The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-07

on the steamer Cop6c one OF the vessels
OF the Occidental and Oriental steamship
line. Il would appear thss Captain Grid
ley died about the tine ths ship reached
Kobe Il IS quite evlden. now that ne
considered his case serious. as ne aid nos
communicate. as far as known. With any
member OF his family after the battle %
Manila
Captain Gridley was no, dress parade
officer" Among the older officers how
ever. especially among those with whom
he served. he had the reputation OF being
one % best equipped officers OF the navy.
He was regarded as one OF the hes, navi-
ga,crs IN the service. and MS thorough
knowledge q aiIits details and require
ments fully justified the remark OF Ad-
miral Ramsy that "GndIey was one q he
brainlest and pluckiest officers in the
naval service"
Dispatches from Manila concerning che
battle indicate that Commodore Dewey
had the utmost confidence in Captain
Gridley; that he never inter;sred In the
slightest degree with his management and
handling OF the ship; that he told him to
FIRE whenever ready. and that the broad
side that sunk the flagship Of the Spanish
admiral was Gridley's own conception and
act. and. In fine. that IN the entire batrls
the Olympia was handled by him. The
distinguished bravery and ability OF Cap
tain Gridley was recognized by the prcsi-
dent and had he lived. promotion. doubt
less. would have been his substantial re-
ward.
! Captain Gridley leaves a wife and three
children-two daughters and a son-who
are now residing with Mrs. Grdley's
father. Judge Vincent. at Erie. Pa. His
mother. Mrs. Ann Eliza GridIey. and MS
brother. Luciuh. reside In this city. the
former being clerk in the patent once.
and the latter an emp!oye in the treasury
department
Captain Grldley was born az Logansport.
Ind. in lS45. but was appointed 20 tfe ma
val academy from Hillsdale. Mich. IN 1850.
by Representative Henry waldron. the
GridIeys having removed from Indiana
10 Michigan. when their son Charles vas
/ only three months Old
! The facts here given OF the hfs Of Cap
I tain Gridiey are taken from sketch %
him written by Mr.. Henry II. Smith. ex-
journal clerk II the house Of representa-
tives. long time personal friend:
Under ordinary circumstances shs class
OF 1850 would have been graduated IN lisa.
but the necessities Of the civil war adj
vanced g one year. on October I. 1884.
young Gridiey was promoted 70 ensign
and ordered 70 the steam sloop Oneida.
then with the west gulf blockad-ng squad
ron. in which squadron he remained until
the close OF the war Tie WAS ln the BATHS
OF Mobile bay on August 6. 1854 vi mere rs
coolncss and bravery were noted. Alter
the war ended ne was a=siE ned 90 30
steam sIoop Brooklyn. which was The nag
ship % the Brazilian squadron, with which
he served until Is67. being promoted %
master IN November f,GG. a year later
he was again promoted 90 Lieutenant. ard
on March T. 1865 was again promo 81 anf
commissioned as lieutenant commander
In 1870 be was ass gnrd 20 che steamer
Michigan Fourth ratej where ~ served
two years. Early IN 1s-7 be was assigned
70 the Monougshela (second ratel. serving
one year. and in February. 1s75. was de-
tailed a. Instructor ia the naval academy
al Annapolis. where he remained four
years. serving during the summer cruises
OF 1877 and ISIS az executive Officer n 80
practice ship C3nete}l acton. j. 1sia be Tss
made executive of1cer q the United
States flagship Trenton on ere European
station. serving from December. 1874. -
N5verbe~. ISL. on March sd issz be vas
promoted 20 commander and during that
summer vas GA duty a. tte torpedo eta
ton.
From october. 1ss7. % November. 80.
he va echisf navigation oficer ~ ~
f,,x-on navy yard on Fshrgsry 2. -
ne vas ordered 20 c1H1rns1d enc raining
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