id survived some of those
terrific fights Wich stand in prominence
from the recent merican war-pec lliariy
fierce and sangmary one. Here, in these
remote waters uere the American name
was a by-word, has established anew, and
firmly, an inhuece eYincing the strength,
| stability, and pnanency Of American in
| situations. Wit on active official career
| Just closing, he as on the eve of returning
to America to ps the remaining days which
it was supposedere allotted him IN peace
1 and quiet; but ie vigorous and active life
which it would EN- was almost entitled to
90 out in peace Is been snatched away BY
| a violent death, nd Americans here-Amer- |
cans the world er-unite their sympathies |
with that natiOwhose redeemed life was
obtained at the ands of such as these.
Lieutenant Gnmander Reed, though he |
had taken an acFe part in Americas great |
struggle, had bl ust passed the threshold |
of life. To Immature had been bountiful |
in her gifts. Rsessed of a strong consti. |
tuition, great tality of life, and a fine
physique, he via man upon whom it was |
good to look. an officer intelligence and
activity were ct blended to make his worth |
apparent.
/ append the neral order issued by Com. |
modore ]. r. Gdsborough:
GENER ORDER-No. ONE.
1t is with paiand sorrow that the senior |
officer in the Attic squadron announces to /
the officers, semen, and marines the sud. |
den and melanoly death of the Command /
erin'Chief, Re Admiral Henry Hayward |
Bell. The ciumstances attending his /
death are trullad. Rear Admiral Bell and |
his Flag Lieutant, Commander Reed, with
thirteen of thcreW of the Hartford, left |
that ship aboI9 A. d. on the morning of |
the eleventh January, 1868, to visit our
minister in tlcity Of Osaka, japan. As
the boat nearthe bar she ''broached tor
and the folloNg sea capsized her. Boats
from the ditfelt vessels in sight at the time
were immedisly sent to their assistance, |
and Notwithstanding every effort was made
to rescue theDnly three OF the crew were
saved; all thdhers met an untimely and
watery grave
Rear Admit Bell was horn in the State
of North CSlina on the thirteenth of /
April, 1905. entered the navy on the |
fourth Of Aust, 1928. He distinguished
himself in u rebellion, and was In COM
mand of onef the divisions of Admiral
Fsrraguts. fix when they calamity passed
the forts inle Mississippi, for which he
was promoteo the rank of rear admiral
As mark respect to his memory the
senior othcehireets that this communica.
ton be read the day after its receipt on
the Quarterdk OF each vessel comprising
the Asiatic uadron, in the presence Of
all the once and crew. that the flags of
the diferentessels be halfmasted from
sunrise till asset; that at meridian each
ship in the aadfon fire thirteen minute
guns, and u all officers in the Asiatie
sqadron VIII ear Grape on the left arm,
above the eSw, for the space Of thirty
days.
COMMISSION United States Navy, COM
handing Unn States Asiatic Squadron.
United Statetaamship Shenandoah, oh Osaka
Japan, January 1858.
The same respondent furnishes the
tonowA.s listtAmerican naval officers in
tine Aslassc wsrs who have died since
Enslg1s66. :, Wachusett. died in
AagBttain Joha P. Bank
states steamer Wyoming, r Of the United
turning home, died at Aden3ided aud re-
IF Fleet Lieutenant Commander Is,
Of the Hartford, was killed By Folzzie,
sayages, June, 1867. IN
Paymaster's Clerk George z. Martin AMI
Captains CleEs J. W. Maekey died at shangs
nae, August, B87.
Surgeon IcSherry, of the Wyoming,
died On boar that vessel on her way home,
and was bursd Of Singapore, October, 1867.
tAdmirAfs secretary - Peterson died at
| EagasAki, Jpan, November, 1867.
Assistant 1rgeen o. II. Page, Of the Hart
/ ford, died aNagasaki, December, 1867.
Admiral Il Bell and Fleet Lieutenant
Commanded. 81. Reed were drowned OF
L Osaca, Janu.9 II, 1858.
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