The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-01

Y Lieutenant OoWWhnuct We !. Moorc,
Of tho United States navy, who for Tho
past thrco years has been IN command
OF the Carlysle Patterson, on detail
from tho navy department to tho treas.
ury department, doing coast survey
work on tho northwest coat Of tho
Unitcd States, Ia In tho city. Commau.
dor MORO is guest at tho Mcclure, but
Is also visiting friends in this com.
muni.y. He will DO remembered by
many OF tho older citizens OF tho city.
In 1860, lust after Governor Piorpont
became tho head Of tho provisional
government Of Virginia, and be.
fore the Now Dominion had been
formed, young Moore was appointed to
vacancy in the United States naval
academy at Annapolis. His father was
clergyman and his mother was for
many years principal Of the Young
Ladies' seminary a. Morgantown. His
mother died few years ago, and
Lieutenant Commander Mooro's object
s in stopping OF hero on his way east was
to visit his mothers grave IN Greon.
Ie nuOA .llu Wai " Va
Wheeling, aud in connection with his
appointment as naval cadet /. 10 inter.
esting 10 learn that he was tho fret to
be appointed BY the Virginia provis.
ional government. lie graduated from
the academy Just at the close OF the war,
and was an ensign on tho Mouongahela
soon alter no left that institution. He
is considered by his fellow officers one
E Uncle Sans most capable mon.
In tho course OF conversation with
an ISTELLlGEScgs reporter yesterday
afternoon, Commander Moore told OF an
Incident in his career that has local
bearing. In 1857 no was on the Monon-
gahela, which, with other vessels OF the
navy, was cruising in tho West Indies.
Tho feet waa in tho harbor OF Santa
q Cruz at the time OF the famous tidal
wave OF November, 1867, which was so
II destructive to shipping aud to life and
property in that part OF tho world. The
Wateree, US will 90 remembered by
many. was carried ten miles inland and
was never again hoated. The Monon-
gahela, however, was more fortunate.
The tidal wave started the vessel on the
same hitherto untraveled route taken
Nv kAo ~ W AlcEcS, puI d
vessel came in contact with the naval
hospital, five hundred yards from TIE
shore, where she lodged, and was event
ually again hoated. The loss Of life was
terribly large.
Most OF the survivors were sent to
the naval establishment at Portsmouth,
Va, but number were left behind to
Z take charge OF the stranded man.of-war,
and among these was Ensign Mora.
When the shipwrecked men arrived at
Portsmouth it was telsgraphed all over
the country that all others were
drowned, aud here in Wheeling 1t was
supposed Moore was dead. Inl fact,
i Wheeling newspaper man wrote an
obituary OF the sailor that nearly ap.
peared in his paper. The lucky cir
cum.tance that delayed its publication
was the arrival hero Of keg OF West
Indies rum sent on by the ensign.
When that arrived the newspaper man,
too, arrived-as the conclusion that
dead man wasn't likely to send rum to
his friends. a short time afterwards
Ensign Moore was in Wheeling aud
i read what he declares was q very fine
piece Of obituary writing.
Lieutenant Muir, U. S. n, military
Instructor at the Linsly Institute, gives
tho ISrELLIdEScER an interesting chap
ter in the history OF Lieutenant Com
mander Moore, whose case, no says, is
regarded by the navy al one Of great in
Justice to capable and deserving Off.
Ger. Lieutenant Commander Moore
was the navigator OF the Osaiiee. Pilots
had been denied the navy and the Ossl-
ieo was making her way in between
Cape Charles and Cape Henry. Ac-
cording to tho chart the ship had plenty
r OF water and sha was just whore she
q should have been. There had been no
survey there since 1857 and in the mean
time a saudbar had formed. This the
Ossifeo touched and passed on without
damage. On her way up 10 Norfolk the
Z condenser was broken. and by some
stretch OF the Imagination the rusponsl.
bility was placed on the navigator.
Lieutenant Commander Moore was
courtmarsialled and suspended for ono
year. Secretary Chandler who ap-
proved the order, has since expressed
his very great regret and willingness to
z do anything in his power to repair the
wrong. One effect OF tho suspension
~ was 10 IOsc 70 Liz uLeuhut SoWLuuuue1
3looro, fifteen numbers. putting ahead
OF him in line Of promotion, that many
men. It Is creditable to thesc officers
that fourteen OF them, all who have
4 been heard from. have asked that Lieu
: tenant Commander Moore DO restored
to his place on tho list. An opportu-
nifty will como in June, whom lieu.en.
ant commander is to be promoted to
Commander. II is tile turn Of Lieuteu.
ant Commander HomphilI, but no re-
quests that the President nominate
z Lieutenant Commander Moore for tho
promotion. The hole. case will be laid
before the President. Lieutenant Muir
says that so far as he knows every off.
car in tho navy would approve OF this
act Of elongated justice.
Commander Moore is accompanied
]. by his wife, and they will leave to-day
for the east. Their many old friends
hayo given them 4 most hearty
welcome in Wheeling. 4.
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