Evening star., 1924-01-27
COMMODORE HEAP
DIES IN MARYLAND
Retired Naval Officer, Chevy Chase
Resident, Had Long, En-
viable Record.
WITH DEWEY AT MANILA
Last Active Service Was at Naval
Academy.

| Commodore Samuel Lawrence Heap
United States Navy, retired, for many
years prominent in Navy circles and
| that branch Of the service, died. at his
home, Is West Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase. Nd, yesterday.
Funeral services will be conducted at
his late residence tomorrow morning at
IL O'Clock Rev. DIR. Henry Keller Cooke,
pastor Of All Saints Episcopal Church.
Chevy Chase. will off1ciate. A military
escort will meet the procession at the
Arlington national cemetery, where final
military rites and burial wall be held.
Tne pallbearers will be: Former Sen
ator Blair LIE of Maryland. Rear Admi-
rails T. J. cowie. John S. Carpenter,
Hilary p. Jones and T. r. Long, Capt.
John Fl. Gibbons. Arthur d. Addison,
Anthony c. Addison, Albion X. Paris,
Corcoran Thorn and John A. McIhenny.
Commodore Heap was born in
was the son of Maj. David Porter
Heap, whb was United States consul
general at Tunis. When the civil
war broke out the latter returned to
this country and served on the per-
sonnet staff of Admiral Porter during
the Mississippi campaign.
Commodore Heaps wife was Miss
Violet Beal, daughter of Gen. Beal
1 of Washington and the great-grand-
daughter of Commodore Truxton.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
John Spottswood Garland, wife of
Spottswood Garland, chief engineer
of the Washington water department,
and Mrs. Albert Gleaves, wife Of Ad-
miral Gleaves Of the United States
Navy, and his wife, Mrs. Samuel
Lawrence Heap.
On Early Ironclads.
On April /, 1861, Commodore Heap
of the Navy from the District Of Co
lumbia and was put under instruction
in the bureau of provisions and
clothing. His first cruise was on the
monitor Miantonomoh. in September.
1882. In December, 1883, he was on
In November. 1886, he was detailed
| to the cruiser Alert and in March,
1890, to the Dispatch. in the Wash
ington navy yard. He was trans
ington navy yard, in March, 1892. He
became recorder of the naval exam
lining board in this city in 1898.
In September, 1894, he was trans
ferred to duty at the Naval Hospital,
Yokohama, japan. Beginning in July.
1897. he served on the gunboat Ben
nington, in the Asiatic fleet.
He was promoted to the rank Of
paymaster on February 5. 1898, and
In March of the same year he was
, sent to the cruiser Raleigh on an
Aslatic mission and was later on this
ship with Admiral Dewey's fleet in
the battle Of Manila bay. In May,
1899, he was ordered home, where he
settled accounts.
He embarked again, this time on
the Brooklyn. in September. 1899. and
r,p1
was transferred to the Baltimore, and
in April OF the next year, 1900, he was
transferred to the Oregon.
In october, 1901, he was transferred
to the navy yard at Washington as
paymaster and as a member of the
naval examining board. In March,
1904. he was assigned to duty on the
Brooklyn as paymaster of the North
Atlantic squadron. He went TO Gil
bralter on the Atlantic and joined
tied Paris in June, 1906.
He was again on duty in the Wash
ington navy yard In August, 1906, as
pay officer. In June, 1910, he was
transferred to Baltimore as purchas-
ing pay officer. and in October Of the
| same year he returned to Washington
and. established an allotment office
In 1914 Commodore Heap was trans
ferred from the allotment office and
ordered to the bureau of supplies and
accounts. in charge of Navy disburs-
ing accounts.
The next year, January. 1915, he
was sent to the navy yard at Phila-
delphia, as pay officer of the yard
and Of the Naval Home, located there
He was transferred to duty at the
Naval Academy Annapolis, in 1919
December 8, 1920. on account Of his
age, he was transferred to the re-
tired list as pay director, with the
rank of commodore. but continued
service at the Academy until June
80. 1921.
In June. 1921, he was retired from
all active duty and underwent treat
ment at the Naval Hospital in this
city in November