The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-03
SUICIDE IN A SANITARIUM.
REAR ADMIRAL CARPENTER PUTS
AN END TO HIS LIFE.

Suffered From Nervous Disorders
and Went Under Medical Treat
ment-Said to Have shot Himself
Fought In Many Naval Battles and
Once Fired on N Chinese ship.
Was I'm Charge at Portsmouth Dur
ing the War With Spain.
Boston April 2.-Rear Admiral Charles
c. Carpenter. United States navy. retired,
committed suicide at sanitarium in one
OF the suburban districts of this city yes
terday. The admiral had been in IN health
for some time
Admiral Carpenter for the past six
weeks was an inmate of the Adams Ner-
vine Asylum i'm the Jamaica Plains dis
trict, and ii was at that place that the
suicide occurred. At the earnest request
of his family, the details were withheld
from the public.
The medical examiner has not made his
report, as is usual in such cases. The
police were notified, but even they were
Kept from knowing of the circumstances
of the suicide until twenty-four hours af-
ter.
For number of years previous to his
retirement Admiral Carpenter suffered Sc
Verely from nervous disorders, and after
being released from service went under
medical treatment He had apparently re-
covered, but six weeks ago there came
relapse and he was again placed in the
asylum. Again he seemed to improve. and
the family had hope that, he would be
himself again. 1t IS stated that the means
OF death was by shooting In the head
The release of the body by the medical
examiner will probably be given to-mor-
row, but as yet no details for che funeral
arrangements have been made.
Early Navai Training.
Charles C. Carpenter was born in Green
field, Mass, Feb. o. 1884. He was appoint
ed mldshipman from this state Oct !,
1850, and was attached TO the sloop Ports
mouth, of the Pacific squadron, from 1851
TO 1855. He was in the Naval Academy
from 1855 to 1856. and was promoted to
passed midshpman on June 20 of the hat
ter year.
AS lieutenant commander in the South
Atlantic squadron he participated in the
operations and attacks upon the defenses
or Charleston on April 7, July 10 and Aug
H. 1858. His first command was the
steamer Wyoming of the same squadron.
For three years-1S8S TO ls90--he, as cap
tain. commanded the receiving ship
Wabash, at the Charlestown navy yard,
and in June Of the latter year was trans
ferred to Portsmouth as captain of the
yard and later as commandment.
Fired on "a Chinese Ship.
He received his commission as commo-
dore In 1898, and as rear admiral a year
later. As commander of the Asiatic squad
ron In 1894 he saw many OF the naval
movements of the Chno-Japanese war
Under his orders was fired the first and
only shot by an American man-of-war at
a Chinese ship, thereby enforcing demands
of this government and averting the inn
penc1ng breach of relations between the
United States and China. His action was
commended by our government.
Admiral Carpenter was retired In 1896
after 4G years of continuous and honora-
BILE service.
During the Spanish war Admiral Car
penter was recalled from retirement to act
as commandant of the Portsmouth navy
yard, in place of Commodore Remey, who
had hoisted his flag on the receiving ship
Lancaster at Key West.
Admiral Carpenter leaves a widow and
family, one son being Assistant Surgeon
D. NJ Carpenter, who was on the Raleigh
during the operations against Manila, and
who has been transferred to the Olympia.