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THBHiogo & Osaka Herald, Japan, January 18, 1868, Front Page "Shipping Intelligence"
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The Hiogo & Osaka Herald. Hiogo [Hyogo], Japan: F. Braga, January 18th, 1868. 4pp, 8.5 x 12 in. First page has "Shipping Intelligence," with separate sections for Merchant Vessels and Men-of-War in port, plus arrivals and departures of vessels.
The second page has a description of the accident that killed Rear Admiral Henry Bell (USN).
Happily it rarely becomes the duty of a journal, to chronicle so sad an event as that which occurred at Osaka on the morning of the 11th instant, we refer to the melancholy death by drowning of Rear Admiral Henry Hayward Bell, his Flag Lieutenant, Lieut. Commander Reed and ten seamen of the USS Hartford.
It appears that at 9 A.M. on the morning of the 11th instant the Admiral accompanied by his Flag Lieut and thirteen seamen, started for Osaka on a visit to the American Minister, and in consequence of the strong gale which had been blowing for some time a heavy surf was beating over the bar of the river, and the boat unfortunately broached to and was capsized by the succeeding sea. Boats were immediately dispatched to the rescue by the various ships in sight but only three men were saved.
Rear Admiral Bell was a native of North Carolina and was born on the 13th of April 1805, he entered the navy in 1823 and distinguished himself in the late Rebellion, he commanded a division under Admiral Farragut on the Mississippi, and for his services was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. His untimely end is deeply lamented by all classes. ...
Half way down the column is the description of the funeral.
The funeral of the late Rear Admiral Bell, Lieutenant Reed and the ten seamen of the United States Ship Hartford, took place on Tuesday morning at 11.30 A.M.
The boats of the English and American men of war assembled alongside the Hartford at 10.30 A.M., and punctually at 11 they put off for the shore where a strong party of American Marines were drawn up in line, and paid a last tribute of respect to the departed, by saluting their remains with presented arms and rolling of drums. The procession then slowly wended its say to the cemetery in the following order. The Marines with reversed arms led the way followed by the band of Her Majesty's Iron Clad Ocean playing the "Death March in Saul," after which came the corpse of the late Rear Admiral, followed by Commodore Goldsborough, the Senior officers of the United States Squadron and the three survivors of the melancholy accident, next came the corpse of the Flag Lieutenant, followed by some Officers and then the bodies of the ten seamen carried two abreast, each coffin being covered by an American Ensign; these were followed by a large body of American and English sailors who marched in fours and abreast of each other, next came the British Consular officers followed by a number of American and English Officers, the rear of the procession being brought up by most of the foreign residents at Hiogo. After the service for the burial of the dead had been read the marines fired three volleys in the air, and during the mournful ceremony on shore the American ships fired minute guns, [text missing] ships in harbour being [missing text] high.
A very touching ceremony took place at sunset when the Hartford (the late Admiral's flag ship) hoisted the Admiral's flag at the mizzen, and after saluting it with thirteen guns struck it never to be raised again.
Many will recognize the Hartford as Admiral Farragut's flag ship at the Battle of Mobile Bay. She had been part of the East India squadron from 1859 until the beginning of the Civil War. She returned to this hemisphere and joined the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, and fought in many engagements with Farragut's fleet including New Orleans and Vicksburg, before Mobile Bay. After the Civil War, she returned to the Asiatic Squadron after a bit of refurbishing. She was decommissioned in 1938, and intended to be part of an exhibit at a naval museum in Washington, DC. But she rotted away and sank before the museum was built.
Rear Admiral Bell was sent to Asia in command of a punitive response to the "Rover Incident" in which American sailors, shipwrecked on a reef just off of Formosa/Taiwan, were then killed by aboriginal Taiwanese (this, in response to the killing of some of their tribal members by foreigners - not necessarily American). By the first of January 1868, the Hartford, Shenandoah and Oneida, along with men-of-war from other countries (especially Britain), likely many of those listed on page one of this report, entered Osaka Bay to pressure Japan to open Hiogo Port.
Condition
Scuffing along central horizontal fold that does impact a few words. Partial separation of the fold, most related to the loss of paper along it. Scattered foxing and water stains.
Item is in fair condition for age with insect damage throughout, reinforced board under seat.
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