Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-28

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tion home till the following February
Daring this period he formed a close
acquaintance with the Japanese, which
caused him greatly to admire them as
people and look with expectant eye
for the advancement and renOwn
which they have since achieved. The
appreciation was evidently q mutual
one, for At this time the japanese gov.
ernment determined to send an en-
bassy TO the United States, aud they
carried out their idea OF sending IL on
one of their own war vessels by Sc
curing the detail Of Officer Brooke by
Flag Officer Tatanall to aid their YES
sPl's commander 10 navigating the. 10
them, unknown Pacific. This the
young officer did most successfully,
and the Japanese were forward in
many ways in showing their appre-
citation OF IL, Offering purse Of gold,
which be declined.
"During his service in the. United
States navy his work by invention for
the advancement OF knowledge a..
trscied attention and caused him to
receive in 1890 from King William OF
Prussia the gold medal of science Of
the acade ny OF Berlin. He was com.
plimented by Commodore Msury in
publications Of the day and received
distinguished consideration from sell
entifc men in Europe and Japan. His
most important discovery was the in.
vention Of The first apparatus TO take
soundines OF the deep seas, and It was
through it that the laying Of the first
Atlantic cable was made possible.
"On the secession Of Virginia in 1891
Lieutenent Brooke resigned from the
United States navy and offered his
services TO Governor Letcher. Upon
the organisation OF the Confederate
government be- wss made by Secretary
OF the Navy Mallory chief Of ordinance
and photography. In that po.it'on hrs
services proved highly useful, The
Confederacy WAS much In need OF artil.
Iery and Brooke provided the drawings
from which they were cast and she
dosiRn Of the shot and shell used In
them. What was known as ths
Brooke gum was described by Score.
tary OF the Navy Mallory ss largely the
cause Of effective Runnery by our shIrs.
IL is ia connection with the building
OF the ironclsd ViFginia out Of the hull
OF the old frlgAte MeTrimae IN the
Norfolk navy yard that Captain Brooke
IL parhaps best remembered. For this
he furnished designs which when ear
Fied out provided a vessel that de.
stroyed the frigates Congress aud Cum.
berland in Hampton Roads and reVolu-
tionlEed naval warfare. He applied
70 the construction Of the Virginia the
principal Of extended and submerged
ends. on which he Wss granted patent
and which was afterwards adopted In
the construction OF powerful f0f'
eign ships OF war.
"On The reorganization Of the Viz.
Rinia Military Institute, October, 1895,
Colonel Brooke vas elected 90 the
chair OF physics. formerly occupied by
General Jackson. and HE life vas ~.
seFsAfds devoted 20 the education Of
the youth OF the STATE end sss'ion b.
90 loved snd for uhith be ssef'tis~d -
much. HE life uAs one Of Fst'Femsnts
he uas quiet, almost tseituTn Ia de-
meanor. but ehen bic inIsFs't Was
aroused sooid talk most intsfestinelt
snd detail many siirfiug sernes 81
early adventure. lie lived - sse be
early iadgmeat Of abe japanese Vefi
Ged hoth 10 ths NAT wish Cans I'D
that 9Th Russia. Upoa ths Jarsngse
hs mnst have formed . deep imufss',
for b. special invitstion b. sss snisf'
tainsd a. the Jspahsss embassJ ia
washingtoa after lhs Owl ear. snd
in ills mannsf By Ibslf eanuiss.aa e.
he Cvntsnnial etposition 80 Fhiladsi.
phla Ia 1873 TIE caaFsrisfisiics ~
lhs uur6y sailor asrs preserved ~
him - thg cad"