The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-01-17

in touch with every movement of
progress not only in our own navy,
but throughout the world. On We'd
nesday afternoon last, just before l
left the department, he paid me call
and looked hale and hearty and
thought that he would be spared to
us for many years. His death is an
irreparable loss to our country, but
the Americana people will ever cher
ish his memory and keep his name as
green as the mountains of his native
state"
Rear Admiral Charles j. Badger,
former commander-in-ch chief of the At
lantic fleet, and now member of the
navy general board, said:
" In Admiral Dewey's death the
United States navy has lost one of
the greatest naval officers it ever had.
His death will be very greatly felt not
alone by the navy, but by the whole
nation. 1t is sadly to be deplored at
the present time"
Rear Admiral Robert S. Griffin,
chief of the bureau of steam engi-
neering, said:
"Admirals Dewey's death will be
lamented throughout the entire naval
service, as we'll as by persons of every
station who had the good of their
country at heart. He was loved and
respected by all who knew him. His
tory will give him place as one of
the greatest naval officers of all
time"
Maj. Gen. George Barnett of the
U. S. Marine corps, said:
"The whole service will feel very
deeply the loss of Admiral Dewey. l
will feel it, not only as an officer of
the naval service, but as a personal
friend. The admiral was always q
great admirer of the marine corps
and did great deal both in a person
al and official sense for it. Every
officer will feel very preatly the loss
the service in general has sustained.
The general board of the navy in
particular will miss his wise counsel
and the entire country will mourn
it's most beloved hero"
Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher,
of the general board, said:
"The navy and the nation has suf-
fered an irrparable loss in the adj
miral's death. A man cf the strong
est character and more than extra
ordinary ability, his passing will be
genuinely mourned. His wide expe-
rience and ripe judgment in naval af-
fairs has been of inestimable value
to his country. Officers throughout
the naval service will unite in express
sions of sorrow over his death"
The navy department official an
nouncement Of the admiral's death
said:
admiral of the Navy George Dew
ey died at $3.50 p. m. today at his
residence, 1901 K. street, N. w.
Capture or destroy the enemy's
fleet were the orders issued to Com
modore George Dewey, of the Asiatic
fleet, command Of which he assumed
January 8, 1898. At the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war, in the
spring of 1898, he proceeded from
Hong Kong towards Manila, with his
entire fleet. Here the Spanish fleet,
consisting of cruisers and gunboats,
was assembled under the protection
of the batteries located at Coregidor
Island, at Cavite and Manila, and
early on the morning Of May l, 1898,
he entered Manila bay, moving
through the mine field safely with his
comand, attacked and annihilated the
Spanish fleet, captured the arsenal at
'Cavitc, destroyed the Notifications at
the mouth of the bay, and established
a blockade Of Manila.
I'm reward for his highly distin-
guished conduct on this occasion in
conflict with the enemy, he was adj
Vanced one grade, to the grade of rear
admiral, to rank from May II, 1898,
and also received the thanks of con-
gress. Later by special act of con-
gress, he was promoted to be admiral
OF the navy to rank from March g,
1889, to remain on the active list until
such time as he might see fit to ap-
ply for retirement. He was relieved
from active command of the Asiatic
f1eet on October 5, 1899; was assigned
to duty as president Of the general
board on March 20, 1900, and has
been engaged on this most important
duty continuously since that date.