New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-22
NOTED NAMES IN THE ysKp
CHAPTERS LII

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| VETERANS OF THE LAST CENTURY AND y,fr,n -.
scRNDANTs IN THE snRvIcE-soafF rr,s,,,, -,
AMERICAN FANLIEs-INTEREsIING clr.N,>,.s
| FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVY RpcIsrrs -
1900. -" f"A
Inc United States Navy Register for 1soo
contains the names Of many men, besides tlo.e -,
"oneu IN former article in THE TRIBUNE, whose ~.
eeendants are To De found in the service today ar -
| IN recent years followed the pursuit of s,,,s - -
! land aims 'D ca Or
Next TO the name Of the elder Perry on fse roll %,
N"p'@S lh ieOo stood that OF Richard Valentine a7
lie represented one OF the historical families ~
toi' Oeins toe youngest OF Lewis Morris AT ~
rlsahia' one OF the siGners OF the Deelsf.fjo, 49,
pendence. AZ the reduction OF tie Na,, an ls,,
retained as the NTH in rank, but left the Nay, In 49,
Soi icnArd Morris was also in the Navy and vas
SAILING master al the Washington NAVY Yard
Alexander Murray No. 10 on the ljst ,f c,,..,
a1u was particularly distinguished in the action -
tween the Trumbull ana Iris in 1881 and died ~ ~,
no~ VI he service IN ISL His son, bearing his fpI
name, is now Rear Admiral
Next on the list was the gallant D.,f.i 49,
"os1 eccentric man. lie commanded the p.s,,r =,
1SVi' ana her cruise in the Mediterranean has h.,
iDc III the service on account OF the eccentric
ueS Of her commanding officer. wlile al Sicily a No.,
Delonsing to regiment qaartered At NJ sssiua ,,,.
Doard the saip, and Captain McNeiu saiel 49,, -,
c musicians on board, without their consent f. il SID
olu naval odcers that these Musicians yver -
o'orS OF many Of those who have and or SOM,
ri Flar.4
anu that the numerous Italian names noticed over sb,
III tue heighborhood OF the Washington NAVY ~ =
o % reet descendants OF these captured Innsci,,.
AHomAs Singey twelfth the liss II CAPTAINS w.,
hne oliceF lie was, to use the expression OF a r.ir
admiral by act and accident OF Coagrers o,,s.s,
commandsnt Of the Washington Navy Va -, -,
his daughter married Mr. Craven, OF the navy hro.l
OF Admiral Craven Another daughter married A5-,,
Craebe. '-'i ID
Oh all on the list Of captains it is impossible a, -
~ oQFfz
VIII be selected OF those best known in bstorv or -.
esoehoahls lave been in tAe service The list In ada
Ton TO those already named includes George Cross
rHtrcK Fletcher Samuel Barron, Moses Brown Mo.e,
Iryol' Richard Derby, George Little, Edward Pre5.o
John Muliowney, James Barron, Thomas Baker Henri
Geddes aud Thomas Robinson
Edward Preble was the hero OF Tripoli and cor,.
manded the squadron of the Barbary States He had
son. sou @mi0SaipmAn who was drowned the ooas. a,
list. VI ''' io~red
Two brothers. Samuel and James Barron we're hath
captains IN 1900 The latter is the same who knlsi
decatur III duel Samuel Barron's son was An oi..,
In the United States Navy, and went into the Confes
ate Navy, and the first officer Of the ola ns-e
tnred during the War OF the Rebellion
The following were In 1870 ssters-colamaps.n, .
r@nA corresponding to commanders in the present ,
vice; Nli'an BainbFtdge, David Jewett Cyrus Tslh,t
hugh George Campbell, william Cowper Richard -
IT. Ohares D. Russell Benjamin Hiilard and John An
gustine Sp0ttswoOd.
cambridge became commodore. He WAS ,lis+f,
gushed IN the war Of 1872, commanded thu co,s.it,
uoh ana captured the British frigate Java h b,a
previously served sallantly I'm the war with T-no a.
daughter Is the widow OF the late Admiral rrsf "a
tnelr son. who Is named William cambridge Hoa ia
Lieutenant Commander in The Navy al presen,
A@ere were 100 heutenants in the Navy In laoo
among whom we're Isaac Hun, Isaac CAavneev E,,,,,
So'hefs Charles Stewart, Abraham ludlow Fra,of "a
Ellison stephen Decatur and David Porter rbels.,a.
was the son Of gallant naval oioer and neoevr ~ -
other and MS sou Is the present aasairal Of the ~
re was the Commodore Porter who specially distf,
guished himself in command OF the Essex ana "a. =
many naval engagements in the early part ~ bi -
tury rs son, Admiral Porter, has son in rbs ~
and one in the Marine Corps. Admiral P,r.. -,
tho daughter Of tue late Commodore Patterson and So,
Of Admiral Patterson
OF Stephen Decatsrs heroic aeeds too much 8. to,
to need Feoapitalation here ana the same e ~ -
Hall. Charles stewart and Isaac Chanasev hel,.--r
had two sons ia the Navy.
Richard somers great distin yuishei hasss i, ,nn.-
Gus enssSeaeais, aaa was anally blown MP IN the In
trepid, on the coast o. TrDoH, in 1904 The r-eat
Commodore pecat1rs father was as ,,snfi,,,i ,s,.
captain in the Navy in tso) He aiso had brother
James Decatur, who naval onicsr Ths LATTER
was the father OF TIE Commodore Dseaiur who aed
few years ago
Ellison. who subsequently, was pronat,s IN The yavv
wac the father Of TIE presenc Cslnoao-s Erson Ia
low was killed 81 tae fight with tie Chesapeake
Charles Stewart, mors fani,iarly calel Oh T-,,
Sides. ant whose daag1gcrs sou chsrles stsv,,-s p-
nell Is 50 wen known % 6oih sides 81 the Ataacesns
very near being noanae1 for the Presidsncg a.-aof
Polk by the " RichmonS Jantov An Aiolr,i n.-r,-,.
that bo told those who were DESTROYS OF n,.r,.fio-
stewart thatn theg eiee5ea ha they woais ana ta,t
they had giyen themselves master ami .aaf .-.s.
them on; % the effort to noaiaate him
Among the persons on tae list IN 1900 are f.,t t,,
names OF Charles MORRIS and Keith spanse ths former
the father a. Commodore MoCs. sac latter t far Of
Captsln speuse.
William Graham, who surgeon in lS0o ii,l u,t
long ago az Ncw0lr, was a. the .ss ,f his l,..h
the Oldest man in the Navy.
On the list OF midshipmen IN 1900 appear many
VINO became noted aud some who have descendants nov
IA the Nary. oliver n. Perry the siitsclu,l. tr, .,
Lake Erie was then miasaiDsaau and r..-,. -
renee afierwari TIE captain OF le Chesanes, Vbof.
buried IN Trinity ChUrohyard, New-York Dar,v i'm f,pt
OF the door, On his tombstone bis last words Do,r
give up the snip are carved. The lie; is headed nv
James McDonongh, possibly brother OF rtor,as Ne
Donough, who while stiIl q midshiproan a H. :,
!i,1 time, earned distinction on board the
~ 'is sS ma and subsequently became The hero
~ SHe battie OF Lake champlan. James De
become lieutenant the list OF midsh3,,ser "a
siie%ed 10 S arux'os r and Daniel Mcneil. Dr..
mentioned. - Wv same name Aoo'e
Charles R.dgley Goodwin who later sr,nr,a bi LAD
name and attained distinction as a Con,n,,ir -
99lusnlpman IN 1900 His son inlaw n The presrIt
OF the latter and OF Commodore Ri,isrvs' I.U9btrf
h;; ~ Hunt Is now an eLsign IN tile navy
appear ON the list OF nlidshipnlsn TIE ias Ice
Captain and died in 1885, sfer gallant service he
core john Rodsers gfanddanghfer of C,mr'o3are
New SnG daughter q the late Rey. DIT Hgbec q
- ~ There we're four OF the Heneys In tho uavy and
40 I,a "h5iesgse Henley bad nephew in navy
snpnen was probably the ~ the man OF thar name
@ NHAres '" Pickering is believed TO be his descend
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