New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06

Many kilograms from friends OF the dead
man and prominent officers OF the army and
navy were received during the afternoon.
Mr.. Jungen, behalf Of Mrs. Coghlan, got
into communication with Colonel Robert Thonp-
son, acting for the War Department at Wash
ingtOn and arranged the plans for the funeral
1t was decided TO have military funeral in
Washington Wednesday. The burial Will be
in the Arlington Cemetery. There viii be no
service in New Rochelle,
The body Of Admiral Coghlan, attired in full
uniform. will be taken to Washington spe-
ciaI car attached TO the Federal Boston Express
Tuesday night. Mrs CoghIan,- Colonel
Thompson, six members Of the Loyal Legion,
Of which the admiral was commander, and an
escort provided by the Navy Department viii
accompany the body. It IS expected that the
body viii reach Washington about 10 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. and it will be taken imIne
dIately 10 St Johns Chapel where the funeral
services viii be read by the Rev George Will
hanson Smith. navy chaplain
Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock CoghIan. L. ; ".
Of the popular Of the officers OF the
nay. IN which he served nearly half cent Try.
He first became widely known commanCaur OF
the Raleigh for the conspicuous part he took IN
the battle OF Manila BY. just after the outbreak
of the Spanish-American War. May :, SIS
The Raleigh the first of Admiral Devey's
feet 10 TO this port in the following April
honors. An elaborate reception prepared for
the officers and men OF the Raleigh. AT dinner
given by the Union League Club, at which Emu
Root presided. Captain Coghlau was the clief
speaker. snd gave an interesting account OF an
interview between Admiral Dewey and an ofncef
sent 70 him by the German admiral when he was
hiockading the port Of Manila
This brought mind the verses entitled 1och
der KAISER" which had been reported as IN crcl'
,ation on the vessels of the feet in the Far East
and Captain Coghlan was induced 70 recite them
although this after the reporters mao lel'
the dinner the matter made PUBIC and De-
came the subject OF international diplomacy AFTER
various conferences at Washington and dlplor1auc
frre-changes il was decided that the Navy De-
usrtrnent reprirnand Captain Coghlan for MS IN
discretion. He explained that he had INTENDED no
disrespect or contempt TO the German nag aIt-
that his utterances had been much exaggerated
The cage was finally closed at q conference OF Ii
Won Hoileben, the German Ambassador with FFes4-
dent Mckinley, at which the latter explained me
action of Secretary Long in repriEnanoins CaPO~-H
Coghlan-
HIS RECORD IN THE NAVY.
Rear Admiral CoghIan born at Frankfort,
XIV December 8 1874 At the age of sixteen he
received an appointment TO the Naval Academy
rom Illinois, and was there when the Civil War
broke out.
the battle of Manila Bay Captain Coghlan was
advanced six numbers in rank In $4,000 ne was
conrnandant Of the naval station at Puget Sounc'
M in 1901 was stationed at the Naval war COL
lege The following year he was made rear
aS-,,ra1 Before this was done President Eoose-
,elr issued pardon to him for the loss Of eleven
numbers in rank. penalty imposed on him by a
court martial for Il letter he had written to q
clArl, in the Navy Department IN 1875. Sharply
crtricjsinR him under d misrepresentation. IN 1907
Rear Admiral Coghlen was captain OF the New
Ior;, NAVY Yard. and in 1S04-'0 conlmandant OF
,ba same after serving as Second IN command
of the North Atlantic feet On December 8 1906
he retired by reason Of age but renamed IN
service for six months longer
Admiral Coghlan was Knight Ternplar. Of So
Iano Lodge of California, and a member OF the
New York Yacht Club. the Union League Cub the
Army and Navy Club. the University Club the
Ioval League the Grand Army OF the Republic
Naval Union and the Society OF Foreign Wars He
received the degree OF bachelor Of arts from George
washington University. OF Washington. in ISfa In
1853 he marrisd Miss Julia Barbour. OF Terrs
Haute Ind. and they had one SON Grana1n
CoghIan
The popular sobriquet OF Admiral Coshlan was
Fighting Joe and he extremely proud OF
having the first shot in the battle OF Manila Bay
fired from his vessel the Raleigh and Of his Manila
medal With characteristic modesty ne I'D not
saw anything about what himself had done when
ne spoke at the reception in his honor AT the Union
League Club dinner, but devoted his speech TO the
work of Admiral Dewey. To illustrate his charao-
Ter Rear Admiral Coghlan related the following In
cident:
Our friend Admiral Won Diederich's ofacsr, came
down one day To make complaint II n as my
came aboard Il was partly by accident and partly
By design I heard him tell the admiral about his
complaint and I heard the admiral reply
Tell your admiral those ships OF mis- must stop
when I say l wish TO make the blockade OF
The German offcer replied But we ny the dag"
The reply OF the admiral was Just Ike Dewey Ss