Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05
lD,.ph bullock coghlan. captain U. s

Joseph Bullock Coghlan captain U. S.
In. Is to be promoted rear-admiral
|.|feSt month. Thus he Will attain flag
4 fsnk exactly as If neither ups nor
Downs had punotuated his naval career.
(. Not that either have been missing.
'fhat could not be expected In an Irish
|s nan by descent and Kentuckian by
birth Coghlah has been true to his
e race and environment, as ups won by
gallant service and downs incurred by
y hdiscretion Of speech and lack OF re-
Ipect for authority testify. Authority,
Il b the PERSONS OF the president and
s. lhe secretary Of the navy now has
hailed Il quits and has struck bal
tnce IN the ledger OF promotion. II Is
= bone time since that the great Amerl.
tan public, with its highly developed
4 bump Of humor and It's suspicion of
slAnt toward breakers of idols other
lhSn It's own, ostentatlously forgave
h Hoch der Kaiser" Coghan for the
4 BAKE OF Coghlan Of Manila bay. while
& deserving sundry undiplomatic opln-
IONS as 70 the enormity Of the offensc.
Coghlan, as has been said, Is a Ken
y tueklan by birth. His father was
+ cornelius Coghlan and his mother a
Aylhla Fouke His parents died
Nhlle he and his younger brother Os-
tsr we're lads. The orphans were TAX
"a % charge by an uncle, Philip d.
solke congressman from Illinois.
"a tne late SOS they were bound out"
me custom was 10 farmer near Car
rN, H. Joseph being coIhded TO Dan
~ W. Norris, who lived on a large
.arm little way out OF the town. He
sHenl 70 district school and carried his
sIoner IN a pail In regular rural fash
w AFTER Manila bay the ramshacke
l sIuoolhouse was fairly carried away
,r.sceneal by rellc-hunters, the choicest
uvphy being a board with lack
hhlied Joe G." Traditions OF these
ea,iy days would not be complete with.
wv the regulation story OF how young
Svshlan licked the school bully after
s.a,u.ihg MIN In the less strenuous com
This duly exists,
nhile at the Norris homestead young
IVtnlan had great ambitions, centering
he navy, and Sept. q. 1860 his
SonHessman uncle nominated him 10 a
ssutuhip az Annapolis. The rebellion
zane and In 1863 his class was gradu.
nv ~ ~ ADVANCE Of the regular course
ST.. ule sternest days OF the war.
nauns as an ensign upon his grad.
s ss.oh, May rs 1868, he served In the
nss,.l,atlhento. and, being promoted
, ,s ana then a lieutenant, he was
pseanlsIierred to the Brooklyn on the
!, az station. on this detail he was
mt same ship with Capt. Grldley,
80 Deweys ship-commander at Ma.
he pay. He was executive officer OF
49,, dozen ships Of the old navy.
ie being made a lieutenant com.
aAuer IN 1865. The next three wears
es spent on the European station in
80 ~ VI the Richmond. Later he saw
Av.n,l1lee with the Asiatic and North
A., ~ sguadrons. After land detail
a ule Photographs office. ne became
=, ',,illlihanoer In 1882. As such he was
~, lne Pacific station with various
MN shd az the Mare Island MAYNARD
ordnsa lie was then inspector ~
issi srS az the League Island yard TN
M.s,,i.u lighthouse Inspector I'LL 1891.
isss ''i'ne he had become a captain in
,.s,. vas while Coghlan was lieu
tlscr... commander In 1876 that the In
npptellOh occurred that lost him II
nsyiss a clerk IN the bureau OF
hr, 's@ ,' a Mr.. Morgan. had written
son, ,.s1Ier calling him 10 account for
nsp, Iaivlal matter which the depart
m, :. uisapproved. Coghlan's temper
Sro,a better OF his Judgment and ne
N. sharp reply Margan brought
Is,,a,ter TO the attention OF Rear
rs.n al Ammen, then chief OF the bu-
ana eourt-martial followed.