The National tribune., 1899-04-13
PERSONAL.

Dewey on tho porch Of the State House a
Montpelier, w.. opposite that Of EthaI
Allen.
Jerry Simpson Is to become the'editor ol
a new paper started at Wichita, Kan.
Rear-Admiral Chas. C. Carpenter COM
mitted suicide at the Adams Nervinc Hos
pital, Boston, April 2, by shooting himself
through the head. He left a letter TO his
family. regretting the pain he should give
them, but said he was beyond all medical
help, and that it was better to die thus
than to become total mental wreck.
Admiral Carpenter was born in Massa-
chuset it's in 1884 and appointed a Mid
| shipman in 1850. He was a Lieutenant
Commander during the rebellion, and
served for q long time on the monitor Cats
kill in the operations against Charleston.
lie was Commander of the Asiatic Squad
ron in 1894. and observed the Japan
Chinese war. His duties al that time were
exceedingly responsible and delicate, for
he had to secure the rights of American
citizens. and yet preserve strict neutral
ity. At one time he had to fire on a Chi
nese ship. He broke down under the
worry. but apparently recovered. About
to the hospital for treatment. He was re-
tired in 1886, after 4s years of continuous
and honorable service. but at the outbreak
of the Spanish War was recalled to service
and placed in command Of the Portsmouth
Navy Yard.
Admiral A. v. Kautz, now prominent in
connection with the trouble In Samoa.
was one Of the first prisoners captured
during the rebellion. In June, 1851, he
was young Lieutenant, and was placed
in command of a prize taken of Charles
ton, and ordered to take her to Phila-
deIphia. When of Cape Hatteras a rebel
privateer recaptured his prize. For a
| couple Of months he was allowed to 60 on
parole about Wilmington. N. O.. but then
his parole was revoked by the order of
JEFF Davis, and he was put In Jail in
Richmond, in retaliation for the imprison-
ment OF some privateers In the Tombs,
New York. In October. 1851. he was
again released on parole. given an inter-
view with some members of the rebel
Cabinet, and sent to Washington to nego-
tiate an exchange Of prisoners. The re-
suit was that he and Lieuts. Worden
tafterward commander of the Monitor. and
Rear-Admiran and Geo. L. Selden, and
$50 prisoners captured at Bull Run were
released, in exchange for three Lieuten-
ants in the rebel navy, and $50 men
captured by Burnside at Roanoke Island.
This was the first exchange of prisoners
authorized. Lieut.. KautZ at once re-
turned to duty, and was attached to the
staff of Admiral Farragut, then preparing
for the capture of New Orleans. At the
passage of the forts he commanded the
first division of guns on board the Hart
ford, and with his own hands hauled
down the Lone Star flag from the City
Hall of New Orleans, which the Mayor
refused to strike. He continued to serve
with Farragut In The operations on the
Mississippi until disabled by malarial
fever. In 1868 he served on the Juniata.
in West Indian waters, and in 1864 on the
Cyane, in tho Pacific. In May, 1865, he
was promoted to Lieutenant-Commande
Col Fred Funston, OF the Goth Kan,
v;lo is making such a brilliant record in
the Philippines, IS Son of Veteran OF
whom the Order can feel very proud. He
is SO years old, and the son of ex-Congress-
man Z. Ii. Funston, of the Second Kan
sas District, and formerly Lieutenant of
the 10th Ohio battery, which served
through the war with the Army of the
Tennessee. Col. Funston was educated
at the Kansas University, and then be-
came a reporter. President Harrison gave
him an appointment in the Agricultural
Department, and he was sent to Alaska.
where he distinguished himself by his
daring explorations. He made at one
time a canoe voyage of 900 miles on the
Yukon, and had many thrilling expert
ences. In 1894 he went to Cuba and en-
listed in the insurgent army. He served
two years and rose to be Colonel of all
their artillery. He was noted for his dare
devil courage, but was finally shot near
the heart, in desperate charge, and left
for dead. The Spaniards captured him,
but thinking that he was done for, al
lowed him to be sent home. He recovered,
however, and secured the Colonelcy of the
10th Kan. at the beginning of the Spanish
war. He has been recommended for pro-
motion to Brigadier-General, and is
talked of for Republican candidate for
Governor Of Kansas.
Mrs. Sophronia Tennant Alive Bowen,
woman of brilliant intellect and great
force of character, who died in Brooklyn
last week at the age of SO, was an active
worker in the hospital service during the
war OF the rebellion, and one of the man
ayers of the great Sanitary Fair. She and
her husband were warm fr ends of Henry
Ward Beecher, and pillars in his church
until the Tilton scandal.
The loss Of Col. Harry O. Egbert 10
deeply deplored by the people of Cincin-
natl, with whom he was very popular.
He was nine years at Camp Thomas, and
made thousands OF friends. He was born
in Pennsylvania, and went into the army
from civil life in 1851, as First Lieutenant
in the 18th U. 8. He was captured at
Gettysburg, and severely wounded at
Bethesda Church. Prior to the Spanish
war he had been for five years Lieutenant
Colonel Of tho 9Th u. S., which was sta
toned at Camp Thomas. He led his
regiment at San Juan, and as he was
crossing a meadow, at tho foot of the hill,
was shot through the lungs. The casu-
alties of the war promoted him to be
Colonel Of the 22d U. S., and he took COM
mand of his regiment, and started with It |
for the Philippines before his wound was
healed. He was promoted to Brigadier-
General Of Volunteers, Oct. 1, and dis
charged Dec. 1, 1893. He leaves a widow
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