Show John D. D Long Former Head of Navy Dead Received Signal Compliment From Roosevelt on Retiring From His Cabinet H TJ INGHAM MASS Au Aug 28 John John D. D Long Lung secretary of or tho lie na navy at the tho time of or the Spanish American h war and former governor O of or Massachusetts died at his home here tonight MI Mr Longs Long's death was generally un un- un- un expected He returned from Crom a trip to Maine two da days s 's ago ago suffering from an Intestinal trouble with which he lie ha had been afflicted tl for tor several years ears lIe He was ordered to rest b by his ph physicians but reports that his isis condition was crItIcal critical crit crIt- ical were sero denied John D. D Long Lons was secretary o of the nav navy during the lie Spanish American war It was he who Is on record as having ha dispatched the famous message of oC April 25 1898 to Commodore G Georgo orge Dewey Dewcy commanding the lie Asiatic squadron squad squad- ron then awaiting orders at Hong Kong Kon Tho The message read War ar has has commenced commenced between Spain and the United States Proceed at once to the Philippine Islands Capture Capture Cap Cap- ture tare or destroy destro the tho Spanish ships Use Ue Use the utmost endeavor It was on the thc sixth day after aCter the tho re rc- rc f A A T A A OI or e c Ui urus u i o u. u na j j re- re u- u ported porte his great Ictor victory In the battle of or Manila ba bay As to tho the message which had thus sent the fleet Into acion ac ac- ac- ac tion ion Secretary Long Lons once said Mj My I name was at the bottom GlorIous Glorious Glor Glor- ious bus I I should rather like to have ha the thc credit of ot It But it was not mine I directed Chief Cro of the bureau of ot navigation to have ha such a dispatch made read ready nearby But nut did cUd not write It IL Wo 1110 prepared It Some subordinate clerk clerkIn In his bureau As for me I should not have hac used the word commenced I r should have ha said The Tho war has begun bo- bo pun gun un Aside from front that it is a n mighty might good message I think we can cnn pardon that word ord The dispatch cam came came In to Tao me I took It to the thc President saying to him Mr Ir President I r think this ou ought ht to go He lie said All 11 right Sign It Mr Ir Long Long- w was s called to hea head the navy department when President McKInley took toole office in March 1897 and also served a year eat in the tho cabinet o of President dent tient Roosevelt elt Rumors of or his nation were frequent during the Samp- Samp I son son-Schley controversy contro when Mr 11 Long Longas I was as of ot unduly favoring Schley but he lie declared he lie would not resign und r fire tIre and retained his position until 1902 when then he was much affected by isy the lie death lentiL of ot his daughter and his 0 oun n iU III health I In accepting isis resignation nation President Roo Roosevelt elt e wrote It It has never been rn my good fortune fortuno to be associated with an any public man mall more single minded In his hla devotion to the tho he public Interest John Davis LOng was born In Maine In 1838 1828 Settled In Boston alter after bin graduation from ruin Harvard Harval-d he lie served four our t terms rJ s in the tile state slate legislature was three terms o of the House was lI go and amit ii In 10 1879 defeated de tlc- ile- ile tented Gen Con Benjamin 1 F. F Butler the Democratic candidate for COI governor by bya y ya a plurality o of He Hc Was as twice tica r elected with lan large c pluralities an and sent I to Congress for three terms |