Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-03
CLASSXA1E OF OFFICERS
Of the United States Navy Who Are
Now Prominently Mentioned.
Lieutenant Frank L. Hoge, OF this
City, Attended the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis With Commo-
. dore Dewey, Capt. Sampson, and
Others Equally Well Known.
Lieut.. Hoee's Views of the War
With Spain.

| Lieut.. Flank L. Hoge, the well
known civil engineer of this city, en-
| joys a more or less intimate acquaint
ance with the United States naval Off
GERS whose names are now upon every
| body's lips. He was a cadet at the
| Naval Academy at Annapolis in the
| fifties, and graduated from that insti
tuition in 1860. He spent a short time
! in the service of the government, and
at the outbreak of hostilities between
| the North and the South. he rendered
| his resignation, and entered the service
of the Confederacy. H was one of the
eight members of a class of twenty-five
| who tok this course, and although their
! designations were never accepted,
served in the Southern army. Lieut..
Hoge was in the so-called Navy on
Wheels" which was the subject of
very interesting article in a recent
issue of Washington newspaper, and
which has been copied extensively by
newspapers throughout the country.
| Lieut.. Hoge naturally manifests
lively interest in the present war with
Spain. When a Register reporter call
ed at his Office he was engaged in
leading French newspaper, and he
| laughed heartily as he translated an
article on the war situation, in which
| lie Figaro complained because the Eu
ropean powers do not show any dis
position to intervene, and check the
efforts of the United States. "a second
rate power" to disturb the peace of
the world.
J "The result Of the engagement at
Manila" he said, in answer to Ques
ton, proves the superiority of Amer
| lean battle ships. and demonstrates
/ conclusively that the Spanish gunners
are not match for those of the United
I States. A battle between the naval
fleets of the United States and Spain.
in Cuban waters, would have the same
ish 1t is very likely that the fleet
which sailed from the Canaries, will try
/ to intercept the Oregon and Marietta.
! If they are successful. and our boats
are defeated, it will not be until after
! they have damaged the Spanish fleet.
The next move by this government will
! Nl>ol. 10 ;,,,-o lf C,,l,o
Lieut. Hoge gave the reporter much
interesting information concerning the
! United States naval officers who are
mentioned daily in every American
newspaper and in nearly every Amer
! lean home Commodore Dewey. whose
/ fleet won a signal victory at Manila,
! graduated at Annapolis in 1858, two
years earlier than Lieut.. Hoge. He
/ distinguished himself under Farragut
on the Mississippi, his ship being sunk
! by the guns from the forts at the
i southwest pass The sailors had
song in which he was referred to as
gallant Dewey Commodore Dewey
! graduated HUI III d CldS I'll llJLeCH. anu
was the 355th student to graduate from
| Annapolis. Lieut.. Hoge was the 407th
and the number at present is almost
$500. John Adams Howell, of New
! York. who is to command the second
auxiliary squadron, and Capt. Howt-
son, were members of Commodore
Deweys class. Capt. Sampson gradu-
ated in the class of 1861 Capt Schley
graduated in 1860, and was a class
mate of Lieut. Hoge. He was a jolly
fellow the wit of his elias.
In 1860. when Spain threatened to
interfere in Mexican affairs. and the
United States and Spanish governments
assembled powerful fleets in Mexican
waters, Commodore Dewey and Lieut..
Hoge were stationed on companion
ships, and saw a great deal q each