The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
ADMIRAL WARD DIES
AT HIS ROSE HOME
Flowers His Hobby Through
out Brilliant Career as
Officer.
SANK 4 SPANISH CRUISER
Promoted for Deed Accom-
plished With Converted
Yacht Wasp.

Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. L. s. N.
home at Roslyn. l.. l.. yesterday after
short Illness. Following a brilliant
career in the navy, marked especially
by his services in the Spanish Amert-
can war, Admiral Ward retired from
active service nine years ago to de-
vote all his time to the cultivation OF
roses. a hobby which he and his wife
had shared from the time he was a
cadet at Annapolis
"Wilowmere." Admiral Wards estate
at Roslyn was one OF the beautiful
garden spots OF Long Island. and the
roses he grew there--includink the IA
nous Mrs Aaron Ward Rose. which he
named after his wife-excited the envy
and the admiration OF horticuturlsts
all over the country. Recently these
gardens were thrown open to the pub-
lie and an admission fee was charged
for tine benefit of the American Ambu-
lance in Paris.
Descendant of Omcers.
rear Au11llFdl w ara WAS wv u ~
Philadelphia October 10. 1851. He was
the son OF Gen. Ward b. Burnett, a
graduate of West Point OF the class
OF 1892, who served az Colonel OF tie
Second New York Volunteers in the
Mexican war. He was the grandson o.
Aaron Ward. a Major General OF the
New York militia.
In the latter years Of his service in
in the navy Admiral Ward won recog-
milton as an authority on torpedoeS and
high explosives. He was likewise re-
garded as one OF the best lnguists in
the navy and his proficiency in this
held won for him his appointments as
Naval Attache at Paris, Berlin and
Petrograd.
When the Spanish American war be.
gan he was Lieutenant in command
! of the converted yacht Wasp. In july
1875 the Wasp, assisted by the Leyder
and the Annapolis. sunk the Spanish
cruiser Don Jorge Juan at Port Nipe
Cuba. For this and his services In the
naval operations Off Porto Rico he was
| advanced two numbers in grade.
Declined HonOrs Twice.
| After serving on the New York and
| the san Francisco, Admiral Ward was
| promoted to a captaincy and was placed
IN command OF tne newly COHplttet
| dreadnought Pennsylvania. He was su
pervisor OF the harbor OF New York II
10000. In January. 1910. he was ele
waited to Rear Admiral and placed il
charge OF the second division OF tn
! Atlantic fleet. When. year or 80 be
| fore his retirement. he was rendered al
appointment to the General Board o
the Navy. he declined because II wouit
have necessitated leaving his roses ant
| going to Washington.
He also declined another appointment
as naval aid to Secretary Of stat
Knox, who was then starting out o1
his mission to Japan. pleading i'll health
| This irritated the naval authorities AM
a medical survey was ordered.
Admiral Ward was an officer of tn
French Legion OF Honor. IN 1914 h
| happened to he in England. and was de
| tailed to meet on it's arrived at Falmouth
the American steamship Red Cross. n
| made arrangements for transporting tn
medical staff and supplies Ia the vari
Gus battle fronts For this service b.
| was afterward decorated by Empero
! Francis Joseph OF Austria.
He is survived by his wife and w,
daughters, IIilda Ward. an artist. aut
Mrs. Edna Caps, the wife OF Admira
| Capps.