Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-17
Hero Of Manila Bay Joins Joins
CGuniFy's Fathers.
END CAME TUESDAY NIGHT
Almost to Last Grim Sea Captain Stuck
to His Post-Gravity of Case for
Time Withheld from Him-Ad-
vanced Age Proved Handicap-Wife
at Bedside.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Admiral Dew
ey, the hero of Manila Bay, and presi-
dent of the general board of the navy,
died at his home here at 5:56 p. m.
Tuesday, after a weeks illness, at the
age of seventy-nine. Mrs. Mildred Nc
Lean Dewey, his wife, who was con-
stantly with him throughout his brief
illness, was at his bedside when he
died.
Drs. L. Sheldon and A. NJ. Fauntle-
roy, who attended Admiral Dewey, al
so were with him, and Lieutenant L..
E. Breton, the admiral's aide. was on
duty when the end came.
Stricken Last Thursday,
The admiral was stricken last Thurs.
day as he was leaving home for the
navy department, where as president
of the general board he had been at
his desk almost daily during the last
sixteen of his sixty-two years of serv-
ice in the navy. He collapsed and had
TO be carried to his bed When phys-
clans were called they were alarm
ed, but knowing the admirai's great
recuperatves powers and his keen
aversion to any suggestion of his fail
ing, they determined to make no i'm,
mediate announcement regarding his
illness. Inquirers were told that the
admiral had a cold.
Severely III a Year AGO.
But the great strength of the aged
officer had been Slapped and there was
no recuperation. Monday morning his
condition had become so serious that
II was decided to state the facts to
the public Later ii became known that
Admiral Dewey had a severe illness
more than year ago, about which
only his physicians an intimates knew,
and that he never had been the same
physically since.
Was Third Admiral.
Admiral Dewey was the third officer
who won the high post of admiral Of
lHe uHlteu SldleS navy.
His father was DR.. Julius Yemans
Dewey of Montpelier, VT. His mother
was Mary Perrin, daughter of Zecha.
riah Perrin of Gilead, Conn.
George Dewey was born at Mont.
peler on Dec. Is, 1887 He was eighth
in descent from Thomas Dewey of
Sandwich, Kent England, who emf
grated to Massachusetts about 1888.
Thomas Dewey married Mrs. Frances
Clark in 1859. Josiah, the second of
their children, was the ancestor of
the admiral. Josiah in 1862 married
Hepzibah, daughter of Richard Lyman
Of Northampton, Mass, whose lineage,
some genealogists say, has been
traced back through the lambert fam.
lily to Alfred the Great.
President Pays Tribute.
Washington. Jan. 17.--President VII.
son and all Of Washington have
Joined in lamenting the death of Ad.
miral George Dewey Expressions of
deep grief came from every channel
OF governmental activity. Socn after
the Admirals death, the White House
issued the following statement.
I'm expressing his grief at the death
of Admiral George Dewey, the Presi-
dent said the whole nation will mourn
the loss Of its most distinguished ma.
val hero a man who has been as faith.
full, as Intelligent and as successful in
PERFORMANCE of his responsibilities in
time IL peace as he was gallant and
SUCCESSFUL in time of war. Il is such
men thbt give the service distinction
and tile nation just pride in those
who saiye it."