New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
GOODRICHS CAREER,
Nesp Senior Rear admiral Began
Service Young.

With the retirement yesterday of Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans, Caspar Frederick Goodrich be
comes the senior rear admiral of the navy. Ad-
n1iral Goodrich is commander Of the Brooklyn
navy yard and from the time he his first ac-
tive service on the old fighting ship, the Mace
donian, at the age Of seventeen years. taking part
in running down Confederate commerce destroyers,
he has had notable career II has included ser
vice in wars directing the destruction of Cuban
cables. the organization of the coast signal ser
vice, the direction for time Of the Naval War
College and the command of the Pacific squadron
when it afforded signal assistance to the sufferers
in the San Francisco earthquake.
Born in Philadelphia in 1s47 naval career
chosen for him at time when destined
for service in the navy entered young. FaTagut.
time before. had entered a midshipmau at
twelve years.
Admiral Goodrich was just fourteen years old
when the broke in 1851. and he became a
student at the Naval Academy from the State of
Connecticut. He saw his first service in the
autumn of 1854, a few months after graduation
Through the ranks of ensign. lieutenant and lieu
tenant commander. he served the Colorado the
Frolic and the old Portsmouth Afterward at the
close of three years service officer of the
Naval Academy. he married TO Eleanor Milnor.
Of New York Then followed active duty on the
Tennessee and the Kearsarge. and In 1884 he led
back the relief ship after the GreeIy Polar ex-
pedition- In the time of naval reformation that
then set in. Goodrich served successfully on the
torpedo board special inspector of ordnance
and superintendent of the torpedo station
Among the foremost of those commanders making
for progress in naval affairs. Goodrich received the
command OF many ships which led to his appoint
ment as captain and president of the Naval War
College for year ending in 1885.
At that time. just after the proclamation Of war
with Spain and the beginning of the mobilization
of the navy, Captain Goodrichs most notable SER
vice began.
Placed in the command of the St Louis and the
Newark, he first organized the coast signal service
invasion by Spain could be detected and then
started cutting the cables along the Cuban coast
Just $ the lifted over the Cuban hills on the
morning OF May IS, 1895 Goodrich ran within two
thousand yards of the frowning Spanish land bat
teres under heavy fire and with the shells flying
about him cut the cable that out from San
tiago de Cuba to Jamaica and the nearby island of
Hayti. Under similar conditions he directed the
cutting of the French cable to Guantanamo two
days later
In command of the St. Louis Goodrich toined the
scouting squadron following Cervera. and at the
end OF June superintended the landing of an army
of sixteen thousand He took part in the
bombardment Of MarzRnillo near the close of the
war.
After the Goodrich head OF the Naval
College again for short time commander of the
League Island Navy Yard and of the Portsmouth
Navy Yard. and admiral of the Pacific fleet
Partly because OF service for San Francisco SUI
ferers. he appointed commander of the Brook
Iyn navy yard in 1897. succeed Admiral Coghan.
Admiral Goodrich is of the best liked officers
in the navy His wife died recently, and his son
Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich. killed July 10,
1907. in the bareback in the turret OF the Georgia