Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-18
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. H.
The nation is mourning the death OF
admiral Dewey, who passed away at
5:56 last evening, after few days
illness.
The funeral will probably be held
and will be marked by SOL
emn militia rites. President Will
son, Secretary Daniels and other
prominent men viii attend. The
Dody viii be laid to rest in Arlington
cemetery.
admiral George Dewey, of the
United States navy, the Hero OF
4danila Bay" was born in Monteplier
VI, December 26. 1897, the son of
Dr. Julius Nemans and Mary per
rin) Dewey. He was u descendant,
IN the ninth generation, OF the first
Dewey who came to Dorchester, in
the Massachusetts Bay Colony, in
1858 from Sandwich, England. The
Admiral's father was deeply relig-
ious man ana founded Christ Episco-
par Church in Montpelier, where his
George was baptised, went to Sunday
school and was confirmed. The first
tuneral which took place there was
chat of George Dewey's mother,
when he was but five years old.
1t was rather odd coincidence,
that the ancestral arms of the Dew
ey bore the motto "A Grown the Con-
queror Is Due and that, when
George was but little chap his ia
ther proudly used to call him his
little hero George was a manly
boy, full of vitality and inborn cour
age and ever fond of action and ad-
venture.
George Dewey received his first
education at the Washington County
Grammar school in Montpelier, which
had obtained rather unenviaDle
reputation thru the michieviousness
and RIGHTEOUSNESS of the pupils.
Young Dewey formed no exception,
nut soon became leader OF the re-
bellious set. But, when new teach
er, afterwards Major z. X. Pagborn,
came to the school who insisted up
on strict discipline and administered
George Dewey severe whipping,
the former leader of the mutineers
became reformed and fairly Worship
ped the teacher who had thus assert
ed his sense of duty. When Pang-
born went to johnson, Vt, year or
SO later, young Dewey insisted upon
following him to that city.
At the age of fifteen George Dew
ey was sent to the Norwich Military
Academy at Norwich, VT. His father
wished him to chose military career
but George preferred the sea and
was happy when he received an ap-
pointment for Annapolis thru Sena.-
or Foote. Dewey entered the class
of '54 at the Naval Academy at the
age of II and soon distinguished him
self not only by his prowess in all
athletic sports but also by the
promptness with which he resulted
insults from other cadets. He grad
uated the fifth in his class of sixty
five in 1858.
Dewey was at his home in Mont
pelier, when Fort Sumter was fired
upon. One week later he obtained
his commission as a lieutenant and
was ordered on the steam sloop Mis-
sissippi of the west gulf squadron.
Admiral Farragut raised his flag
over this fleet in February, 1862 and
it was the privilege Of Lieut.. Dewey
to serve and distinguish himself un-
der the eyes of the famous naval
hero. Admiral Farragut conceived a
great liking for the dashing and yet
coolheaded young officer and dis
tinguished him by making him first
lieutenant Of one of the gunboats
which Farragut used as a dispatch
boat.
After the war Lieutenant Com
mander Dewey served two years on
the European squadron and after his
return, while on duty At Portsmouth
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