, 1874-10-17
LITERATURE.
Admiral EOotcs


nN1TED STATES NAVY. by JAMES alAsoS Nor:
rrS, Professor In yao College,. With Portrait md
Brothers.
Admiral Footo was manly, courteous. Chris
ian gentleman; d bravo, rcsoiute, and ctllclcnt
,flcer; md, in every position In which lo was
Iacod, performed his wllolo duty, in accordance
Nth . etrict seuao OF honor and integrity. 1io
Eas not distinguished by any particularly brill.
Int parts, but by o nobility, purity, and force
uf character, tint gavo him IN oloyu.cd rink
In tho estimation Of oil who know mud "ero
tapable OF Judging him aud Lis achievements.
The valuable services ho loadcrod hls country,
in hor hour of supromo peril from domoaao
sud deadly foo, lifted him into prominence. aoa
n,ado tho history Of hla catocr cssoutlA 10 tno
complete account Of her own sudsrings ana e.-
periouce. But tho biography Of tho ao'a'es u
not moro useful than lhe biography OF LUG h,a''-
The moral ,eysous evolved from tho ono onlh9 as
important for tho instruction Of man!aho a. -
tho example Of heroic yalor pnd ea4iaAtlS e@-
aibitod In tho othcs.
Andrew Eull Foolo wnc born III NJ" ian'on,
Coun., sopt. 12. 1906. Howas tle deaeenaantot o.
IN honorable line Of ancestors, Tho elnco loso'
ind boon rccloncd among tho staunch eltizehs
Of Now England. Ills fathor, samool Augustus
Eoote, had boon Governor OF Conneettcut
md United Stntce s1nator, aud had OBJ
th!nod uono consideration Us one OF tho leaders
ri tho ncpublican party III tue memorable years
bctwnen iy33 and 1879 Tno boy Androw WAS
marI,nI Chiefly, In his youtli, for a rcHolute
snrit and stubborn will, which lot his father
oncs to rorlasl that He lad nucooedca pretty
lion lion Of Antirow; I'm, alone ho Ind only altc,nPt-
ed to nude" Bit tho atorn discipline rrovnil-
iar iu PurltHn llounchoIds had Ito tntluolco even
on An;ir,w's unsioidtnE nature, aud ho g'ew to
manhood with principles nurturea Oh truth nnd
nrobity, and With manners t!ncturcl With fiaak-
ncua, Eonvlcness. and snliabty. 4 s!nRle anec-
dotc. called tIon, tho "Reminiscences Of his oarly
dnys, ia worth relating, an il indicates tho chnr-
meter OF tho future man:
Willie bit weo bit Of lad, he was one day leading
rtd lsool, neroth tnaalow whore tlloro Was largo
Merno ram. Tho buck, excited By thu rod droas.
braYely threw lia,.cf in Tho wy, and received tlo
uuoca una this ho ia aoycra tlincn, until thry had
,esena IT, sa f Il sy rs s ns0tSs es e p0 .top;
Guys Of tic occurrence that 1t wns undoubtedly tile
Admr1lB J.rsf ram F1h'.
Atnn early ass Anaror lad expressed : t,at de-.
il prevented BY parental authority fsom doing 10
sooucr, lie would cutter upon tue LILO !nlmoulately
upon atluinlng tho period OF hie 1nElorlty., LIE
intontlon was not thwartod. and itt tho Wlntor Of
1892, ut tho ngo Of 10, no pnssea ltom Wess @
IL. *iSA+0SA
months. to the schooner drampns, where, under
Commander Gregory, he took hls inltsAl lessons
in tho duties Of . Midahipn'an. His i'rst cruise
wss among the Wcat 1ndio islands, III pursuit Of
piratcs and WIS Intended by 6oHa per'ls ad
hartIslips. The sca.ch for buccaneers Wns con;
Quoted in open bunts, aud tested tho nhs!! End
daring Of men and oftlrcrs. In 1898 youug foote
was transferred to tho Pensacola, a Vesael be;
longing to the Pacific Squadron, and comnli'slsd I
by WIG,am Carter, Msrter Commnn1ant. Az lhe
end of three years service vi tho South Anlcrt-
can const, ho returned to Now York, and suc:
cogsfully underwent his examination na Pasnod
MidaLp1pan. He was Immediately sent on foi
Il acconll cruise in tho West 1nul8 Seas, IN tAe
eIip Natohcz.
Il waa during this voyage that llc cxpericnood
change of feeling on religious Hub]ects, ai,d
camo to tho resolution, as ho oSprc=sod 1t, that
des alt ia T,s1 10 oero Mo',
10 through tho rcuafnder of his life, aud 1 ou
land or sca, on duty or OIL he bore himself lilto
trlo Chlintian hero. Tho years iaaoryonll'g
between this event aud tho opening OF tho War,
in 1861, ploeent few striking incidonta TO rcllovc
tho rather 1nonotonous career OF naval olcof
il tircH OF peace. In 1928. Mr.. Footo Tn., mar
ricd to Miss Caroline F!agg, of Cheshire, Conn,
Ii, 1883 ho buried bin wife, who lad tulno linn
tMo children, and left him IN snfnit aaushter'
miesion as Lieutcnant; md. In l8i3, ho eooh
for his second wife Lis second cousin, Miss Cnro
line Augngtus Street, Of Nc" Haven. o lauy OF
no nd d loyey f III vno ;o
survive their parents, ,,;,. 7,o,,. roo.,
Ia oa mGtsge thn W.p nsc as IN lie
Pel1ofmea pao. ~ su ~, n Hh tno cnost of X
RIGA He was a;sigaea to tho eomman% ta,, o. Gn'
brig Per!y IL 1ss9 anu iof Ivy aedS If h,ns,,
hunted a1cvots n tho nelenp9tnoot & ~ aansl ns;m
nnd tho Congo hsof WIN @ eue aeat maa nna trn,,,
that no on 3 ,p encS oo,i1s S'h 10 fsr
into l2ngusninE htato; 2 ai'u cnnul'eu 10 ta'
voase!a bcntsng tho eafdln1an naS; ~ n.a IT,
snrp ff4n tn1s r aahore we ncIn
o lG n ear3 abore oceayonn
lectutes' ana composing G,a . y %oFA e'''''seo Al
F1cn ana tue AlnoTlGah t!ag. ,o,,.os ~,
IL WEB Hot ntla ~ t!aa uenn w, ~ w. ~
charge o. fne nasal o!efaso.s ~ W. w. "ss'E f g..
natefs on tne offaahs ome ~ ~ ront ota ~ ~
Rcbeiilon, thus 1ten.., nnm 0ap.., Iuuev I.no.,
qualities as naval conmahnar n'aao az AnoM ",
70 tho county .. ar.o. .o,ioS ~ ',e; ~ -.
appearances ~ nia ea!est .ut onI'uK u.ntno
son Wofo row. ann no1 u a.ioa T.. ont;t'
dho energy snu st5 ~ a'sRyva vsx,, ~
hcct o. SaNuoats 70 py "a ;..' tn mGssGtn s sess