The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-24

what they are sent ABROAD .or. have
turned to the consular records TO see
what manner OF Official we have at
Gibraltar. find a man who can
faithfully omblazon ON his hat Fifty
yors n United States Consul"
Fortunate In this man In these times
that magnify the Importance Of ofhcial
position and give TO merit aud expert
ace their proper reward The proud
diatinction Of half n century's service.
making him tho Nestor Of lie Amerl-
can consular corps, belongs to Horatlo
J. sprague, the United States consul
at Gibraltar. Mr.. spraguo was ap-
pointed by President James X. Polk
May II, isis. Moreover. his father be.
fore him. Horatlo sprague. Of Boston.
Mass, was appointed consul AZ Glbral-
tar by President Andrew jackson
April 30. 1889. Again. the son the
present consul, Richard Louis sprngue.
IA deputy and vice consul. and. n the
record OF the sprague family ia kept
up, win be serving the United States
Of Gibraltar when the twentieth CEN
fury Is half gone,
Horatio the elder. native OF Bos-
ton. visited Gibraltar before and after
1872. He subsequently established In
Gibraltar the business Of American
merchantmen and shlpownor. An
Client records refer TO him az "enIoy-
Ing a high standing In the commercial
world. OF great moral worth and gem
eral hospitality. especially TO his eoun.
trymen." During the FIRST years OF
his Gibraltar residence. In 1915, he
was presented by the Humane Society
Of Massachusetts with a gold medal
for aiding In the rescue OF Captain
James Riley and his crew from slay-
cry. Those worthy New Englandors
had been placed In slavery by horde
Of wandering Arabs In the African
desert.
The present Horatlo was born IN
Gibraltar on August ~. 1929. AZ the
age OF fifteen. after a regular course
In private tuition and while atlli study
Ing French, Spanish and Italian. he
began aiding his father In both his
mercantile and consular Offices In
1876 he was admitted as a silent part.
ner In hiu fathers commercial busl-
ness. Tha year his father visited The
United States and ,o.t him In charge
OF the consulate. After returning 10
Gibraltar the health OF the elder
sprague failed. He died In isis. leav.
Ing the present Horatlo the head OF
the family, which included the mother.
nve sons and four daughtera. The
commercial business continued 10
flourish and the spragnes prospered.
Consul sprague visited the United
States for Ave months In 1879 This
Ia tho only visit he ever made to
America While In Washington he
was presented TO the then President
Zachary Taylor. Notwithstandlng the
'aet that his entire life has been spent
10 Europe. ! am told by those who
snow him that he IL as genuinely an
american In heart and soul and man
ler OF speech as one can find In A
Journey through the states.
one OF MIS- interesting experiences IN
'iiieial life was in the fan OF 1876 shen
le served az Interpreter OF Spanish
or Commodore Joseph Smith, COM
handing the United States naval forces
u tho Mediterranean. The commo-
lore was on the United States flag
NIP cumberland. escorted by the
United States corvette Plymouth. He
vas going 70 Tangier to force the re-
option OF Thomas N. Carr a. United
'tatea consul general to the Morocco
'ovarnmant