Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-07
CAPT. CLARK OF The OREGON
Account Of the Public Services Of
q Vermont Hero.
Graphic ana inside story Of Ills Fam
ous vOyage-lndequacy of Ills RE-
ward.
Correspondent Of the Springfield Rcpub-

correspondent Of the Springfield Rcpub-
lican)
Rear-Admiral Charles r. Clark is re-
tired from active duty In the navy by ac-
ton Of the statute law. he having arrived
at the age of 49,
Born In Bradford VI. on August 10.
is43, his youth was passed in that town
and in the city OF Montpelier until In 1850
the late Senator Morrill, appointed him a
mdshipman at the naval academy. He
was at Annapolis for one year. and then
was transferred with the academy to New
port, X. l., was graduated in October. 1863.
with the second hnlf of MS class After
graduation he was ordered to the sioop-of-
war Ossipce In the west gulf bockading
squadron, and served there under Far
ra7it until the end OF the war. lie COM
manded tho forward division on that YES
sci during the battle of Mobile bay and
The bombardment of Fort Morgan.
At the end Of the war Ensign Clark was
ordered to the Vanderbilt, flagship Of
Commodore John Rodgers and convoy of
the monitor Monadnock during her pass
age to the Pacific: while on this vessel
no witnessed the bombardment of VAL
paraiso by the Spanish fleet Later. hav-
ing been transferred to the side.wheel
steamer Suwance. he was wrecked in
Ehadwell passage, north OF Vancouver
island. and was left IN charge of the
wreck TO save as much property as pos
etble; the hostile Indians tried TO drive
the wrecking party away, but Lieut.
Clark mannged to frishten them away
without bloodshed Ho served on the re-
coiving ship Vandalia at the Portsmouth
yard, then on the Seminole and on the
monitors Dictator and Mahopac on the
home station, at the naval academy az
Instructor in ordnance, on the Hartford
Kearsarge and N1onocacy on the Asiatic
0tation.
Returning from Asia he was assistant
navigation officer at the Boston yard,
then executive officer and later captain
Of the New Hampshire. For three years
he commanded the Ranger while that
vessel was engaged in the survey of tho
west coast Of Central America and Mex.
tco.
In 1874 Comdr. Clark was ordered to
command the Mohican, and in the spring
Of 1896 was selected 10 command the
Boring SEQ patrol fleet, the most indepen-
dent. command In the navy. with force of
10 veseeis. In this command Condr. Clark
showed his great ability. the sea was con-
stantly and efficiently patroled search
was made for shipwreckeh whalers. and
IA" ana oruer were chiorcoo III western
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the navy department. he did not hesitate
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