The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Hero of Manila Bay and Re- tired Officer of the Navy
 Is No More
FAMOUS SPEECH AROUSED
 IRE OF GERMAN EMPEROR
Rear Admiral coehIan Was Given a Dinner at Union League Club In New York and Satirized the
 Kaiser In a Poem.

New York, December 5.-(Special.) )-Raar Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan. L. \. N, retired, a hero of Manila Bay and whose famous "Hoeh der Kaiser speech nearly caused rupture of the friendly relations between this country and Ger many, died at the home of Charles Cham oerlain at Sutton manor, near New Ro- ehelle, this morning. The cause of his death was heart disease.
 lie had not been well for a week but It was thought that his illness WAS mt at all serious. It is said that if was due to his rundown condition. inc ra- suit of long service in the navy. He had been under the care of Dr. c. c. Guion of New Rochelle.
 barly this morning his illness took a sudden turn for the worse and hnrrv call was sent for Dr. Guion. The ad- miral complained of pains abopt tb, heart when the doctor arrived and dn- spite all efforts to revive him he sanir rapidly and at 9:15 died.
 Mrs Coghlan was with her hushana when he died. Their only son craba,, cognlan' is stationed at the Mare rS1an, navy yard in California. He started oast today. s'ss
 Funeral Next Wednesday.
 me admiral is to be given a naval lie'al at Washington on Wednesdav next. According to arranren,ents hounced tonight the funeral marty ,,,,, leave New Rochelle Tuesday night ,r,,. body will be accompanied bv civ ,,,.. oers or the Loyal Legion, of which .s-
 Soghian was commander and n n'iiiieer of flag officers to be de.aiI., py the navy department. The sa,.,.,.- VIII be held in St John,s cbana, - aSninston at Il o'clock in the morn,p- ana ihterment will be in the ArIinvtoa l cemetery ton tia iIlirai I Coghlan was at his office os No.,. Depeuture Ts Corporation company oe be n,a, .t n, No. Wall street. of which he was president, on Monday Iast Admiral Coghlan has been os t, siea nst for less than two vears a,.s lhah qo years of active ser,y,ea l., 'ne navy He was GA years of aga IT |. was after he had distins11ished It.. 5a "iiile Tn command of the Rala,s.i, ros,i.. Spenish war, that Rear -Ad,nirai snes., 1naue the ''Hoch der Kaiser, his l,F,,a,' he occasion was a dinner iu The rear admiral rsFs.d n % ass ctae.s , ai,e,'eits sl nhout the battle of NfaFil, n. io @ enen told the story of Adrni,ai -. es tirf with the eonn,o nf,or 70 Iefhlan war vessels which attennt.a . the battle pay after ctta9 following that Admiral coghlan re- wbtcb poun ,is, entitled ''Hoch der Kaiser, o.I miich ridiculed the German En inc following Is the poem 'or'
 "Hoch der karser.- Der Kaiser ion das faterland ya vnu uott on high all dings command. Me,nsa1c auh, oont you understand? nhe some men sing der bower divine MeHl soldiers sing Die Waobt
 Rhine" N"e Am of ond drink der health in Rhenish wine Of me-und Gott Dere's France she svaeoers al, o Shes ausgespieldt-she's no ooeo,,as. 100 much We dinks she don't amonna4 Meinself-und Gott. She will not dare to fight again But if she shouldt I'll show har Mot, Dat Elsass und in French) Lorraine Are mein. by Colt
 pere,s grandma DinSs. she's nicht small
 bier, aa Mit Boers und such she interfere: one Il learn none owns dis hemisphera But me--und Gott
 She dinks good Frau some sbins s,a,.
 got say una soldiers nit der scarlet goat Aeh' We could knock 'em-poof. like dot Meinself-und Gott
 Tn dime Of peace brebare for war; l bear der helm und spear of Mars Ind care not for den dousand Gear. Menself-und Gott
 In fact, humor efry vhim,
 Nit aspect dark und visage grim Gott pulls init me--und I init Him. Menself-und Gott
 Formal Complaint.