New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-06
OBITUARY.
REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN RODGERS.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Rear-AdmiIal John
Rodgers, who has been suffering acutely for some
weeks from Brght disease died at his house on George
town Heights at o'clock this evening
RearAdmiral Rodgers came Of old Maryland family
whose name has generations past been nseparaby
connected with the fame of American arms upon the
sea Colonel John Rodgers at the head or body OF
MARYLAND troops served with conspicuous gallantry
throughout the War Of the Revolution, Captain IN
the Navy 1900, and died some years afterward the
senior officer of the Navy One OF his George was
lieutenant the Wasp during her fight with the Frolic
in the War OF 1872 and after other distinguished ser
vices died Commodore in command Of the squadron Oh
the of South America. His wife was sister
OF the famous Oliver Perry and daughter Of Commodore
c. Perry, and their son. GRIP. Rodgers. became Rear
Admiral. Another OF John Rodgers was the Comno
dore John Rodgers who commanded the Constellation
when captured the French ship Lnsurgente in l199
waged successful against Tripol IN 1s03'6, and
rendered important services commander OF the
American feet during the War Of 1872 His son John
is the subject Of the present sketch.
John Rodgers born in Hartford County, Nd,
August = 1911. and was appointed mdshipman III the
Navy from the District OF Columbia April Is ISIS. lie
WAS on the gate Constellation. his fathers old ship in
the Mediterranean squadron, from 1929 to 1882 and
continued to serve the Navy in various capacities
Int without any event Of especial importance until le35
when as lieutenant. he commanded the steamer John
Hancock on the expedition % COrea the Chinese
coast and the North Pacific In 1915 he was commits
stoned commander and in $50 returned To Washington.
where he remained special duty and waiting orders
until the outbreak of the Rebellion. In 1851 he was
sent 10 the West Dupeuend the construction OF the
Reptou ironc and in the following year was placed
in command Of the Galena Of the North Atlantic Block
aiding Squadron. He went up the James River from
HAMPTON Roads in May 1862 with feet Of gunboats,
TO force if possible, passage to Richmond Ahef
sencing two rebel batteries he reached Fort Darling
where the channel blocked by sunken vessels He
expended all his ammunition in bOnbariing the fort
strong casemated structure, and then retired III
Good order The Gaena. however, suffered severely be
ing struck the fort l29 times, and losing III keu
and wounded two-thrds Of her Shortly after THIS
eKpe lion Rodgers made captan,and IN the summer
of SOB took The monitor Neehawken from New ork To
Port ROYAL. With that vessel he fought aud captured
the great irOnc Lad Atlanta in warsaw sound ia
50 confident were rebels ~ vic that numerous
pleasure parties went from savannah 10 witness
fhis gut hut the Weenaw fired only i've shots When
fifteen minutes after the opening Of the struggle, me
Atlanta struck her The NeehaWken on THIS Oc-
cason used for first the ucw nteenlnch guns
On the very day Of the battle rodgers
was commissioned Commodore. In ls6l65 he
was IN charge of the rOn-cad Dictator and ID lobo-
the monitor MOnadnOck which vessel ne sailed around
ape Horn Francisco. witnessing AT Valparaiso az
he as-ed the bOmhardment Of that place by the Spanish
fleet In l-67--9 he ia command at the Boston
Navy Yard On December 81. 1853. he was made Rear
Admiral md in lS7Ol-2 commanded the AsilUr squad
ron: from 1873 to 1877 he c0mmandan OF tIe Mare
i,f.ud.ut of The Naval Observatory ut Washington,
ob,c, nosfnu ne continued TO occupy until Ills death