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name already regarded in the United
| States as a synonym OF Valor.
| When the war broke out Porter, then a
! Commander, was dispatched in the Pow
hatan to the relief of Fort Piclsens, Florida,
| for whose beIeagu.red garrison the Presl-
| dent felt great soliCitudc. This duty accom-
| plished, he went vigorously 10 work fitting
| out mortar feet for the reduction OF the
forts guarding the approaches to New Or
leans by the lower Mississippi. to gain
possession of which the Government con-
sidered of vital Importance.
| After the fall of New Orleans, the mortar
| llotilla was actively engaged at NickSburg,
and in the Fall of 1862 Porter was placed in
/ command Of all the naval forces on the
| Western rivers at New Orleans, with the
rank of Acting Rear Admiral.
| His ability as a Commander Chief was
| now conspicuously exhibited, not only in
| the battles which he fought, but also in
the creation of a formidable fleet out of
! river steamboats,, which he covered with
such plating as they could bear.
by his example TO his officers and his
| men, he displayed a hcroiSm which has
never been SURPASSED, and wherever there
was water enough TO float a gunboat, there
the old flag was considered and respected
In 1864 Porter was transferred to the At
Iantlc coast L. command the naval forces
destined In operate against the defenses OF
Wilmington, n. c.; and on Jan. -, 1865,
the fall OF Fort Fisher was hailed by the
country as n glorious termination OF his
arduouS war services In 1866 he was
! made Nice-Adn.iral and appointed Super
intendent OF the Naval Academy, which
institution is still reaping the benefit OF
his able administration of four years. At
the death of FarragIIt, III 1870, he succeeded
that illusuious man as Admiral OF the
Navy.
Admiral Porter married a daughter of
Commodore ID. T. Patterson, who distin-
gjiShed himself with Jackson at New Or
leans in 1915. In our early Navy Com
mander Patterson ranled deservedly high
among the gallant officers Of his day.
Thomas H. Patterson, RearAdmiral OF
the United States Navy, is model officer
and gentleman. Ee and Carlisle Patterson,
the late Superintendent Of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, have proved themselves
worthy sons Of their illustrious sire.
The former married the beautiful Miss
Maria Wainwright. and the latter Miss
Pearsons, the heiress of Brentwood Manor,
beautiful country seat on the Brentwood
road and Boundary street of the city, beau
tlful amid its tall ancestral trees.
Admiral Porter hal q large amily. Two
sons are officers in the service. Thcoderic
Portar is Lieutenant in the Navy, sta
toned at the Naval Academy, and Can't
Porter is in the Marine CornS. Lieut. Por-
ter married Carrie Capron, daughter Of the
late Capt. Capron, who was killed in
Mexico, whose widow married Charles Vim
cent, long connected with the Treasury
Department. MIR. Ninccnt's daughter Julia
by previous marriage, became the wife of
IeUtenanf now Rear-AdnliraI Georqe p.
Balch L. s. N, retired During Admiral
POrter's long residence therein, the Fl
street house was the scene of many bril-
liant entertainments and the center OF
DISTINGUISHED inequalities
In his ripe old age the Admiral wrote the
history OF the Navy, in which he and his
have borne So conspicuous part. He had
previously written several valuable books.
A volume might be written OF the men
who have come before the public and
passed away, among the newspaper fra
ternIty; beginning with Joseph Gales and
William Winston Seaton, followed by Duffy
Green, Amos Kendall, John u. Rives and
Thomas RItchIe. None OF these men sur
vive, and even the papers with which thew
were connected have passed out OF exist
ence
Mr.. Ritchic, who for many years was the
powerful editor of the Richmond ENQUIRER.
and who swayed for years the Democratic
party OF Virginia, was called TO Washington
by James Is. Polk in 1874. He superseded
the old Jackson firm Of Blair & Rives.
His home for a time was on street be-
tween lftll ana l0tH, a small, narrow. two
story brick house, standing back in the
yard. wooden piazza extending along
the side, opening from the second story.
was his walking space. Upon this balcony
the old veteran used to walk at night, for
mulaung those powerful editorials for
which this knight OF the free lance was
renowned. lie changed the name of the
paper from the Globe 10 the Union: how
much the name was a missioner others
Elust say.
MIR. Ritchie vas amiable, honorable and
unsophistcated to marked degree. His
education and life had not prepared him
with ability to cope with men oil National
breadth.
He has been called the most genteel old
fogy who ever wore nankeen pantaloons,
white vest, blue coat, high shirt collars
and straw hat. These were his vestments
Summer and Winter. His instincts were
pure and IN S re'at ons to men honest. He
was conscientious believer in the ex-
IRENE doctrine Of State rights
The estrangement brought about bv this
change OF editors was broad, and ranked
deep. To the student Of political issues it
gives great field: it viii show to them