Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
REAR ADMIRAL CARPENTER.

He shot Himself While Suffering from
Nervous PrOstratIOn---NVRs Born in
Leyden, Mass.
The death of Rear Admiral Charles c.
Carpenter, L. S. N, at Jamaica Plain,
Mass, Sunday, has a personal interest TO
many BrattlebOro people who had met him
on his visits here to his nephew, President
George G. Averil of the Vermont National
bank. Admiral Carpenter and his daugh-
ter were here several weeks this winter.
The Admiral was in poor health at that
time and of late he had been in the Adams
Nervine Asylum at Jamaica Plain for spe-
Cia medical treatment. The exact man
ner in which he died is not made public,
but it is understood that he shot himself
Saturday, while suffering from mental
ALTERATION.
Ever since a severe illness of many
months which he had while in command
of the Hartford on the Pacific coast in 1884,
the Admiral had been troubled periodically
with attacks of nervous prostration. At
these times he had always been obliged to
take complete rest and special treatment.
Admiral Carpenter is survived by a widow,
four sons and three daughters. One of
the sons is Surgeon Dudley n. Carpenter,
who is now on his way home from Manila
on the cruiser Raleigh. The death of Ad-
miral Carpenter has caused great sorrow
in Portsmouth, n. H.. where he had made
his home for many years.
Rear Admiral Carpenter was born in
Leyden, Mass, Feb. ~, 1884. His father,
d. n. Carpenter, was postmaster at Green
field many years. Admiral Carpenter was
appointed midshipman from his native
state Oct. l, 1850, and for his first sea SER
vice was attached to the sloop Portsmouth,
on the Pacific station After remaining
there four years he was assigned to the
Naval Academy. He received his promo
ton to the grade of passed midshipman on
June 20, 1856, and between that year and
1858 served on the Merrimac, the Roanoke,
the Colora 10 and the Dolphin, and also saw
special service.
While attached to the Dolphin he parti-
cipated in the capture of the slave brig
Echo with 300 slaves on board. He was
commissioned as lieutenant on January %,
1858, and was assigned to the Mohawk
which cruised along the coast of Cuba, and
captured the SLAYER Wildfre, with 800
slaves on board Lieut.. Carpenter per-
formed duty on board the Texas, attached
to the East Gulf blockade during 1861
He was attached the following year to the
steamer Flag, of the South Atlantic block
aiding station, as a lieutenant commander.
he participated in the attacks on the de-
fences of Charleston of April I, July 10
and August IT, 1868, being subsequently
relieved and assigned to the Naval Acad-
envy, where he remained until the close of
the war.
He was then assigned to the Hartford
the flagship of the Asiatic squadron, and
4 4 Al, Ill,
ed to the same station. The latter part of
1868 he was ordered home and attached to
the Portsmouth Navy Yard being made a
commander the next year. His next ship
afloat was the Nantasket, which he COM
manded. Upon his relief from sea duty
he was made equipment officer of the
Portsmouth Navy Yard, and when he
again went to sea it was in command of
the Huron. He returned to duty at Ports
mouth and in 1880 was commissioned a
captain, being again assigned to duty as
equipment officer of the Portsmouth Navy
Yard, was twice on duty at the Charles
town navy yard, from 1880 to 1883 as
equipment officer, and again from 1888 to
late in 1890, when he commanded the re-
ceiving ship, Wabash. He was afterward
in command of the Hartford, and upon be-
ing relieved from this duty was appointed
commandant of the New London naval
station, being transferred to duty as com
mandant of the Portsmouth Navy Yard
He was later in command of the Asiatic
station, and upon his detachment was
granted leave of absence until February
27, 1896, when he was retired on account
of age. He was succeeded in the com
mand of the Asiatic squadron by Com
modore, now Admiral Dewey During
the recent war Admiral Carpenter was
called from the retired list to take charge
again of the navy yard at Portsmouth,
N. H., while Commodore Remey was on
duty at Key West.