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

THE following recoijert}ons arc o.
tlfI,li Iutsd States navy with wafom
NJ as 4 boy + came n frequent eoB-
racf mere than tweaty years ago
and aFs consequently youthful
Impressions strengthened ~ several IN
Ntsnees - personal know}sAge OF These
gentlemen since tnat tlrae. strong
sr5en6ship Exists between aogne o. ;hem
and the writer. AID thIs artieIs therefore
AAs leeG prepared con aEsoge.
Tie naval warrior who ws~. unfortuGl-
ateIy for hiuscSf-aad for the country he
loves. as BIS patriotism - ot the sterling
klud-~faiege1 from active duty as com
uanGer OF the North Atlantic squadron,
being iunapaeitated by prolonged illness
from fulfilling the duties OF the position.
must have had additionally 4 saddened
neata strain ia knowing that his physical
condition had forced him cut Of the post
IN .hlch he gsorled. Montgomery sicard il
n born fighter His fearless record in the
clvI @ar proves taat. though quiet, mod
est and uaassuning. the roar Of cannon
ard the boom OF thirfeen-inch guns are as
pleasant music 70 his ears.
quarter ~ century ago he was OF
medium build. with large black eyes
heavy coarse biazk hair fun beard and a
DARK skin that showed hts Ffench extrac-
;sou. That he WIS horn near TarrytowE
toe writer kaows, for he made the re-
mark Incidentally on 4 summer cruise
up the HUDSON 10 West Point the fflgate
went lacking across the Zuyder Zee.
\ rear admiral since April 8. 1897, and his
retirement coming on the s0ta OK Scptem-
her next. he muat feel soreiy ggieyed tina.
fortune snaiched from his grasp the oppor-
tunsiy perhaps to duplicate Dewey's great
stroke.
The man next 10 him IN class rank. very
small Ia stature ard sige. Rear Admiral
Edmund .. Matthews has always been
sensible enough to avoid any attempt at
posnp0alty Of demeauor. Tor 1t would have
subjected him 20 storm Cf rtdiCulc, He
has hejd 5lis present rank since June 10.
1881. and siN he retired on October ~
this year A. tge chronicles % naval his-
tory relate he di1 brave work from 1851
ia lssa bu. his tendencies are Of the hives
tsasluE order. and ora the FIRST attempts II
tna government In develop the torpedo ~
an arm of war iais faiT~haifed. hlue-eyed
youth jn appearance. with scaut tawny
uelsia5he. Was placed ia charge OF the ex-
perimentai 0erot. tie Wis then at the
naval academy. bat Later AT the regular
torpedo station 81 Newport. and has been
al various times u Couttol 90 different de-
rsrtments, hts iazt command heIng as chief
81 the bureau 81 yards ard docks. Wash
'ngfau
white seard vac quietly good natuFed
MATHEWS Wos 5aanifesiiy SO and seemed
20 en1oy the very fact Of living tae posses
SCR at the happy disposition that Is given
- So few
Rear Admiral Francis NJ Bunec is quite
different fra3n the other two He Is more
''aboNy." has r. more impressive person
siity Rud carries in his daily life the dig
nifty 81 0avnl ehief though he is the
DISQUALIFICATION If b0nhome 10 his iusi-
mates His term 1T office @iis be very
short az he attained hs present rank IN
I'ejfuary ard VIII bc retired on Christmas
dag. lNf>.
John \ Has III years ago impressed one
SIS d ''iant care. easy going" sort of fellow,
free gtom 8nausht OF tee morrow. Never,
the.ess he aas a nan who loved conflict
Nitt the enemy and MS record demon
sts4trs that BE meter took ans particular
pains - get away from struggle where
the chances wetr greatly against him. he
snuzt have uhafei In his position rs COM
manaer OF tae European squadron, where