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Show ADMIRAL fREMOtl i DIESMEILY BOSTON. March 7. Rear Admiral John Charleb. Freoraont, commandant of tho Charlestown navy1 yard, for 3G years active In the service of the United Statos navy, tell dead of heart discaso In his home at the navy yard tonight, n Admiral Fremont had been Indisposed for to days, but 5vas chatting with his wife and two dangh-ter dangh-ter when, death oertook him. v AOrairHl Fremont wan born In San Francisco April Jl9, 1S49, tha son of Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont, "0. S A., "The Pathfinder." He Kraduatcd from the naval academy acad-emy In 1873 and in 1875 was appointed appoint-ed to command of tho United States ' Splnta and assisted In the suppression suppres-sion of the riots In Baltimore in 1S77. During tho Spanish-American war he commanded the torpedo boat Porter Por-ter and at the conclusion of the war was made commander of tho navy yard at Cavlte, Philippine Islands, where he remained until 1902. In 1906-7 he waB naval attache at Paris and St Petersburg and for two years was In command of the battleship battle-ship Mississippi. He was1 appointed commandant of '4he Charleston navy yards January 1, 1910. oo |