The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29

the large proportion o. 5esendaota
,Uj Ct our past heroes IN both tae army
and nayy ard % some few WHO Won
distraction III the fields OF polssscai
s,..tvsty, but no Webster. Clay or
S,.,sc,,n aaorus the ranks a. present.
r.rruHr presidents have their representa-
f,gex tn The so1s and grzndsons OF Grant
ard Hayes
Fresertck u. Grant Is colonel OF the
Fourteenth New York regiment. webb 4.
Hayes n one OF the ranking line officers
OF ohio's quote 10 the volunteer iotee'
and the son-in-isw Of Robert Lincoln mas
enlisted as q private. Russell Harrison IS
anxious to take command as brssSf'1"t
colonel % engineers
Jarnes G. g.asfe IL. has been appointed
a STAFF officer by the president. and there
IN a host OF worthy sciofls wao nave iatslg
been enrolled and others who stand ready
70 give their services 10 the country III
this time Of patriotic deeds and daring
A bit OF news was flashed across the
wires some time ago telling the Nof4o
that the torpedo boat Foote. commanded
bv Lieutenant William l.. Rodgers. had
been fired upon as che was taxing SOUND
tygs In Natanxas harbor. II was the nrst
snanfsh shot fred at the American nag
In the present war The name Rodgers
aroused a train OF rscolIect!ons- captain
Frederick Rodgers. Lieutenant Command
srx John a. and Raymond y ana Leu
tenant Thomas s. OF the United stAtes
navy are ALI reIatives including the naval
cadet John. and members OF historical
naval families like the Porters. the Gosds-
borourhs. the Winsi0ws, the GFesnes ana
others There was originally George
washington Rodgers, q commodore. whose
mother was q sister OF Commodore Ferry.
His wou. Rear Admiral Christopher X. r.
Rodgers nsfs-1sszl. had distinguished
II nd
Captain John r. ard Lieutenant Thomas
g are sons OF the latter There was the
Marv,ani branch represented by Rear Ad-
nnirai John Rodgers Gsf2-iss2l, at one time
acting secretary OF the navy. the son OF
the famed Captain John Rodgers disl-
lsssl OF the war OF fsl2-
Admiral David ID. Porter, the son % that
great Porter OF our second war with
Euwiard has a son IN the navy, Lieuten-
AMI Commando Thecdoric Porter. and
ore. Garlic F. Porter. who Is captain
In the marine corps. Another was In the
army Till his death. Some OK the daugh-
segs married officers In both branches OK
the service so the martial strain Is thor
ough.y preserved. This family for five
generations has been in the naval serv-
Zee.
Rear Admiral Thomas s. Phelps. now
or the retired list who had sufficient 1T
erary inclination 20 write "Reminiscences
Of Washington Territory dSs2l. is rep
resented in the navy by his son. Lieut.
Thomas s., ST.. and relatives. Lieut.. Har-
~ and Ensign William W.
John A. Logan. who II a replica OF his
father, the aashIng military leader. for
whom he IL named. IS enrolled among
his country's Defenders. His mother, long
a resident OF Washington. IL one OF the
most noted and most beloved women OF
the day.
Ensign Walter n. Ghsrardi. on board
the Nashville. IL "A son or the lately re-
tired Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardl.
The name Fremont awakens memories
q. the great Pathfinder" the first hear
or Of the banner Of the Republican party.
and the man who gave California to the
Union His son. John g, Is lieutenant
IN command OF the torpedo boat Porter.
which has already made = record about
the Cuban shores This officer has son.
John C. Fremont. ir.. the third OF ths
name who Is a naval cadet in the third
class AT Annapolis. The son and grand
son Of the famous general are therefore
In the naval service. though there Is an
other SON Francis p. who Is q first lieu-
tenant Of the Third infantry.
Commander Charles VI. Stockton. L. 8.
~. Is a scion Of the iliustrious New Jer-
sey family OF that name noted tn militia
~ annals In science. IN literature. educa-
ton. Journalism. ard Jurisprudence. Com
rnodore Robert T. Stockton d1sa-iss6l. his
father WHOSE services at Los Angeles
and San Diego. Cal. form an Important
part of our national history, was the son
OF a United States senator and the grand
son OF a xgner OF the Declaration Of In
dependence.
Capt Aren't 8. Crown.nshisld. the eff
cient chief OF the bureau OF navigation at
Washington had two ancestors. Jacob
and r. w who were both secretaries OF
the navy. Every officer above the rank
Of lieutenant remembers the genial secre-
tary 10 the commandant for 80 many
years at the Charies,own (Boston) navy
yard
AcI4ane Triton. n relative of the Mary
Land McLanes and TiltonS. now n retired
lieutenant colonel OF the marine corps.
living az Annapolis. was determined
fighter, as are the Turnbuils OF both The
army and navy. lie Is a son OF Capt.
Taton, L. s. y. whose untImeiy death in
1881 was source OF widespread grief
His son. MeLsne Triton. tr.. Is a member
Of the Michigan naval reserves, and has
been enrolled for active service on the
lakes.
Lieutenant Commander John 4. II.
Sickela is the son OF a naval officer whose
reoori Is historical. and Lieutenant CON-
mander George +. colvocoresses, the son
Of famous naval captain. "a perhaps
the only officer of Greek extraction IN
the service. \ son o. the latter, Harold
by name. ia naval cadet IN the sNird
class, ThN "nit'd.es' ~ years ago. with
no ogre ~ dignity before their eyes dub
ted me father Crawl over The Cross
trees" when he was a class.na;e At tina ma
val academy.