The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-02

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Rear Admiral
George Dewey is from Vermont. He entered
the Naval Academy on the same day and
the same year with Commodore Howell.
They graduated in the same class. Dewey's
first sea duty was on the Wabash, with
the Mediterranean squadron. Then he was
attached to the Mississippi with the west
gulf squadron, during which time he was
present at the capture of New Orleans in
1862. He was in the engagement with the
Confederates below DonaIdsonville in 1863.
and present at two attacks on Fort Fisher.
The year after the close of the war he
served on the Kearsarge, attached to the
European station, and also on the Colorado
In the same station. On being assigned to
shore duty he was ordered to the Naval
Academy, and later to the of the
N~arragansett on special service.
On being promoted he was again sent to
this ship, and after serving on lighthouse
inspection duty was made secretary of the
Lighthouse Board. In 1882 he commanded
the uniata and soon after the end of this
cruise was advanced to the rank of captain.
A year later he became captain of the
Dolphin, one of the first ships of the new
navy. and for three years, from 1885 until
1888, he was in omman of the flagship
Pensacola on the European station. On the
expiration of his cruise he was made chief
of Bureau of Equipment, where ne served
until 1898. when he became a member of
the Lighthouse Board. He is now COM
mander-in-chief of the Asiatic station.
Captain Charles V. Gridley was born in
Indiana, and appointed from Michigan,
graduating in 1868, and being assigned to
the steam sloop Oneida. where he served
for two years. He was at the battle OF
Mobile Bay, and at the close of the wal was
ordered TO the Brooklyn, the fiagship or the
VQrnzf1 nod v-hn ha CnrUP6 n TWO
years. On being transferred to the kear-
sarge, on the same station, he served TWO
years there. He was promoted IN lSoo, anu
served during the early seventies on the
M~onongahela, and for the following -FOUR
years at the Naval Academy, during which
time he served on the practice. snip Con-
stellation. He was on the Trenton for two
years, commanded the jamestown. at Ports
mouth, and was senior of11cer OF cruising
training squadron during 1856. He COM
manded the Marion, and is now ANA
in March. 1887.
Capt Nehemiah M. Dyer was born In
Provincetown. Mass, in 1899, educated IN
the public schools, served in the merchant
service from the age of fourteen TO twenty,
enlisted and served in the Fourth Battalion
of Rifles, Massachusetts Volunteers, ana
was with Bankss division, Army OF me
Potomac. In April, 1862, he was appointed
an acting mate in the navy ana assigned
to the Cuyler, on which ship he served IN
the west gulf squadron until he was, LOT
gallant conduct in capturing and burning
the Confederate schooner Isabelle, promoted
to acting ensign by Admiral Farragut and
appointed to amman the Eugenia. In 1919
he was promoted to an acting volunteer
lieutenant, and upon the surrender OF Nne
Confederate fleet under Commodore Far
the surrendered vessels. He was made a
lieutenant in the regular navy in 1898, ana
o few months afterward was promQteu'
While attached to the OsSipee, on the Next
can coast, in 1870, he rescued a sailor from
drowning by jumping overheard, for when
he was commended by the secretary OF the
navy. He has commanded several vessels
in the last twenty years, ana now mas
charge of the Baltimore, flagship or the IA
cific station.
Capt. Joseph b. Coghlan was born in Ken
lucky and appointed from Illinois. lie grad-
uated in 1863. He was promoted two Years
later. and was assigned to the hagshlp
Brooklyn, where he served for two years.
He was executive officer of the Pawnee IN
1867, and on the steam frigate Guerrlere IN
1858. Next year he was on the sailing sloop
Portsmouth. from which he was transferred
to the on the European station.
and the Colorado for another year. FOR
two years he commanded the Monongahela
on the Asiatic station, and, on being pro-
NOTED to commander. in 1882, was assigned
to the Adams. He was inspector OF ord
nance at League island in 1891. and was
made a captain in 1896. lie at present com-
mands the Raleigh.
Commander Asa Walker, of the Concord,
has been in the naval service since NOV
q, 1862. He is a native of New Hampshire
March IL, 1868, he was made an ensign;
March 26. 1869, a master; March q, 1870, a
neutenanL, Lee. IL, 1904, a llSuleHdul COhi-
mander, and April II, 1894, a commander:
He has served fifteen years at sea and
eighteen years on shore or special duty. He
was named to the Concord May % last.
Commander Edward P. Wood. of the
Petrol, is from Ohio. After four years in
the Naval Academy, he became a midship-
man Oct. /, 1868. His promotion to ensign
was in October, 1868. A year later he be-
came a master and in another year a lieu
tenant. His next promotion was on Sept.
90, 1890, when he became a lieutenant COM
mander. He took charge Of the Petrol Dec.
IS, 1896, and on July 10, 1897, was raised to
the grade of commander. He has been eigh-
teen years at sea and fifteen years on other
duty.
Captain Daniel B. Hodgson, commanding
the McCulloch, is a native of New York.
Nov. II, 1897, he completed his thirty-sixth
year as an officer of the revenue marine,
which he joined at Baltimore in 1861, with
the commission of third lieutenant, and July
IA, 1868, he was promoted to second lieuten-
ant. and July IA, 1864, his commission as first
lieutenant was presented him. Sept. IA, 1868,
saw him wearing the insignia of captain, a
position he reached in about seven years.
In his thirty-six years service Captain
Hodgson has spent twenty-four years and
fourteen months on Atlantic coast stations,
seven and a half years on the lakes. two
and a half years on the Pacific, including
nine months in Alaska and six years on life