| Show ADMIRAL SAMPSON DEAD LAST BATTLE WAS FOUGHT WITH INSIDIOUS DISEASE OF THE BRAIN had seen service all branches ot the navy to he was appointed had III for some time rear admiral william sampson retired died at his home in washing ton at 5 clock tuesday afternoon the immediate cause of death was a severe cerebral hemorrhage he had been in a semi conic ous state for several days will am thomas sampson rear ad miral U N retired was born in palmyra N 1 february 9 1840 he was the son of james and hannah walker sampson he was appointed to the navy september bep 24 1857 and graduated at the head of bis class in the united baates naval academy in 1861 in 1899 the degree of LL D was conferred upon him by harvard anovers ty adin ral sampson was twice married the first ti ne in 1863 to margaret bexton aldach the second time in to elizabeth susan bur ling he was promoted to master in 1861 was commiss boned 1 eu tenant in july admiral sampson was executive officer of the ironclad patapsco when it was blown up bythe mine in charles ton harbor he was blown into the water but rescued on july 35 1866 he was appo anted lieutenant comman fler on august 9 1874 commander a captain in march 1889 and nten flent of the haval academy from 1886 to 1890 he has seen service in all branches of the navy was an expert on ordnance and torpedoes and with joseph strauss dev sed and perfected the superimposed turrets introduced into the navy after the declaration of war with spain he commanded the north at lan tic squadron with the rank of act ing rear admiral he was promoted to the rank of commodore in 1898 and rear admiral in in the spanish american war his command numbered vessels the st angest ever organized for hostile purposes this fleet captured many spanish merchant ves sels and blockade runners and final ly defeated the spanish fleet under cervera in september 1898 sampson was ap pointed one of the three commissioners to cuba and resumed command of the north atlantic squadron in december 1898 on october 14 1899 admiral sampson was appointed commandant of the loston advy yard |
