, 1888-05-09
REAR-IDIIRIL B0GGS DEAD.
(New York Times April % 1887

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Rear Admiral Charles Stewart Boggs died
yesterday afternoon at New-Brunswick, N.
j., where he has resided since his retirement,
in 1872. He had been enjoying excellent
health until within three years. Two years
ago he made a European trip. A few months
ago he was attacked with a stroke of paraly-
sis, which has at last proved fatal.
Admiral Boggs was born in New-Bruns-
wick Jan %, 1911. He was appointed mid
shipman from that State Jan. |, 1925, and
was attached to the Mediterranean squadron,
where he served in the sloop. of-war Warren
and ship-of-the-Iine Delaware until 1880.
From 1880 to 1882 he served in the West
India squadron, in the schooner Porpoise.
April IS, 1882, he became Passed Midship-
man, and Sept. 1887, Lieutenant. He serv-
ed off the coast of Africa in the sloop Sara
toga in 1923, where he participated in the
destruction of Bereby Village. On the steam
er Princeton he was present at the siege of
Vera Cruz in the Mexican war, commanded
the boat expedition which destroyed the
United States brig Truxton after her surren-
der to the MeXicans, and was executive Off
Ger of the frigate st. Lawrence at the Worlds
Fair, London, in 1851. He was commission
ed Commander in 1856.
During the rebellion he took part in Farra-
quits attack on Forts Jackson and st. Phi
hip, commanding the Varuna, the only vessel
lost at the battle. His vessel was attacked
by two rams, and all three were DESTROYED.
In 1862 he became Captain and commanded
the steam sloop Sacramento on the blockade
at Cape Fear River. In 1864 and 1865 he
was put on special duty under Admiral Gre.
CORY at New York, superntcnded the con.
Struction of small steam picket boats, and
specially designed and fitted out the torpedo
boat which, under Gushing, destroyed the
Confederate iron-clad Albermarle. In 1866.
while cruising in the West Indies, in COM
mand of the United States steamer Connocti-
cut, he fell in with the Confederate ironclad
Stonewall in the harbour of Havana, and
previous to her being given up to the Spanish
Government, demanded her surrender to the
United States. In July, 1866, he was pro-
NOTED to Commodore, and in July, 1870,
became Rear Admiral, commanding the Eu-
ropean fleet in 1912. While Commodore
he commanded the steamer De Soto in the
North Atlantic squadron from 1866 to 1868.
His ship suffered serious damage in the earth
quake at st. Thomas, but was safely brought
to the United States for repairs, bringing
the crew of the Monongohela, which had
been thrown ashore at St. Croix by the
earthquake. In 1870 he commanded the
Lighthouse Depot at Tompkinsville, Staten
Island, and was Lighthouse Inspector of the
third District.
Admiral Boggs leaves a widow. The fune-
raj will take place to-morrowat Christ Church,
New-Brunswick at $50 o'clock in the after,
noon. A train will leave New York at 9
o'clock for those who may wish to attend.
Not many names of Union naval comman-
ders will be surer of prolonged celebrity in
the country's annals than that of the brave
old sailor whose funeral ceremonies take place
to-day, An active service of forty.seven
years had we'll earned Rear Admiral Charles
S.. Boggs his retirement fifteen or sixteen
years age, but as "Boggs of the VGrWnG,"
his part in the great river battle with Forts
st. Philip and Jackson will dwarf in history
his other exploits, though these are by no
means to be forgotten. Perhaps the simplest
and most telling account of the way he push
ed his vessel and fought her below New.Or-
leans is given in Admiral Farragut's official
report owe were now fairly past the forts,
and the victory was ours, but still here and
there a gunboat making resistance. Two
of them had attacked the VGrWmG, which ves-
sci by her greater speed was much in advance.
OF US. They ran into her and caused her to,
sink, but not before she had DESTROYED. her
adversaries; and their wrecks now lie side
by side, q monument. to the gallantrv of