The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20

-hear ADMIRAL James Kelsey Cogswel,
t. ). n. retired. n Milwaukeean by
bIrth and rearing, and whose remarkable
naval career included Service from mid
| Shpman to rear admiral, is dead at
jacksonville, Fla, at the age of Ga years.
The funeral will he held next week III
TINS cItE and will be under military au-
spices, unless other desires are expressed
by the iamily.
May Have Military Funeral.
\ telegram received at 1920 o'clock this
morning from +. NJ. Hatch, II brother
in-la' of Admiral Cogswell by Lieut.
Gen. Arthur Macarthur. L. 5. A.. sim
ply announced the death of the distin-
guished naval officer, and requested that
Gen. Macarthur make arrangements Tor
the burial III Milwaukee.
This news comes to me as Il trcmen-
dous SURPRISE said Gen. Macarthur. Il
had 20 intimation that Rear Admiral
togSWcII was III poor health; aud | only
knew that Il retired officer of the
navy he was living quietly with his fami-
ly at Portsmouth. \. II. | understood
that he had, IN recent years, been spend
ing his winters in Florida. | have com
inundated the Geographic information IL
his old friends here. Capt. T.. Il. Par
SOUS. T.. {. Wall. james Sawyer and
others. with reference to the death and
the burial here. Unless it is otherwise de-
sired by the family he will be accorded
full military funeral That. however,
must rest with the immediate family.
Il knew James Cogswell, as boy. in
timatcly. We were both born and reared
in Milwaukee, and knew that he was
appointed n naval cadet to Annapolis
in 1867 or 1853; that he graduted there
with high honorS. and that his whole
life since, until his retirement. Il few
years ago, was spent in the navy He
was a most admirable officer and 4 com
panionahc gentleman, genial. approach
able. and that he is dead comes To me
rs a great shock
Tribute by Gen. King
Wien informed of the death of Rear
AimIra CogswcIl, Gen. Charles King.
L. ). A., expressed the piofoundcSt scr
row II did not know that there was
anything that might point to the death
Of Rear Admiral cogswclI. Yes we were
boys together; we grew up together.
played marbles together; went to school
together and rs a matter which would
bind rs together, more than anything
else. his only son and my son Rufus, are
today at sea together, in the United
States navy.
"toESWell was appointed To Annapolis
in 1863. Perhaps his most notable serv-
ice, in the navy, was his action rs execu-
tive Officer on the battleship. Oregon,
Capt Clark, commander, when the mag
nihcent ship made its famous trip from
the Pacific, around the Horn. to the
Atlantic, ut the opening of the war with
Spain. That famous trip of 1900
miles was covered without hitch or a
single delay. and the Oregon was fit for
the fight of her life the moment she
reported for duty. Capt. Clark was her
commander: but it was Rear Admiral
cogswell who navigated her upon that
historic trip. The entire career of Rear
Admiral togswell was with the navy.
and it may be said of him that he never
failed at critical moment, and now
that he is dead. he can be said to have
been one of the great officers of our
navy
Has Remarkable Adventure.
one Of the remarkable adventures in
connection with the naval career of Ad-
miral Cogswcll occurred more than ten
years ago, and II was referred to in one
of the South sea stories by the late
Robert Louis Stevenson. In some man
ner the American war vessel on which
ADMIRAL tOgSWcn was an officer, was
wrecked in the Southern Pacific ocean.
The crew was thrown upon an island.
uninhabited, and for several weeks they
remained there, alone. Their daily food
consisted chiefly of gulS eggs and what
DaSnoirin, ~ a,,c, nyain snoin, hnn,a ~.
frinuds The sbinwrorj2ed ofIirers and crew,
made tho bast If thoir tnrrihIn situotion
\ ron.nItation was beld in which IA.
miral CnrswnIl octed MS lnader The com
manler of the wrecked vessel being i'll |
and incaparitat"d. 1t was suggested by I
The NIilWnukenau thot they huiiI a hoot
This waS done win The result tbot q
SORT Of sailing vessel was constructed /
from Tho vreckngc and what he mon |
vera able 10 nick M ana ON mis- i'm
provi,cd vessel tho wrecked crew
shipped. under command of Cogswcn. /
They finally touched at Honolulu. in The /
Hawaiian islands. and were rescued. in +
the future possessions of Uncle sam. !
moro dead than alive.
Rear ADMIRAL Cogswen was retired
from the navy in 1904. lie was horn at /
the famiIy home. on Wisconsin and Cass |
streets, ~ September -. 1917. After