Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-10
A Lively Parallel.
(Memphis Commercial-Appeal)

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Who IL Rear-Admiral Henry l.. Howl
son. whose rank entities him TO first place
I'm the naval reception TO Dewey?
On the 18th of April, 1851, HOwison be-
came a lieutenant and served at the out
side picket post with the army at CLOUDS
Mills. Alexandria, Va, from June 10 July,
1861. in command Of a detachment or
man-of-war's men from the Pocahontas
and 4 l2-pound hOwitzer. In September
he became executive officer Of the Au-
gusta. was attached TO dupont meet
and participated in the battle at FORT
ROYAL He was next IN the enSdscmVht
with rams of Charleston ). c.; then ne
became executive officer Of the ironclad
Nantucket I'm 1868, and took part IN at
tacks on Forts sumter ana NdEHSt >
Charleston harbOr In February, 1911; ne
was assigned TO the irOnclad Catskill as
executive officer. and was in the various
engagements with the forts AT Chdrlss-
ton. ne was transferred TO the BlenVlhe
Is Nav 1864 and as commander OF thaL
vessel participated in the batlle OF AlODls
bav. Since the war he has Deen one 9l
the most valuable and trustworthy ON
cers i'm the navy From this record IL ap-
nears that HowisOn was in active service
throughout the war between the states,
and saw about as much fighting as any
officer who served in the navy during
w Who Is Rear-Admiarl william 7.
SAMPSON the special favorlte OF tne Jaw
vers who are running the Navy depart
ment? ,. sa,,r-
Al the breaking out Of the war ssiiip-
sor vas serving as master on the Poto-
- III be became a Lieutenant in july,
iS62. ne was on the pracuce-shlp JOhn
Adams until 1854. when he was assigned
10 the Naval Academy; ana IN loo ne
was caught in the explosion OF lhe Id'ip-
SEQ I'm Charleston hsIpoI' - -, sa,nn-
records 90. there Is no mention OF safnp-
sons participation In single batus du-
rine me civil war. During the Spanish
American war all the influence or ,ne
NAVY DEPARTMENT had been eXerted IN ms
behalf. Secretary Long had opposed inc
appointment Of Dewey 20 the coinmaha
- the Asiatic SQUADRON. but had provided
Sompson with the finest feet IN the navy,
paar-admirals and cOmmOdOres had Deeh
hustled aside 10 make way for an obscure
captain. who had never been III a hshl'
And what was the recofdF
Sampson secured the seas ioI '''f'i"
and never found him.
He l. supposed 20 have bOmDarded
mule 10 death at MatanZaS.
Ue opened fire on San Juan, thinking
that Cervera was within the haroor, wheh
Cervera was about that time leaving Mar
t,nio,e for Santiago. After three hours
bombardment he managed 10 XII a lew
non-combatants and was then driven OF
nv a bob-tail battery on shore.
After schley had definitely located Ger
vera Sampson took charge OF the ANAL
eamated fleet and established at once
such an air-tight blockade that two weeks
afterward he issued a general order 20 his
deet stating that everything was In end
- confusion and that Ceryera could es-
cane easily II he wanted TO.
He tried 10 sink ship across the mouth
~ the harbor so as 20 prevent an engage
ment between the two fleets; and he
I should have been court-martalled Tor MS
wanton and unnecessary exposure OF the
rves OF Hobson and his crew.
on the morning OF the battle OF San
tlago he took the New York away from
her station and was absent from the bat
lie. Though In command OF the fastest
big ship" In his fleet. he could not MAKE
more than thirteen miles an hour. and
thus he managed 10 keep out OF danser