Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-30

George. Washington Simpson, pay di-
rector. L. S. N, retired, died at his resi-
dence in the Rochambeau early yesterday
morning. after prolonged illness.
Funeral services will be held at 100
O clock Thursday afternoon at ST John s
Episcopal Church. 10th and H streets
northwest. Chaplain George Livingstone
Bayard. L. S. N, will offlciate A mill
tary escort will accompany the body to
Arlington cemetery. where interment will
be made
Pay Director Simpson was never mar
ried He leaves a brother, A. L. Simp-
son of New York. He was born in New
York city July 4, 1860.
He was a member of the Metropolitan
and Army and Navy clubs of Washing
ton. as well as the New York Yacht and
Army and Navy clubs of New York. He
belonged to the Naval and Military Order
Of the Spanish-American war, Military
Order of Foreign Wars. Naval Order of
the United States and Society of Ameri-
can Wars. His likable qualities We're SO
many and his administrative ability so
decidedly marked that he numbered
friends in every branch of the service as
we'll as outside of it.
Wounded at Rio de Janeiro.
His father, Samuel L. Simpson. coal
mine owner and banker, was descendant
of an English family settling in this
country in the last century. and gave to
his son all the educational equipment the
best private schools and tutors of the
metropolis possessed. Prior to young
Simpsons reaching his majority. his de-
sire for a more thorough acquaintance
with sea service was given him by two
year cruise on the L. S. 8. st. Mary s.
the preparatory course for what Is known
as the New York Nautical School.
At twenty-five years Of age he obtained
a commission in the navy. His service
was so well and faithfully performed that
nothing but words of praise We're given
him. His zeal, indeed, led to his being
seriously wounded at Rio de Janeiro. while
serving under Admiral Benham on the
Detroit. This was in the demonstration
made in 1894 by the American forces in
that part of South America.
Service in Spanish War.
Four years later came the Spanish
American war, when Paymaster Simpson
was assigned to duty on the Terror. in
the fleet operating off Cuba. 1t was in
May of that year that he had a chance to
show ability in seamanship. Made prize
master of the captured Spanish schooner
Tres Hermanas, he successfully sailed
that prize from point east of Havana to
Key West and without a chart. This eX-
hibition of seamanShip over a course
known to be in the direct track Of the
enemy's vessels, as we'll as studded by
dangerous reefs and handicapped by lack
of accurate knowledge Of these waters
resulted in wide and favorable comment
on the part of the press.
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until 1900, when, in August. he was APP
pointed assistant to the bureau OF sup
plies and accounts, Navy Department
Rear Admiral Kenny was then paymas-
| ter general and was seeking to system
atize and extend the scope and useful
| ness of this important branch of the
Navy Department. Pay Inspector Slmp-
son and his chief saw the necessity and
value of an extension of its duties where
| by the whole department would be bene-
| flied. The necessity of different bureaus
auditing and paying the accounts coming
| within their department added to the
| burden of the work already imposed or
| them, and 1t was not until the plan was
perfected by Rear Admiral Kenny and
Pay Inspector Simpson that the question
of audits and payments became simpli.
| fled and was made the work of one bu-
| reau instead Of. as before, of demanding
| the attention of a score. 1t was in this
| work that efforts of Mr.. Simpson Were
! IGNITION was given OF his efficient aid
| in perfecting this important change.
Record in Naval Service.
| The following is record Of his service
Appointed from New York assistant pay
| master April 1, 1882; paymaster, Novem-
| Der 1, 1897; inspector, March 3. 1903; pay
director, November 2. 1910: on duty in the
NAVY DEPARTMENT bureau of provisions
and clothing, 1882; T. S. s. Nantucket
1882; T. S. S. Passaic, 1884; u S. s.
| Alarm. 1884; U. S. S. New Hampshire
| 1sS5-s7; L. S. S. Constellation, 1889; L. S
S. jamestown. 1s9O-9l; navy yard. New
York, 1892: L. S. S. Detroit, 1S93-94: navy
yard, New York, 1904; L. S. S. Terror,
| 1896; prize master and in command OF
Spanish prize Tres Hermanas. 1898: Z. s.
S. Newark, 1898; L. S. Olympia fleet
| paymaster European squadron). 1904: T.
S., s. Maine Cheet paymaster Atlantic
squadron. 19O5-O6: navy disbursing ofii-
Ger. Washington, D. c.. 19O6-OS: general
| inspector of the Pay Corps. 10000: as
sdstant to bureau of supplies and ac-
counts Navy Department, 1910; retired