The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06

nagship to go with hex. About nifty miles
from Grand Ecore Mr. rs.ry discovered
battery OF four guns facing down the
river On which ne opened FIRE With his
BowitSers and steamed on The battery
opened quick IRE on him. striking the
little vessel almost every time. The river
captain OF the Benefit was killed and sew
ersl OF the men, but the little transport
fought her way through and brouxh, me
the dispatches. which were important.
Such cool and brave conduct gives prom
tss Of a good officer: commend him TO the
notice OF the department"
Capt. Richard r. Leary. during the
time when he was the senior osicer NJ
Samoa In lsss. had one Of those oppor,u-
mites which every naval officer coyets.
When the German war shsps threa tened
10 lombard the town Leary quietly ran
his ship In between the German guns ana
the shore and then sent over and asked
the Germans what their intentions yere.
There was no bognbardment
Capt. Nehemiah NJ. Dyer came into the
navy from the volunteer army. Before
enlisting In the army he had served six
years in the merchant service. He was
kept on active duty all through the war
and had three commands before the war
was over. In 1s70. white In command of
the ossippee he jumped overheard In Q
hurricane and rescued one OF his sea-
men.
Capt. French E. Chadwick had a repu-
ton In the navy very much like that OF
Capt. Taylor. his colleague In the Board
OF Inquiry on the Maine disaster. He Is
constantly studying and working over
plans Tor tho improvement of Inc navy.
even when such work Ii outside the strict
requirements Of his duty.
Commander Francis w. Dickens. al.
though red-hot American citizen, is the
most finished Spanish scholar in the
navy. Not very far below Commander
Dickens on the list - Commander Edwin
White, who. while temporarily in charge
Of the Kansas In 1872. found the Spanish
man-of-war Pisarro blocking the Ameri-
can steamer Virgfnius In the harbor of
Colon. The VirRinius was accused OF run
ming the Spanish blockade OF Cuban
ports. White did then very much what
Leary did at Samoa fifteen years later
He pu; his ship between the American
merchantmen, and told the captain Of the
Virgin us to go where be pleased. The
firginius went out of the harbor the
Kansas followed. and the Pizarro lodged
along behind. When the yirginius was
well out OF reach, Commander White went
about his business at Colon.
Commander Willard H. Brownson,
whose appointment 10 special duty abroad
in connection with the purchase OF ships
has made familiar the story Of his cool
ness fl the harbor Of Rio Janelro. when
he called the blun OF the insurgent ad-
miral. He Is another Of the men who
smile when they see trouble coming. and
he is respected accordingly. He has been
assigned to command ono Of the emer-
gency cruisers. Commander Charles Her.
bert Stockton commanded the Thetis on
her famous trip into the Arctic ocean,
when she went nearer the north pole tkan
any other warship has ever been
Capt. William M. Foj1ef. u. 8. NJ. who
Is to be placed In command OF Uncle
Sans new warship. the New Orleane
formerly the Amazcnas. purchased from
Brazil. Is now the inspector OF the Eley-
enth New York light house district The
captain during his term Of thirty-seven
years service in the navy has been shift
e, abr 1T from ono position to another,
until II may be said that there Is no as
peet OF naval work with which he is un-
familiar. He has served In the AsIatic
station, in the European station. In the
academy at Annapolis, In the bureau or
ordnance and in many other posts. to say
nothing Of the ships which he has COM
manded at sea. For several years Capt
Folger was chiefly busy with important
work connected with the new ordnance
provided for the navy and the establish
ment OF plant for the manufacture of
the same. He has also been director OF
the tr.,ls TO which armor plate has been
subjected, and has consequently wide
reputation among engineers ard army
and navy men In many countries. Besides
all that, Capt Folger is a thorough and
practical sailor.