Evening journal., 1917-01-17
ALL NATION MOURNS
death OF DEWEY
Funeral of Manila Bay Hero
May Take Place on
Saturday
WAS HONORED
BY ADMIRERS
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mourning the man who bottled up the
spaniards al Manila Bay and won a
victory that startled the whole nation
Win its brilliance and thoroughness.
Saturday probably will be the date
for bis funeral. Then, with military
,olemnity. the city will pay the last
sad rites that man can pay TO man.
President Wilson, Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels and others high In the
NE Of the nation will attend. and the
hero's body will rest in the Arlington
National Cemetery.
Dewey died last night. with his wife
and SON beside him, after only rev
aavs' illness. Only a few short weeks
AGO Dewey observed his 1871 birth
dnv anniversary, and looked 20 be IN
nerfect health Hardening OF the
arteries however had done ite work,
and a few days ago he was taken III
and gradually sank.
Dewev's death made the second loss
40 the United States Of high RANK
Inc officer in q few days.
While the body Of the United States
Admiral lay in state today at his
home the body Of Rear Admiral
Reed who died Sunday, was being
escorted almost past Dewey's door
on the way to its last resting place
in historic Arlington National Gene
terry. a.
Dewevs class OF 1858 at Annapolis,
was hurled without honorary pail
bearers. Such officials always are
taken from an officers oontenpo-
taries Dewey was Reeds last sur
viving contemporary naval ofhcer-
Services over Rear Admiral Reeds
remains at Arlington were deeply I'M
pressive. Full naval honors for the
dead we're accorded the oticer.
Reeds wife, formerly Miss Jane A.
Valentine OF New York, died about
nine wears ago. He is survived by
fonr daughters. He retired in 1896
after 40 years of active service
Native Of Vermont
George Dewey was born in the
shadow OF Vermont's State capitol at
Montpelier. on the day following
Christmas in 1887 At the age OF IL
he reached the crossroads OF his ca
reer. one road led 10 West Point, the
other 70 Annapolis. Young Dewey
favored the former. but
There was no vacancy for West
Point from Vermont" explained the
Admiral In reviewing his life. Other
wise I might have gone into Manila
Bay On an army transport instead OF
on the Olympia. But II happened that
there was a vacancy az Annapohsi :
40 I entered the navy"
At the outbreak Of the Civil War,
Dewey was % years old. He was
commissioned a lieutenant, and guild
ed the Mississippi as its executive
oficer IN Farragut's historic dash
past the New Orleans and It's forts
He was not SO successful az Port
Hudson. Farragut won through but
Dewey and the Mississippi ran
aground under the guns Of the forts.
The ship was set afre and during
the transfer OF the crew under fire
the young officer "llved FIVE years In
ar hour"
Taught at Annapolis.
From the close OF the Civil War un-
an the opening OF the spanish-Ameri-
can. the life OF the American naval Of
ficer was made up Of routine duty at
the future admiral cruised. taught a
class at Annapolis, surveyed Lower
California and part OF the west coast
OF Mexico. carried supplies 70 the sur
rivors of the siege OF Paris. performed
duty al Boston Navy Yard and thS
naval torpedo station at Newport, IN
spectcd lighthouses and served as ma
val secretary on the lighthouse board
spent two years travelling on a sicl
leave IN search OF health, four year
as chief Of the Bureau OF Equipment
and at the age OF SO was serving a.
president OF the Board Of Inspection
. and Survey with the rank Of commo
dore. II was IN this important nava
Office that he presided al the trials o
all the battleships except the OregOl
which were 70 demolish the Spams
squadron at Santiago.
Shortly after his return from Ma
Mia Bay. Admiral Dewey found him
self in the FIRE OF popular criticism
over the gift house incident" Amerl
can citizens had raised $4,000 by pub
lie subscription as a testimonial 10 tn
hero OF Manila and they presented hin
with a house In Washington. Dewey
who had been a widower since 1877
had Just married Mrs. Mildred Nc
Lean Hazen, OF Washington. and b.
turend over the gift house 10 heI
Shortly afterward the Admiral ant
Mrs. Dewey left the gift house ant
hVed In the wife's former home.
In 1900 Admiral Dewey was seri
ously talked Of as a candidate for tn,
Republican nomination as President
but the Admiral preferred to remain
In the naval ranks rather than to seel
such venture In statesmanship. HI
admirers have since often spoken a
him as the man who could have bee
President IL he had wished.
Near Clash With Germans.
Early in 1914 Admiral Dawey agai
became conspicuous IN the currel
news by revival Of the long standir
controversy with Admiral Won Die
erichs. of the German Navy. regardil
the conduct Of the German squadrt
during the blockade Of Manila Bay,
years before. In his autobiograpl
Admiral Dewey criticised Won Dieds
Ichs for falling to observe the neutri
fly laws and told how a shot was fir
across the bows of one Of the Germ
ships to impress II with the fact n
tho American Navy had established
blockade and would countenance
undue activity on the part of the G.
man ships, suspected at the time
friendly to Spain.
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