The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
HOW ohe Stars of Our Navy Impressed
Young Man Who Was Brought Into Daily
Contact With Them NANNY Years Ago.

there vas 70 martial strife. and regrett ted
that precedence or Influence sent him fhers
instead of % the Pacific, Ter bosa he ard
IieHey were anxious applicants for thsE
5fesJ thing for naval 0ED cerz-CTuisiuE "a
tae Mediterranean Howell 81 big and bluff
and reminds sou % tae Saxon giants. gshlss
t.S heart - as tender "a that o. "a ca3l3.
re uow No. or the list o. conRlot9Fes.
bat VII become a rear admiral Oh AUG. ~.
George Dewey nay or may not 3sEe iasl
t8e strong nasal tore that egideueed he
E@s from the New England hills the w&8
born IL Men tppl.r~ va. but the round
dark eyes still beam with Joyiai pleasant
ness. He vas as cheerful as a boy when
he vas s.. and bis figure. gf medium
height. was youthful fl its ii5heress. Thsre
was an ever ready emile On ais dark coun-
tenanre. In hair and complexion lse ooks
more Ike 4 Sgaaniard thar A native Of the
Green mountains. Unless threzscoFe years
have resulted IN giving him emhoaD0int.
he IL still a man Of almost reprehensible
agility. Only one chance cama 20 him in
the civil var 10 distinguish himself II
was AZ Moods with FArFagut and he was
quick 10 improve that opportunity. as ne
was few weeks ago - make the most OF
the one presented at Manila.
Dewey's wife was q pure blonde. very
much I'm love with him. She died some
years ago. commodore since February
=. xxi. Dewey stood relatively next 10
liOwell ard would have become z rear ad-
tuiFal on September % next had not con-
gress by special act already conferred that
honor upon him.
cammodores Henry T.. Tlowlson George
e Remey and Norman H. Farquhar are
men who collectively impressed the boy sh
mind as % the same type. Taese Men hal
seen the grime and smoke and blood ~
war, had revelci In the heat OF combat
had performed deeds Of daring. and yet al
the naval academy as lieutenant con-
manders and commanders they were sim
ply schooite3chers. instructors In ord
nance. chemistry military tactics rhe,-
oflc. Mathematics and seamanship. and
lived as quietly as II they were professors
in uniform The general personnel az them
all was that % good natured set. Il al
To he living on shore. There was ne buf.
fooncry, though some liked the .a'e Jest
ard IL would not have surprised the wFi ST
10 have found them Playing marbles AZ
they did billiards and baseball, when IN
each others company off duty.
ttilip II. Cooper, the lieutenant ecm-
Tr8uder OF more than twenty years ago.
how "a captain and the superintendent -
the naval academy. barring the t5c1 that
the blonde hair has become Et1yish. while
tie figure has become st1uter, Is Otherwise
the same
Bat Of them sli the then Lieit:eu.nt
Commander Winfield :. schley. noN 1t the
foot. or No. II. on the list Of comTaodo7es.
.he rank he'd hy aim since February last
impressed tue writer as the beau Ideal ~
the naval cavalier. Always smiling. hri2ht
witty, with his jitne hEure and intellectual
sace the pefs0uiication Of physical and
mental activity. ho could IN an instant
turn h the martinez. savagoly questioning
and nerccly aggressive in Tebuke 10 IN"
msbehayed sailor or th6 ,lllatory suhoT-
dluate officer Tie * Of mixed peuGsyl.
xania Dutch and Frenca blood, though the
family has lived I'm Frederick county
Maryland. for six generations. with the
Gaelic composition IN the ascendeney.
There isn't better officer In the United
States navy today.
SllaS Casey. brother OF the famous Gen
Casey OF the corps Of engineers Of the
army who died year or two ago is now
No. I'm the grade az captain. He il Of the
Same stern unhending character he has
always been. The brownlsh red hair and
he sSrldy mustsche have both been snow
white for ten years. while his physique