Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-08
LORD BERESF ORD
DIES SUDDENLY;
CAREER NOTABLE
Took Part in Bombardment Of
Alexandria and Then Entered
City and Restored ORDER
Big Navy Champion,

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London, Sept Admiral Baron
Charles Lord Beresford died here last
night. Death was due to apoplexy.
Lord Beresford became distin-
guished at sea as a fight in the Brit
ish navy and then became famous on
land as a fighter in parliament for a
great British navy to control the
seas"
Our supremacy at sea has been
threatened" he explained in one of
his appeals. 1--WE have arrived at a
crisis in our history as an empire. 1t
becomes a matter of life and death
to the British empire to remain SUI
preme at sea-"
Entering the British navy. at the
age of 10, Beresford served his coun-
try on the high seas, for half CEN
tury. During brief periods he served
in parliament. He was a popular ma
val hero of England and rear adj
miral when he was retired in 1911
at the age of So years
Bombardcd Alexandria.
The world still remembers his
courageous exploit in 1882, during the
bombardment of Alexandria. He was
then 35 years of age. In his little ship
Condor" he silenced the Marabout
forts, entered the city and established
an effective police force. He was pro-
noted to the rank of captain. He also
received special commentator from
parliament and the widest enthusiasm
from the British public.
q. His was an eventful life. Scarcely
year passed but what some act of
gallantry won him new honors. He
led his naval brigade across the des-
ert to Khartum in the vain attempt
to rescue General Gordon. He COM
handed his sailors in the battles of
Abu Klea, Abu Kru. and Metermmeh.
He led the expedition which rescued
Sir Charles Wilson's party in the
"Safia," for which parliament COM
mended him for gallantry. The
French government thanked him for
his assistance to the grounded "Seig-
malay"
Many foreign governments, as we'll
as his own, bestowed medals upon the
admiral for gallantry. But of them,
he felt most proud of those which
were given him for leaping overheard
at high sea to rescue shipmates Three
times was he thus honored.
Lord Beresford believed in naval
strength as the only security for peace,
Advocate of Peace.
THE main point for the content
ment and welfare of the people of the
world is peace" he declared. Peace
is absolutely essential"
In his globe trotting he frequently
visited the United States On one oc-
casion he came to take back to Eng
land the body of his brother who had
been killed in a train wreck in North
Dakota. During these journeys he
became we'll acquainted with our re-
sources and our people.
IF America ever does go to war
he declared during one of his visits,
"no matter what happens at the be-
ginning, she must eventually win be-
cause of the enthusiasm and intense
patriotism of her people"
He accompanied the Prince OF
Wales (the late King Edward) as ma
val e-de-eamp on his trip to india.
He served in the same capacity to
Queen Victoria in the Jubilee naval
review in 1897. 1t was here that he
ran afoul of a strict rule which pro-
hibited anyone from showing private
signals from the royal yacht.
The fleet was passing in review
when Lord Beresford hoisted the sig
nal Cant be home for dinner" It
was intended for his wife on another
vessel. 1t is related that the queen
became furious and sent word to
Beresford that he might "go home to
dinner Immediately"
The far sighted admiral kept a |
watchful eye on the far east. He was
sent by the Associated Chambers of
Commerce of Great Britain to study |
the complicated commercial relations
existing in China in 1898. His obser-
vatons appear in his book, The |
Break-Up of China" Another of his |
books that has taken high rank is
THE Life of Nelson and His Times