New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-15
LIEUT.. DRESEL A SUICIDE.
NAVAL OFFICER KILLS HIMSELF IN A
BALTIMORE HOTEL.
,rrt,xcuo1ra SAID TO BE THE Cause.-The HAD
BEEN ORDERED TO THE zAFIRo OF
ADMIRAL DEwEY's FLEET


BEEN ORDERED TO THE zAFIRo, OF
ADMIRAL DEwEY's FLEET
baltimore Nov 14-r.icrtenant Herman c. Dresel
OF the United States Navy committed suicide IN the
Carrol,ton Hotel in this city. shortly after O'CLOCK
this morning by shooting himself in the head Lieu
tenant Dresc il is thought reached this city some
time this morning and to the Carrollton. lie did
not register but after lingering about the lobby ior
a short time went 10 tho toilet-room and locked the
door behind him Almos, Immediately pistol-shot
alarmed the employees OF the house ana searcn re-
vealed the fact that Dresel dead In one OF the
pockets OF his coat found an order from Secre-
tary Long dated November II. detaching him from
the Essex and ordering him to San Francisco
whence he was to go to Hong Kong and thence 10
Manila to join the Zahro telegram addressed TO
Lieutenant C. NJ Fahs in Washington and signed
by Drescl which also on the body. requested
Fahs to exchange orders with the writer ana 1t
was evidently the intention OF Dresel to have sent
this.
Lieutenant Dresel was well known at the Navy pay
office in the Custom House here lie is described as
pleasant cheerful man. with no known troubles he
was forty years Of age He entered the Navy on sep
tember % 1873 at Anna polls having been appointed
from OHIO On May 4. 1895. he was made a he1ten-
,nr In war 10 served board the puritan
lie was transferred to the Essex and II is said ina
the transfer TO Manila was made on account Il @ mT
value as an officer. which marked him tor continued
active duty
Washington Nov l4-News Of the suicide came 10
the Navy Department In telegram from Commo-
dore McNar. The Department officials attribute
the suicide melanchoa. For some time Lieu
tenant DreseI had importuning the De
partmont 70 relieve him from duty on the Es-
sex. He had been for about month on TINS
vessel. which Is a training-ship. The Department
was disposed 10 grant his request and had been
seeking to secure a place for him few days ago
# became necessary TO relieve Lieutenant McLah
from duty on the Zafro. and Dresers friends de-
oil. ,b, bo ba ola q 20
ton il being understood that he was not To remain
pcrma nently on the Zafiro. which was open 10 the
same objection as the Essex OF not being a FULL
ncdged warship Admiral Dewey has authority 10
assign the officers Of his fleet at MS VII ana II
was represented that he would soon provide better
place for Drese than the one he was 10 occupy on
the Zahro The Department supposed that the MAJ .
ter satisfactorily arranged 30 II was WIN gted
surprise that telegram was received from i'tesel
dcrs 20 the Iahr" be canceien ana tlht ~ IT, "' a.,
lowed to remain on the Essex. An ORDER was pre-
in the Ordinary course Of affairs It would not have
been promulgated before nighlfall ana III me meal
officer.
Columbus. Ohio. Nov "a 4-Iieutenant Herman G.
Drese was born and brought up in Columbus. He
was graduated from the Columbus High School In
1874. and was appointed to Annapolis as cadet
from this district He married to Miss Alice
Jones They have two children. boy and a girl
and four years old respectively: HIS wife
is at present living in Boston with Lieutenant
among The most prominent in Columbus social AZ
fairs here until few years ago. when tney re-
moved to Boston Lieutenant Dresels father COM
mitted suicide IN this city In 1851 by shooting him
self I'm his service on the monitor PURITAN Lieu
tenant Dresel fired the first shot Of the engage
m"nt al Natdnl:s
Annapolis Md. Nov. li-Lieutenant Dresel was
wei known ia this city. having been stationed her.
before the with Spain. He was under treat
nent several times for mental arrangement re
ina aglned that he in state OF physical and
mental collapse, and nnh for further duty ,E.a Res,
restored him Mrs Dresel and her two children
boarded at the Maryland Hotel. and !eft Annapolis
this morning for Washington, where. according 20
her statement, she to have met her husband
1t il surmisel that she hoped to obtain a change
OF orders for him.