The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-03

navy, retired. committed suicide at q
sanitarlum In one OF the suburban dis
tricts OF this city. yesterday. The admir-
al had been In ill-health for some time.
Charles C. Carpenter, was born, In
Greenfield, Mass, February 27. 1894. He
was appointed mldshipman from this
state October !. 1850, and was attached
to the sloop Portsmouth. OF the Pacific
squadron. from 1851 to 1855. He was In
the naval academy from 1855 to 1856.
was promoted to passed midshipman on
June 20, Of the latter year. II.
After leaving the naval academy, he
served on the steam frIgates Merri-
mac. Colorado and Dolphin Of the home
squadron for two years, and while on
the Dolphin. assisted In the capture of
the slave brig Echo. with three hun
| dred slaves aboard. After being made
a lieutenant in 1858, he was attached to
the steamer Mohawk. which captured
the SLAYER Wildfrc off the coast Of Gu
ba, with five hundred slaves on board.
His War Record. ~
After the breaking out OF the war. the
Mohawk was placed in the Texas and
East Gulf blockade, hut Carpenter was
transferred in 1852 to the steamer Flag,
of the South Atlantic squadron, and on
July f6, OF that year, was promoted to
lleutcnan, commander. He next saw
service on the monitor Catsklll, Of the
South Atlantic bloclsading fleet and
was on board during the operations and
attacks upon the detences OF Charleston
| on April I, July 10 and August II, 1863.
During the latter part ot the war he
was at the naval academy and after the
close went to the Asiatic station with
the sloop Hartford, the flagship.
| Ills first command was the steamer
Wyoming. OF the same squadron and
| after being Oh her FOR a year, came back
to this city and for two years was sta
toned at the Portsmouth navy yard,
during which time he was commissions
ed commander. Sea duty alternated
with duty at Portsmouth for ten years
| following. In 1853 he was commander
OF the Hartford. which carried The
English and American eclipse expedi-
tlon of 1883 to the Caroline atol.
| His Later Work.
For three years-lSSS to 1S90-hc COM
manded the receiving ship Wabash q:
the Charlestown navy yard, and In June
| of the lltter year, was transferred tc
Portsmouth as captain OF the yard. and
| later as commandant. He received his
commission as commodore in 1893 and
as rear admiral year later. As COM
mander OF the Asiatic squadron In 1894
| he saw many Of the naval
movements of the China-Japanese
war. Under his orders was fired
the first and only shot by an American
man of war at Chinese ship, thereby
enforcing demands OF this government
and averting the impending breach OF
relations between the United States
and China. His action was commended
hv our government. ,.-,,,
Admiral Carpenter was retired In 1896
after forty-sIx years of continuous and
honorable service, but during the Span
ish war was recalled from retirement tc
net as commandant OF the Portsmouth
navy yard IN place OF Commodore Re.
mey. who had hoisted his flag on tho
receiving ship Lancaster at Key West
Admiral Carpenter leaves q widow
and family, one son being assistan.
surgeon D. NJ. Carpenter. who was or
the Raleigh during the operations
against Manila. and who has beer
transferred to the Olympia. Another
son Is with the Cramp shipbulldinG
company and third son lives with
Mrs. Carpenter and her two daughters
at Portsmouth. ..