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Admiral McCAlla. U. s. n. died early
to-day Of APOplszy.
RSar Admiral Bowman n. McCalla. 70
tired. bstter known In ifty fOrecastlesdur-
ing the spanish var e. -Oh Bowman H..
commander Of the Tub Of Blood. was one
oficar Of tho United States Navy who
lived down severe punishment Of HE
own great fault and under this handicap
worked his way 70 honor and high position.
| Once ho was cOurt-martiAlled and sen
tsDcod 20 dismissal from tho navy, a
sentence aft erWard commuted 10 three
yearu suspension. and because Oi the
resultant loas % numbers. even though
h Was reinstated. he was q years old
befOrs ho gained his oaptaincy. A hard
taskmastsr and a tremendous worker
and aGhtsr. McCalla won a good name
for himsslf with sailors and mOnArchs Of
Europa.
He was born in Camden. n. j.. Juns 10.
Isai. and was appointed 20 the Naval
Academy IN 1881. His first assignment
after hia graduation in 1884 was 10 the
steam slOop SnsqushAnnA in the Brazil
squadron in lseS Aftsr ths War Of the
Rebellion was over. From the Susque-
hanna hs was transferred 20 the steam
shop Brooklyn in the south Atlantic
squadron In issa. and thence h. went %
Capt. WinslOw's old fighter the Keararge.
In tho Pacifo squadron.
II was willis hs was in command u
a.. Ia. 49, E.rwuuaaUn aaafaslW.rn
In 1897. after having served three years
shore duty in the Naval Academy and
.lH years as Assistant Chief in the bureau
of navigation. that McCalla brought
Disgrace upon himself through hot temper.
After an enlisted man had one day cursed
him because Fsprimanded for drunken
ness McCalla lost control of himself and
hroks ons of the sternsst rtiles Of the
navy by striking the sailor with the hat
0s hls sword.
FOr this act be was court -martialled
and sentenced tO be dismissed from the
navy befOFs the order Of dismissal was
PROMULGATED and through the Intervention
uf other officers who had known the worth
of McCalla a. q stern disciplinaran in
the days wheA discipline was az low
sbb In the navy this sentence WAS miti-
gated 10 thrse years Suspension from ths
service and q loss of numbers Again
intervention sOgtaned this punishment
and In 1901 an order was signed restoring
Mc1alln TO duty. In i0B President
Mckinley restored tho Commander t0
tho place in the navy list he had held
az the time of his dismissal because of
the meFitoriOtls ssrvice he had wandered
In Cuban waters during the Spanish war
H. faae.tmhuaarN kasI 49,, kurSl k.i.u.s
10 McCalla and when at the beginning
u the war with spain be found himself
n command u the little prOtected cruiser
Marhienead while younger men who
had once been below him in rank had
plaoes u higher preference ~ threw
hmeelf into the work Of making he's Grew
and his vessel the subjects of comment
from all ehe feet Of gredt hattleshipH.
Immediately after the sinking II the
Maine Mct'alia had scented thu war %
follow and had gained permission from
Hear Admiral sampson 90 take tins little
boat around In the les Of q deserted island
OF Key West and drill his men in target
pPucfioe.
The result Of all che hanging away in
the face Of The Gulf WildaTnaas was lhAf
when war came the Marblehaad was a
vertahle hornet AZ q ship. trained 90 the
minute for fighting McCalla directed
the landing Of the MARINES az Guantanamo
BAY and he led the fOrces which with
the aid Of the Marhlehead. tho Dolphin
and the Suwanee drove hack the Span
iarJis to CaiTnenera. During all the time
that Guantanamo Bay was held by the
Americans McCalla directed al AFFAIR. I
won over the confidence Of tho Cubans
and superintsnded the landing Of the
greHt mas Of supplies 10 was at this
time that the MArblehead won the Ugly
sobTiquet of tho Tub Of Blood because
Of lts persistent search for trouble aud
eagem-ss for a riction
McNalln received his capiaincy IN
August u 1893 sra after a years shore
duty ne captain ~ the Norfolk Navy Yard
be WRs attached 90 the Asiatic station
Trouble law ont there just about that
time and McCalla got into the middle
Of 10. lie vas assigned 90 a mosquito
heet Of little cruisers and Elnboats un
the north and west ctasts u Lunun.
where Agiinaldo's insurgents were max.
ing things merry. In December OF lsQo
Capt McCala led little hand of 80
oiiicers and men through the forests
Of Lti1on % the relief of the city Of Vigan.
which was held against a Large force %
insurgents by a handful ~ men of the
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry. Six
days later McCalha received tho formal
surrender Of an the insimrectos In the
provinces Of lsaiela and Cagayan and
IN the batan Islands.
When the Boxers lad siege 60 the Ieaa-
tiOns 10 Pekin In 1901 MOCalla. then in
command OF tho cruiser Newark pat
himself at the head Of ~ officers and men
from his ship and joined the forces of
relief under the British Admiral seymour.
lie vas IN the hattie az TiensIisn. recsivinR
q wound Ia that eneaRemsnt and 10 was
~ eAuH -. A.. Ill a
troops storned tho walls of Pskin Capt
MoCalla was the first man of all the allied
forces 10 scale the ancient walls under
frs of the Boxers machine guns He
was wounded in three places at this sortie
IN his Official report to his Government
upon the operations Of the allied forces
in China. Vice-Admiral Seymour rscom-
fnended that the Que~n convey 10 the
President % the United States her ap-
prsciation Of the work done by MoCaIla
and his men. The captain of the Newprk
was advanced three numbers In grade
for hia services In the Boxer campaign.
Capt. McCalla later was put in CON-
mand q the new kearsarge aud in io0s
he received the command of tho San
Francisco naval training station. Il was
while he was a. this post that he was
advancei to tho grnde Of Rear Admiral
and when he Wus cOmmAndant Of the Mare
Island Navy Yard IN California he was
placed on the retired liat, IN June. 1909.
Bacauas Of his siEnAl activity In the
Boxer campaign Rear Admiral McCalla
rsceived from Eaissr Wilhelm the Order
of the Red EaRls of the second olas-
and King Edward VII. conferred upon
him the Pskin war medal clasp.
hurled UNDER TRAIN WRECE. /
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ana western Freight Leaves Traeh.