The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
MAunr, MASTER or TIE SEAS.

tFrom iiuGncnoi Socicnty Paper No.
~ 1910. Charleston. South Carolina.1
We have received from Mr.. Thomas
IL. BrouD. OF Charleston. ". Va, tho
Journal OF American History. Vol, IL.
10. III, third quarter.
The special interest for us In this
humber Is tho article OH Commander
NJ +. Maury. by Rev. Jacob s. Dill, u.
d.. bowling Green, Ky. II is not our
purpose to review this most Interesting
and delightful article. nor even to con-
dense from II the facts OF Commodore
Maury's life and work, which are tho
property of the world and should he
tho pride OF every American, more es-
pecialiy of every Southerner. and mos,
cspecially OF this society. which was
! honorcd for SO long time by his
membership and active interest In
NIL the bright records Of IIugucnot
worth and greatness there is no name
more illustrious than that Of Matthew
! i'ontnine Maury. The editorial Intro
auction TO the paper before us calls
, him "onc whom oil Europe proclaimcd
as the greatest American OF his times
but who is not familiar to his own
courtrymen. Our only aim In this
brief notice Is to stimulate the interest
OF HIS fellow IIuguenotH to famlIiarIZe
themselves With Maurys fame and with
the inestimabic BENEFITS which his
scientific attainments and labor con
! fcrred upon his fcllowmcn. Born in
Spotsylyania county. Va, on January
~. is0e, and growing 10 manhood amid
tic forests OF Tennessee, he obtained
MIS- early education under Bishop Otey
ana NJ nineteen secured an appoint
incnt In the United States Navy. an
inidshipman on the friSatc Brandywine
where he used 10 chalk problems in
sphericai triGonomctry on the cannon
UT DO, ha,,, x1t,, u
duty The experience OF this practi-
cal training led 10 his Idea OF the benc-
NJ OF a naval school OF some sort. and
ms was the tirst suggestion of the
| great United States Naval Academy al
Annapolis. In 1899. while on leave. lie
was Injured by the upsetting OF q stage
coach and invaded, being assigned Ia
shore duty AMI placed in charge OF
the Depot OF Charts and Instrument
at Washington. During twenty years
service there his great life work was
practically accomplished. On tho break
Ing out OF the War between the states
lie entered the Confederate naval scr
vice. but was never given tho posi-.
ton that he merited, and in 1862 was
sent TO England to purchase naval sup.
plies. and kept there until 1861 On Inc
fall OF the Confederacy he went 10
mexico. returning home in 1853. his
political disabilities being removed. lie
I
became professor of me,corology In inc
virginia Military Institute holding that
post until his death. on February /.
1919. =
His great work. the physical Geo
Eraphy OF the Sea and It's Moteorology,
has seen twenty editors, and has been
translated Into every language OF Eu-
rope. and his many charts and sailing
directions have revolutionized nayiRa-
ZION. II has been estimated that these
works have effected a saving to COM
merce OF $40,0o0.00o annually. 1t would
be impossible to record here the recoE-
milton given TO his services BIZ the gov
ernments and scientific bodies OF the
world SIX of the jewelled decorations
conferred on him by royalty are figured
IN our articles and photographs are
given OF forty-four magnificent medals.
the gifts OF fopes and Kings. besides
splendid silver service presented by
the Merchants and Underwriters Of
New York In 1853.
II Is source OF great qualification
That the American nation now propose
TO erect monument to his memory.