Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-14
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
Midshipman Charles D. Price
Commits Suicide Graduate OF
Naval Academy.
ORDERED TO RESIGN.
He Kills Himself On Cruiser New
Orleans AT Cavite He Was A
FayOrite AT The Naval Acad-

Passed Midshipman Charles Denni-
son Price, United States Navy, at
tached to the cruiser New Orleans,
lying off Cavite, committed suicide
yesterday by shooting himself in the
head. The New Orleans. to which
the young officer was attached, recent
ly returned from a cruise in Chinese
waters.
The reason given for the suicide is
that Midshipman Price had been or
dered to resign, having recently come
up for re-examination for promotion
to Ensign and failed. He was ap-
pointed to the Naval Academy at An
napolis from Pennsylvania on July 27.
1905, and was graduated in 1909
He was one of four of that class who
failed to meet requirements and con-
ditions at the final examinations for
graduation, and did not rec i've
diploma or commencement dav. Mr..
Price was 6 ven three re-exami nations
and spent the entire summer tere at
the Naval Academy after his cl ass had
graduated and left for their homes.
During the summer he spent here the
Academy, and unlike other upper class
men Midshipman Price showed them
every kindness, taught them the foot
ball songs and yells, and helped them
in many ways. There is not a mem
ber of the class 1913 who did not ad.
mire Midshipman Price, and when he
finally succeeded in passing his exam
nations, and was given his diploma
and left the Naval Academy, the plebe
class at that time gave him rousing
send-off and presented him with a
handsome gold watch, appropriately
inscribed. Mr.. Price was very much
pleased with the gift, and proud of it.
A despatch from Washington says:
Midshipman Charles u. Price, who
committed suicide aboard the cruiser
New Orleans today, had been ordered
by the Navy Department to take re-
examination for his promotion. Hav-
ing failed on previous examination,
it is believed at the department that
he preferred to resign rather than to
stand the test. The Navy Depart
ment was awaiting the arrival of the
New Orleans at the Mare Island navy
yard before accepting the resigna-
tion.
He was a son of Charles B. Price,
well-known Republican politician of
Pittsburgh. He was graduated from
Princeton before entering the navy,
but his friends say he was not strong
physically. His family and friends
at Pittsburgh know of no reason why
he should have taken his life.
1t is probable that the Secretary of
the Navy will be asked to make a full
investigation of the suicide of Mid
shipman Charles ID Price, of Pitts
burgh, on the cruiser New Orleans at
Cavite, P. l., yesterday. The young
mans father, c. B. Price, former
Pennsylvania Railroad official and
County Commissioner, has no idea re-
garding the motive other than that
his son had been "asked to resign"
The news came unofficially at first,
but later was confirmed by the Navy
Department.
Midshipman Price had many friends
in Annapolis, where he was beloved
and esteemed for his many good quail
tiles.
1t was the pleasure and good fortune
of The Capital staff to know him well
and to appreciate his real worth.
At the time he left Annapolis this
paper said some very kind things of
him, and sent marked copy to the
young mans father, who sent kind
letter of acknowledgment. The news
of Midshipman Pice's suicide has
come as great shock to his MANY
friends here.