The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-02
GREATEST NAVAL
EXPERT IS DEAD
REAR ADMIRAL ALFRED T.
RlAHAN CROSSES GREAT
DIVIDE
DEATH DUE TO
HEART TROUBLE
His Books Have Kept Him Be.
fore the World as the Greatest
Writer on Naval Strategy.
tBy Associated preas.)


WASHINGTON, Dec. Rear Ad-
miral Alfred T. Mahan, u. 8. n, re-
tired. acclaimed in naval c;.cles as
tho greatest modern writer on naval
strategy" died at the naval hospital
here today, aged "a years. Death was
due to heart trouble.
Admiral Mahan had overtaxed his
strength studying the great European
conflict, and 1t is believed the many
long hours he devoted to following
the naval operations of the belliger-
ents probably cause the breakdown
that hastened his end.
In the early stages OF the European
war Admiral Maiiaf, whose works
are naval textbooks almost the world
over. discussed for the newspapers
the significance OF various naval ma
neuvers. He gave up these activities
when President Wilson issued his
proclamation exhorting navy and army
officers to desist from anything re-
sembling partisan discussion Of the
conflict. He, however. did not reley
his close observation of all that went
on In Europe.
Admiral Mehan came to Washington
from his home In Quogue, Long iIs-
land. In early autumn. and had plan
ned ito spend the winter here.
Funeral services will be fields from
st. Thomas Episcopal church In this
City tomorrow evening at o'clock. In.
sccordauce with Admiral MahaI's ex.
pressed wish services viii. be Of the
simplest character. There. will bS NO
military ceremonies and no: honorary
pallbearers. The body will be taken
to Quogue, Il. /.
NEW YORK, Dec. lit has been
said OF Rear Admiral Mahan that his
works on the influence OF sea power
ON world history are responsible for
the German emperor's naval policy
and have had more profound in
fiuence on the trend 6! .hs naval
thought and action, not only in the
United States and Germany, but in
Great Britain and throughout the
world, than the writings OF any other
man OF his day.
In naval circles the world over his
contributions to this great subject
have been hailed as almost epoch
making.
Among Admiral Mai1an's best known
works are Life of Admiral Farra-
gut" Life Of Nelson" "Embodying
the Sea Power OF Great Britain" aSea
Power In Its Relation to the War of
1872" "The. Interest OF the United
States In Sea P0weF.o Some Neglect
ed Aspects OF War" "From Sail to
Steam." and "The Problem OF Asia"
and other publications of note.
A formal statement issued from the
navy department contained this appre-
citation OF the adnirafs works:
Admiral Mahan's books were cias-
sizes I'm their line and were widely
read throughout the world. In every
country possessing a navy they be-
came veritable textbooks I'm naval
strategy. IN England leading naval
men or the day confessed that II had
remained for Admiral Mahan to eIuci-
date the WORK OF the British navy in
q way THAI they themselves never had
understood or even dreamed Of. His
books and essays have kept him be-
fore the world as the greatest modern
writer on naval strategy. He was q
close student OF world politics, and
his writings on the trend OF the poii-1
tics Of the leading nations OF the
world were accepted IS authority. IL
may be said safely thas no writer OF
modern times evinced n keenar insieI,t
In the AFFAIRS OF the world or express
Led concerning shem more clearly and
convincingly than d.d the late Ad-
miTal Mahan: 4iiB deaih will cause
International regret, cot only because
OF the high esteem in wAAsch he Is held
In every country OF the world inter
ested In naval affairs but also be-
cause Of the fact that his death leaves
G void among naval and political au-
thorities OF the world that. no author
and writer can flll.D
The admlraps literary achievements
had been widely recognized. In 1894
Oxford University tEngind) conferr~
aed the degree OF d. @. L. upon him
and later he was awarded the degree
|of LID. by Cambridge (Engiand).
Harvard, Yale. McGill and Colnnbia.
He was o member OF the American
Academy OF Artg and Letters and OF
the National Institute OF Arts and Let
tiers. ~ ss
Mrs. s. 3. Rankin OF Fayeteyiils, NJ.
c., who has been Waiting Mrs. Manly