The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-09
Rear Admiral Rodgers Dead.

WASHINGTON CITY. Jan. s.-Rear Admiral c.
X. T. Rodgers, retired, died here this evening Of
heart trouble. He had been ill for some time.
lChristopher Raymond Perry Rodgers was
porn IN BROOKLYN, \. y. on November IL 1919
he was descended from fighting stock His
grandfather was Scotchman who had served
as as colonel OF militia in the revolutionary war.
His uncle was the famous John Rodgers who
was executive officer of the Constellation when
when she captured the French frigate Il Insur-
geate in l1y9 and in the war of 1912 fired the
aF afs' shot IN that war himself as captain
oI the resident III an engagement
with the British frigate BeIvidera on
June - OF that year. His cousin John
Kodgers, named for his father. was a gallant
officer, who commanded the steamer Galena i'm
the James river expedition in May, 1862, and on
June IL, 1865, In command of the monitor Wee
nawken, fought and captured the Confederate
lronclad Atlanta in Warsaw sound Ga ana
from 1873 TO 1877 commanded Mare island navy
yard; Christopher father was George Washing
ton Rodgers, VINO was an officer on the sloop Wasn
IN the war of 1872 commanded the brig Fir.-
ny IN the Algerine war in 1915, and at his death
was commodore commanding the Brazil SQUAD
ron He had married sister Of Commodore
rerfy, ana OF this union two sons were born
Christopher Raymond Perry and George Wash
ington. The latter who entered the navy in
1856, became a brave officer, and was kiilad
while in command of the monitor CatskiI in
the attack on Fort Wagner on August II. ls63
christopher was appointed q midshipman on
schooner fLrt in 1882 and in Command
OF the schooner Phoenix in 1910 and 1871
was actively engaged in the Seminole war Hs
was promoted lieutenant on September 4 1874
was engaged in bloekading the coast of Mexico
In lSi7, and was in the trenches at the siege ~
vera Cruz and the capture of Tabasco and TINS
PAN In 1886 and 1857 be commanded the
steamer Bibb ana the schooner GaIlatiu in the
coast survey. He was commissioned as corn
mander on October Is, 1851, served with distinc-
ton on the Wabash, aud was feet captain at the
battle OF Port Royal and commanded the naval
forces In the trenches at the capture of Fort
Pulaski. He had charge of the fleet of gunboats
operating along the coast south of Port Roval in
lst2 he was then transferred to the New IRON
sides as fleet captain in the attack on the de-
lenses at Charleston and in subseouent bloek
aiding operations of the South Atlantic SQUAD
ron. In the autumn of 1868 no was placed in
command of the steam sloop Iroouois which
was engaged in special service until the close of
the war. On July %, 1866 he was com
missioned captain, and In 1868 was given the
command of the Franklin in the Mediterranean
remaining there for two years, and was com.
miss1oned commodore on August 2s 1870 The
lollow1ng year he was on special seryice in
Europe. and upon his return became chief OF
the bureau of yards and docks, occupying that
office until 1874, in which year on June Ia he
was commissioned as rear-admiral and an
pointed superintendent of the naval academy
From 1878 TO 1880 he commanded the naval forces
IN the Pacific, and on bis return again assumed
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the naval academy until
November Ia, 1881, when he was placed on the
retired list. Rear-Admiral Rodgers presided
over the international conference at Washing
ton Cfty In 1885, which met for the purpose Of
nxing prime meridian and universal dayT