The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-19
GALLANT PORTER / IEAn.'
COMMANDER OF THE HANx
RELIEVED.
He Passes Peacefully Away at u ~ asI.
ington Honi Heart Trouble 4 =. satst
sketch of His brilliant Sersfe,st .ie a.
fry

sketch of His brilliant Sersfert ie II.
Country.
Washington dispatch.
Admiral David ID. Porter. tn, -sgFi
naval officer of the nited ST: - is!.
mmandrrin-ehef of the Unit II L
navy. died at his ONE in th sIs 9
$40 this morning Of fatty deg ratio
Of the hart. His death would .a nav
been a surprise had it OrcIirre ~ IL
time thin a year He has b s,r
onsly i'll for many months. ye :.
last the end came swiftly and '.st'
with but few minutes of ..,.n.
Twelve wears ago the Admiral .. . st
Nele stomach trouble which .,s,GLi
weakened his system, and from rs ia 4
never recovered. Five years -a II
Nafes, then Surgeon Grner . u
ntted states naNy, made an .t I'D
ton. and told the old sailor .' .lc,
We're symptoms which Eointedt t'. ,.l
ure OF the action of the heart n q.
Porter was an optimi>t. He lau ..,t 60
said to DIR. Wales: Nonsense. l,a'
is as good a> Yours and !! eit il.
even to III. last hours OF his .,l1G
Ees> Admiral Porter eXhit tied 'te5
hope that there was cure in r +,
him. Lat summer he Icrau -4.
marked signs of rapid decline. zen
DRY became vi>ibiy weaker. hi - eng
was >aplca, ard his nerve l.
to io-e their Vitality. Ftom q. de-.
which was manifest upoa hi. a' r
sources then he never fully '-"-rc
He was brought to Washington ~,.
summer home at Jamestown. j II ~
port. almost dying man. aud Ia .s.H,
during the winter had been in
scmi-cnma. For the past liz. f..s. !.
in con clll"urc uf the nature q a.. ..
ease. it had been necessary To 81
patient in an upright TO tito Z
that time he had either os
great armchair in his btc n..a
had halfloungei upon cu ,t.. d,
The sofa. 1t was not until Gig s.. r,
this morning that yGung Mr. r..r o.
ticcd a startling change come t."E D.
father. There was Il tiutterI q. =
breath and pulse. Il Slight moye nt
the body, and in fifteen minut, .3.' sg
ad come. There was no strug .sef
was no movement 10 indicate
ness. The cncumbcred heart ha
Mr.. Richard Porter. at the time
leld one hand of the Admira
sister. Mrs. Lieutenant Logan, ..,
| There were in the room at the .,, .
sides Lieutenant Theodore / .-
the navy, son of the Admir-: e.
tenant J. {. Logan. of th, ar-f
| the nurse, James Mcdonald. :: y fiC
| man: and William Wilkes, a ce.5g.
servant who has been with the Aau'r r
for twenty five years. Mis-. POI q. " ?
was i'll in bed, overcome by the l-HE a
tcntions to her husband. and 'rLl 90
| never abandoned hope of his ,..c
was not summoned to the q -g
although She was in the adjoini- ~.rr
| Tho intermeut will take place i .l
| ton in a lot selected by the =. ,il d
about one year ago. He til "..-
| there. accompanied by one of 3 81
| and his daughter, Mrs. Lo :
| pointed to a lot neal to that &C, ....-.. :
| the remains Of Gen. Sheridan, 40 Z.
| eastern terrace. overlooking I ~.
| mac and the capital He said "t}F''
| Il stake theie. for there is where .ly 10
| shall rest"
Fer weeks Admiral Porter .d u
been permitted TO see his friei \
very long ago General Sherm s,'5
and left message of sympa =.
said to Admiral forter's Gaug 'tr.
would rather not see Eorter 4.a--
could see him as he always wa g. -r
| have met him. l will be the s. .u
| and perhaps may go before Po r..-
| Anyhow, its nothing to die. and n
As natural as it is to be born
In the death of Admiral Dayr '.E
| Porter the country loses the last O -..
| naval commanders who sustain. .u 80
| Csvfl war the finest traditions of .. a.
| navy. Though far from being ale "a
| record OF gallantry, the names of Ga.tr
| Fuote and Porter have pre-en.i.. ...
| their own. David ID. Porter wa. -l
| Chester Pa. June 5. 1873 and thus &C.
| few months Of completing his 18th r.i.
| had his first experience in the
| service in 1897, being then Ia year %.
| In 1929 he was appointed midsl .sft
! the United States navy and att i ,
| lieu.enancy in 1871. He served d .- -
| entire Mexican war. had charg, q
| naval rendezvous at New Orleans
| engaged in ever. action On IL -~
| Afterward he commanded for sol Pes
| steamships in the Pacific Mail -,a
| between New York and the r.'
| of Panama. At the beginning g
| civil war he was appointed to the c .l..i
| OF the Powha on service in -
| In Farragnt's attack on New Oriea e,
ter. now promoted to Command -
| manded the mortar fleet. Farragu +;
| destroyed the enefny'S fleet of lift "a
! sells. left the reduction of Fort Jac g.
| Fort st. Philip to Porter. while he ,i' -T
| ed t. the city. The forts surren,.
| April. 1862. Porter then assisted -- "
| In all the iatter's operations hetw, \,
n,,I... u Il.
| bombardcd the forts and enabled . a.
to pass in safety. After his st.
| Nickshurg. Porter received the q ma
| Congress and III commission of sr Sc
| mirai. dated July I. 1863, the date a
| fall of that town. He ran past the
! of Vicksburg and captured the Con lr..
| forts at Grand Gulf. which put his e.
| communication with Gen. Grant. ;r 81
| spring of 1864 Porter co-operated % 81
| Banks in the Red River iasc,. ed Ia
| in the same year was transferre "a d
| North Atlantic squadron and red "n. T
| Fisher. Rear Admiral Porter rec J.
| vote of thanks from Congress. wi @ rs
| the fourth that he received during '.-
Rear Admiral Porter was promot I,
| Vice Admiral on July 25, 1866, y
while as Superintendent of The Nts
| Academy and was then transfer Gr
| Washington. On Aug. Is. 1870, he SEE. q
| pointed Admiral Of the Navy. the '.s 80
grade in the service. In 1882, Por -
li>hed "Incidents and Anecdotes OF t L-'
| War; and in 1857 "Iii,tory of the 8
the War of the Rebellion,n a work e
stantial merit. He was married il ,.,.'
| Anne Paterson, a daughter of Con s.lts
| j. T. Paterson. He leaves one sol .- E.
| navy. one In the Marine Corps. bes
| others in private life, and two daus
| Cashier Spaulding Writes.