The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-17

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led at Arlington.
washington Post. January Is: Lieut..
-.,n.I howard, United States navy.
SAM, n,,ot and the last of the officers and
u" NV who served on Ericsson's Monitor
S .,,,,rg her memorable engagement
oS our N. Confederate ironelad Mer't-
w. W.. dIed yesterday morning at his
,,,r 1901 NJ street. Last Tuesday
" rnmo r.turning home from a walk. he
~ S,m unon the sidewalk in front OF his
so,sc and struck on his head. Con-
"ssion of the brain resulted, and he
AID not fully regain consciousness af-
terwards .b,p,-
Few men have had any more thrill
,ua sxneriences than Lieutenant How
r5 FOR more than fifty years he
. a,r the seas and journeyed to all
,ast every part of the world. He was
So , near Dublin, ireland, seventy-nlne
lars pgo. At the age of sixteen years
10 ran away from home to go to sea.
w,s FIRST voyage was to the Afediterra-
nnon several years later he came TO
AmcrIea, and located for a time at
%owport R. l., which place no always
a,,imed as his home. He had great
son5ness for the seas. however, and
from Newport shipped to many dis
,ant ports. For a number of years
nrior to the Civil war he was captain
~ merchant vessel, which ran be-
tween NewsEngland ports and points in
cuba and the West indies. When the
s,rI,o between the states broke out
no offered his services to the Union
and was commissioned lieutenant in
the volunteer navy.
Patrol Service on Mississippi.
Ne was placed in command of the
Ncosbo, man-of-war, for time, and
AID patrol service on the Lower Missis-
sinpi The vessel was chiefly engaged
in ipterceptlng blockade runners and
preventing the shipping Of cotton from
the southern states. In this capacity
no rendered very effective service, and
was the hero Of many exciting expert
snecs which he delighted to narrate
when questioned as to his career.
Later he was transferred to the
Amanda as It's acting master, and pa
troled the Atlantic coast south of Nor
folk His vessel reached that port just
in time to witness the destruction by
the Confederate ironclad Merrimac Of
the Union frIgates, Congress and Cum
bsrIand, Then came the unique little
Monitor, a stranger upon the seas in
those days. Many questioned her abil-
Ity and feared that she would not be
effective against the grea: Merrimae.
Lieut.. Howard, howe~ss had great
faith in the peculiar craft and volun-
,eered to pilot her through Hampton
Roads. It was intended that she should
engage the Merrimac and act as pro
tector to the frigates Minnesota, Roa-
noke and St. Lawrence Captain Wor-
den, afterward made admiral, was in
command Of the Monitor, and no small
part Of the success which she attained
IN the engagement with the confeder-
ate monster was due to her pilot, Lieu
tenant Howard. Captain worden was
wounded. and the command of the
Monitor was turned over to Lieutenant
Greene. and the giant Merrimac soon
afterwood withdrew, unable to make
any impression upon the unique little
craft. Lieutenant Howard told most
thrilling story of the conflict.
In Revenue Marine Service.
Az the close Of the war he resigned
from the navy and was given com
mission as lieutenant in the revenue
marine. He was stationed for long
time at New Orleans and for a number
Of years at Savannah, and also at Bal
tmore, Cedar Keys. and Mobile. Dur
ing the time of this service he formed
the acquaintance Of the pilot Of the
Merrimac. an officer named Jack, who
after the war entered the revenue ma
rlne service also, and the two pilots,
who figured 30 prominently in the most
important naval engagement Of the
war of the rebellion. became fast
friends. About ten years ago Lieuten-
ant Howard was placed on the waiting
list and made his home in Washington.
lie was never afterward in active SER
vice. Up to the time that he met with
the accident on Tuesday last he was in
good health and full possession Of his
faculties.
The deceased was a member of Lin
coin Post. C. a. r.. of this city, and
also Of St. Johns Lodge, F. & A. NJ,
Of Newport, r. I. He leaves a daugh-
ter and a granddaughter, both Of
whom reside in this city. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at
his late residence. The service will be
In charge Of the Grand Army and the
Masonic bodies Rev DR.. Newman. Of
the First Congregational Church. Will
oficiate. Interment VIII be at Airing
ton.