Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-25
COMMANDER CHADWICK,
Of the U. S. Battleship, New
York,

FHst dppOiHtee lTOHl Vtst II SthAas
His Early Education Gained in Old
MonOngalia Academy-He is Mem
Der of the Court of Inquirs TO ascer-
tain the Cause OF the Destruction of
the Maine Some Interesting Local
History.
1t will be of interest to many Of
our people who do not know Com
mander Chadwick to learn that he is
native of Morgantown and has
many relatives and warm personal
friends here still. lie is an own
cousin of Mr.. David Chadwick who is
one of our leading merchants, and
also of Mr.. S. Grove Chadwick His
mother was Margaret Evans who is
a sister Of Mrs. John II. Hoffman, of
this place, these two ladies being the
only survivors of that generation Of
this branch of the family. These ladies
are sisters of the late Col James
Evans, who was the father Of ThoS.
r. Evans. Nearly all of the older
families are connected in some way
with the families from which Com
mander Chadwick sprang.
He was born in the house on Main
street in which are VOLTS Baltimore
Bargain house and the Leader store,
now the property of the Second Ma
tional Bank 1t was here he lived
with his mother, two brothers and a
sister until he was appointed a ca
Diet to the z. S. naval academy. His
sister az one brother are dead. His
mother and youngest brother reside
in New York
The subjoined matter, recently pre-
pared by one of his relatives, gives
some interesting bits OF history which
are substantially correct:
Commander Chadwick is the first
and oldest officer in the service of the
United States from the state of West
Virginia. He was born in Morgan
town, February 30, 1914, and was APP
pointed a cadet at the naval academy
at Annapolis September IS, 1861.
He comes of good and revolutionary
stock, being the great grandson of
Colonel John Evans, who served as
lieutenant at the battle of Point
Pleasant with the Indians in 1774.
and who was member of the Vir-
ginia convention of 1776--a colonel
under General Broadhead in the Gosh
octan campaign, and finally COM
mandant of Monongalia county.
Colonel Evans had eight sons and
one daughter. The sons all took an
active part in the defence of the from
tier, and Captain "Jack" Evans, the
oropdfa+bar Of Comm n n dor Cbo d,p;ol1
was a noted ranger and Indian fighter
Colonel Evans only daughter was
married to Captain John Dent, who
was also a scout and border ranger.
Colonel Dudley Evans, another son,
commanded a regiment under General
Harrison in the war of 1872. Colonel
James Evans, Commander Chadwick's
uncle, commanded the 18th West Vir-
ginia infantry in the war for the I'm
ion.
Commander Chadwick was gradu-
aled in November, 1864, and was at
tached to the flag ship SusQuehanna.
He served ON the Juniata Of the
same squadron, the training ship
Sabina, the Tuscarora, at the torpedo
station at Newport, r. l., assistant
instructor of mathematics in the ma
val academy, and as executive officer
Of the POwhatan on special service.
In 1882 he was ordered to England
on special service, and in October was
appointed naval attache to the Uni
ted States Legation in London, which
position he held till ordered to assume
command of Admiral Sicard's flag
ship New York.
Commander Chadwick is the author
of several works on naval subjects.
A report OF naval training by him was
published by the government. 1t has
been spoken of in most tlattering
terms by those competent to Judge of
the subject.
In 1873 Margaret Evans, the wife
of Captain John Dent, the great-aunt
of Commander Chadwick, while alone
at home on the west side of the Mo-
nongahela river, received intelligence
that the Indians had surprised her
brother, Captain "Jack" Evans and
her husband Captain John Dent, at
Oil Station Spring, and had murdered
the entire command. At once she
mounted her horse, rode three or four
miles through the dark forest and
darker night, until she came to the
river, which was swollen until the
banks were overfiowed. She urged
her horse into the rushing water and
swan him across to the east side
WHARF she gave the alarm AFT the