Show DEWEYS AIDE GOES BLIND henr admoral ad till ral Denja inin jeffor Ll lamberton imberton who served as chief of staff to dowey dewey at tile battle of manila day has haa gone blind tho rho trouble started within a fow few months of the great grant light and the physician phy attributes tile the origin 0 of tile tho tu li L i the strain of that trying occasion his 1119 sight la h now irrecoverably gone but surrounded by tits hla family fa nilly lie ho la Is rounding out ills his days daya tit in tits hla pretty washington boalo and interesting himself tit in church work keeping up tit ills hla cheerful attitude toward the world beloved by everybody anti and except for tits hla one in perfect health arid and in ill possession of all ills faculties facilities admiral Lum lamberton berton held the rank of commander when in tho lie early part pait of 1808 1898 lie ho was wag ordered to take command of the olympia mallov lne ing capt gridley ile ho arrived arrive at hong kong just juat litter after the declaration of hostilities but did not asimae immediate command owing to Grid leyo request that lie ha be permitted to round out his hib career with a fight realizing that lamberton Lain berton too would want it chance at the dons dewey created tho the position of chief of start staff for ills his new flag fing captain arid and in that capacity lamberton Lain berton took part tit in the famous may alay party witnessing the engagement from the bridge of 0 the flagship where lie ho stood with ills his commander throughout the light ila ho commanded tile tho olympia on her long journey homo home arid and at the dewoy dewey celebration ft a at benr nr after the light the navy register honors the tha old lighter fighter with italics and a note which abates that he was advanced for eminent arid and conspicuous conduct in battle during the war with spain ills ilia appointment ua as captain caroo came to him 11 II days after the manila alamilla battle lie ile was made a rear admiral in 1903 |