The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-06
GENERAL TRACY DIES
AT RIPE OLD AGE AT
HOME IN THE EAST

AtRffiHp" : tetftlhff ofrtno navy. died
OF paralysis here todayfia his eighty
NTH year after q period OF uncon-
~sciousness lasting nine days.
General rracy'g death occurred
shortly after S.ss .. M. and followed
a hsht for life that amazed his ply
slciana.
The Illness which resulted IN his
death was induced. Il was believed,
by worry incsdent to his having been
detained a long while on a railroad
journey from ithaca, \. ~, TO this
city because OF a heavy ralnstorm and
several washouts.
Gen. benjamin Franklin Tracy, law
yer. soldier. jurist ana statesman.
stood prominent In the public eye for
more than 60 years. Al the aee Of
50, he argued n case before the sp-
pycme court Of New York with brill
lance undimmed by years.
Some people have called me the
fothcr Of the fighting navy. " he had
said recently. u won't DENY Il. 4
believe I am. Tried to take the navy
department u o. politics and I be-
licve I succeeded"
He referred 10 the days when he
served as secretary OF the days when
he served as secretary Of the navy uuH
der President BENJAMIN Harrison.
AT That ume,' said General Tracy,
the cruiser Baltimore was tbs larg-
est and strongest ship we had. aud
she was only a protected cruiser. J
saw the necessity OF building ships
which could tight II they had TO-
What's the use of buiiding a ship
that can't run away from "a ship II
can't whipf' demanded the secretary
In his appeals. The phrase has be-
come historic.
Tie won the public. As Is conse-
quencc there appeared three new
types OF naval vessels; the armorcd
cruiser, the armorcd batticship, and
the scout cruiser. Te also replaced
all-steel armor with the p~rcscnt-dny
nickel-stcei This aroused England
and literally stripped the armor from
the British navy An naval powers
were compelled 10 adopt the new
method OF protection.
General Tracy led "a versatile and
brilliant career. Born In Oewego. ~.
Y. In is3O, he was u play and school
mate Of Senator Thomus Piatt. ne
was admitted to the bar at the 3 Of
81. When %, he was elected district
attorney OF Tioaa county.
lie helped Horace Greedy organize
the republican party in New YORK
state az 2a years of age. 80 tho out
break Of tho civil war. he was serving
In the New York legislature MS an
assemblyman. u IS snid that here he
made the first legislative speech in
the United States ia svor OF paper
money for war expenses. Liz many
Of his colleagues. Assemhlyman Trncv
went to the front, after orraniziug
two regiments. Hc served first q
colonel Of the iOgth New York.
Al the battle OF the wilderness he
won the congressional medal Of honor
and was hrevetod nrigadier general OF
volunteers al the close Of the war.
-Four times in the Wilderness. ne rail-
lied his regiment TO finally sweep over
tho Confederate ramparts. At tine
moment OF victory W. feli desperately
wounded upon his battle nng. Histor-
ians my his deed riudc possihle Shcr'
mans march to the sea. lie closed
his war record as commander of IA,
military post and prison az Elmlra.
y. y.
General Tracy met most of tho
great Americans 1f the last hall cen.
fury.
Nf EAfANNfHN NNNN WIN M|NIN
ever came In contact WIS AhrahuI
! him intimately. but the strength oi
tho man lilgcrs in my mind.
THE greatest president since On,
Civil war ne continued, ~ think
was Mckinley. He could make a man
feel happy while refusing 20 appoin.
. him 90 Office"
. am...H r.. ..H rHmfs.H
States district attorney for tire east.
. ern district OF New York aftar th'
war. The whiskcy graft reondhl oil
1866 Was at its height. The gcutru
fought the Illicit dis Hers o. graft
; ers mer. llessly. Mobs threatened
him. bur he continued his prosccu-
lions and convictions.
II was during his hght." said m,
general, that I drew what is nos
known as the conspiracy act. I tool
il 10 Washington n had 10 passed 20
= 1867. I drew also the internal rev
o enue act rotating To w~hiskcy and 90.
o bacCo. and tina remains the law sub
; stautially today This law greatly
increased the OF the goyorn
ment IN the wear foilowinE Its pas.
age. $50 600. 900 was secured for th'
Z laitN NthNfN UHlfhh Vt FA"H''Nt""
OF the year before,
, Al 81 years OF age, General Trtc'
was appointed 20 judge Of Tie Sew
York court of appeals. prosiden
Henjami1 Harrison selected him io'
the portfolio of secretary OF the nav.
q nc 80 yc1re ~ age.
Tho tragedy of General Tracy's no
was the lOs. OF bis wife and daughtc
4 nt % single blow. 10 was while secrc
tnry Of the navy. in 1890. His hcnn
tlll W,SshInetou home caught mr.
ana Mrs. Miss Mary Tracy yer
burned Co death.
A. o. tho general resumed his pr
vatc Jaw practice. Ills fame "a Gc
J. como International. He acted as coun
sci for Venezuela IN The dispute owe
e Aour Orgy limo. between tlat COUNT.
ana England, loo 1895
1l lie wac one OF the counsel for th
~ defense boo mo- celebrated trial "a
Henry Ward Uccchcr when the ia
~ NOUS divine was sued for 100000 D.
Theodore Triton for alienation OF hi
Wifc's Affection The trial lasted si
months and IIv Jury d%iaasrccd.
81 nH4 :"