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Show ADMIRAL C0U IS SUMMONED 6f DEATH End Comes Suddenly, Closing Career of Long Service to Country. r NEW ROCH.ELLE, N. Y.,-Doc. 5. Just on the eve of his removal to his new home, whore he had hoped to spend his declining years in quiet, after a lifetime of arduous service in the naw, Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan (retired) (re-tired) died suddenly hero today, aged G-l years. Il'is death was entirely unexpected. Although his health had not been of the best for many months, his condition was not regarded at any time as dangerous. dan-gerous. Early today, however, there came a sudden change for the worse, and. although phj'sciaus -were promptly summoned, ho sank rapidly until death came. , Apoplexy was the causo of Rear Admiral Ad-miral Coghlan 's death. Only a short time before hi3 death he complained of severe pains in the region of tho ; heart, and when a physician reached j the house he had collapsed. Mrs. Coghlan was at his bedside when death occurred, but the admiral 's 5on is in California, Whilo Rear Admiral Coghlan was awaiting the completion or his new home, he, with Mrs. Coghlan, had been li.ving at the home of Charles Chamberlain, Chamber-lain, at Sutton Manor. It was there the admiral was stricken and died. Rear Admiral Coghlan was born at Frankfort. By., and his service in the navy dated from 1S63, -when he graduated gradu-ated from the United States Naval academy at the age of 17 years. From ; that time until his retirement in December, De-cember, 1906, he was almost constantly in the service. Following his participation participa-tion in the battle of Manila bay as commander com-mander of tho cruiser Raleigh, ho was advanced for eminent and conspicuous conduct in that fight. He had in turn been commandant of the Mare Island navy yard. League Island navy yard, Puget Sound Nav-al station, Naval'War college and the New York Navy yard. |