Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-05

anticipate only evil for them if be should die.
But soon be became calm and then his forti-
tude began to show itself, as il continued TO do
shrougn the whole succeeding ordeal
Doctor, said he, with collected air and
sesdy tone = there NO chance Of setting my
There u NOT, I an sorry to say, Mr.. Young,
was the surgeons answer.
Then, let me look at them he said, and,
suRPorsed py one OF his friends, be raised him.
gsxed steadily at his mangled limbs, and then,
without word, lay back on his pillow
sRAvERr UNDER THE SURGEONS KNIFE.
while the surgeon was preparing for the
smputation Mr.. Young was entirely composed.
When he was laid upon the table for the opera
ton he said: Doctor. You had, probably, better
have some one to hold me, for you know the
pain inflicted by such an operation (Anesthe-
tics were then unknown). But the surgeon had
more faith IN his fortitude than Mr.. Young
himself had, and no one was required to hold
him In q short time both legs we're ampu-
| tated below the knees During the whole OBJ
| GRAFTON not an exclamation Of any kind escaped
the sufferers lips, not even q sigh. and when
| the last bandage had been applied and he was
removed from the table he turned with smile
on his face to the surgeon. and said We'll, doc
tor, my dancing days are over; you have made
| sheer hulk OF me-
Mr.. Young was sent ashore at Hay ana to
oonid ~ ina S =. o1.es IN any vessel that
| among the officers lost on the Hornet, but lived
until 1875, when he died commodore on the
retired list"
sank The nam. nf w.i lie mornet ~nen sne
fam;lv 90. n.;n.oa "nehns'o.,
T.n,E w PS nrons; II was Puonsneo
Laub
Whom Judge Drake left the navy he resided
IN missouri from which state he came to the
$500 $3.50: sca'o III ioo' WINE Ia the
yorn~ .As .n VIEW iorK, ne saw commodore
vss st.t;on ea DfooA'yn ha'y'yaro' where ne
Jrdas TEL
tica ~ th. SnMus 80 Cf9:y oee"ine eniel JUS
of that cor.t "a ~" o"l.s On 'ne oissnlzauon
400 "~' fe'noo SoIne 10" years
AL hthoIS VI AoI<.
Inc recent death OF Sir Provo Wallis at the
advanced age Of l0l removes the sole survivor
of the naval heroes of the war of 1872. Admiral
Wallis wss the sen;o- .d,n;r,1, -, AZ. 49,.
nav and ran,a,nad ~ III .; y, Inv, tne .f
navy until few ysa U , W. ao Sn n's sne
cnrrsd On tha Ietb ~ EoSS, ue"'a, WIZ NI-
lis commanded the Sbannnu =, ,ha s,,ht ,r;th
tba Cb..anaL a.. .,ou ~ .ue Isut WIN
Only . faw - hasn y! Sap.; "5eHce;
Wallis told The storu ' .h ueA.n nuniii a,
the Cbesanaota 81 q; oaP'uie vi
of Iawrence 90 nranh;,.I,s ., anu ,iai
duction Of a part of the narrative must bn ~
interest to the readers of The STAR. The fight
occurred on the LIST of January, 1913, off Boston
:" Tawror ~ap' DiSAe sent 1ormai ehallenge
Nelson" as the veteran coIIad III, $3.50,
his accentancs NV sr;ng . CO. - L;ae =
large flag bearing tha 5ov;ca 81 uEraa To a.
and Sailors Riehts." lawrence was confdent
of winning d,nner VS. rra,,orad 81.
the prisoners and Mental snnnIv
Of handouts were on deck. We mt off Some
six miles with three ensiens living and the
Chesapeake bore down on ns over shs go. IN
gallant style. 1--WE had a splendid onnortnnitv
to rake the Chesapeake while she WAS coming
down on u.s. for Lawrence considered only ho %
he could soonest come to close ouarters dis.
daining all maneuyering. hut Cant Broke called
out, Don't FIRE whilst the Gallant fsIIow !.
head on, but wait until his broadside i. fnil on
80 he can have an even chance And az we
waited in grim silence The ann was set,inf.
and the Chesapeake was IN the westward Of ne
As her sails threw Their 1ona sh.Snn, 60 u. U.s.
and finally passed over ma While xe were in en-
shirt sleeves 1t threw chill over the life Llond
of every man, for we knew it was a death pran-
pie Suddenly tbev cbeerad ond 81 Ne E -" ~
piled simultaneonslv with onr abnt re-
broadsides only were delivered and eleven min.
utes saw the end of the fight. The two yss.oIs
became entangled. Broke shonted for ali who
could follow him. and when the sbins sena rated
he signaled that he was in possession.
,.wpr,o,,s
-, DAAh
Every oilcer Oh Tue chesapeake down to the
ohclatlng chaplain was slain or desperately
wounded; the courageous Lawrence. shot
through the bodx died four dave af.arn,-a; -
his cabin, Rroke vas dsnaernns,', 'u .n "aru in
and Watts. our frstiemtaSsnt nss T S;IIaS ~,
a bullet from the fora ton T. ,hns na a y!
pass at the 40. of twentv'two 49,. oo rane "
IF tho sbannor n,,t ~ -; NE Eo.niaha
in charge ~ ths pr-o I11oai tnf. a.Aner,
m tbs yr;st. ~ piaeeu .iielt own letters
Hal;fsx IL w.s sunddp n,Sas anu sc. san lor
and evervboS~ - in ohnrnh VIC W Sr.ivea 'nere
cealed NV n foo tiii cInsa ~ w "ele con on
Yards ~ 10Th .bsirs 80 uso W tne naIpori the
;sh fac Aoatsd nrouSIr na a, ,to anu lhe bri.-
sion. The rupnr ~ orv .mG i ieiioan en-
H. v,iSS,o I'ha y, Dui soiiins nau' spread
cierovman .nd rrehaa so uoneu 'neir
onaHs foliowaI in nnict 80 n 40 .ne
Sovs IN tha;r - IS s,an U! .ne cholr
nsn b;,nsoit 80 a.; az -. W .le ciersy
himself of bis .nrn,ice e''A ""i' W oi'eS'
A' ..Tn rs W. n,o s "n pnoe
was the torn. fpnr.onn fr;..ta pns our PriIe
thew heard II Was the CbesanaaI a.. ~. Lsu
commander Lawrence was dead not a hr,,,