The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-07
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Death of Rear Admiral w. t.
Sampson Late Yester- F..
i: day. Afternoon. ~.

Washington, May Rear Admiral
Sampson died at o'clock yesterday after.
noon Of cerebral hemorrhage.
During the last moments Mrs. samp-
son, Mrs :C1uverius, the admiral's mar
ried daughter, Admiral SIMPSONS Two
young sons, Ralph and Harold. and Dr.
Dixon, the attending physician, were at
the bedside
mrs. Sampson has broken down. under
the severe strain and was quite i'll DIR
ing the day.
fAccoro1ng to the present arrangement
the funeral will take place Friday ar 10. 20
a., =, M, az the Church Of the Covenant.
ne remains Will then be taken to Airing
ton for interment, accompanied nv 2
splendid military and naval escort. r. is
expected that the-nnilitary contingent viii
/ consist OF the entire corps Of cadets from
the naval academy. two battalions of blue
jackets from the North Atlantic squadron.
battalion of marines from Washington
oaieacks, me Marine. band and battery
OF field artillery .S..a.>,. :: =
secretary Moody will issue a general
order to the naval service prescribing the
salutes, half-masting and other ohserv-
'ances on board, ship and at navy yards and
stations all over the world The order
VIII pay a tribute to the services rem
dered TO the navy by Rear Admiral
Sampson. $500 =. :
f. Rear Admiral William Thomas samnson
was born at Palmyra, Wayne county. New
York, Feb g., 1S40. He entered the naval
academy at Annapolis, Sept. "a, 1885,, and grad
uated at the head of his class in 1861. After
short time spent with the Potomac hotilla
ne saw active service with the South Atlantic
Ia
OF the Patapseo when she was blown up by
torpedo in Charleston harbor, JAN is, 1855
He was blown into the sea, but was rescued
by picket boat. He next commanded the
Colorado. Admiral Goldsborough's flagship.
After serving a while as instructor at Ann
apolis he went to Greenland as executive Of
hcer of the Congress and on his return
served another term as Instructor He after
wards Commanded the Swatara in Asiatic
waters served as superintendent Of the naval
observatory at Washington, member Of the
board OF fortifcations, superintendent Of the
naval academy, member Of international
maritime conference, and was made cap
tain and placed in command Of the San Fran
cisco in Pacific waters in March, 1889 Took
charge of the bureau of naval ordnance in
1882, and from this service was placed In
command of the Iowa. On Feb II, 1893: he
was made chairman Of commission to in
vestigate the destruction of the Maine in the
Havana harbor. On April o., with the title
of acting rear admiral, he was commissioned
to- assemble q fleet to blockade Cuban ports
The fleet he assembled destroyed the Spanish
fleet under Admiral Cervera on the morning
Of July g. On Jan. 1s, 1899, Admiral Sampson
received orders to form squadron Of evoiu-
ton to include the cruisers New York,
Brooklyn, Chicago and Newark, the battle
ships Indiana and Texas for the purpose
of inspecting the. navy yard at Havana and
thAr,1 pt,nV~ 10 fN,xI~,
of establishing coaling stations 81
| Admiral Sampson has been married twice.
| ins1862 to Margaret Aldrich of Palmyra, N
w. by whom he had four daughters, and in
1882 to Elizabeth Burling Of Canandaigua,
: NY, who has borne him three sons.