The New York herald., 1876-02-08
OBITUARY.

states Navy, oled yesterday morning. 1th inst al his
home in Brooklyn, In the seventyeghth year Of his
age He was born in Mddletown, Orange county, N.
| Y, on the 7th day Of November, 17eS After receiv
ing fair education he entered the navy while very
young, his warrant midshipman bearing date from
November Is, 1909. He served in that capacity on
board the rgate President under Commodore Rogers,
until the year 1915. and actively engaged during
the war with England being board during the night
with the Little Belt and the Belvdere. Having re-
ceived his commission lieutenant, TO date from De-
cember 1914 he was during 1915, transferred to the
origof-war Spark Captain Thomas Gamble, and, with
the squadron OF Commodore Decatur, took part in the
Agerne During the year 1916, as the Spark was
lying Gibraltar, French brig coming INTO the
bay capsized under the Influences of heavy gale.
Young stringham, then his eighteenth year, yolun
teered 10 90 TO relief the succeeded
in reaching the wrecked vessel a small boat manned
by six seamen He took off i've of the French crew; (;
but finding that II would be impossible TO return to
Gibraltar before the gale subsided he made for the
Algesras shore and had nearly reached il when his
boat swamped by the waves, one Of his crew
and two OF the rescued Frenchmen perish
| ing in the agtated waters. During the year 1919
Lieutenant stringham served on the sloop Cyane,
twenty-lo guns which vessel conveyed the first
settlers Liberia and while the African coast was
placed in command of boat sent in search Of slavers.
| He captured four Of these contraband vessels,
| made przemaster and sent home in charge OF the
prizes. He assigned to the sloop-of-war Hor
net, Of which vessel he became in 1871 the executive
| officer, and ordered TO join the squadron on the
! West India station. While thus engaged he aided in
the capture of of the most notorious pirate ships
and savers that infested those waters Upon his
return home he assigned TO duty a the Brooklyn
| NAVY Yard and was thus employed from 1875
10 1929 but desiring more active service, succeeded
in gaining the assignment executive officer OF the
/ eiphteen-sun sloop-o OF war Peacock which sailed in
I aFnh M M M 1881
have been lost near Tampico and while engaged IN the
search transferred 10 the soop Falmouth eighteen
guns of which vessel he was on the 10th OF APRIL $780,
made the commander and sent to Carthagena whence
he returned to New York on the 4th OF the following
August On the Sd OF March, 1881, Lieutenant String
ham was promoted to the rank OF master commandan
subsequently known by the designation of commander
in the navy, and for the FIVE years lS30-5l WAS en-
! poyed shore duty. During the year 1885 he was
assigned TO the command Of the wentyfour gun soop
John Adams, attached TO the Mediterranean squadron,
under Commodore Elliott, and joining the vessel at
Mahpn, the 25th OF October remained on this station
until 1887, when he returned TO the United States
arriving at New York the 9Th OF May. He was then
appointed second command at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard occupying this position until 1872 when he re-
ceived his commission captain in the navy, to date
from September s, ls4l He was then placed in com
mand OF the raced ship Of the-lne independence
lity-four guns the flagship the Home Squadron and
sailed from Boston tie 29th of September 1872 He
was next appointed Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy
Yard which position he held until the year 1916, when
he was detached TO take command OF the shipof-the
line Ohio, seventy-four guns This ship OF war left
Boston on the 4th OF February 1s47, and arrived at
/ lst OF March, when II sailed for the Gulf, where it
arrived on the I'D in time TO take part in the Mexican
war, being specially engaged during the bombardment
OF Vera Cruz Captain Strngham, after the return OF
the Ohio 10 New York June was again assigned 10
| the command Of that vessel, and sailed on June 26
! upon special service to Brazil with the Hon. d. Todd,
Minister 70 that country, and his suite. The Ohio
arrived at Rio Janeiro on August s, when Captain
! Stringham was next appointed, for short period,
| Commodore Of the Brazilian squadron, and returned
! TO New York during January, ls4s. He then
allowed leave for few years, and in 1851
was assigned as Commandant TO the Gosport Navy
Yard, opposite Norfolk, Va Commodore Stringham
was detached from Norfolk during the year
1852 and assigned the command OF the Mediter-
ranean squadron, hosting his flag over the irigate
Cumberland, forty-four guns. He remained on this
station flag officer until the year 1885, when he
turned TO the United States arriving home during July
OF that year. He was then appointed Commandant Of
the Charestown Navy Yard near Boston, Mass, and
was thus employed from 1855 to 1859, when he
again allowed little respite from active duty, He
then returned to New York and when the rebellion first
| broke ont by the secession Of south carolina was
awaiting orders
Early IN 1861 he was called upon to preside at the
court martial OF Commander Wake who, at the
instance OF Secretary Toucey ordered TO be tried
for the offence Of eaving his station without orders"
The reason assigned by Wake for doing was that
when Pensacola Navy Yard surrendered 10 the
rebels by Commodore Armstrong, the women and chill
dren of The employees were without a home and hu-
! manity called upon him 10 bring them 70 the North
rather than leave them to she cruel mercies OF
was held IN the Lyceum OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
At the close Of the above mentioned tra Commodore
strngham was during March, called 10 Washington in
al for the of Commodore Armstrong for the dis
graceful surrender OF the Pensacola Navy Yard before
alluded The fact that Wake gained both honor
and promotion during the recent war, while Armstrong
was under suspension the whole time is a SUM-
evidence the then taken Of each indi-
vidual case by the gallant and noble hearted sailor.
During the spring Of 1861 Commodore Stringham was
placed in command Of the Atlantic oiockading
| squadron, and raised his flag upon the
| Minnesota q arst class steamship-of-the
line, over 5000 tons burden and carrying
hny 1.-TWO guns. His cruising ground was then from
the Rio Grandc to Chesapeake Bay subsequently this
squadron dvided-that part of the coast between
Kew West Florida and the Chesapeake being under the
command Of Flag Officer Stringham. When the Butler
expedition 10 North Carolina was fitted out Commo
dore Stringham was placed In command OF the naval
forces, still making the Minnesota his flag ship. He
took part In the attack upon the enemys fortsCark
and Hstteras-which guarded the entrance TO Pamlco
Sound, by way OF Hatteras Inlet and after two days
bombardment August q and 2s 1851 compelled their
unconditional surrender, with the armament-thrty
pieces, stores, small arms and garrisons-on August
~ This capture secured the basis irom which the
Burnside expedition subsequently operated, was eff
fected without the loss OF single man on the side OF
the national forces and was the FIRST foothold gained
by the navy the soil Of the insur-
gent States On the 2sd of September, 1861,
Commodore Suingham was, al his own re-
quest relieved Of the command OF the block
aiding squadron and returned to New York, where he
remained waiting orders He .hen engaged
shore duty and when the navy reorganized under
the special act Of Congress he promoted TO the
rank OF rear admiral on the retired hist THIS rank was
awarded on the LIST OF August, 1862 his commission
dating from July l6 He then employed at the
Brooklyn and Charlestown navy yards in the supern-
tendence OF the purchase and construction gunboats
for the use Of the navy Admiral Strngham, was dur
ing the year 1868 assigned 70 the Charlestown Navy
Yard, Boston, commandant OF the station and
was thus employed during the remainder OF the
Notwithstanding hts advanced years and arduous
labors in the service OF the country, Admiral String
ham was noted during the for his vgor, both OF
body and intellect and his activity in behalf OF his
country and the Al the time ofhis death
was Port Admiral Of this port His funeral will take
place next Thursday, at noon, from No. 124 Hicks
street Brooklyn
LORD GALWAY.
cable telegram from London under date OF the 7th
inst, announces :-"yiscount Galway Is dead "
George Edward Arundel Monckton- Arundel, Viscount