Rear-Admiral M, 1, Fedorovich Rear-Admiral M, I. Fedorovich, of the Imperial Russian Navy, died on December 7.
Born in Ekaterinoslay in 1872, son and grandson of Russian admirals, hho began his naval career at the age fourteen, entering the Imperial Naval College, Upon graduation in 1802, he was commissioned. By arrangement, he was allowed to continue his studies' some years later in special technical schools and qualified as an authority on Admnteal Fedorovieh mines and torpedoes. Shortly before the Groat' War, the tool up aviation.
In charge of operations in the northern Black Sea, while com manding the battleship Alexander III he Was responsible for the mine-Jaying which sank the Turkish cruiser Medgidia, whose flag he per~ sonally presented to the Czar. Subsequently Admiral Fedorovi gave battle to the German cruis Goeben, ultimately driving her out of. the Black While defending his vessel against hig revolting crew at the time of the Kerensiy Revolution he was badly wounded, but loyal officers managed to get him ashore and from Sebastopol Admiral Fedorovich escaped Into Siberia, where assisted Admiral Kolchak in organiz~ ing the White Russian troops, as well as naval defence. units on' the Volga' River—similarly those It was while Admiral Fedorovich was on a munitions mission in Japan that Admbral Kolchak was murdered and he retired to civil rife in 1920, His family, who wore evacuated from Sebastopol by a British naval parly joined him in Manchuria. Since 1031, deceased has resided in Decorated with the Saint Anna Cross, Saint Stanislaus Cross, Medal of Alexander IT and the Cross of Saint George, Admiral Fedorovich also was decorated by the Bulgarian Government, Married in 1600, deceased is. survived by his widow and three uughtors, Mrs, X. Kunin, Mrs. C. Hirsh and Miss Tamara Fedorovieh.
In the presence of a large -attendance of mourners. a funeral service was held on December 0. A mass was celebrated at St. Nicholas Military Church at 230° pin, followed
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