New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-08
OBITUARY..
.uAs HORTON STRINGHAN.

Silas Horton Stringham, Rear Admiral of tho
United states Navy. died at his residence, az No ia
Hcks.st in Brooklyn shortly before a. M Yesterday
For several years past he has been aTcled WIZ stoe
and has been u grcat sufferer. lie has employed Two
ph,sicians DR. johnson of Brooklyn and Dr. Van buren,
OF This city, who greatly alleyiaed his suaernss since
the early part " Last December he has been conancd 10
,is ned and has gradually wasted away. lie nailed
s,irht, lat month bat soon after suffered relapse
which Terminated IN lis death His closing hours were
nurt md peaceful and lis deathbcd was surroundeiV
relatives and friends. lie leaves widow am dangh'ers
Rosr-Admiral stringham was bonn IN Mdilrown,
" Y, on NOV. = lT9s. and WIS appointed iniishpman
III the United states Navy in his eth yeAr HIS hFs Ser
vice was T. the frisate President IN ISL and lsl|
While attached 10 the President he participated IN ths
enga cement with the British ships Little Bell and Br'E
dero but the latter vessel being the neetcr OF the l"o'
made Lcl escape. Young Srins han, vas ai''F"'lu
transferred 10 The GUcr1irro, and served year On V7u
q, hcr lie WAS commissioned a. Lieutenant Dec u
lSli and while attached 10 tie spark In lHlo tooA p's
I'm the capture of the Alge:ne vessels Nmo St'l"hu
on the African coast IN 1919 Lent sirinsAam captured
two steamers and, obtaining permission OF 'Ne so'
officer pIeseLt took OF these vessels ana cApu"u
several other steamers afterwanl lie WAS made fl''o
Commodore, and brought his pr1es 20 NEWTON :"
1871 he WAS assigned 10 tde Hornet rs Executive V"'
and while stationed in tue West Indies sIctc'd }" COY
| timing a notorious pirate In l,22 he vas odetu, :"
| Executive OAcer, TO the Cyanr under C"ii"' -
Cr,iglton Fo. the next four years he vas cus-scH "
nting out vessels at the B-ook.Jn NaSy-tarL lI'"~
| sfriugham was commissioned as Commander MAI" -
! 1871 and was ordered 10 tie Falmouth. SHORE 'e''
folow,d this until ne Was ordered Ca the colinaa'
sloouo,war John Adams. In S56 iIo was comui''.
| ms CAPTAIN In 1871 he commanded tAe 'HA@" -
reracuce OF the Home squadron m lSi3. ana was OV
! ,,pdaut OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard IN lSi'-io' -
took AN active Part ia The Mexican War. when ne ''
uapJed the shin Ohio participating In the bon,n.cy
~ san Juan do IliOa. lie commanded iAo N"tO'n
Yard In I-5l Ia Isj2 n was ordered 10 the vI midi
of fhe Med teranean squadron, remaining ap'anI u
IS55 when he Wa detached and placed IN ",5s1 IN
thc Huston Nagy-Naf, remaining there uil'u i,,dnpn
1881 he took command Oi the North At3hUo si"rsin
! Mo- Officer striughams SQUADRON tnhit'cn ,be
! ira lInits tle whole coast cXtchdlns yIorlls
! sos,ernmost lines OF virginia IL C"pe, I'm re-
ON sent 30 1861, Fla. Oiccf Sulughan' - 1T, sIr,n.
auest was relieved OF the command OF Wy ~ 1862,
IT." xy,s s,oned a. Rear Admiral Js i ~ Of
a.o an the r,ti.ed list. lie was tounihunp Tt
the rnsfon Navyyard from 1854 70 isno A III 90. his
| Admiral OF New Ork from 1869 10 lsf-' line WV
| last official duty. ..,. ,.,b ~ ,be Brook.
Inmedinely npon the report OF MS deat, az ,Io yard
,vn SayyYard the flags ON tho vesseis hn p,yan ten
Ia ,oyered 10 halrnast. Vice Adinlrai h1 com.
rsd The services Of the nayy-yrd Tor lhe iu ra
,naJore r. CreightOn. soni-law of tho n.u tn IKE
LII ,ste ngeInents for the funeral Whs hIoy AZ
w ero, No i24 Hicks ST.. Brooklyn, on I,h a. 90
poon All military display VIII DC Gsleh, ad fr,m the
"a practcsble and the pallbearors ssi ~ tuelr IN
| laval Officers ut this station wiz % s''"e" "
i dress UNIFORM