The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
ADMIRAL CARPENTER DEAD.
Had Keen Under Restraint Before,
Owing to Nervous TrOubies-He
Had n Brilliant War Record and
WINS Retired From Active Service.

BOSTON. April Rear Admiral c. c.
CARPENTER. retired. committed suicide yes
terylav in a sanitartum in this city Nd
niral Carpenter was called from The r"itr-
e4 list for active duty 81 charge Of the
navy yard N Portsmouth. y IL, during
th.. var, while Commodore Reutey was
or duty az Key West. Admiral Carpenter
had a brilliant record
BOSTON April "A imiral Carpenter
for the last ak weeks was IN inmate ~
the Adams nerv.nc asylum IN the Jamaica
plain district and 81 the earnest request
az his family details have been Withheld
from, the public. He shot himself I'm the
head
Fer n number OF years previous ~ his
retirement Admiral Carpenter suffered se-
vereIv from nervous disorders and soon
after being released from service went
under medical treatment. fie had appar-
entity recovered b,.t ak weeks ago there
came = rslause and ne was again sent 10
The asylum AGAIN he seemed To improve,
and the family had hope that he woala re
hrnsel, again.
Charles G Carpenter was born in Green
field Mass. lS7s He was appointed mid"
Shlprnan from this state IN iS@ and was ~
taghed 10 thu aioap Portsmouth. 81 she
pacific squadron. from 1851 to 1856. He was
n, the naval academy from i<sa 30 1ss6. VAS
aps-oiT.tesf "a mldSaIpfnan IN the latter
wear Later he served an the steam frlg-
atas Marrinac, Roanoke. Colorado ard
DOLPHIN tie was made a lieutenant in
1sss and attached 10 tire steamer Mohawk.
which captured the shaver Wtldtise on the
coast 81 Cnssa with - slaves on board
Carpenter was transferred in isS- te the
steamer Flag. of the South Atlantic squad
ron. and WAS SOM promoted 20 lieutenant
commando He next saw service on the
monitor catsktll. OF ta@ South Atlantic
Alrtkad!ng feet and was 01s esfafsi dur
ing the Operations ard attacks Dpof sh@
setersss ~ Charleston II iva. After the
elesxn o, the war he went 10 the Asiasic
station with the sleep Hartford
Hgs Hrst command was The steamer
yys-a~..f,ze on the ~ TIE squadron. serving
~. her for ore var then returning -
th4a country. For Two years ne was sta
.l7-,s,a a, ths- Portsmouth navy yard. DUR
ing which tiF.se - commander Nea
sIsstx alternateA wita duty AZ Per- sfaQgsta
for ,er years following. in is>2 80 VAS
commando - :aa Hartford. wslea car
rgea sfe English ara American Eclipse
sxr.-sgf&s.s a. fsz7 - tNs- Caroline atob
F>ray, fSss To sssts re corr 1ia Tgsse3 thu
shtz, wgs,a~a At t1e Charleston navy yard.
finally teEn- Transferred 90 I'9rtsssl90fh
"a rastair Of the s@rS and later rs e0fn~
--s~4ar,f He Fecelvsg ass eosEITErlSs3sn
"a commodore N 1ss3 ana ~ re2r a11ssrsi
a year Asts~- A. essgn EgEasaae- - me
Assm.sf asua6~on ia fset he sv4W rTsany -
ne n4val movements - th@ f'a3sas.ra -
srsxs war E'rfer sss oFdsrs ass sIr~s
.he ars. sua oniy sheE ~ an American
russp-szs-war g. q Chsnnsk xhiF. thereby
snfs-s-srw <iesrx&nas ~ ffa-s government
npA awpyfsrag re .Ftp@resinE @rearh - -
YatAsrs between the 1'nsfes S;&tts ara
s~14rsz- Ills se4goa wass commended sY
car government.
AAnssral Carpenter waa retired 10 .ss%.
tgzt daring tas SPANISH var vas recalled
% ses as cusz.gr-Assa&xt os the ESx lsss2sg.1 IA