The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
ZzaVALo E7ER0ES AT SHORT RANGE.

ton and Loagnecker and Stockton -.
Hunter and Tfiiey. all now commands.s
some tail, some short. some dark-eya.s y.
others fair of skin. bur al carryins -
air Of the quarter deck when on si9,s
carriage that az times seemed "a ny
sumed. Il was 50 readily skrswn 80
when they were IN The privacy az 49,
others company.
According 70 common reoort ire 49,.
OF 1855. with Charles {. Cornwell a, -
head. was one Of the brightest ana -.
ever graduated frorn the naval aeasarss'
and It's members Ike Cora well. Rsyss s
Ingerscll Duncan Kennedy. j. n. r.
ley. Raymond I. Rodgers, Richard wa..
wright and James r. Selfrlsige. have ~
come Noted. one Of the class. Copc. tan
hlack-ryed man from New York city vs.,
down with the Oneida IF Yokohama yss-s
ago. and another. C.fipp Of kingSsen \
Y. was lost with the captain. Georgs y
DE Long I'm the Lena delta as he strxax.
gled across the Ice from r9e wrecked seas.
nette.
Commander George Z. Ryan. with n,
prematgreiy gray hair. may have felt thu.
destiny had marked him Tor an aArlr
death. for there was always an uae1pia.a
able look of sadness on his FACE, ana 4
captain OF the Huron he was lost. win
nearly 100 officers and men. on the Norsh
Carolina coast November =. 1877, when IA
Kentucky ensign, Lucien Young. with iesy
face and red hair. swan ashore in com~
panv with sailor ard after reaching the
beach ran for miles 10 break open the
door of nfe~saving station ard make "a
tile attempts 10 rescue his shfpmaies
Admiral David n. Porter superlnteadeas
at the naval academy, vas succeeded ~
the then Commodore John l. Weraen
s@r k.YYf.q la
personality of these two men. The hrs.
was broad and large. with quiet kindly.
dark eyes. MS hair smooth and youthful
looking even in old age. snd of massive
dignity that told the story 81 a suecessfM
and honored life. He liked young pecps
and. while courteously attentive TO the
captain or the commodore. would stop and
with more compiacence shake the hand e
a youth tina: pleased his fancy.
The last named was tall. angular ani
hony. with yellow hair and long, thin
Struggling full beard. streaked with gray
A Younger man than Porter, he looked ten
years older. His eyes were small, NiaisA
gray and inexpensive and the powder
marks disfigurng his right cheek bone and
hiackening the skin under his eye were
badge of honor Though they gave an IN
pleasant look TO his thin. emaclattd faea
He WAS always dashing about. with the
Rear Admiral Richard w, Meade was
the hanasonlest man in tho navy. lie was
as brave as lion. great linguisi and
man OF unusual mental strength. In ieoks
he very much resembled CommodUs
Sfhlev. but he was larger and more dls.
tineushed in bearing. and his honhofne
was always effervescent. Ills wife sas
the daughter OF a rear admiral iPaalaingj
and the granddaughter Of that Pairht
Paulding who helped 20 capture Manr
Andre.
Rear Admiral Thomas q. Selfridge. w.
now on the retired list with his father q
the same name and rank. was OF medium
size. with dark eyes and ttar, mustdffe
and .'blirnsides," and always aggressvsy
alert. TO see hisi stridlng about would ere
ate the impression that war had been de-
cared samew here by somebody ana
naval engagement was 10 take place wi'H.
in the hour. *'Nar record could be read
al over him.
Very similar was Rear Admiral Stepheh
II. Luce. He was man Of literary attain.
ments and noted stTateeist. He was
kindred physique TO Seifrdge ana nta
whlskers az exactly the same cut. tnoako
he was taller and broader With blue eyes
and very fair complexion, he had the bear
ing of a wall street maEnate.
These were indeed a set of gentiemer O
unusual Kindness of heart ard urbansv q
demeanor. not enc of whom ever exhihi;ei
the slightest .pomposity or revealed Inc
weakness Of self conceit. That was lest 70
the mldshipman and the fuil-iledged ehsikh
who were unduly impressed with tae5.
greatness. The general officers OF me
United States navy may always ne vt
aided as "a brave and kindly set OF gsr
tlemen." ALBERT 7. SoUIHWith