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Died. Rear Admiral John Crittenden Watson, U. S. N., 81, retired. He served under Admirals Farragut and Dewey, was representative of the Navy at the coronation of King Edward VII of England. He was often called "the man that lashed Farragut to the rigging," because, during the battle of Mobile Bay, he thus safeguarded his commander, who insisted upon remaining in the rigging for a view of the battle...
...wreck of seven destroyers (TIME, Sept. 17) on Point Arguello, 75 miles from Santa Barbara, did little to cast light on the question of why the accident befell. The mystery was added to when (six days after the event) news reached the Navy Department that two other destroyers, the Farragut and Somers, had struck the rocks in the accident but escaped being driven ashore...
...Admiral Sigsbee had many other titles to distinction. After his graduation from Annapolis in 1863, he fought with Damn-the-Torpedoes Farragut at Mobile Bay. The next year he engaged in the storming of Fort Fisher. Following the Civil War, at only 23, he was made a Lieutenant Commander, and in the years prior to 1898 took part in many activities?served with the Asiatic Squadron, taught at Annapolis, invented instruments for deep sea sounding, drew cartoons for the Daily Graphic of New York. At one time, in command of the Blake, he made a considerable stir. The vessel...
...Keep Your Powder Dry." The 416 members of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis were presented with Bibles last week by the American Seaman's Friend Society. This is the 50th presentation of the kind which the society has made to the future Admirals. Possibly Farragut got his " Damn the torpedoes! Go ahead ! " from this source...
June 20. The class will spend the day and night at the Farragut House, Rye Beach, N. H. There will be swimming and other sports, and the class dinner will be held at the Farragut House in the evening, following which there will be a vaudeville show given by members of the class...