The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-04

tache to the Infanta Eulalia when she
visited the Worlds fair at Chicago In
1898, and Houston and Longnecker and
Stockton and Hunter and Tilley, ell
now commanders, some tall, some short,
some dark eyed and others fair of skin.
but all carrying that air OF the quarter
deck when on duty, carriage that at
times seemed to be assumed. II was so
readily thrown aside when they were
in the privacy of each others company.
According TO common report, the class
of 1868, with Charles c. Cornwell at the
head was one OF the brightest and best
ever graduated from the Naval acade-
my, and it's members. like Cornwell.
Royal II. Ingersoll. Duncan Kennedy,
j. II. J. Kelley. Raymond p. Rodgers,
Richard Wainwright and James II.
Selfriige, have become noted One of
the class, Copp tall. black eyed man
from New York city, went down with
the Oneida Off Yokohama years ago,
and another. Chipp OF Kingston, N. Y,
was lost, with the captain, George w.
De Long, in the Lena delta as he strug-
gled across the ice from the wrecked
Jeanette.
Commander George p Ryan, with his
prematurely gray hair. may have felt
that destiny had marked him for an
early death. for there was always an
unexplainable look OF sadness on his
face, and as captain of the Huron he
was lost, with nearly leo officers and
men, on the North Carolina coast Nov.
"a, 1877, when the Kentucky ensign. Luz
Glen Young, with fiery face and red
hair. swan ashore in company with
sailor and after reaching the beach ran
for miles to break open the door OF
life saving station and make futile at
tempts to rescue his shpmates.
Admiral David ID. Porter. superintend--
ent at the Naval academy. was succeed
ed by the then Commodore John l..
Worden. There was wonderful dif-
ference in the personality OF these two
men. The first was broad and large.
with quiet, kindly. dark eyes, his hair
smooth and youthful looking even in
old age, and OF a massive dignity that
told the story OF successful and hon
ored life lie liked young people and.
while courteously attentive to the cap
tain or the commodore. would stop and
with more complacence shake the hand
of youth that pleased his fancy.
The last named was tall. angular and
bony. with yellow hair and long. thin.
struggling full beard, streaked with
gray. younger man than Porter. he
looked ten years older. His eyes were
small, blush gray and inexpensive. and
the powder marks disfguring his right
cheek bone and blackening the skin un-
der his eye were a badge OF honor.
though they gave an unpleasant look TO
his thin, emacated face. He was al
ways dashng about. with the military
naval cloak over his shoulders.
Rear Admiral Richard w. Meade was
the handsomest man in the navy. He
was as brave as lion. a great llnguist
and n man OF unusual mental strength.
In looks he very much resembled Com
modore Schley, but he was larger and
more distinguished in bearing. and his
bonhomie was always efiervescent.
His wife was the daughter OF a rear ad-
miral (Paulding) and the granddaughter
OF that patriot Paulding who helped to
capture Major Andre.
Rear Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge.
Jr.. now on the retired list with his
father OF the same name and rank.
was Of medium size. with dark eyes and
hair, mustache and "burnsides," and
always aggressively alert. To see him
striding about would create the impress
sion that war had been declared some-
where by somebody and . naval en-
gagement was 20 take place within the
hour. "war record" could be read oil
over h'r,-