The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-07
ADMIRAL Of THE TEXAS NAVY.
An Episode n the Career of a Nal
Who Died in Vermont.

Who Died in Vermont.
From, tie Galveston Net1S)
Tho death has recently been announced
Fort Mills vilhge, VT, of Capt. Thomas
Chubb, better known as Commodore Chubb.
The commodore vas spending his annual
vacation at his summer house in Vermont,
and while his FRIENDS here had been advised
of his serious illness the news of his death
was a surprise and asource of genera regret
to this community, where he mad lived SO
long and was so we'll known, and where he
leaves number Of children and grandchll-
dren to mourn his loss.
The deceased was about so years OF age,
and though living to this advanced age was
a man of remarkably well preserved v!gor
and vitality. His life was a remarkably
eventful one, and his biography would READ
like romance. Imbued with rowing DIS
position, he ran away from home when
quite young and went to sea, and IN one one
way or another he followed a seafarlng lie
up to the time he settled down in Calves
ton, and for the number of years he has
held the position of harbor master at TINS
port a position congenial to nm as
means of bringing him to contact win
those still engaged in his early avocaVion
of life.
A recital of the eventful life of Thomas
Chubb would be part and parcel Oh tne
early history of Texas. Though his BOY
hood days were spent in Boston ne came "
Texas before the war aud was engagen Il,
the slave trade. When Texas was engagea
in the wac of independence with Mexico tls
deceased brought over a cargo OF arms anu h'l
ammunition, and offered them win ms
services to Gen. Sam Houston. 1t is stlu
that the powder that was burned over cne
battlefield of San Jacinso with WHICH
Texas gal ed her Independence OF uha'
which was furnished by Commodore Chuou,
The friendship that thus sprung up between
Thomas Chubb and Sam Houston was la,v-
ing, and in recognition of the formers Va' u
able service to the republic he was uAaN0
admiral of the Texas navy.
But antedating this period he was one ~ ~
the first stevedores that did service over quo
Boston docks. 1t is said that he first lnbrv
duced the system OF unloading vessels WIN
horses and pulley power, when was ous"
an innovation upon the then existing Gus
toms that the revolution in stevedore "otA
came near precipitating general sti nv. ~
He was one of the Oldest steveGores ~
America. Among his other vlcissltudeS VI
life he was at one time a circus owner anI
manager. controlling and operating one o.
the largest circuses that travelled through
the south in early days He was Tor iilanJ
years engaged in merchant marine serNlOo'
and some time after coming to Galveston
his occupation was that of pilot. IL Was
favorite saying of the old-tlme seal lI;a
that he was ALWAYS ION deck" ana Chts
might be said of him up to the time OF d, M -
death, as he was always on duty, luh ~ w.
hope, energy and physical vigor up TO 'n0
last. ~.
When the war commenced between tpo
states he joined the confederacy ana % ISo
conspicuous figure in the Texas navy. mO
was captured in this harbor while IN coan ON
mand of the royal yacht in a deSpela.o
night encounter, his captor being the pat tSs
ent Admiral Jouett of the United otav ed
navy. He was imprisoned and condeininne 81
to be executed President Davis noti 1ieu
the federal authorities that his exec 10
would be retaliated tenfold, which had sn-
| effect of staying his execution and preso So,
ing his life fer long period OF useluln l'So
He mas a son in business in Vermont, W." liz
was with HIM at the time of his deaUn' IL IL
devoted wife being also at his BEDSIDE. al
leaves u brother, grown SON ana seesas
married daughters residing in chs coiii'-.
nifty.