The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-16
CART. wm. n. RHIpamAx DEAD.


The Late Commander OF th. RaAssmar.
suecamhs 60 Asiasic Fever.
TACOMA. Sept. ia.--Capt. William r.
Bridgman. United States navy, died st
$50 O'Clock this morning al the Hotel
Rochester. OF Asistic fever. Capt Rrsdg-
man com manded the United States
cruiser Baltimore up 20 July IL
last. when be Jeff the Baltimore in AAiatfc
waters, after about two years service on
her. and returned to this country for two
years shore duty. lie arrived in Tacoma
about August i6 last. 10 visit his brother.
Arthur Bridgman. cashier OF the CONNER
cial bank. A few weeks ago he was taken
down with Asiatic fever. and despite ali thas
medical attendance could do he ssesd5lr
grew worse. Capt Bridgman never de-
SPARED. lie bore his aflilction brave!y.
and was determined not to die. IL has
been evident for some days that the brave
captain could not recover. Yesterday
morning 10 became apparent that the end
was near. and the attending physician
told him so. The captain replied with
o smile; ''Yoa do your part. doctor, and
We will pull this thing through. l cannot
afford TO die" He was in full possession
of bis mind until almost the last.
Robert Whiting. surgeon Of the moni-
tor Monterey, now in the harbor. came
ashore 70 visit him last night. A short
time before his death Capt. Briigmanis
mind began 70 wander. He thought hs
Was again aboard his ship, and began To
give orders The last command Of bis
weak voice was: Lower the flag"
The funeral will take place Tuesday. the
officers of the Monterey acting as hon
orary pailoearers and two companies OF
= a..
attendance. Before the remains ars
placed IN . temporary vault here. pending
shipment 90 Keokak. Ia. three volleys Of
muskstry will be iired over the casket.
Because the disease did not yield to
treatment il was desired that an autopsy
might be held in the hope Of discovering
the cause. and also because there wers
several enlargemsnts in the abdomen.
The relatives Of the deceased objected.
William X. BridgmAn was born In Iowa
about 81 years ago. lie was appointed TO
the United states naval academy At Annaf,-
oils November - 1864 and vas graduated
three years later at the head Of his oiass
A list Of the stations at which Brid9-
man served with an sffictsncy that steadily
brought him TO notice and promotion
Is as follows. West Gulf biockading
squadron, Issl-62; passage OF Forts Jack
son and Fort Philips, Chslmssee tasa-
terie and capture of Aew ggleans.
April. iss2 Promoted To ensign Sc ptsfn-
Der III. ls79: Mississippi squadron, 1873:
capture Arkansas Post. 1857: most OF the
naval lights about Nieksbnrg. ending ira
the capture Of the city. July l. isfs8. steam
frigate Niagara, special, Isy~4; ecm-
missionei NJ lieutenant February 13,
fs6a. steam sloop Lancaster. Tag ship
Pacific squadron. istt-T. Commissloned
as lieutenant commander, July 70. 1888;
steam fTigate AInaesota. special ssry-
ice. ISIS; steam sloap Contoeook.
lSsss-9; irlgsts Sabine. special cruise.
1920: naval academy, IS7p-Tf: Con.
sseslation. gGnnery ship. is7t-3: com-
manding Paloa. Asiatic station. IsT5a:
commissioned as commander. september
a, fs7U; lighthouse inspector, isT7-S0s
torpedo instruction, issi. commanding
Despatch. surveying duty. lseI-2; CON-
manding KeArsarge. with North Atlantic
and European stations. f3s13; light
house inspector, 1ss6-7s member 81 board
Of inspection aud survey, tss9 - June.
| iEs2 Promoted 20 captain. January 10.
| iss2: commanding United States ahip
| Baltimore, June. lsa2. 70 July III. iA3a.
| Capt. Bridgman EAs noted IN the navy
AZ dfacipiInarlan, though also wet
/ known for bis kind dispositlon- lie
was the ranking captain In tbs navy
| aud the youngest in the senior grade he
would have b<en Fhr hohb tsh'laolsfS ~
1 rolnted. The OAeini G0aefse of the navy
| ssia recently thai be would no deabt -
/ mrrointet eomrnandaBt az this United
/ states naval Academy at Annapolis,
high honor. This appointment
i yraula have CONS partially 0n
account Of the high honors
| - won NJ his graduation from that acAd-
| swx Caps BFidgmAn bad entire charzs
/ "a ne grand naval reviews In NeN YORK
l b.gB.oe about two years ago, the greatest
| ever seen ia this eoaBtry. The manenxeYs
/ ~ the ss4uafron at that time were highly
/ eonpiin1eased- Capt Bridgrnan wss .
bachelor
Henry Bods. merchants sailor. "a Co