New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-12
OBITUARY.

RFAR-ADNIRAL RALPH CHANDLER, U. 5. A.
| Washington, Feb 1.-the Navy Department is In
formed that Rear-Admiral Chandler, commanding Inc
AslaBc station died at Hong Kong yesterday from an
| attack of apoplexy
admiral Chandler was a native OF New-fnrk lie
entered the Navy in 1e45 HIS first service oeng IN
tho Independence the flagship for the Pacific SQUADRON
This was from 1876 TO 154a. He took part III tef'
In tic blockade OF Mazatlan, Mexico. and The supsc
quem siege and capture of that place. In loeV anu
1850 no was attached to the Vlncennes, OF the Pacie
SQUADRON He became passed mIdshpman IN lools
and in the following year he attached To the Naval
sa,,adron From 1853 to 1855 he was attached 10 tho
sloop st. Louis OF the Mediterranean squsoroh' aAns
part I'm 1854 In the Koszia affair IN SMYRNA he
became a master and llentenhnt IN 1900 IN lsVo
and 1857 he attached 10 the COAST survey rece'
Ing from Professor A. ID. Baohe sppern'epoohs VI
tbe service. a complimentary letter Of thanks for
carryIng the schooner Crawford safely through
series OF hard gales and cyclones lasting tweny'iour
DAYS He was engaged IN the survey OF tho Panama
pver and tributaries Ia 1858 and 1859. In 1860 and
1set he was attached TO the Vandala, taking part In
the battle at Port Royal In 1867 no
was attached to The San Jaento' OF
the North Atlantic and East Gun pooA.
adInc squadrons, taking part In the engagement at
.welps Point and the capture Of Norfolk During this
,so he received the thanks Of the Navy Department.
,r the recovery Of the San Jacntos propeller which
broke of IN the Bahama Channel The drawings shoW
inc the manner In which he recovered the propeller
are at the Naval Academy and referred 10 IN iec
t,,res on seamanship He became COMMANDER ~
,seo and in 1868 and 1864 he commanded inc NUNS
v,ne Of the East Gulf squadron In 1854 ana looo
ne had command OF the steam gunboat Mauineo anu
,oor mart IN the bombardment and capture Of for.S
Fsber Anderson and lee and the capture VI WI
ro,nrton In 1865 he had command OF inc mon~'
s.,eamon. and cleared the James RIVER oi ~pouooS
1s,tSout accident From 1866 TO 1858 be was IN COM
r,ard az the Dom on special service and discovered
IA surveyed the Cultivator shoal about MY nho'
oest OF Cape Cod In 1865 he became commahuer'
md from 1860 10 1870 he was in command Oh inc IaiiA
which is now ending her days on the RIVER fiatee
from 1870 10 1874 he was In command OF the NeWiorA
Navy Yard lie was made captain in 1874 ana SVEN
command OF the Swatara with the owatar@ no
landed five parties to observe the transit oil venus
one at Desolation Island, Indian Ocean, TWO AZ
Tasmania, one at New-Zealand and one at chatham
island Hearing that tho German party ior tuo
observation OF tho transit in distress at the AucA
land Islands no sailed at once nom TASMANIA ~
offer relief. Fortunately he t0una tho PtSSA by
right but his kindness ana the aa ho pn tSirty
d,n 55aring Ire German thermometers with inc unity
an boSrd the swaara, were made the SUBJECT Oh
ieter of hearty thanks from Prince B5maISh Hfg qi
Is-s no 1sTS he was In command OF the Naba4I. ~
tsrswe a commodGre In 1854 and a rearaaniiri ~
isss and since 1885 he has boon IN eonmahn "a teo
Hstafie station Admiral Chambers sea servce
s,n,onnted 10 over twenty-five years ana ms shoto
dnfy 10 about fourteen years and half