The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-28
WEST V|RG!!NIk'S
FOREMOST j. {.
NAVAL MAN DEAD
WAS SIMPSONS CHIEF
OF STAFF AT SANTIAGO
Was Born at Morgantown III
1874, and Entered the
Navy in 1861.

,niral French Ensor Chadwick, U. S.
NJ retired, who was chief of staff
of Admiral Sampson during the
spauish-Americau war, died today
at his winter home here. He had
been ailtng for more than year
and about week ago was removed
here from his summer home at New
mort, r, 7. Pneumonia set in and
he was seriously III for several days
before his death. Mrs. Chadwick
Was at his bedside at the time.
pcrhaps as 4 student ana ~rltcr on
naval affairs Rear admiral Chadwick
Will have most enduring ihine' a'hous"
hr served during tho Spanish h-Amcrlcan
var rs chief of staff 10 Roar Admiral
SAMPSON and was in all the most serious
cnroromrnts in which the North Allan
~, SQUADRON took part. He was rccoE-
nized bv President Mckinley among 9TH
ers of the Officers Of that squadron. TO
~ rron,otcd five numbers for his gallant
conduct in battle
For seven wears. from 1882 70 1889.
Rear Admiral Chadwick was naval al
tache Of rho American embassy in Lon
don, and was commended by Secretary or
+hn NAVY Tracy rs ono whose cNtracr-
dinary ability and Judgment during SlN
years Of difficult servic" in England ana
on rho continent har" had n lasting m
fluencc upon naval Developments in this
country"
Born February -. 1914. In Morgan
town. w. Va. Rear Admiral French En-
sor Chadwick. retired, L. s. ~. entered
tho United States Naval Academy in
1861 ct Newport. r. l.. whittier Il had
been removed on the beginning or the
Civil War. In September. 1872. he was
appointed instructor OF mathematics In
tho naval academy. which post he held
until 1875. Chadwick married in Norem-
bcr, 1875. Cornclia Miller. daughter of
John Blocker Miller. Utica, y. Y.
In 1878 Chadwick was given years
leave Of absence to report on tho naval
training systems In England, Franco and
Germany. preparing work which is still
recognized as standard.
He was appointed in 1852 naval at
tache to the American embassy In Lon
don. where he remained until 1899. In
1891 he was named a member of the first
board to establish labor organizations OF
navy yards on the present civil service
building at tho New York Navy Yard
where the battleship Maine was then In
building.
President Cleveland appointed him
chief Of the bureau Of equipment July 1
1893, as successor to Commodore George
Dewey. In 1897 he wns ordered 10 the
command Of the battleshi7 New York
flagship Of the North Atlantic squadron
under Admiral Sicard.
The Maine was destroyed in Havana
harhor while tho squadron was at Dry
Tortugas, and Chadwick was appointed g
member Of the board of inquiry into Tho
disaster.
After his service In tho Snanish- Amer
lean war. Rear Admiral Chadwick was
appointed President OF the Naval Wal
College at Newport. occupying that posi-
ton In 10000.
Rear Admiral Chadwick WIS retired
February IS. 1905. since which time HI
has written much that is authoritative
and OF permanent value in regard L
naval conditions In this and other coun
tries. One Of his most important works
Is entitled The Relations of the United
States and Spain: Diplomacy" which
gives nm intimate account OF the event:
that led to the SparnshAmcrica war.