Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-05
DeRsh og CnPtain Sstres a.. Rochelle
IJURTIASD, S0lTlAuiTOS COU,TY.l

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~ Captain jays II. ROCHELLE ras returning
from his evening walk IN ths town o' CORTLAND.
a. ho pasaoi down the strest oY thr re'ldenc' cf
General Stands no observed hun singgolut
along aud walking with great dificul'y. h'
went 90 him Immediately and .'Ari MN HhAi
was the matter re t0ld HIM ne yas psfalyrei
lie WIS taken into the house NJ once. snd a ply.
stefan called in, bat The stroke va deadly soon
his mind began " cloud aud Inconsistencies
soon came. ami after lingering trruuEh ihc nigh
he passed aVay about 10 Ice. on me nioruing N
the 3ist OF March without ulln o. struggle.
Tie dean OF this disNnrllsrel tuufrforAie
veteran is heavy loss ~ iis c11ff o. rogtaarlp %.
ton aud his large holy Of friends IT, N1H 49,.
pointed amidshipmau iisns ,nitod states nav,
during Proc dent lyi@rt lfsin "i oi't'- lhfh
the young Officer II the navy went Al once nu
snip- board and became part q tho esq niu
military family, and leEfued iheir duhas Hui
profession A. sen And iu ih' ft'1 90 iAH
enemy. AZ tho age " sixteen be- entered
The service, ont sn'n u.tnr. fhe Wff
with Mexico breaking. out he vas afAnn'i
! % the biockeding feet ga no Mexicnu 1nlf, en-
gagged not only Ina The DiJck aiding service. but c'
operating with the land fsrrrs uuiar tlc CONE
mand Of Genera Ninnolf scott lia Was sifi
Commodore Perry whom be captured tho towns
Of 1uspan and IODAa'o. In tho Interior ~ no
cOuptry. very brilliant exploit ~ the naval
forces on land. lie remained un tho he1fAu
cOGft until tho close a tho Mexican rI, Nhsn
tho United states 90 feru mont sopt largo naval
force. under tl0 ct-lmAnd NJ his same old CONF
mandor. Commodore ierry, b. open Intercourse
with tho empire ~ japan aDd 20 negotiate
commercial treaty With thet th"u unknown pco-
pie. ne was ordered on that eersice, and rAilci
M tho some ship and under mo command of
Captain Boyles. Al Know what great results
lowed IRON tnst expedition. IommOdors Ferry
without difficulty negotiated n treaty when
opened up now and valuable com memo Tor mo
people ~ the JDi;sd -tnt0t snd hrO'tght into ths
circle 81 natiOss the most advanced Aad culiurei
people OF the old civilization Of Asia
When tho Sar Of ihe states csmo on ani his
own beloved Virginia ircoied ffOm ue nior,
he promptly res guoi his commission aud csst
his lot with tho south. Ali know how not AMI
furious that war ees. The Ancin-s,Hnn rae,
the lirst and fore most people on cArth. 1fe VII,
In counsel and fer o Ia VIZ. figAting cOmmsLcoi
at once. captain k0.teil Nas "a 81 under
the command oil Captain ucser. on tie James
river. on the WaT-stsamer Patri's Henry, ani
with the hcrrimas fought thf monitor aui
wooden neet OF phs Noftn ~ Hampton Roads,
tho FIRST naval battle IA which armofed ships
were used. That engagement covered fbe new
and little Confederate navy win glory whom
Norfolk was evacuated. and our iule S~oi"n
fleet fell back ~ kichmond after TOO desiruction
OF the Aerrlinal. which cOlld not Do cafuoi 40
the .smes river ON accOuat ~ is great draurht
OF water, tie heavy gugs Of the farirk Henry
we're carried by Tucker aod Rochelle with great
diniculty up on Druy's Bun, ana aided very
mucl ia rcpIlsing mo sttR-k - tho hnleia AMI
Oiher northern gunD1ais, Who hoped y carry
RchmOld ~ a coup ac nam, after DO
evacuation II Norfolk AMI tho peninsula
Tho seigo Of Charleston. p. &, having
commenced. ho wa scot there sod soon Alter
placed Ia command ~ O..s ~ tho Target rtn "a
clad steamers IN tue Confederate nayy. Hero
no remained during tbs remainder ~ th4 ssiss
and unrl tho sdyanco Of sherman through rodih
Carolina and In tho rear 81 Charleston fofc-t
the evacuation VI iAot vital point Ia the Don-
fsdolacy. His snip, along Win other, Nts 10
stroyod, and no rsiufno1 10 Richmond with
small body Of ssamon. whore tho sDuihoraers
made their last stand around Richmond and re-
torsburg pro ara II pro yoycis On reaching hch-
nond he, along with Captain Parker, dislin-
pushed alike Ia arms and letters. we're piaced
In command OF the Naval Academy sa1 caoots
when the COniedersfe3 h2l estAOiishol uere-
an arduous. importsnL ani disisnsurhei posl-
ton. lie remained Ia thas Pcslthoh vnIl no
evacuation Of i.iobmOnd. when 10 March'n mo
cadets IN a body to Washington. In Georgia.
vine 70 they we're disDandsc after tue cap Hre OF
President Davis and mo dissolution VI me S"H-
federGcY. -
The war being ended. be returned % hisancrs-
trial homo VA southampton. Ills old comfsde IN.
arms Tucker. who had been ~ one time admiral
In tho Peruvian navy, ard was then about -
make survey Of the upper AmsDop river Tor
the Peruvian, sent for him, and no accepted =
position under hat C1Ynrnm1nt 70 hehe
hydro graphtc survey Of that vast duyisi. system
ia the Aontanz Of Peru cost Of tho ANDES. lie re-
msiusd IN fquilOs three yosrs and then returned
home, where ho remained, devounf ms VINE
TO reading. letters, and tho society of ms irepar.
lie was a doughty warrior anh SOLDIER, ana rom
I
royed over the rupture % Government Do;
whoa MS ststo went Out without f9sres ne nooay
stood By her; went 20 tho ir0nL aai never
grounded BITS arms unii there WAS n"hinx
isft 10 q chi for lie know 70 win would brsn <
honor and safety and failure would make BIN
ret bel and while succe-s on the northern $40
gave 20 many 81 his old comrades Ia arms on
that side marble and 0roaze statues la sAs DeS
PGntheon at Washington. yet with The courage
OF his convicti0Ds Ia disaster his only ~ greet a.
thai he did not win. and 81 such stern sun arc
the cavaliers VI Virginia made. and snca a.
these are yet 70 IN her frsm the dust and
crown their Old mother again with siofy. ssi-
ripides, | think IL was. said no nan shoad %
called fortU late or happy. until DO had Doe
| placed with hts Eooi name by death beyond ths
| reach Of accident or change. Then, indeed. 70
this nOnle solder h&ppyf Tor 10 lived wiihoui
| reproacn and died witROut fear. Another noble
son OF Virginia Das gone down below me hofi-
ION OF time. but his name Will ~ held IN svecs
remembrance by his Oh comrades ana his
memory cherished and hoEored Dy bis kinsmen-