National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-06

torpedo warfare and electricity Commanders
AL allen w VI Heed Henry L. johnson william g,,t Si5
Iieuicnantt Edward N strong ,vy' william ~
Rhoades, William a. Morgan, james II. Dayton,
Ransome y. Peck, Bloomfield Mcllyaine, Edward
berger, Charles H. Colahnn, N. J. X. Patch, and
Joseph l.. Hunslcker, and Master Walter 9.
Lieutenant. Colonel George W. Patten, retired,
u. A., who died Friday afternoon April 2s, Mt
his home, at Houlton, Me-, was nged seventy four
ycara. lie was native OF Rhode Island, from
which state he entered the Military academy at
west Point In July lse6, where he graduated July
], 1890, and was made second Lieutenant second
infniry. He was promoted 10 first Lieutenant
February 49, 1887, TO- captain June is, 1916, major,
ninth infantry, April 3d. 1901 and leutenoni-oolo
mel Of his old regiment, second infantry June 2,
1862. lie served with distinction In the Seminole
war, and in Mexico was severely wounded at
Cerro GordO losing q hand, and received the
bfevet OF major at time when gallant service ana
brave work only won that distinction. He was
action.
(, Lieutenant George W. II. stouch Third Infantry.
left ST. Paul this week in charge Of a detachment
Of recruits for Fort Shaw, Montana. lie is one OF
the grandfithers Of all lieutenants in the army,
having been first lieutenant IN his regiment for
nearly eighteen years And yet some officers urge
that lingal promotion, as provided now by statute,
would destroy the esprit dc c1'ps Of the army One
would think that eighteen years Of active service
most of II on the frontier, in one grade-would
make the victim hate the very number he Is forced
| 10 wear on MS ncllnet ana hnuuluer' kuot. luS
ohly lieutenant ON the active list who ontranks
the youthful Lieutenant stouch Is Brevet- Captain
william Mitchell, OF the same regiment, who re- /,
celyed two brevets for gnlantry Mt the battle OF
Gettysburg, almost nineteen years ago. These
youngsters get high rank and pay TOO rapidly.
Mrs. George II. Weeks, wife of Major Weeks.
qunrtermaster, U. s. A., did not go the Pacific
coast last week with her husband from Fort Lcav-
| enworth but is now at Bethlehem, Pa, whore her
| daughter Is at the celebrated MOt0vinn Female
| Seminary. She Will be here next week 70 yi.it
the family Of General Charles McDougall, Y. s. A..
| at his residence, No. 1924 1hirty-thifd street
Monroe to visit her brother, Major Lawrence s.
| Babbitt, Ordnance Corfs who is commanding the
arsenal there. From Fortress Monroe Mrs. Weeks
VIII 30 TO Annapolis TO be present at the exercises
| the graduating class Mt the Naval Academy, aud
| 70 visit her SOIL Cadet Midshipnln Edwin Bah.
bltt Weeks, who Will then complete his second
cl9ss.year Her daughter, Miss Weeks, graduates
| this month at Bethlehem and Will be Mt Annnpo-
| lis with her mother, ana In june Will accompany
| her uncle, Major Babbitt aud his daughter OH n
six months trip through Europe. Mrs. Weeks will
join her husband on the Pacific coast in the fall.
rho War Department Is informed that Captain
George L. Browning, Seventh Infantry, died Tues.
day, May 2, in Paris, France. Captain Browning,
who was about forty.two years Of age, was n
| member of the famous Seventh New York Militia
at the time the rebellion broke ont, aud went to
the front with that regiment. Alter muster out
| he remained ut home until September 1862 when
he enlisted us private In the Fourteenth United
states Infantry, i'll which he served until March,
| 1868, when he accepted commission Ms second
| lieutenant in the same regiment He was prom
otCd TO first lieutenant August To- 1861, trnns
| Ielred TO tile Twentythrd Infantry in September,
1856 (the new regiment being the second battalion
OF the old Fuur,eenth); md promoted 10 captain
| February T. 1857 When the Army was reduced
| he was unassigned from July a. 1869, until jan
| uGry, 1871, when lie was assigned to the Seventh
| was quartennaster of tie Second Battalion from
September 20, 1865 until September 81, 1896.