Year: 1865

Obituary.


LIEUTENANT EDWIN ). DE HAVEN, UNITED STATES


NAVY.


Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven Of the navy, died in
Philadelphia on Monday last His will not soon
be forgotten in connection with the Grnne expedition
to the Arctic regions search Of Sir John Franklin the
English explorer He commanded that expedition, and
succeeded penetrating further into the icy barriers Of
the North than any navigator had reached up to that
time His report of the exploration Of great value
to the scientific world and always possessed charm for
the general reader Lieutenant De Haven was native
of Pennsylvania and entered tho service midshp-
man October 1922 at the carly age Of ten In 1881 he
was attached the sloop Natchez in the West Indies
After the completion of his first cruise he leave
of absence for me and was then ordered TO the
schooner Dolphin Of tho Pacific squadron In 1888 In
1884 nS 4 z sas osR a'anSs af sss OF cfdas ns
he for time doing duty on the receiving ship In New
York, having passed his examination, and warranted
passed midshipman July ., 1885. In 1885 he was on


In 1888 be was ordered to the sioop-ofwar Falmouth
In tho Pacific Ocean, In which vessh he served until
lS4O when he detached and ordered to join Wilkes
exploring expedition the Antarctic regions He was
promoted to lieutenancy September 8, 1s41, while
attached to the sloop owar Peacock He was on board
OF her when she lost and avoraby noticed for
galantry and skill displayed On that occasion In lSa3
he attached to the brig Truxton. In the Medter
ranean special He returned home In 1874 and
was waiting orders until 1916, when he was ordered
TO the brig somcrs of the Home squadron From the
Somers he ordrcd In 1847 TO the soop-0fwar Pre-
be fitting for tho Pacific but transferred from
her to the steam frigate mississippi Commander Alex
nnder Slidell Mackenzie in tho Gulf Of Mexico in l84s
During that year he was ordered duty at the Wash
ington yatory and remained there until 1850 In
hs position there nc displayed high scientific ability and
a,ainments, and to- his genius VIC arc indebted
greatly for the charts which the degenerate
Maury gathered laurels from, as no was chief
Of the observatory. The ability he displayed
there and his skill and courage induced the
department to select him the most suitable officer
TO command the Grinnell expedition in search OF
Franklin Although not successful in the main object
sought for the expedition Of great value to science
Lieutenant De Haven having evolved some new and I'M
porant facts concerning the Arctic regions which no gave
to the world in his interesting narrative Of the cruise
On his return, in 1851 he commanded the Coast Survey
schooner Arago surveying the coast south OF Florida
up the Gulf Of Mexico and to the Rio Grande He re-
NAMED on detached service until 1857, when his eye
sight became seriously impaired by what Is known as
bndness-a disease contracted in the Arctic ro-
gonsand he thereafter unable TO perform active
duty He was then placed the retired list, on "wait-
ing orders pay and remained at home until the time
Of bis death


He was q man of genial temperament, kind heart
and agreeable social qualities and was greatly admired
by all who knew him. His monument will be his great
exploring expedition to the Arctic and his name will
forever be connected with the regions Of the
North,