Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-27


operation for an affection Of the ear ana
only three weeks ago he was operated
upon at the Episcopal Hospital for
polypus Of the nose.
Recently arterial sclerosis. which il q
hardening OF the tissues. set in, and It
was only question Of time when the pa
tent would die. Last night the affection
reached the heart and the end came
He was attended by DR.. Joseph S. Glib.
former navy surgeon. With Mrs. Crown
inshield at the bedside was her sister.
Mrs. Varnum OF New York Admiral
Crowninshield came here from New York
May IL for treatment
The funeral will be at Arlington GEM
etery. Washington, tomorrow The body
will leave here at $50 am from North
Philadelphia station. Pennsylvania rail-
road. for Washington. Services will be
held In the Episcopal Chapel at the hos
pital this afternoon at a O'clock
Bishop Coadjutor Mackaye-Smith, for.
merly OF Washington. will officiate. There
will be music by the nurses choir Of the
hospital. Lieut. Ward. L. S. ". has been
wired to at Washington to make funeral
arrangements there. The deceased has
one son. who Is United States consul at
Naples.
Rear Admiral A. S. Crowninshield was
| a prominent figure in public affairs during
the progress of the Spanish war and the
subsequent investigation of the conduct
OF the naval part of that war, involved
| in what Is known as the Simpsons chley
controversy. During the period from
April s. 1897. to 1901 he was chief of the
naval bureau Of navigation and as such
had general charge OF the assignments OF
naval of1cers and the movements Of war;
| ships. He also was member of the So
haf
period.
A native Of New York Admiral Crown
| inshield was appointed q midshipman at
the Naval Academy in 1880. He was pro-
| NOTED to the grade Of ensign in May. 1863.
and attached to the steam sloop Ticon-
deroga of the North Atlantic blockading
squadron and took part in both attacks
on Fort Fisher. For three years after the
civil war he was attached to the steam
sloop Hartford on the East Indian sta
ton and subsequently served on the steam
sloop Richmond on the European station
and on the cruiser Lackawanna on the
Asiatic station.
He spent the year 1875 travelling in Eu-
rope on leave Of absence and then for
three years was on ordnance duty In the
Washington navy yard He reached the
grade Of commander in March 1850. and
had command OF the training ship Ports
mouth for four years. He was on light
house duty from 1882 to 1883 and COM
mande0 the SCNOOlSIlp 81 l1oIh
1857 to 1891. His other sea commands
Included the old kearsarge the receiving
ship Richmond and the new battieship
Maine.
Soon after Admiral Crowninsh!eld re-
linuuisheu his duties at the Navy De-
partment, in 1901. he was placed in COM
mand of the newly organized European
soua dron with the new battleship Illinois
as his flagship and cruised from New
York to various ports in the Mediter-
ranean Shortly after the Illinois had
been withdra wn from the European squad
ron and Admiral Crowninshield had trans
applied for retirement under the service
clause, In order to be relieved from fur
the. duty with the squadron.
At that time the squadron was visiting
the port Of Naples, Italy, and the admiral
desired to prolong his stay in that vicinity
as the guest Of his son. who was then
United States consul at Castellamare.
His application was granted March 70,
1903. and he spent some time in Europe.
Returning to this country in the sum-
mer of that year he established his resi-
dence at Seal Harbor. Mount Desert.
Me- and usually spent the winters IN
New York. He had been i'll for several
months past and was treated in various
hospitals at Camden. S. c.: Rochester.
New York and Philadelphia
His wife. rms. Crowninshield, was with
him in Philadelphia during his last days.
and after consultation with her II was de-
cided to bring the remains to this city
for interment in the Arlington National
Cemetery, and also that religious services
should be held at Gawler's undertaking
establishment on Pennsylvania avenue
near 18th street. at o'clock Friday after
noon.