New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-11
ADMIRAL GHERARDI DEAD
In the United States Macy Forty
eight Years. Retiring an 1924.


stratford. Conn, Dec. 1O.-Rear Admiral Ban
croft Gherardi died at his home here this after
noon at 2.3O O'Clock He had been seriously i'll
since last Monday from attack of nephritis,
following a long illness from diabetes. He had
lived here since his retirement from active SER
vice IN the navy, in 1885,. HIS son, Lieutenant
Walter Gherardi. U. s. N. stationed in Wash
ington, was at his bedside. The funeral viii be
in Annapolis
Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, L. S. y. re-
tired. q nephew OF the historian George Ban
croft, whose name he bore. lie was born at jack
son, La. November 10. 1872, and was appointed
midshipmaR in the navy from Massachusetts in
h45 He saw forty-eght years Of active service
before retirement by age. His first service was
OF the Ohio in the Pacific Squadron. In 1852 he
entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis. which
MS uncle had founded when Secretary Of the Navy
under President Polk and he made a passed
Hldshipmau June Of that year. He became
master and lieutenant in 1850. after service in
foreign waters on the steam sloop St Louis. He
was navigating officer OF the Niagara when she
employed n laying the first Atlantic cable, and
Capture OF Walker the Nicaragua fnbuster. At
We we Cutoreak OF the Civil War Admiral Gherardl
we asked several times for active duty. but
the Atlantic T0aet b - 49, s1ccessTI1l in set
Ing sea service at once He went to an cd friend
day a MASSACHUSETTS, regiment passed TfLfanys and
"a nV 1 customer remarked TO Mr. Peck; - nat
"a Ply s1c4 gehtlenlahly looking men shouLd nave
20 go 10 the front and be shot when l am sure
our largs cities to take their places
Mt Peck replied that there were many gentle
many looking men" who would only be too glad TO
GET TO the front and he mentioned young Gherardl
VINO had been promoted lieutenant on July 10. as
secretary g. '. Eek to induce him to send MIN to
s sh thought she could get the ear Of Mr. Fox as
TO say to the lieutenant that if he would 90 10
washington she would see what could be done for
was ordered to the Mohican. his first engagement
being the attack on Fort Macon.
Gherardis next duty was the command OF the
Port Royal IN the West Gulf Blockading Squadron
battles in Mobile Bay and the capture Of Mobile in
dSo4 with FarTagut In his o1lGlal report OF the
the rebel feet, Captain Thornton A. jenkins, who
q division. commended Gherardi for his cool and
couTaseous conduct from the moment the attack
20 in chase OF The oneny's three gunb9afs'' His
last command during the was the Pequot, in
the North Atlantic Squadron
and he commanded the Jamestown and the receiv-
Ig snip c6Gepenqence IN turn on the ac5ne
Der q 1874. he commanded the Lancaster flag
the of Afexandra aug Ten years after
his promotion to captain he received his commits
sion as commodore, and after years service on
the Promotion Examining Board he was detailed
He was made rear admiral on August rs. 1887. and
after nearly two years service as commandant OF
command Of the North Atlantic Squadron. relieving
e6ruary 7 k Ta p EP94 h e
OF Legtime and the capture of Port-au-Prince by
HippOlyte and was instrumental in restoring peace
and order in Hayti.
Shortly after the close Of that episode came the
threa tened war with Chill. The admiral was then
at Barbados with his flagship the Philadelphia,
and the gunboat Concord. He was instructed to
assemble the vessels Of his command at Monte
video and 70 hold them in readiness at that point.
The Philadelphia and the Concord made a quick
passage to Montevideo and were joined by the Chi
cago. the Bennington and the Atlanta. On the
Pacific side the Baltimore. the San Francisco. the
Charleston and the Yorktown were held in readiness
! 10 cooperate with the Atlantic Squadron. The war
. cloud passed and the admiral recalled and
directed TO proceed overland 10 San Francisco and
bring this port the ships Of the Pacific Squad
ron which We're ordered to be present at the naval
I review. Upon his arrival at Hampton Roads he
was placed in command Of all the United States
{ ships. the sGuadTons Of Rear AdmTals Walker and
Benham forming part OF the great feet which
reviewed at Hampton Roads and afterward
at this port in honor Of the Columbus quadri-
centennial
He took command Of the navy yard in Brooklyn
again in June. 1898. His retirement from active
duty was in November, 1894. For time he con-
tinued TO make his home in Brooklyn. where he
owned house in Clinton-ave. but he later re-
moved to Stratford. Conn. He was the vice-com-
mander for New-York OF the Military Order OF
/ Foreign Wars