The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
OBITUARY..
REAR ADMIRAL LOUIS MALEsHERBEs COLDS.
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held by Coroner Dempsey.

REAR ADMIRAL LOUIS MALEsHERBEs COLDS
BOROUGH, U. s. n.
The telegraph brings the announcement of the death
OF Roar Admiral Louis Maleshcrbcs Goldsborough, who
long illness ended in peace his active and useful
life in tho city OF Washington, where he had lived
since his retirement from active service.
Admiral Godsborough was born In the city OF Wash
ing,on, February IS, 1905, and was consequently In
his seventy third year. He early manifested predi-
lection the sea- for in 1872 at tho breaking of
the war with Great Britan-beng then years of
age-he waited upon tho Hon. Paul Hamilton, then
Secretary Of the Navy, and solicited from him APP
pointment midshipman. Without tho aid even
the knowledge Of his father he received IT, his warrant
bearing date June Is, lsl2-tho very day which
war was declared. Tie exuitation and triumph with
which he bore home the evidence OF his appointment Is
we'll remembered. His father was however, man Of
too nice u sense Of honor to allow him 10 draw pay
while no yet too young TO perform duty; and nc
cordingy waited upon the Secretary, and, while
thanking him for the appointment, told him that his
could any pay until no was old enough
to 20 into active service. He wore his uniform,
NAMED under the paternal roof aud went to school in
Washington for several years. bat never received
pay whatever until he went TO IN 1877 His first
cruise was made In tho Franklin, seventy Jour- the
flagship Of Commodore Stewart, then IN command Of
the Mediterranean squadron. she SAILED from Pha-
delpha October IA, 1917. bearing Hon. Richard Rush,
Minister to England. He was promoted lieutenant,
January 49, 1926; commander, September =, 1884, and
captain, September II, 1855. When u lieutenant on
board the Porpoise Octoper IL, 1927, he dstin-
gushed by the dashing and gallant manner In which he
captured piratcal brig by boarding, driving the
pirates into their boats aud finally 10 the shore,
keeping up running nro upon and producing great
slaughter among them. In September lS4O, IN COM
mand OF the Enterprise he captured at Bahia, Brazil,
the pirate MaeK Adhel, with valuable cargo which
he sent Baltimore. When about twenty -one years
Oi age, having the opportunity OF seeing parts OF Eu-
rope and perlecting himself In the French language,
he made q somewhat extended pedestrian tour IN
France and Switzerland, spending fortnight with the
Marquis de Lafayette From 1888 to 1856! he was Su-
perntendent OF the Naval Academy at Annapolis, a
position tor which his studies and his mathematical
and executive ability fitted him in an eminent degree.
During his administration many important improve.
ments made the general efficiency OF the institu
ton greatly increased and he received the SPECIAL
commentator OF the Secretary OF the Navy After
being relieved from this duty he placed board
oil officers 10 revise the "Ordnuncc MANUAL Tor the
navy. and from this was In 1888, ordered to the CON-
mand of the Congress, flagship Of Commodore Sands
the Brazil station lie WAS promoted from the command
OF the Congress to take command OF one.half of the
Atlantic bockading squadron, supersedug Com.
modore Strngham, who previously IN command
HIS conduct whia In charge OF the new com nald at
Fortress evoked some comments adverse to the
popular idea OF the commanders efficiency, but tho
high testimony OF brother officers and his ultimate
success whered the crticisnls After tho close Of our
civil war Admiral Goldsborough was put IN charge Of
the European squadron. This was mission Of peace,
and in the many reunions had In France with brother
sailors of other nations he proved genial III o
companion as no formidable enemy. During
his term Of service the Admiral commanded about eight
different ships among Others the Marion thirty.eght
guns, in 1872 at the time she attached TO The
squadron OF Commodores Ridsciy and Morris, ut
Brazil In ls47 he commanded the Ohio sevcnty-iour
guns, and aiterward commanded the Cumberland,
forty guns, and Tho Lcvan eighteen guns, at the
Vessels we're attached to the squadron Of
Commodore Silas II. Strngham, IN the Mediterranean.
The Cumbe rland the flagship while under his CON-
mand. When u commodore, Goldsborough married
the daughter OF William Writ, and that gentleman in
letter written shortly before his death, leaves the
following happy words regarding his son.n-law "A
truer, nobler, kinder, Drawer fellow never lived. I
never doubted the lion part OF his composition but
much of tho lamb till within tho last few
days To know HIM and not TO love him is Impossible
for man or woman who has a head and hcart--the
moro they have OF both the moro they will love him."