Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-08
DEATH OF REV. A. D.BR0WN
TOOK PLACE IN WAYNESvlllE,
N. c., SUNDAY.


Was for 28 Years in Active Service in
United States Navy and President
Of Norwich University for Seven
Years--Burial in BrattIeboro.
Rev. Allan ID. Brown. go, died sun
day at Waynesville, N. c., of
Bright's disease. He had been In
poor health for the past two years and
since last fall had been South IN an
effort TO recupqrate. His condition
was critical for several weeks pre-
vious 10 his death.
Allan d. Brown was born in Ba-
tavia, n. ". Sept. IL, 1Si3, eldest son
of Hon. Joshua Lawrence and Diana
(Osborne) Brown, and grandson or
Cyrus Brown of Jaffrey. N. III. HIS
preliminary education was received in
the public and private schools, among
the latter being the well known mill
tary school at Hamdep, Conn, where
he was n schoolmate of the late Col
John s. Tyler, End Vermont Volun.
teers. After his fathers death in 1860
young Brown entered the naval acad-
envy at Annapolis Sept, % OF that
year as acting midshipman, gradual
ing May 2S, 1868 and receiving ms
appointment as ensign Immediately
i'm the sloop- of war Iroquois on the
blockade and later i'm the East In
dies. then on the home station as
master and In China as lieutenant
commander. In 1869 he was sent TO
the naval academy as instructor in
mathematics In 1872 he was ordered
to the Pacific station serving aboard
the Omaha as navigator and the PEN
sacola as executive officer During
this time he was quartered OH shore
at Panama two weeks with large
force of men and officers, protecting
the property of the Panama railroad
and the Pacific Mail steamship COM
pany As a result he was attacked
with severe type of Panama fever
which was the foundation Of the
for which he was afterward
placed on the retired list
At the expiration of this cruise
Brown was again ordered
to the naval academy where he re-
NAMED until 1856 In the department of
astronomy and navigation having
been promoted to commander In the |
In 1882 he commanded |
The sailing ship Jamestown, then AT |
he Mare Island navy yard tCalifor-
MAJ, bringing her TO Newport, r. l., |
where she was put In training SER
vice. In 1884 Commander Brown |
was ordered TO Washington as as I
;istant superintendent of the naval /
observatory, and four years later he I
vas ordered to the command Of the /
amous Kearsarge going with her to
South America, on special
luty. on his return the following I
Nay he was granted sick leave on
recommendation of the medical board
# survey and two years later June,
S91, was placed on the retired list.
During his active service in the
avy Commander Brown served in II
ifferent vessels and covered 100000
niles at sea. He contributed several
articles to Harpers
magazine and was frequent con-
rbutor to the Army and Navy Jour
al. He won the gold medal of the !
United States naval institute in 4
rize essay in competition in 1879. II
After his retirement from the navy
Brown made his home
Or some time in Brattleboro. In 1892
e was ordained deacon of the Epis-
opal church by Bishop Blssell and in
S95 was ordained priest by Bishop
TALL. He was missionary at the
hurch of the Good Shepherd In
ARE from 1894 to 1896. In Novem-
er of the latter year he was elected /,
resident of Norwich university by the !,
justices of that institution. beginning
is duties in December. During the
parish war he was assigned for a
me to the Boston navy yard as
1uipment officer. The degree of Ii.
J. was given him by University of
'ermont in 1897. On account of fail
lg health Commander Brown re-
gned as president of Norwich at the
in 1908 but the trus-
ses did not accept his resignation.
hey allowed him years absence and
ppointed C. C. Brill as superintend- !,
Mt to take active management. :
In 1863 Commander Brown married !
[iss Gertrude Tyler of this town :
no died in 1876. In 1880 he married 7,
Iiss Adeline PIERCE of Philadelphia
no with one son, w. PIERCE Brown :
student in Norwich university, sur :
Ives. He also leaves two daughters
: his first wife, Miss Helen Brown of :
orthfield and Mrs. G.. ]. Sutherland /,
Waynesville, N. c. :
The body was brought to Brattle-
BRO Tuesday night and the funeral s
as held at 1890 yesterday morning
ON st. Michaers Episcopal church.
he officiating clergymen were Rev.
M. Goddard of Windsor, Rev. d. l.. /
AFFORD of Bellows Falls, Rev. e. 7.
[athison of this town and Rev. Geo. l
johnson, chaplain to Bishop A. c.
Hail. The following members OF )
edgwick post, G. A. R., acted as
carers: Col. Fl. e. Taylor, t. w.
ason, o. Prescott, c. l.. Piper, Ros-
,e Fisher and Henry J. Allen. Burial j
,ok place In the family lot In Pros
act hill cemetery. Taps were sound D
at the grave.
The Mortified News says of Com
ander Brown: AS the head of Nor-t
ich university he accomplished /
uch and his memory will be held In
rateful remembrance by all friends +
! that institution. Some Of the pro-
cts which he carried to a successful L
rmination were the erection of Dewey
all and securing from the Legislature +
lie title of "the military college of
ermont" for Norwich University as +
ell as an annual appropriation for
lie institution. Mr.. Brown greatly +
ljoyed his University work. and be-
me deeply interested In the success N
the institution. He also delighted
the town Of his adoption and took N
l active interest In its welfare, al
avs being ready to champion the
uses which stood for the progress
Id growth of the place. He was in n
ct a, representative type Of the true
tristan gentleman, educator and
odel citizen, whose death is n dis
net loss to any community, large or "
nall. =,