The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-16

Ad",zl rank Friday Fletcher.
&C. o< 0slaloosa. La. The exact
- -, iEas November %, 1855. His faith
mar this account used to call him my
man Friday"
~. hen he was little chap of seven
49, father died. At fourteen he was
appointed to Annapolis. and In due
course was escorSRd thither by an
lb1dor brother. who suban called upon
to put the y6ungsEsxs name down on
~ the roster Of boys entering the Naval
a academy. wrote "EtHnk Friday Fetch
~ ar"
This did not particularly please
he family. becaufe Friday was not
ally part Of hia name. But natural
= Under the circumstances It stuck.
kFyas called Ft&W all through the
~. etSSsB ne spo1 1t the academy
Sc bck ore class. being rath-
- ohs ran eer Strand ever since
eros hn1 eJI0$ ofilcers In the serv-
- IA "A as Friday Fetch
aryasE - va, graduated from
spoiis q. 1876. ana soon
.erward va sssigned to duty on
.ard the United states steamer Tus-
.arora. which waa engaged In survey
tng q agshmarine route for projected
cable to connect California with Japan.
This. by the way Nas . very interest
. ing fob.
Il involved an axplofation of the
ocean depths. aIfnost the first ever
made, and specilasns Of the materials
composing the 81 door were brought
mp from the bott3 on the way across
the Pacific. JuA east Of Japan the
Tuscarora dIscov rod the deepest hole
chat exists anywliere "a the world.
marine abyss. known to this day as
The Tuscarora Deep. the soundings
failing to touch bottom at five and a
Quartar miles below the waves
Although accident first directed
Young F7etcher's attention to scientific
matters. incidentally to his profession
a duties. ne soon showed a special
aptitude Tor such pursuits. He has an
lnvestjeatiye tzIrn Of mind. and If he
had moi happened to become naval
0IHcer It Is altogether likely that he
vOuId have been an inventor
indeed. some OF the most valuable
snechanicaI contrivances used in the
navy. especially IN connection with
Nuns. weru originated by him. Among
these are improvements in telescope
sights: he weItknown Fletcher
hreech closing. mechanism. and fric-
-saouIess gun nl1I1ntDfor quick fire rifles
rlofg,er ven rep1arkable cruise, in
sfean tuok on fung ofieer to
- ~ = = s. Ticondero-
q ~ <,sn'e,o.9i e w Shu-
an was sent around the world
bbedIk4cg 70 special csder q con
AZ audItn behfdf Of the department
" .afrta j|o make what was called a.
.,.x,mproisl and diplomatic cruise
sr,,s most Important object of tue ex-
''. u, WAS to open negotiations
',s,, fsa government of Korea for
s 49,, vs,ict would insure the protec-
80, hi lives and property OF Amer
Aua. -, r-,.,o
q Hf1R also uehnS" W
uorfcan commerce. ana Japan,
dPns af fhat time on very cordial
/ # gaxith the United States had sig
n 7s.ar wIFlineness to lend assist
fo,vard this end. But when the
..,,erogx entered the harbor of
Nav "A. 1880. the officials re-
4 u II accept the letter handed TO
& y ~ Commcdore Shufeldt, on the
4; .nd mat It Was addressed to the
q - Korea. whereas their monarch
+ 4 nroneriy designated as the king of
aed.c. Sea (Which, being translated.
Fens LAND Of Che Morning Calm"
rdingly thf} American vessel was
''s'''' k.d r. Withdraw with nothing ac-
Fol jahed Ter departure being sig
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