Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-05
WILL Be BURIED TOMORROW
ARRIVAL OF REMAINS OF REAR
ADMIRAL FARoUHAR.
No Military Display to Be Made-Of-
Acers Of High Rank to Be
Honorary Pallbearers.

Funeral services will be held at 1918 N
street tomorrow morning at IL o'clock over
the remains OF Rear Admiral Norman H.
Farquhar. United States navy. retired, who
died at his summer residence in James
town. near Newport. r. l., on the Sd in
slant. from an attack of apoplexy. The re-
mains arrived here this morning and were
taken to the family home. 1918 N street.
At the request Of the family there will be
no display at the funeral, the only mill
tary features being the flag -draped casket
and the detachment Of eight bluejackets.
who will act as body bearers. Eight high
ranking ofhcers-not yet selected-will act
as honorary pallbearers. The interment
will be at the Arlington national cemetery.
Many Years Spent at Sea.
Admiral Farquhar was born in Potts
Vile, Pa. April II. 1910, and his first cruise
aftersbeing graduated from Anna polls in the
class OF 1859 was along the coast Of Africa
for the suppression Of the slave trade.
While only midshipman. with a crew Of
ten men and no other officer, he brought to
the United States the captured SLAYER
Triton.
During the civil war he served as lieu.
tenant on various vessels Of the blockad ding
squadron. being present at both attacks
grade Of commander and was assigned to
the Naval Academy, in 1872, he was con-
tinuously at sea. Even there he COM
manded the santee for six years.
af1oSt. mostly in the Mediterranean in COM
mand Of the Portsmouth. the Quinnebaug
and the Wyoming. In 1881 he returned to
the Naval Academy for five years as COM
Constellation.
How He Saved tho Trenton.
His most famous exploit was the hand
ling Of his flagship. the Trenton, In the
hurricane which swept over the harbor
Of Apia. Samoa. March IS and 10. 1880.
The big ship, with $50 men. he handled
a whole day without steam or rudder.
saving not only all Of his own crew, but
$50 men from the tops and rigging OF
the Vandalia, which was wrecked on the
reefs, as was the Trenton later or the
German war vessels in the harbor, the
Eber sank out of sight. the Adler lay on
a reef and the Olga was driven on the
beach.
AS the British ship Calliope. which had
steam up. passed out to sea the Trenton's
band was ordered on deck and played
the American and British national airs.
In the storm Capt. Farquhar ordered his
crew into the mizzen rigging. where the
united bodies acted as sail and swung
the ships head to the wind.
Ills 0QOro OuClcS.
His service as chief Of the bureau OF
yards and docks, Navy Department. which
lasted four years from March g. 1890, was
followed by two years as commandant OF
the League Island navy yard. at Philadel-
phia, and a six-m6nth cruise in command
of the cruiser Newark. After a year as
president Of the naval examining board in
this city he was promoted to commodore
and made commandant Of the Norfolk navy
yard in June, 1897
When the Spanish war began he volun
teered for sea duty. and was placed in
charge of the work of fitting out most Of
the revenue cutters and many other ves-
sells that composed the auxiliary navy.
He was made commander of the Atlantic
fleet In September. 1897, made a rear ad-
.miral December %. 1893, and retired for
age April II. 1902 ...'
In 1862 Rear Admiral Farquhar married
Miss Addie Pope. daughter Of Commodore
John Pope. U.S.N., who was prize COM
missioner at Boston in the civil war.