New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17
OBITUARY.
REAR-ADMIRAL TRENCHARD.

The funeral of Rear Admiral Stephen Decatur
Trenchad who died at his home In this city on Thursday
night win take place at st. Stephens Episcopal Church
in West Forty-sixthst., on Monday morning. The pail.
bearers will be Admiral Le Roy, Commodore Roncken
dor Captain Wiltze and Medical Director Martin all Of
the Navy and four members OF the Loyal Legion which
organization Admiral Trenchard of the earliest
members The burial will take place at the cemetery OF
st. James the Less in Philadelphia, where the body Of
the Admiral will be placed at rest beside that Of his wife,
The death OF Admiral Trenchard ends a career OF
unusual activity and usefulness From 1884, when at
the Of sixteen, he received his ap ponment mid
shpman to 1880, when he retired having reached
the age of sixtytwO, he was almost continually employed
or the forty five Of his active service, twentegt
years were spent duty The records OF
the Navy show only other officer with
Vice to his credit Admiral Trenchard the OF
Captain Edward Trenchard, one CT Commodore Chaun-
ceys commanders In the War OF 1912. Ee was born in
Brooklyn In 1918. His father named him Stephen De-
catur after the great commodore under whose flag the
elder Trenchard had sailed in the Mediterranean, and
who was lifelong friend On receiving his commission
stephen Decatur Trenchard reported for duty
on board the receiving ship at the Navy Yard.
where there incipcnt naval school Subsequent
ly he ordered to Philadelphia where the experiment
Of Naval Academy being tried In 1910 he became
passed mdshpman and in that capacity he served tho
ship Prebe in the West Indian Squadron the sOOp
Of Fairfield In the Mediterranean Squadron and on
the Coast Survey He promoted TO be lieutenant in
1S47 and he served the schooner Nautilus until 1913,
when he went the Saratoga Mexico Re arrived there
too late however TO take active part In the
He then served the sloop Albany OF the Home Squad
ROM on the receiving snip at Philadelphia on the Coast
Survey, and the Powhatan the Asatic Station.
While serving the Coast Survey in 1916 Midshpman
Trenchard was attached to the brig Washington, and
Of her officers when she went down in storm
of Haeras, and the captain and ten OF the
1naf In hA
Asiatc Squadron. Trenchard was 1ag-ueutenant
to Commodore Tattnall and at the battle
OF the Peho River accompanied his
mander when he visited the English Admiral. On
this occasion he slightly wounded, which drew from
Commodore Tanal tho remark which has since become
2roverbial, " Blood is thicker than water"
On the breaking out Of the Civil War Lieutenant Trench
ard was promoted to DO commander and placed in
mand OF tho cruiser and supply steamer Rhode Island
On December 20 the Rhode Island attempted to tow
the Monitor from the Washington Navy Yard
to Beaufort n @. The night after she left
Washington severe storm sprang up, and
the Monitor fonndered of ateras About half her officers
and went down with her The others were picked
up by the Rhode Island Commander renchard person
ally directing the efforts TO rescue Them. Conmander
Trenchard actively engaged in carrying supplies TO
Fort Fisher and once the West Indies to look
for the Alabama and sumpter. The war over, he
made captain, and appointed Lighthouse
Inspector Subsequently he was stationed at the Brook
Ign Navy Yard ard after that he commanded the Lancas'
ter then flagship Of the South American Squadron. In
1871 he became a Commodore, aud, while ne held thae
rank he served on the Naval Examining Board and on
Light House duty. He promoted to the rank ~ Rear
Admiral IN 1875 served special duty IN San Frau
cisco and then IA commander OF the North Atlantic
Squadron. While serving in the latter capacity
he had under him the largest feet that las been
assembled since the Civil War, having twcnty-iOur
vessels in his command. From 1870 TO 1850 Admiral
Trenchald served the Examining Board at Washing
ton and I'm 1880 retired Since then he has been
living In this city He a conscientious Christian, and
"a vestryman OF st. Stephens Episcopal Church. Among
the relies OF his service which Admiral Ircn, hard
preserved was a sword presented him by the British
Government TcscuER English vessel and OF
Gloucester Mass. Admiral Trcnchard leaves one son.
His wife, has been dead several years, the
daughter Of Captain John W. Barclay. OF the Army.