The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-15
THE LATE ADMIRAL DAHLGREN-
His Career and servlces-Detans Of His
Sudden Death.

Rear-Admiral John A. Dahlgren, whose
death has already been announced, was ma
tive Of Pennsylvania, and entered the navy as
midshipman in February, 1926. he ewas pro-
noted to the rank Of lieutenant In 1887, and
was made commander in September, 1856.
Since ls47 ne has been chiefly employed on
ordnance duty at Washington, devoting much
of his time to important experiments, under
the direction OF the bureau of ordnance and
photography. The result of these expert
ments has been the adoption of great changes.
in naval ornaments, the heavy shell guns OF
the Dahlgren pattern, and also the efficient
armament for boats, adopted likewise to light
land service, consisting of bronze howitzers
CT "a and II pounds calibre, for shell, shrap-
mel and canister, being among the impor-
tsnt features. he has written several works
on naval matters, as the result OF In u,
iustration of his numerous experiments. he
was placed In command of the Washington
Navy Yard on the outbreak of the late wa,
where he remained until after Commodore
Dupont's failure to take Fort Sumter. Upon
the removal of Dupont, Commodore FOote was
appointed his successor, but this officer before
reaching the feet died, and Dahlgfen was as
signed to the command Of the South Atlantic
Blockading Squadron, in which position ne
remained until the conclusion of General
sherman's 'smarch to the sea-" and the Mren.
der of the forts along the coast OF the Carollnas
and Georgia. At the close of the war he was
assigned to special duty IN connection with MIS-
experiments in gunnery. In December, 1862
he was promoted from the rank Of commo-
dore to rear admiral, standing third on the ac-
tive list of that grade, and was again assigned
to duty as commandant Of the Washington
Navy Yard. During the war Admiral Dahl
gren's son, Colonel Uric Dahlgren. was
killed during cavalry raid OF United States
troops around Richmond
A correspondent gives the following details
of his last movements: ..
The cause of his death was heart disease
Admiral Dahlgren had been complaining:
slightly for several days, bnt did not Keep his
services ofa physician, though Surgeon john
son, of the navy yard, who saw him yesterday
afternoon, found him suffering, and prescrib7
ed. Last night he retired as usual, but was
rather restless. This morning he wass.WeW
enough to get up for his breakfast, and also to
give some orders to Mr.. Lewis, the messenger
Of the yard. The servant girl had justleft the
room when she head him call "Harry," and
she ran back and found that he had got up,
from the chair and thrown himself upon the
sofa Mrs. Dahlgren at once came in, and Sur
geon johnson was sent for and responded
promptly, but when he arrived the sufferer
was beyond relief, and, after two or three
gasps, he died, not utteringa a word, his pulse
having ceased when DR.. johnson reached
him. Commodore, ,Dahlgren was noted for his
kindness and charity. Indeed, it has been.
said of him that he was never known to dlsre--
gard any appeal Tor charity, whether made IN
person or by letter. He used frequently to re-
mark that the orders for reduction oi force
in the yard gave him more pain than those
whom It actually affected. His first wife was
a lady from Philadelphia, of the children by
whom only two survives-Paul, aged ~ years,
who lately resigned lieutenancy IN the Third
Artillery; and Charles, aged % years, who lives
In Brooklyn. Uric, another son, was killed
during the war; the eldest daughter died about
ten years ago, and bis youngest daughter, Eva,
| by his first wife, died in New York about 3
month since. His second wife is Mrs. Goddard,
nee Vinton, and daughter OF former member
| of Congress of that name from Ohio, whose
daughter, Miss Romaine Goddard, was lateiy
married to Count Overlook, Austrian, Consul.
General at Hong Kong. The result of tne iaSt
marriage Of Admiral Dahlgren was three chill
dren, all living.