Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-16
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The dlspatchea announce the aaa.l
~ New York Of Commander 9arrsr.a
late 9f fhe United States Nsvv. m.
career was Ons OF the most neteuerth,
cf any IN that service. Hs w.s a 49,
outbreak OF the civil war. a comn,or
sailors and attracted ths atssusior =,
Admiral Porter, when ooxswaia of 81.
nafge. ceeing that be was int4lIi0anf
fearless In action and possessing a crsod
oomrnon school education, he LAD aim
sppolEteo q Bsgte In the yoluats~r sS,r-
wee, from which grade he was auickIv
promoted 20 ensign and from thence
fhr0oah the infsKmediass ranks Il thaf
o. volunteer LseutsnAnf Commandsr
A. tue teEmtration Of she war he vas
sfansferred 70 the regular servlos. 10
which he remained until q year a0a.
when be resigned 70 take charge OF 4
large iron ship building establishment
On the Delaware river. His service
during the war was almost entirely In
TIE Mississippi squadron nndsr Ad-
nairal Porter. Shorty after his promo
tion be vaB assigned to the command
% one OF the RnnbSats his vessel vas
always fought with skill and great dash.
DE wss frequently mentioned In the
hlRbess terms IN tbe Admirsl's dis.
pstches- lie commanded the Dispateb.
fourth rate, In the Mediterrsnean
squadron sfter the var, and on his yisit
20 ERypt Suggested the removal Of Cleo
patra's Heedie-the fallen obelisk at
Alexandria, which had been presented
- AneFiea BY the Khediye-to New
York city. On his return from his
cruise the msans for this purpose were
furnished him by Mr.. Vanderbilt, the
wealthy oapitslist. and with q vessel
property lifted out for the purpose, be
br0ught over the obeliak, which Il nov
one OF the prominent features Of the
Centrsl Park Of New York. The enei-
neering skill which Commander Cor
ringe displayed in the hosting of 90
large q body as the obelisk and its re-
nloyal unbfoken TO the hold Of the yes
eel gave him mach credit IN scientific
circles. Restless and ambitioas, the
nevy In time of peace vas too quiet
for him. He wanted to be always
aetively employed. It was his inten-
ton ct one time to connect
himself with the commercial
atfaiFs Of the Pacific Coast, in which be
believed there was great fature. For
this purtose he came ont here with Viii
Lard ~ the time of the completion of
the Northern Pacific railroad. Ii was
chs avoved intention Of Willard to
place q line Of vessels with auxiliary
steam power direct from Portland, Ore
gen. and ragst. Sound. on the route via
Magellan straits 10 Liverpool and Lon
don. These vessels we're 70 be under
the Immediate snperintendence of Com-
nlandey GorrinRe. With the failure of
Willard and his withdrawal from the
controlling influence Of she Northern
Pacific railroad, the project was hban-
duned- Commander GorriDge was, at
tbs time Of bis death, stall In the prime
Of life, being bot fofty-five years Of
age. do vas Of medium heieht, stout
built, and looked the perfection Of
health. He was born In the West In
dies. af English parentzee. He was
frank, open hearted and mach esteem
cd by his associates. He was looked
upon ~ one Of those sort Of men who
are bound 10 make a mark in the world.
ha studied hard, was q keen observer,
and wrote Remarkably we'll. His CON.
tribati0ns 10 the Worth Assericam Regiesc
on professional subjects, and his articles
Ia ihe New York Herald on the Panama
canal, attracted much attention.