New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-18
OBITUARY..
PEAR ADMIRAL AUGUSTUS L. CASE. L. S. y.
Washington Feb. 17.-Rear Admiral Augustus Luz
low Case L. ). ~ (retircd), died this morning III ts


Admiral Case was born in Newbure. n. y, on
February g. 1919. lie entered the Navy as mid
shlpman in 1925. and his first cruise CSee-3p was
made in the frgae Hudson. OF the Brazil squadron.
In 1880 and 1888 he was attached 10 the 81. Louis,
then In West Indian waters. In 1899 and 1884 he
was stationed at the New York Navy Yard and school,
and in the latter year he become sea miuShlp-
man lie served at the New York Navy Yard In 1875
and in 1896 he was attached TO the Coast Survey
scho nor Experiment In 1912 he served WIN 'ne
Pioneer. the Relief and the Nncenncs OF The sou'i
sea exploring expedition. holding IA temporary COM
mission as lieutenant. lie became 4 Lieutenant IN
1s41 lie was attached 10 the Brandywnc during her
cruise I'm the West Indies in 1s43-4j. During the
war with Mexico he was attached 10 the M0hOhe'e'
rorpoisc. Rantan John Adams and Germantown III
the Gulf OF Mexico. lie took part In the capture ot
Vera Cruz Alvorado and Tabasco. After the PorpoiS"
had captured Lnguna he was sent mp the PailSauc
River with a 2pOunder carionade ana twenty-five
men to the town Of ralisada. which he captured ana
held for two weeks against large body OF cavalry
which almost daily threatened an attack. TIE object
Of holding the town to intercept ana capture "'-
cral santa Anna who. 1t supposed. would endavor
to escape 10 Honduras by OF the Pasada passes.
From l540 to 1888 Admiral Case served win inc
Pacific squadron. being for the last two years III
command of the SOop-Of-war Warren. From 1898
TO 1851 he Lighthouse Inspector for the Ihru DIS
trict New York;. lie became coiliniiuT III i"'"'
In 1859 he was In command Of tho Caledonia "f inc
Brazi, squadron and Paraguay expedition.
IN March. 1861, Admiral Case WAS made assistant
10 Commander Stringham IN the Office OF Deiau al
Washington and I'm the following month he became
Fleet Captain OF the North Atlantic Squadron OF winch
Comm 1dorc .,triEgam made commander. lie
served I'm the same position with Flag Ohcer "oioS'
borough and Acting Rear Admiral Lee lie took part
in the capture OF Forts Lee and ilatcras IN looi'
and 4 Rolnoke Island Sewelrs point and Noffoik III
hslo In pasS sing the heavy fortihcatlonS Oh
Cranev Island In the attack on Sewcll's poih' he
landed rom his boat ard hauled down the large
Confederate flag flying there. lie continued TO '"He
part I'm all the general active operations Of the Nor'
Atlantic fleet until January. 1853, when he was as
signed 10 command the stcanl-sloop Iroquois winch
was fitted TO look after the Alabama but was ait'r'
ward attached 10 the N)rh Atlantic squadron lie
wa, I'm charge Of the blockade q Now Inlet. ~ u III
I3G3 i'm which year he made captain f'
wa, on special duty In Washington and New-rork III
1864 90 and in l765Ci he WAS fle"t-Capunn oi inc
Furopcpn SQUADRON. In 1867 b" became a COM
modore From laCO to 1873 he was hliicf OF tue
Bureau Of Ordnance. lie became a re'rad'nirh III
1873 and for the next two years he was IN coHm'""
Of The, European squad being aN) in 1874 III com
mond Of the combined European, North ana ooh'h
atlantic fleets then assembled at Key west fa' ioI
snocnI service I'm connection with the steamer VT
,inius dnicul,y and for ordnance torpedo and iret
practice and tactics. lie was laced on the r''''u
1T in l-ID