New-York tribune., 1902-05-07

SERVICE IN WAR WITH SPAIN
In regard to the appointment of Sampson
commander in chief of the North Atlantic Squadron
when with Spain threatened, Secretary
Long said Admiral Sampson was selected for
the command Of the North Atlantic Squadron be-
cause the department. in the exercise of its best
judgment. with eye single to the public interest
believed that he was specially fitted for the place
r for I S,,t hy reason Of sickness
was necessarily withdrawn by order OF the depart
s%o are enc esSeoiaT aceompiished ordnance ofcers
having been each at the head Of the Ordnance Bu-
branch OF naval science Sampson is man of
the very highest professional attainments. solely
After the breaking out Of the war he blockaded
in this work by the Flying squadron under Rear
admiral sehley VINO was next % IN eoInana no 10 fi nm
lsss sampson. with his flagship. had started for
ments Of the flagship bur returned before the
The details OF the controversy in regard 20 the
credit for the destruction of the Spanish warships
n ne sor ri 70 % siTe the Credit to Rdmirai schley
which President Roosevelt declined TO reopen re
In regard TO Sempscn's conduct Secretary Long
If you viii read the orders issued by him. be
ginning with June !. you will find that the most
the escape of Cervera that our feet kept con-
stantly in line so far from the entrance az night
and far by day, that the most rigid care with
srS nigbf tb9t tbe commandipg ofceT Of Every
tempt to escape so that when that attempt came
vessels upon the outeoming spaniards went on Ike
81 bsq ere as Al sE cg9red out ahoGgh
General Grant neither at Missionary Ridge
7 can well understand why the friends of other
officers should be 50 enthusiastic and earnest, as
an in giving them the credit they so richly, every
one OF them, deserve for their glorious work,
by single hair from their merit But I cannot
understand why such bitter feeling is manifested
IN many quarters toward Admiral Sampson, when
al these officers. subordinate TO him. in their re-
although at the beginning he was by orders from
Washington going TO confer with General Smarter
that the victory was the consummation Of his thor
IN January. 1889 Secretary Long, in the hrst
speech which he made outside OF WASHINGTON
% psoa Sdp for the the Fotd4g at ang The
speech was made at dinner given by the Mon
M Long ealogized he guest Of honor in the
gery f onfhs iateT many y CITIZENS Of New
Jersey showed their appreciation OF the worth OF
ed soP ana y This ony one h Of the
honors conferred upon him by admirers an over
IL D. which he received from Yale University at
ferre5 on President RooseTelt sensation was
caused in naval circles last year when Admira!
a civilian TO naval command rank His indorse-
ment on the application Of Gunner Morgan who
Grade 10 commission. % showed that ne ne had had no no
from the ranks. and that no man WHO haa not re
Seiseo me proper aosoesc f rpairns shouio DC per
HIS PRIVATE LIFE
Admiral Sampson was married twice His FIRST wife
vas Margaret Aldrich, a niece of Pliny 7. Sexton,
q Palmyra. n. Y. They were married in 1882 and
had Eve daughters. four Of whom are living. Lieu
tenant Roy C Smith and Ensign r. II. jackson. of
the navy are the husbands Of the eldest two. The
third daughter married Lieutenant W. T. Cluver-
ius, and the youngest is the wife of c. S
Scott. II was Ensign Jackson who, while
cadet serving at Apia. led the sailors to the
TOPS during the terrible Samoan Hurricane. and
formed with them what is known as the hu-
man sail" which kept the ship from going on
the fatal coral reef at the entrance 10 the har-
ber. For this gallant act young jackson, VINO
would otherwise have lest commission through
the lack Of a vacancy. was retained in the service
by a special act Of Congress. Admiral SIMPSONS
second wife was Miss Eliza beth Burlng, who went
1o fainnyTa from a. srsi Ss,o1 s
son had TWO sons, Ralph and Harold , =.
vas his principal recreation ashore When he went
back 70 Pamyra ne Ryea with ms @ 9r9tnfr 3be sy
II was on this property that Joseph Smith made
Discovery s of ie T golden f plates Of the Book Nor
his Fe er9heF 5s sfoTT % on pam the @ GRIM perse
verance IN william Sharac[er bigb bheig were r,I al
sprang up between them George the younger, niger
picked Up stone and hit Miiiam TTen W .fteT tSqk
me at full speed. could beat him on the run; but
h 88 his aE game SGq h s0eTs end hf
come the scene and put stop TO the scrap;
One Of the most enthusiastic of Admiral samp-
sons Palmyra friends Is Plny I. sexton, presi-
dent Of the First National Bank Of the town a
distinguished lawyer and Of the best known
members Of the State Board Of Regents. There
is said Mr. Sexton. so far as Simpsons younger
days here are concerned. dearth of anything in
the dramatic line Of incident The little fellow
tine TIM He was trained in the rigid school Of pow
erty. and what ether schooling he got before going
placed by a much larger one. Despite his broken
time he always stood high IN his classes. more
Unsuitable student and more emnlvorous Teaoer
rock honesty OF principle were his distinguis
traits | think though MS tather was m, most SIZE IA
that VIII got his stronger characteristics from the
The interest which Admiral Sampson took in
athletic sports is shown BY an incident which oe-
celebrated by A beat race between crew from her
crew Of captain SIMPSONS gig in which the Amer
scans won "A few weeks afterward the British ship
pan TO take the Americans down The Garnet
carried boat Of superior eqnipTnen9t, men nuiif IN
beaten but If 10 make the victory more certain.
The crew pTaetisea daily ana ne eaalghge @ 10 tne
morning before the English vessel was 10 sail thus
leaving no time for practice 10 the intended an
On the afternoon of the day CT challenge Cap
tain sampson was seated in his cabin when his
Captain he began. with deep earnestness. do
s'yvhv certainly" responded Sampson
Wen. Captain, one Of my men is under arrest.
have spoken 70 the first Lieutenant and he says ne
what can do for you, returned the captain.
grsyeiy :. -. -.
swsin with insistence rarely shown TO naval
commander IF you don't let that man go. Cap
tain the Englishmen vii! beat ust'
Sampson turned suddenly and touched his bell,
and as his orderly entered he said, briefly: Tell
his race is won And the race was won, and
wen in such decisive fashion that The Engish