, 1870-07-15
OBITUARY.
FScar-AdEnfrni Dah1kFens

From. IL, .Nrzs Tork Times, -1uly1a
The telegraph brings us GdinEs of the sud
den death 81 Rear>Adu1iral john A. Da!lgren.
which tool place at his quarters at the Wash.
baeu uuwcl for day or two, but not euifi-
GENTLY so to excite any alatm. Shortly after
rieir,g. and while engaged in dressing. he feil
and almost Immediately expired. Il is SUP.
poeed that heart disease was the cause of his
death.
Admiral Dah1gren was about sixty years OF
age. and q native Of Pennsylyanis. He was an
pointed a midehipman in the navy On lie IT.
Of February 1826, and made his first cruise in
the frGate Macedonian on the Brazil coast.
Shortly a1terEard be Was transferred to the
sloop- oi-War Ontario, during cruise on board
OF which, N the Mediterranean, he was made
passed nldshipman. He waB engaged in
coast suryey duty from 1886 to 1872, and com
mlss1oned Lieutenant March 8, 1887; was at
tached to the frigate Cumberland, in the Med
lterranean, in 1884,, and on duty at Washing
ton, "a Ordnance Officer, from 1917 to 1857.
Il was during this latter period that he per-
fected the invention of the cannon which
be ars:his name. In 1856 he was appointed
Commander, and assigned to the ordnance
ship Plymouth, where lie remained during the
years 1853. He was subsequently stationed
1t the navy yard at Washington, aud was On
ordnance duty there when the rebellion broke
ont at that time the CommandAnt 4nd most
OF the officers attached TO the Washington
Navy Yard resigned their commissions, and
cast their fortunes in with the rebellion. Ad-
mirh Dahlgen WAS among the few who
proved faithful and, az mark Of recognition
Of Lis loyalty, prcsidcnt Lincoln appointed
him Commandant Of the yard. In July, 1862,
he was commissioned Captain, and shortly
aiterw4rd appointed Chief Of the Bureau or
Ordnance, position which he held for several
years.
In FsbuArs, 1868, he was promoted to be
Near Admiral, aud in tho following summer he
took command Of the South Atlantic Block
ading Squadron, relieving. admiral Dupont.
A combined expedition against Charleston was
despatched in tho summer of 1868, the uavat
portion of which was under the immediate'
command Of Admiral Dah1gren. aud the land
forces under General Gilmore. The hsrbor
Was blockaded, and, after long and severe
struggle, Morris Island, with ali it's batteries,
was captured, and Fort Sumter had become q
remained inside the bar, and from that
time blockaae-ruun,ng from Charleston
Was at an end. Some OF tho most
romantic exploits Of the war were performed
in Charleston Hasb0r during this time. Prom
inent among them, our readers will doubtless
destroy the Adm,rsls flag ship, the New Iron
sides, with submarine torIeGo-boat.
In February, 1854, Admiral Dahlgren COM
manded IN expedition which assembled the St.
johns River, IN aid Of q military force intend
ed to be thrown into Florida- His share OF
tended permanent military occupation was not
accomplished In December, 1864, the TO
sponsible duty was assigned to Admiral Dahl
gren OF co-operating By sea with General
ShermAn's march from Atlanta, and on the
11sh Of that month communications be-
Tween the fleet and the army were establish
ed at Savannah. The combined opera
t!ons Which followed induced the rebels to
abandon the city, which they did on the 18th
and on the same dAy Admiral Dahlgren moved
ms vessels e close up to it. The speedy eyacua-
tlon q the chief cities on tho Atlantic coast,
occupied BY Adm;-al Dahlgren. In laE6 Ad-
OF the South Pacihr Squadron. On WHICH
service he WAS engaged for two years. Re
tuning n ls6s' be vas ae'ain appointed Chief
o. ne en bu1eau oi o!anance. and in the fall
the Washington Navy Yard: where lie re-
manned on duty till the time OF hjs DEATH He
was in the naval service con{innonslv fortv-
four Sear and five months, of ybicl, ncriod
twelve years was spent in sea Ae.yice. and The
remainder in shore duty.
Aside from being a splendid naval off;cer
Admiral Dahlgren achieved inncI, rfistfnction
by his invention of naval o,,1n,nce. Resides
tie Dahlgren gun. which va e. ye,1 InyEn.
and proved 20 effective, dur sr. i1a rebellion
0e Tef1eCLcu lEsuL Q1NItEelt4 far 1,nAts nuf in-
vented Light iron field caz1i.n, os Dess .a.ns n II
which they conld be made Available On shore.
In the course OF numerous experiments in
naval gunners, he published Several reports,
which were esteemed Of f;9eat yalne to the ser.
| Thirty Founders 195o)," asysssm OF Of
| Boat Armament in the United States Nayy.~
| NAVAL Percussion Locks and Primers" and
s'ShelIs and Shell Gums"
His first wife waa q lady from Philadelphia,
| Of the children, bF whom, only two survive
| Panl, aged % yetrs, who lately resigned a
1ieutenantey in the Third Artillery, ind
Charles, aged 2s years, who lives In Brooklyn.
Uric, anotber son, was killed during the war.
Ta.e:slaast daughter, m interesting member
[ OF Washington society, in her day, died about
ten years ago, and Ills youngest daughter,
Eva, by his drst wife, died in Nav York abou
| month ago. His second wife was Nfrs.
/ Goddard nee Tinton, and daughter Of .
former member Of Congress- OF that name
from Ohio, whose daughter, Miss Romaine
Goddard, was htely married to Count Over
Iecs, austrian consul General at bong
Eong. By his last marriage Admiral Dahl
rem had three children, al Of them still
quite gpunE.