The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
SCIONS OF ILLUSTRIOUS FIGHTERS

the Service, Representing
the Old Fighters of that
Name and the PerryS Also.
up by a torpedo at the battle OF Mobile
Bay. Craven and the pilot were in the
pilot house when the explosion came.
The passageway out was not large
enough TO allow OF both getting out at
once. after you, SIR" said Craven to
the pilot But" says the pilot In telling
the story. there was nothing after me:
the whole ship dropped from under me-"
Many BiddIes on List.
Like the Truxtons, represented by the
Cravens. the Biddles. of Philadelphia.
have been a navy family from the ear
liest times Of the republic. In the war
with TripoH. in 1903, James BidGle, one
Of Bainbridges officers, was taken pris-
oner and confined by the Dey for some
time 1t was this same James Biddle
who afterward, in the War Of 1872, COM
manded the American man-o war Hor-
net and fought the British ship Penguin
with her. But II was Nicholas Biddle
who laid the foundations Of the fam
ily's naval greatness.
The naval histories are full OF this en-
terprising and gallant Nicholas. He sail
ed at the beginning of the War OF ;he
Revolution in the fourteen-gun brig An
drea Doria on the expedition against
New Providence A little later he went
I
prizes to port. two of which were trans
ports loaded with Highlanders sent over
to whip the Yankees" After a gallant
career. he was killed when his ship. the
Randolph blew up In her fight with the
British ship Yarmouth in 117S.
The two Biddles now In the navy are
/ Clement c.. medical inspector, and Will
/ lam p. a colonel Of marines. Col. Bid
die entered the Marine Corps in 1876
and has served about everywhere on land
and sea since then. He saw sea service
/ in the war with Spain and then went out
| 10 command the marines at Cavite and
\ take such part as he could in suppressing
/ the Filipino insurrection. The medical
/ inspector has been IN the service since
/ 1915 taking the usual routine Of land and
/ sea service. During the war with Spain
/ he was surgeon Of the Texas.
! Commodore Bainbridge. the famous sea
! fighter OF the early days OF the republic
/ IS now represented most directly in the
| service by Lieut.. Commander Arthur
Bainbridge Hon. There is said never 10
/ have been a generation since the famous
commodore that the Bainbridges have
not been represented In the navy Lieut.
/ Commander Arthur Bainbridge Hoff en-
tered the Naval Academy IN ISIS, making
his final graduation six years later His
| service has been varied and extensive
but as yet the opportunity has not beer
/ afforded him TO emulate the deeds of hi,
ancestors IN sea battle The exploits OF
the founder Of the family are almost toe
well known 10 need referring 10. He dis,
tinEuished himself IN the war against ths
Ba-bary States, and Il was ne who com
manded the Constitution IN the War OF
1872 when she destroyed the British shiy
Java.
Organized sioux Indians.
family which for several generation,
has been in either the army or the navy
is that Of the Caseys. OF Rhode Island
Admiral Silas Casey. now retired. IS sol
lof Gen. Silas Casey. OF the army Gen
Casey distinguished himself IN the civi
war, and IL was brother OF the admiral
Edward Casey, who undertook 10 orga
niZe the Brule Sioux into a regiment o.
the regular army and was killed by hi
own men. Casey had had great success
in organizing Indians TO serve as ad
juncts 70 the regular troops, had alwsy
been a great friend OF the red men, an,
they apparently had given him their con
hd, ice. He believed thoroughly in tn
possibility Of utilizing them as soldiers
His experiment attracted a great deal O
attention at the time and his murder wa
a sensation.
Admiral Casey has had long and In
teresting career. He was graduated from
the Naval Academy In 1860. and the mex
year found him serving off Pensacola il
engagements with the Confederate bat
teries He was executive officer Of tn
WissahickOn on the southern blockad
and In several engagements with For
McAllister. He was In two attacks o.
Fort Fisher and with Du Pont at Charles
ton In our little war with the heathen
In 1872. Casey commanded the sailors fror
the fleet when, with the marines. the
landed defeated the Koreans with grea
slaughter, and captured their forts. fight
ing against enormous odds.
The famous Porter family. celebrate
through so many years and generation
in the naval service, is represented in tn
army by Capt. Alexander Porter. retired
and I'm the navy by Lieut.. c. p. Porte
and Capt. David Porter. OF the marine.
and by Capt Theodore Porter Of the lin,
Capt Theodoric Porter entered the SCI
vice too late to play part In the civ
war, and during the Spanish war was
command of the training ship Adams
Capt. David d. Porter of the marine
entered the service Just at the outbrea
Of the Boxer trouble in China, and wa
at once dispatched TO Taku. where h
rejoined the expedition for the relief {
the legations. Lieut. c. 2. Porter ha
= been but short time in the service.
, Escaped from Prison Ship.
=. In the Revolution David and Samu
Porter. brothers, were prisoners in III
Jersey prison ship moored in the Walls
' bout Samuel Porter died In the fol
{ prison. but David escaped to fight Ii
! English and his son was that Cap
2 David Porter who made his celebrate
= cruise in the Pacific in the War Of Isl
e The Porters have been fixtures in II
army and navy ever since tho days