The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-31
'REV. DIR. R. .FOUREPASSES AWAY
DEATH OF THE RECTOR OF GRACE CHURCH, SAN FRAN
CISCO ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN CLERGYNGEN OF
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON THE PACIFIC COAST
HAD A ROMANTIC CAREER

SAN FRANCISCO July 2-Rev. Robert Chester Foue D D.
for the last nineteen OF Grace Episcopal Church. at Cali
residence California street. he had been quite i'll for
fortnight following second stroke of paralysis The OF death
and half ago
Dire symptoms developed O'Clock yesterday morning and
from that time until the end eight hours later death momentar
expected by his wife and family who at his bedside
Dr. Foute had remarkable Born in Tennessee more
than sixty years ago. he spent his early youth that State until he
ceved appointment 1857 naval cadet at Annapolis During
who distinguished himself the Spanish War and Of Admiral kempf
When he left the academy the outbreak of the Civil War he
chose sides with his people the South and entered the Confederate
navy first as midshpman with the mosquito fleet He
transferred the famous Confederate monitor Mermac and
her senior mdshpman OF the forward guns
during the memorable naval battle with the Monitor.
After the defeat Of the Merrmac Foue commissioned
party Confederate officers Europe and bring
back ships then being built Continental and Eng
sh yards for the American rebels The party stole forth block
ade Federal ship chase and ball through
her She forced beach of the Bermuda islands avoid
sinking Thence Ndshpman Foute took passage brandy
reached Europe captured
leased from the yards Fou remand in Europe waiting
drs While in Europe that year he met Mrs kean wife OF General
Phil Kearney the United Army and Mrs Keaneys
who aerwad became Mrs Foue Finally he asked be relieved
thence to the South in a blockade runner
He promoted Lieutenant in the Confederate Navy and
given command OF gunboa Charleston Under orders he burned
his vessel and escaped small boat just before Charleston
cuaed From Charleston the flood he foot
land through North Carolina subsng on green corn and coffee
worth $I75 pound.
Captain of Artillery the command OF battery General Mahone
brigade and with other naval officers fought his battle
day AppomatoX surrendered and the end very
With other officers after the general surrendered Of Confederate
arms he Washington The feeling aroused agant the South
the death of Lincoln caused order be issued placing
former COnfedeates Washington under and Captain Foue
along with Others imprisoned with lot of negroes the old
tmore and Ohio Railroad station One day little white girl who
brought milk SELL induced by Captain Ou
ter her emped milk pail outside and That
appeal Mrs Kearne few days later she arrived Washing
ton nteceded for the young officer and secured his release
The after the close the Captain Foue and Mrs
ney niece married Captain Fou first tried merchandise
Georgia and failed Then he tried tobacco raising Kentucky
and failed that But his Kentucky plantation
with Episcopal church, and there he became Turning
from his Improbable mercantile and agricultural he studied
for the ministry and in due time ordained He preached
time Savannah and then Atlanta whence he called
Francisco.
DR. Foue physically robust with hord face square
shoulders and unusually short neck He gesuated
quick mpusve and spoke he moved with vim
and in the pulpit his often unerous
In January last he created sensation large meeting
Episcopal clergy by declaring that Protestant Episcopal
He said at the time: g" Protestant Episcopal allow
man to call me that"
DR. Foue with his wife, took great functions
and familiar figures afternoon and other affairs