The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-02-18

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at II o clock Tuesday night his condition
was about the same as it had been for
several weeks past, and there were no
indications that medical services would
be needed before the time for the doc
tors regular visit in the morning, about
. o'clock. The nature of the Admiral's
disease made 1t extremely dangerous
for him to lie on his back, so that he
was accustomed to rest sitting upon a
large sofa with his back and head
supported by pillows. Nourishment
was administered every hour and the
Admiral was awake at Gas o'clock
and took his nourishment as usual.
He afterwards fell into a light
sleep and gave no indication whatever
THAT the end was so near at hand. At s
o'clock the Admiral's son Richard, who
slept by his side, noticed that there was
a change in his fathers condition. He
was breathing with difficulty and
seemed to be choking The nurse
felt his pulse and found it to
be futtering feebly. The house.
hold was at once aroused and DR..
wales sent. The patients pulse grew
fainter and fainter and at Sis o'clock
ceased to beat At that hour he gasped
convulsively and expired without a
word He sat bolt upright with his son
{Bichard holding one hand and his
daughter, Mrs. L. c. Logan. holding the
other. There were also at his bedside
his son, Lieutenant Theodore Porter,
u S. n. and his son-in-law, Lieutenant
Il. c. Logan, Z. S. n, his nurse, James
Mcdonald, and his faithful man SER
want, William Wilkes.
His other son, Captain c. p. Porter,
u. S. NJ. c.. and Major ID. E. Porter,
formerly of the army, and his youngest
daughter, Mrs. Charles Campbell. ar
rived soon after and joined the sorrow
ing group which had gathered in the
cham Der of the afflicted widow.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
David Dixon Porter was born in Chester.
Ia in 1918, and at the age of ii accompanied
his father, David Porter. a naval officer. to
fbe West Indies. where piracy prevailed In
IS1. he was appointed mdshipman in the
Mexican navy, and il lS29 became an
American MILDLY" serving first in the
I16 subsequently ScTNcu
ON the coast survey. and in !sal was APP
pointed a Lieutenant. He was transferred
TO the naval observatory in Washington in
IS,5 and in 1876 was intrusted with a secret
mission to Hayu. He was actively engaged
in the Mexican war, first as Lieutenant,
commander of the Spitfire
At the beginning of the civil war he took
command OF the Powhattan and in April,
1e6l, was In charge of the mortar fleet OF
twenty one schooners and five steamers that
Joined Farragut's fleet III 1862. lie took
part In the bombarding OF Fort Jackson
and Fort st. Philip below New Orleans
and they surrendered to him in 1852. He as.
sisted Farragut in all the operations between
'Vicksburg and New Orleans. While the Con-
Celebrates ut Vicksburg were making efforts
10 repair the ndianola which they had capt.
ured, Commander Porter fitted an Old scow
so look like one OF his turtle gunboatS. with
two canoes for quarter boats, a smokeStack
of pork barrels and mud furnace in which "A
fire was built This craft was called the
Iu-reted Monster and was set adrift with no
one on board 4 tremendous cannonade
from the Contederates failed TO stop her and
the authorities at Vicksburg hastily de-
stroyed the lndianola. while the supposed
monitor dr:ttcd for an hour before the enemy
discovered the trick.
IN lSt, lorter, US Rear Admiral. took
charge of the Mississippi squadron, impro-
bis squadron to LIS vessels and CO operated
with Sherman in the capture of Arkansas
Post in lS6S Congress thanked him for his
services ut Vicksburg and he was commits
stoned Rear Admiral in July, 1863 The same
year he ran the batteries at Vicksburg, capt
ured the Confederate forts at Grand Gulf and
later assisted In the capture of VicksburS.
He remained In the Mississippi until le6I.
and in October Of that year was transferred
TO the North Atlantic squadron and in 1875
captured the forts at the mouth of the Cape
Fear river. including Fort Fisher. For this
ne was again thanked BY Congress.
He was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1865
and served as superintendent OF the Naval
Academy until lf6e, when he was detailed for
duty In the Navy Department at Washing.
ton. In 1870 he WAS appointed Admiral OF
the navy.
Deceased came from a long line of navy OF.
Gcers. i've generations of ancestors having
preceded him 10 the service.