New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-09

~ua firm, England In 1857 His father. Anthony
Wake. was educated at Ya.e College where ne was
n fellow student OF John c. Calhoun Ao'"iia'
Wakes father moved to Ohio. where ne served
term In the State Senate. He attended schooi a.
chillcothe Ohio with Allen G. Thurman In 1871
he was appointed midshipman. serving first under
Iieu,ena nj Commander Farragut. on the irsa'e
Alert, at Norfolk. He vas soon transierred u '"e
Natchez and later to the ontario, which went TO
Mediterranean station.
During the Mexican War Admiral Wake was
executive officer OF the bomb brig Vesuvius and
took part in the capture OF Vera Cruz, Tuspah
and Tobasco When For. Sumter was fired on ne
was In ommand OF the storeship supply. at rem
sacola Fla. In this capacity he was largely III
sirumenta In enabling the Government TO regain
possession OF Florida and the only naval station on
the Gulf OF Mexico After the surrender of tho fort
and ships In the harbor and the Pensacola Navy
Yard he acted w,hou, full authority in rescuing
number OF loyal people from death and imprison-
ment. and for thus acting was court-martiaied al
though the Northern newspapers without any
known exception. lauded his prompt action.
General Grant honoraby commended him for pro-
tecting his army with the gunboats Taylor and
Lexington after the battle OF Belmont
Admiral Wake was in command Ct the gunbcat
ca-ondela, which In the battle OF Fort Henry held
the position the front line of battle throughout
the entire engagement eventually w'fh'hs or-
clslye victory General Grant ordered wake 10 at
DDnelsOn
though three giluboats which had been ordered 10
,o :, tho attack failed TO respond the Caronieei
ue,, ~ the front alone and bombarGed the for; all
tho day preceding the battle He kept the Caronde-
let NJ the front In the two days Tight his loss OF
officers and men exceeding that OF all the rest oil
the Union notilla.
AT ISLAND NUMBER TEN
A, Island Number Ten Wakes bravery ana SKIN
..p, his name around the world The gunooa, mo-
,nla We. operating with General Pope against inv
rehel batteries. and Island Number Ten was nney
,.,aaI r5 barred the Massage az General Popes
,,o,p. Pope had cut a canal through the swamps
for his transports. but dared not attempt 10 20
through while the gunboats were above the is'a"''
Commander Wake volunteered TO take the aaron
delet through. Flag Officer Foo'e twice re'usei 10
ALLOW the trial saying 1t was impossible Gehera'
po,. ,onl,ed 10 Secretary Stanton for TWO gun
,o,ts 10 MIKE the passage. Before the answer
came a council OF war held and Wake OF
fer.d 10 take all the responsibility Tor the u'''.
Foote consented At 10 o'clock on the "sn' oi
.nru 1852 the battle SCARED Carondelet' win her
hol,ers buried in cordwood and her wheelhonse
wound with hawsrr. started on her periocr mis-
s,or A barg. loaded with bales OF hay was Iaahei
10 her port side Her guns ware Withdrawn anu her
norris closed A thunderstorm ragged ana 'he h's"'
was unusually dark. Every Hight was out ana an
escape pipe had been laid from the smoKestaek u
tho milo, house - no putting should be heard Just
AZ the island doomed mp the SCOT In the smokes,acN
caught FIRE It quickly "loused and the renes
ava not see IT, Again IT blazed up. and picket
gave the alarm. Then for an hour the iit,e boat boat
Screived storm shot and shell such az she never
before had encountered. Wake ana ms men hrp'
down the stream cooiy tah TX I'M ,ha csrondsei
was safe and Wake made his report 70 tvH.
Eot A, man was killed and the boat was nVt psun!
era Pope. the Secretary OF the Navy and by Flag
Of,icer Fooe. bui not by Congress wnicn 'nhnhs ~
Tooe and gave him $4,000 and all the ctcdt 10Y 'he
transaction
BRAVERY AT THE POINT OF ROCKS.
A, Fort pillow Admiral Wake on the Carondelet
,ed IN. first division Of the Union fleet. and at Mem
,his one ,ped with the Same vessel the ram Arkan-
c.s In 1850 Wake I'm command OF the ram Lafayette
nm ssed the rebel batteries at Vcksburg. Al the
attack on the Point OF Rocks Admiral Wake single
Ia pdcd nd after the Union fleet withdrew silenccd
tho upper battery with the Lafayette. At this
time he was under constant fire FOR more tnan zen
piver After the fall OF NIckshurg Admiral wake
was ordered TO with the steamer sacramento II,
sea rch Of the rebel privateer Alabama lie crused
nds OF miles finally renchlng the frcnch coast
shortly after the Alabama was sunk by the kear-
sarge lie then chased the Confederate gunboat
Rappahannock into Liverpool In an attempt to en-
gage II in battle. ,,
lG 1860: he made n commodore on july -. lNb.
and created admiral on July H. 1870 lie per-
formed than thirty years or actual naval duty
and had nineteen years OF sea service. He never
lost officer or Seaman by accident save IN
battle lie voluntarily retired on April rs, ISL
and happily in his Brooklyn home. With his wife.
go sons and two daughters. who survive him. His
house s filed with curious and beautiful relics pic
lures and carvings: Admiral Wake was member
OF Rankin Grand Army Post
The funeral services have not been arranged.