The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-01-18
DEWEY, HERO
OF MANILA
BAY, PASSES
BEYOND VEIL
A GENERAL BREAKDOWN. Ac-
comPANiED BY ILLS INCIDENT
TO OLD AGE, WAS THE CAUSE
OF DEATH.
HlGHEST RANKING NAVAL
OFFICER IN The MORlD D

Washington. Jan. 17.-Admirsl
George Dewey. tie nations Spanish
war hero. and By priority Of grade ih5
ranking naval officer OF the world.
sied 1T his hon G here last night in his
eiehueih year. He had not been con
sciuus since yesterday when he laps
ed into coma stiil believing that ia
few days e wcnld be back a, hie
deck in The navy department.
a general breakdown accompanied
by arterio-solerosis incident TO Old az
Was the cause Of death. The disease
had been gradually spreading its hoit
upon Tie powerful body for year
ard half. but the admiral. proud OF
bis physical yigor. had fought IL OF
md even kept its exisi icnce secret
from most Of hts Intimate friends
Last "wednesday Re was At his ofnoe
apparently hale and hearty. The next
asy lie collapsed IS lie WIS prepar-
ias 10 leavc tie house. and the begin
ming OF the end wss at hand.
Mls. Dewey and lie admiraIs onls
san George. were At The beds de.
They had known since yesterday that
the-e was TO hope.
The admiral died at $50 o'clock
I'scsitsnt Wilson aud secietary
Daniels We're notified at once and the
news was flashed by wireless to Ame
lean naval vessels and stations al
over the world The message car.
rsed orders that an nass be halt
riasted-
The president win confer with
Secretary Dsnieis snd Rear Admiral
Badger today and arrange for the
funeral which probably VIII s-i13
place Saturday Tic body VIII b
buried at Ariingtoa national come.
te-y ON the Virginia shore OF the
Potomac river where many OF Ad-
nlirai pewey's former eomrades have
scen laid TO ret before him.
Admiral Georfe uewcy. ~herr OF
Hanila Bay . fought and won the
1rst eat American naval battle
arainrt fofoirn f-e since the war
OF 1872
His whole llfc WIS frli OF honorable
aoiievemeni from the days OF the
csil war dow 20 g C tine when. as
tie head q the feneral board. b.
began the last chapter OF his worl.
BY laying plans Tor tie defense Of his
country in time OF war. His lie was
a striking osemplinoation OF tic POS
sibliiies OF career based upon the
exact and irt'liiFent performance o.
every routine duty which molds
man on inacNilie lines Of duty ana
honor
One OF tie curious freaks OF for
tune in Dewey casa was that FOR
Icrhaps tho fast and Only time in his
naval oatoer he was disposed 10 pro
tcst against the ediot of the navy dc
parment which carried him into the
FAR east. where lie was destined 10
perform the greatest feat of his life
and 10 win inperishable renown
Tnat was back in 1855 when the war
clouds were gathering and Dewey
felt that he was being sshelvod" that
= e war with Spain was TO be fought
out in tie Gulf of Mexico and in tho
Caribbean sea and that he. distant b.
half the circumference Of the globe.
would stand no chance OF winnins
slory. for at that moment no thought
whatever had been given to tho phil-
ippines. But he took his orders and
Ike true sailor obeyed them. Tho
result is a page OF history under date
ot May /. 1898.
Contrary 10 Spanish expectations.
Dewey sa led into Manila Bay on tho
night Of April 30 and in the morning
Of tie next day he annihila'ed Ad
miral MontoJo's squadron. destroy
Ing oieyen warships I'D capturing MI
ntiior .yeascls and all the land batter.
;es w'thont the loss of man on tho
American side.
Upon his triumphant return to tha
Tinted States he was feted BY the ma
tion His admirers prcsolited him
with beautiful home IN the natior.
Al capital Congress- gave him an en-
gravcd sword. and raised him from
the rank Of commodore to rear ad-