New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

nonters shop the matron's house and the gov
ernor's quarters
To the latter the new governor will bring his
,;fe who was a Miss Washington. of Virginia.
and his Eve children.
,IF1.TENANT- COMMANDER DELETiANTY.
Lieutenant Commander Dclchanty was born
l., Albany where his parents and several sisters
md hrothcrs still live. His father. Michael
Dl.b4rtv established "A business in that city
,sr Gffv wears ago. has been member of the
p,srd of Public instruction. Superintendent OF
,ne Car.tol and has always been an honored
,,.r,b.r ~ the community. Mr and Mrs Dele
hantv celebrated their golden wedding several
wears ago and are stil enjoying vigorous health
ana were rejoiced 10 hear of the appointment OF
,heir oldest boy" Michael Dclehanty has been
. lifelong Democrat one Of his daughters is
tho wife ~ Senator Murphy. and sranddaIgh-
fer is The wife 81 eX-Mayor Hugh J. Grant But
still the place 81 honor in the drawins-room Of
the De. hanty home in the old-fashioned part of
Albany D., occupied 10y bronze bust Of Lincoln.
In commenting on the fact. the new governor
venerable mother said We would not part
with il for anything 1t was Lincoln who ap
pointed Dan 10 the Academy at Annapolis"
Young Dclehanty had a decided leaning
toward n, sea AT an early age and when the
war broke out enlisted in the volunteer navy
and mad "a four months cruise on an mpro-
vsed guuboat which had seen its best days as
ferryboat His parents thought that the short
experienoe would cure him Of his desire to be q
sailor but it had the opposite effect. and when
he refused 20 go into business they concluded |
70 max his way as smooth as possible. Mr..
Deehanty was an influential member Of the
Catholc Church. and gained tho assistance Of
s-f,.
sailor a letter 20 Mr Lincoln requesting the
President % appoin, the boy to the Naval Acad-
emv Armed with the letter. the boy went to
Washincton. sav the President and the Arch
bishops letter ndorsed by Mr. Lincoln "Ap-
point this boy j. still on file in the archives at
Washington.
H. was graduated from the Naval Academy in
1867. and his sea service since then comprises
cruises in all quarters Of the globe. His first ex-
tended cruise was 10 China where ne remained
three years Then he served in Europe and in
the North Atlantic service He then made a
cruise around Cape Horn on the Portsmouth for
midoccan surveying and made several other
cruises in the Pacific Ocean, spending two and a
half years in Alaska His last sea duty previous
10 his appointment as executive officer of the
battle-ship Texas. which place he held when
named as governor Of Sailors Snug Harbor,
was as commander Of the steamer Hassler on a
survey cruise in the Pacific Ocean which ex-
tended from British Columbia to the Mexican
coast
HIS SHORE DUTY
IAeutenant-C G Commander Delehanty's shore
duty included service as a member Of the Board
OF Inspectors Of Merchant Ships at San Fran
CISCO duty at Mare Island Navy Yard cali
forna. Instructor Of seamanship. naval tactics
and ship building at the Naval Academy; ord
nance duty al the New York Navy Yard and as
Supervisor Of the Harbor Of New-York
WhHe serving as supervso Of this port he in
vented and patented the automatic self-propel-
ling dumping boat which is in use by the
Street Cleaning Department.
In order to take the place Of governor OF Snug
Harbor years leave Of absence has been
granted MIN. but he wrote TO the Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy that in case Of war he wished
10 be considered duty with the Texas. and
that he would deem himself dishOnored if he
were allowed to remain land under such
circumstances.
The new governor said that he would strive to