The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-13


the navy. Last December in the
aeroplane Abs, with another Of
ficer as an observer, he made a
sixty-mile scouting trip over the
Gulf of Mexico from Pensacola, in
the first of series of naval scout
ing experiments. In the same
month he broke a second altitude
record at Pensacola, when flying
alone, he achieved an altitude of
1915 feet. On a previous flight,
with a passenger, he made an alti-
tude of 8,34O feet. These were
both worlds records for hydroaer-
oplanes and were made in Curtis
hydroaeroplanes. Last March he
attained an altitude of 1902 feet
in a similar machine. Saufley dur
ing the winter also made series
of successful flights from the deck
of a warship in an aeroplane that
| was launched from a catapault."
Judge SauAey's Youngest Son.
Caswell Saufley, as he was known
and called by everyone here at
''home," was the youngest child of
the late Judge M. c. Saufey, who
died in 1910, while just entering up
on his third term as Circuit Judge
of this district. Mis- mother, Mrs.
Sallie Rowan Saufley survives, as
well as the following brothers and
sisters: Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector H. Rowan Saufey, and
Mrs. George L. Penny, of this city,
Mrs. T. S. Webb, of Knoxville, Tenn,
Mrs. Sanford M. Logan, of Midway,
and James M. Saufey, of Sunbright,
Tenn. He is also survived by his
wife, who is a daughter of Judge
and Mrs. E. C. O'Rear, of Frank
fort, and to whom he was married
in April, 1911.
Saufey was born in Stanford,
September 1, 1885. After attend
ing the old school son the hilr' here,
he entered Centre College at Dan
vile, and early in his college days
gave evidence of those studious and
brilliant traits of mind, which dis
tinguished his every endeavor after
ward. He was prominent in athlet-
les in college; popular with his fellow
students; as proud as Lucifer, yet
as gentle as woman and as game
as pebble always. He belonged to
the Sigma Chi fraternity.
In college he soon showed marked
oratorical ability, and gained the
rare distinction of winning the hon
or, while only a Sophomore, of rep
resenting his school in the intercol-
legiate oratorical contest; he also
won the Sophomore Watch awarded
for scholarship in Latin.
In his Junior year, the late Con-
gresham George G. Gilbert offered
him an appointment as Midshipman
at the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, which he accepted and
left college to begin his studies in
the greatest naval training school in
the world, from which he graduated
four years later. He attained high
grade in all of the studies which the
government requires as requisite for
its young officers, but seemed espe-
cially gifted in languages and in the
mastery of international law, lead
ing his class in the latter study and
taking second rank in French, to a
native born Frenchman, and these
in class ofe3O8 students.
His proficiency in French caused
him to be the recipient of an unu-
sual and distinguished honor, while
yet one of the youngest Ensigns in
the naval service, and just fresh
from school. The Atlantic fleet, of
which the battleship Kansas to which
he was attached was one, cruising off
the European coast stopped at Brest,
France, and the citizens of that city
entertained the officers and men of
the warship with an elaborate BAN
quet. The Mayor of Brest deliver
ed an ornate address of welcome to
his American guests, and young Sau-
fey, only "a years of age, was Sc
lected to respond on behalf of the
fleet, which he did, in French, to the
delight and intense and enthusiast
tic appreciation of their hosts and
the many Americans present.
Sought Aviation Duty.
After service on the battleship
Kansas, he was transferred to the
command of torpedo boat destroy
er, where he rendered very efficient
service, and after that went on
board the battleship North Carolina,
which later was converted into the
official carrier and experimental ship
of the aviation department of the
navy. When the formal Aviation
COrpS of the navy was orpaniZed