| Show l REAR RE R ADMIRAL ADMI Al 1 WILDES DEAD I End Came Almost Within Reach of Home HomeI I ATTACK A ACK OF HEART ART DISEASE t J DECEASED DE AED OFFICES HAD A DIS DISTINGUISHED DI CAREER R San Francisco Fr Feb Teb eb 7 Rear Bear Ad Admiral miral Frank Frnk Wildes Wide of the United States navy nav died suddenly on board bard the te steamer China yesterday morning He was wa on his hs way home from China ChIna on sick leave when death overtook him Admiral Wilde Wildes had charge of the te fleet fet in Manila Mania and about the Philip Philippines Phippie Philippines pines pie He has lias been on the station staton since June 1902 From the he first fr the trying climate seemed to be too much for the officer Under the strain of ofte the te continued heat and ad excessive hu humidity he constantly constanty lost strength un until until til tI finally the te naval board bad of survey stepped in and the admiral admIrl was wa con condemned condemned condemned as a physically unable to do his duty dut and ad was ordered ord le home borne to re recuperate recuperate recuperate It I was wa reported that tat upon Admiral Wildes arrival in i this country If the sea voyage had brought his Is health back he was to be placed In charge of the te Bremerton navy nav yard But the Invigorating sea se air did not work the cure hoped for From Prom the time Admiral Wildes boarded the China at he seemed to get lower lowe and lower In Honolulu he was w unable to t leave leave his bis berth He finally died cued die Feb F b 6 at 1030 a a m The body was w embalmed and brought into port Admiral Wildes was a about 55 years yeas old and had spent stent sent his h life in the navy nav He had hd held many manY important Imp assign assignments monte ments ment Wilder Wildes was wa appointed from Massachusetts Boston and his hs family lives in n Admiral Wildes was accompanied on the steamer ste mery by Lieutenant Andrews Commander Barry Bar and ad Captain Captin West Westor of ot the navy nav On the voyage the ad admiral admiral miral mimi had told his fellow officers that he be soon son expected death and a day or two tw before the te end came he be arranged with w t Lieutenant Andrews to take charge chae of all 01 hIs bis effects and care for his remains remains He had been a sufferer from heart disease for to a long time and he felt an attack corning coming on He Hewa was wa dressing on Friday morning moring when he was suddenly seized seIze and he be died within five minutes The news of the admirals admIrals death was conveyed ed to the warships in the har bar harbor I bor jor soon after the arrival of the China in n port and as the steamer went up the he bay to her wharf she passed close to the te anchored armed ships and each of them had its it flag fag at |
