New-York tribune., 1891-12-27
Then he was ordered to the command Of the Bcnica and

| A few months after his return home the troubles
in Cuba and the seizure Of the Virginus occurred
which made II necessary to send down a large heet
OF United States vessels and he received command on
the single eurreted monitor Canonicus. On October
O. 1874 he received his commission captain and the
following four years he served In the south Atlantic
and the South Pacific squadrons commander Of the
Monongahela and Omaha respectively. The next
three years he was on duty at tne New-fork Navy
Yard. Then, promoted to commodore on November 81,
1884 he was n member OF the Examining and Re-
firing Eoard for two years. and in 1885 was com
mandant OF the Boston Navy Yard. His promotion
| to RearAdmlra was on July &c. 1887. when he was
ordered to the command Of the Pacific station with tho
Trenton one OF the vessels lost in the samoan hurri-
cane as his flagship For the last two years he has
been president Of the Board Of Inspection and survey
| RearAdmlral bancroft Gherard, commandant Of
the North Atlantic Squadron. born In Louisiana
| on November TO- 1892. hence he win reach the re-
firing age Of sXty-two years November 10. 1904
but Admrals Bclknap, Harmony. Benham and Irwin
will be tiIcd In the year and before he VIII
become surersnnuated- BY tho law Of Congress. lie
has for years been resident Of Brooklyn, owning n
handsome hoUse Ia Clinton st.. ncxt to the sllimal
homestead. His wife died a couple Of years ago AID
one ~ hls sons recently appointed cadet at thc
Naval Academy after passing most successful eh'
animation. Admiral Gherafd belongs TO that class Of
oieers Who believe that tacir nrst dutf T. to the Gov
10 tho unon when he declined a tcmptfhg Offer from
The Confsdorscy NJ the tins that hls native state
seeded iie Il noi oul, an officer - the nfst tank
but hs f. scholar IN international iau a. was proved
IN the recent NEGOTIATIONS VITA IIayu Or VI. st.
Nicholas ooslns station ne Is about hve fc-, ion
inuhes IN height n fhust IN lmiA. has a hirh, M,
ieilof mal inithrsd toen ete Hsd wcan hs fon gray
beard nfalii trimmed We cnisfcd the Nav, ~ MD
ssirmsa vhsn anb iour'cen rear od snd ~r'cd iour
fesfi an ite fflrsio ono iho radnc sisinn In
tess he Waui 30 the Nasal AsateniY fof course ~
isrthfli insimfiiu1 sna promoted 10 passes mid
stlpnaH ite .sfvsd ,sfout salps uniii Ne out
hffHh af ihe nrheline. q ehlrh uno ae ww on ihe
ianlaiief in ihs isans squadron lis ssYefal times
s.tff ~. mH.s s.utr dHtf. and Boo iat. isd2 h. came
81 ihs NhIur Dat.t tui vas nol ai,ee'sfu IN rsunz
80 .fftIle ai aHu lis urnf g. sn 90 friend. . "
r..t hHah.i H .aw ni tta.iss T. fnanf ah hihof
boz iaH q Wluam a aisief. ~ Noruirs, t'f' vhn
&C. si ihat ume sloih n nfnHf's. nne 49,
uaHti. hH.eiis ffFmani lnssHd iifansf and . ladi
.u.i .aiaf nnIs. he'd ia w.. i'rsh Wbt pits sHf
f..tirHhHh hotlna mrn shoud have io sn io iha
i.aHi md te .hai vhen I ,n sur m'fo We ennufh
hili rhsnrirs ara ~ pn in oaf afsr one, ~ iaho
thr.f pafrs.f
NJ rsk replied that iher wee mnns sar,smsalf
tIlnf mem Who would 0nli ir lp ahd in frf iH co.
ttui and he fon,d Young che rafdi vh1 haa hfaH
pIninofsd tontcrant iuit 10 one ata eHlH
uhe 10 aet the ca of ASSISTANT -eertin % \ Dos
~ induce him io send him to ~ iha .auHafHnf
fhe iniy replied that she thouehi alr nnH 81 Ne
car n Mr. ioS. she happcn,d in is be- elfe aHa |
iold The other b. LAY Ia tho lieutenant ihsl H Del anh
80 to Washington she would uhti 0am 81 faHH /
for his interest Gherardl dld H. WastlHstfn sHf
wns ordered Ia tho Mohcnn biz nnl enaasrnafi o. /
Ing the attack on Fort Madn.
Ghcrafdi's next duty tho conuuanf ri ihf Tai i
Royal In the West Gulf Blockndlng sguaafa H tHHI /
-. with which vessel he t0pk uart n fhr ilfla. Dr.
Mobile Bay and the capture Of Nobis n snt iH tn Il
Official report Of the order aud ntHt hf fiiafkias
Fort Morgan and the rebel hcci fsttfin ff.fHi.n
jenkins. who commanded the niohmana anf sai ass i
officer Of a division commended Uhsfsrdi o. tt .aH
and courageous conduct from ths m.asni itf siiala
10 the tn that hs ts..sl eH. l.Ii ~
from the portslde Of INV vessoi tf mf Hfdef a. aH |
In chase OF the ensmy's three fHnlsaia iif hli |
command during the war VS. ~ rHfH H ife
North Atlantic squadron. Ne vas HuaHiai 81 ..H
nander July IS. iaea snf hs 0HHntHtfa tts
jamestown and tho fc,,i,inf shp ihdlfrfara.f. iH
urn. on tho Pacnc tndsf hH famaiit i... at las
ain issued on November %. isfi hs H|rsa1ff iis
Lancaster. as nag shin ~ ms rHfHefar slHasfai aHd
vas present at the bomhsrimani - itstsHdli4 frH
ears. within seven dnft afisf tII pHHHilf n eco
ain he received he o1mmlssian b. i1muiaHfr sad ,
fter years service nn lhs rfafaIs.h ltsHining ,
Board he wns details. ss fitunai - ihs satm Az 4
UNI at Phiadelnhs iis aafs naaf ,aflfsl m a
August 2S. is-7. ana after nrafH tan ffsft ssrioe
5 commandant ~ tho sep Yea FHtf iafi he suc. a
ecded to the command ~ ihs safit Aisnns squad y
on. relieving Rear Admiia D. iHfr urun hs re- G,
rement on FebruAn iasn lie rreseni NJ the -
bdlcation Of leslume and ihs cauinfe II ror-su m
rnce by Hippol,ie, ana nsifumenisl In rrstor m
ig peace and order IN iial un me- vhs north his OF
agshlp the Baimov uui In NJ Charleston. and the az
imlra called upon od Caninln ingaham. who re- 70
ened from tho Na,y on irhfnnry 4. is6i. and en- G
rcd the Confederate Navv chief ~ Ordnance and VI
lie IA nov eighty nine years od. ! ex
hcrarii midshpman the frirne st. Louis. | be
iol commanded by Captain ingraham. In the Mcdi st;
frnean In 1853 daring Tho historical Martin Kozsta br
fnir ttlti ingnhnm intcrfercd with the arrest arr