The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-19

we're the daily guides OF even the most ele-
waited minds. Only the ~loftiast heroes rose
superior to them. You bid me-" said Hector
to P%olydamas. "be guided by tho flight OF
birds. But I heed them not. whether they
pass BY the right hand toward the morning
and the sun. or by the left hand toward the
vapor and the darkness. Tho only'bcst omen
Is tho defence OF our country"
The surroundings Of men change with the
lapse OF ages. Superstition yields to science
and barbarism to civilization. but human
ideals and aspirations remain substantially
the same. The love OF family. Of country. OF
power. and Of leadership. the hope Of wealth
and glory. the feelings Of ambition and patri-
otism. and. above all. the sense OF duty are
still the master motives Of mems nature.
Life is more complex and tho interests Of
human society are now moro extended and
more far-reaching than they have ever been
before. but the virtues ROMAN unchanged and
unchanGing. We Americans arc accustomed
to regard the Revolutionary period Us tho
heroic age OF the republic. and to look upon
the men OF that time AS the demigods OF our
race; but when the events OF . later day and
lie though its civil and military periis are
considered; may we not fairly claim that the
stiIi tho tbonniiiuI Tproducer Of hereesF' 4"
on No a one AZ who Es k new the hen ri Gs { Sou lsad r. NJ 81
one who comes after us and roads the story Of
their virtues. OF their, fidelity. fortitude., and
persistency. Of their honor. honesty. and un.
s ssidisaas1s; their 1 inch ehitSa at'eas @odesty. and and.
above ali. their sublime conception. OF duty. to
can for q moment hesitate to assign them a
high place among the heroes Of our race.
doubted II any period OF the worlds history
Sepoe shG q wi q iatf isse nhmsGG o. Of pe ths pus shs
virtues. higher ideals OF public duty. or more
numerous instances o. pure. upright. and
30 far the reports. narratives. and his
Details Of military, movements and events.
Nothing. or but next to nothing. Is said OF the
tives, peculiarities. and character a little more
10 told OF the quality OF their deeds. and yet
i ho' w SnSSsa sh 20 T were US sone eeqs sdea f fi.ns 0 ssess
men.s9me OF them were really great. and
F PnSSn d ts Ss : Sbo to WerS tb " COM W nan,e ensu sIs
almost unknown except by name to the public.
and will be entirely unknown to the next
to rescue them from oblivion. A few chosen
names will BIO written large on the page of
Ing oven to them will In spite Of their Virtues
and great performances disappear forever.
One Of the most interesting and meritorious
characters Of this period was Major.Gen.
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys. Second Corps.
He was Q g%entleman. a scientist, and u soldier
no ioftier specimen Of manhood; modern edu-
cation no finer example Of the scientific sol
a aIsri AsS III i had d t r. / so seG OF ma ss; ,Is tn
work upon. Descended from 4 Welsh family.
s sSSp ssns and t%o Of s Satsa hsS i'y 81 ~ %Grs Ph hni
been shipbuilders and naval constructors OF
ths highest b l5ansi NJ Hu Sa% pSrs by his ,ns a%u srn
SSrsat,airsSpdfa Di"ls' was a WeIsh Gua tn sr q Gr saS.
stance and consideration. who came to Penn
oci and At sh hs SSsIaas I'm IN o iGss. . ! Ills ,1 s1an sIsss
Joshua was . ship earpenter. and In the prac:
The drst Naval Constructor and Adviser OF tho
IA while In once laid the Foundation Of tho
conceiying and carrying out the idea that they
susreat methods Of rating would indicate.
h ne dsslsni In our !me snn ohlsa as Sold i iPeInfiS -
The ChesaPeake the Congress. the President.
named ship in Ills own yard.
.,1tis . sufficient tribute 70 his genius to say
fhst these sss ys sSsnss were "nt q tn n,r m snipy Ge!S1 in tse
world UP to that time. and for many years
Jsoshaa's BROTH, Charles. q man of substance
and .consid, 'ation. was a member Of the Pro-
yincial Assembly, qnh OF {he G"ntlnentai t3nr
worthy men. vO,ed against tic Declaration Of
Joshun's son Clement was q seaiaring man
who died young, Another son. Samuel. born
father business. and was employed before he
was yet Of age In buying live oak for the navy.
Of the Navy. and held that office till he died.
lie was 2 gentleman OF the highest character
principle laid down by his father in naval con-
.trnction. that, class for class, those ships
which we're OF The largest tonnage and strong.
weight of metal from their broadsides. would
prove the most successful in battle. In 1924
through Mr.. lzakon. Ills Ambassador to the
United States, to accept service from him.
house. aRi a retinue ot servants. but declined
with an cSpression OF Doubt as to his merits
the iiag uf his country.
This modest and distinguished man was the
father OF Andrew Atkinson Humphreys. the
subject OF this sketch, boru also, in Phiiadsl-
pbin. Nov. z, 1910, died In Washington, Dec.
~ l66a He gAaduated st the, United States