The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-28
CHARLES M. CAUGHY
|. DIES IN RICHMOND
Veteran of Consular Service and
Former Journalist Ends
Long Career.
MARRIED RICHMOND WOMAN
Broke Hip While Visiting Rcla-
tivcs Here and Never
Left His Bed.


Richmond. journalist. veteran OF the
United States Consular Service. ard n
distinguished scholar. died yesterday
morning at 2:9 Governor street, fol-
lowing 4 long illness of complicated
organic troubles. One week after Mr..
Caugty arrived in Richmond with his
wife and daughter, in January. hav-
ing just resigned his post as consul
at Milan. Italy, he fell ard broke his
hip. Although Il. recovered entirely
from This misfortune. he suffered re-
currancc of his chronic organic trouble
before leaving his bed after his acct
dent.
Mr.. Caughy married Miss Alice Hig-
gins, of Richmond. daughter or the
late John Higgins. in 1850. The mar
rage ceremony was performed in this
city by Archbishop Keane, assisted by
Gather Caughy. of Washington, a dis
tinguished brotner OF Charles NJ.
Caughy.
The Caughys had come to visit Mrs.
Caughy's family when Mr. Caughy was
hurt in Richmond. His son, Norber,
Caughy, known on the stage As Gin
ton Hamilton. is now stage director or
the Chiluren's Theatre in New York.
and gained fame as the producer OF
leen, his other child. accompanied Mr.
Caughty to Richmond
Horn I'm baltimore.
Charles NJ Caughy was born in Bal
sirIora In 1850. and was the son OF the
late s. Hamilton Caughy. His pre-
,iminary education was received at
Mt. Saint Mar"'s in Baltimore. and his
collegiate trimming at Georgetown Uni
versity. For several years after his
IL itaf Tn Mr. rtx. trnN al q
through Europe. Winning lits ,!i't pub
lc notice as foreign correspondent for
The baltimore Bulletin. which "as
then edited by the late w. llackey
;4aifin. On his return he founded the
Baltimore Every Saturday. a weekly
publication OF high literary taste.
Among his contributors were many
dolph
Later he was appointed to tho De-
partmcn- o. State. playing an imont /
ant part In the translation of diplo-
| matte exchanges on account OF his
linguistic Attachments. He spoke SIX
languages. He translated the COM
| inercial treat" with Russia. Witch was
negotiated '.hile cleveland was Prcsi
dent and De Gicrs Prime Minister or
Russia. His lectures on travel vcro
given in all parts of the country.
Entered Consular service In 1898.
Mr. Coughy was appointed ~ the
| consular service in 1888 from Mary
| land by President cleveland going di-
rectly TO rhe Important posi- of M"s.laa.
! Sicily. by his splendid administra :
| tive ability and scholarly department.
| he won tavors with the ReSublica n
| administrations. and was continued in
| prominent posts by Mckinley, Koosc-
| welt and Taft. Although frequently
| offered posts in larger cities. he held
| to his station at Messina for fourteen
years having developed a great fond :
| ness Tor sicily and the people of tina.
| little island.
| During the disastrous earthquake OF
1894, Mr.. Caughy worked among the
falling debris in Messna to save hui
man life with a fine disregard for his
own safety. Again in 1905 he was
driven from his wrecked consulate in
Messina to the warships OF the friendly
nations in the harbor. while the vol
canic disturbance crushed the city of
10000 people. His shrewd handling OF
the difficulties of the Cuban trouble
won him universal Communication.
Through his intimate knowledge OF
chemistry. Mr.. Caughy was able to de-
tect by his own analyses adulteration
ir essential oils shipped TO this coun-
try from Sicily, rendering invalua bic
service to the United States government
III it's effort to regulate the oil traffic
with Italy. His eyesight was almost
destroyed during these experiments.
Transferred TO Spain.
To accommodate a friend in the SER
vice. Mr.. Caughy was transferred from
Messina to Malaga, Spain. in 1907
thereby escaping the terrible catastro-
phe at Messina in 1908. After two
years at the Spanish post he was agar
transferred to Italy, this time being as
signed to the important station NJ
Milan. 1t was during his four years
tere that he entertained the officers OF
the great American fotilla on It.
around the world cruise.
On account OF failing health. Mr.
Caughy resigned from the consular ser.
vice in December, 1912. Hc reached
America with his wife and daughter
On January 6, 1919. coming to Rich
mond few days later.
The funeral will take place Friday
morning at 10 o'clock from St Peter:
Church. The pallbearers will be Ian
don Edwards. J. II. Drake. Jr., j. II
| Whelan DR.. o. c. Brunk. y. c. Wilcox
Henry Staples. Foster Witt. Clyde
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