The New York herald., 1875-08-21
OBITUARY.
REAR ADMIRAL NAPOLEON COLLINS.

REAR ADMIRAL NAPOLEON COLLINS.
telegram received at the Navy Department yester
day morning from Captain Simpson, commanding the
United States steamer Omaha dated Panama August 10
announces the death of Rear Admiral Napoleon Collins
commanding the South Pacific heet which occurred
Callao, Peru, the 9th inst He died of eryspelas
after illness Of three days. and was buried with mill
tary honors in the Protestant cemetary Belle VISTA
Callao.
Napoleon Collins born in the State of Pennsylvania
May d. 1874, and was appointed to the navy as a mid
shipman January 2, 1884 and made his first cruise
the sloop war Nachez under Commodore Mervne in
the West India squadron, the following year. After
completing his cruise in the West India squadron he
entered the Naval School Philadelphia in 1880 He
received his warrant as passed midshipman the
10th of July, 1910, and attached TO the
sloop-ofwar Boston, belonging to the East India
squadron. In 1s43 we find him attached TO the
frgate Constellation acting master on her return
home from the East India squadron. Arriving home in
1874 he was waiting orders until 1S4S when he was or
dered to the sloopof-war Decatur on the coast of
Africa in the meantime having received his promotion
as lieutenant, November g. 1876 He remained on that
station until 1S49, when he was granted a leave of alb
sence account Of i'll health We again find him Qs5n
active service lieutenant on board the steamer
Michigan, on Lake Erie, whore he remained until April
1853 He was placed in command of the storeship
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to the East Indies, when Lieutenant Glsson relieved
him, and he was ordered to the frigate Sus
quehanna and returned to the United States in 1855
when he granted furlough In 1857 he was or
dered as executive officer TO the Navy Yard Mare
Island California, then commanded by the iustrious
Farragut In 1857 he the executive officer of the
soop ofwar John Adams, in the Pacific squadron and
returned home in her in December of the following year
In 1859 he was again attached TO the steamer Mich
gan serving Lake Erie In October 1859 he was de-
tached and placed on waiting orders and in the follow
ing year he was ordered to the sloopof Vandala
commanded by the present Admiral s. 7. Lee, in the
East India squadron On the return of the Vandalia
from the East Indies Commander Collins placed in
command of the gunboat Unadla and ordered ac-
company Admiral Dupont in his Port Royal expedition
participating in that brilliant fight aud handling his
vessel with marked ability During the winter of 1861
dilla, in company with the other gunboats opening
the rebel ports and sounds the of South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Florida, under the command of Ad-
miral Dupont On the 10th of July 1862 he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of full commander In September
1852 he detached from the command of the Unadla
and placed in command of the Octorara cruising the
West Indies in search of blockade runners Here he
successful in taking valuable prizes and
tanning as sharp blockade as the circumstances and
the speed OF his vessel would permit
In August 1868, he was detached from the Octorara
and subsequently ordered to the command of the
soop Wachuset on special SERVICE and sent in search
of the privateer Florida He indefatgable in his
exertions to overtake her, and after a pursuit of
months, he finally found her the port of Bahia
Brazil, and effected her capture.
He was a man Of medium height and or rather slen-
der form His eyes and hair black, and his COM
pexion dark and swarthy. He cool, determined
and as courageous on ready at all times
responsibility in any affair he believed 70 be right and
necessary.
He was in service 40 years and II months; at sea,
% years and months shore duty, years and
months unemployed II years and month.
The death of Rear Admiral Collins, commanding the
South Pacific squadron, promotes Commodore 5. d.
Trenchard TO be Rear Admiral and places Commodore
Alexander Murray at the head of the list of active
modoreS