The morning call., 1893-10-15
sends dispatch to the Secretary of the
Navy which tells his story. 1t reads:

sends dispatch to the Secretary of the
Navy which tells his story. 1t reads
AFRICA Peru.
To the Secretary Of the NaVy-DEAR SIR:
Met the Chilean battleship Balmaceda. She
tried TO blow US up. We rammed ner ana she
TOOK her last plunge. Here for repairs. fuil
particulars forwarded
WILMER THOMPSON, Q. S. N.
Maurice Kelley, age IA. of Alcatraz
Island, relates how the Adams and Mohl-
can were captured by II. M. S. Majestic.
He then causes this battleship to surren-
Vincent M. Dewitt. age IA. of 1909 How
ard street, city, captures FL. M. S. Blake
Robert Blanchard Chessman. age II, OF
II Wool street, tells of war with France
over the Hawaiian question and captures
the "Amiral Duperre."
James II. Kitchens, age is, OF 15401s
Seventh street, Alameda, in consort with
the Boston, meets the British warshlps In
flexible and Jumna. defeating them.
Boyd l.. Moore of 391 South Second
street, San Jose, compels the Chilean ltata
to haul Gown her lone star flag.
John n. Masklin Jr., aged IA years, 729
Grove street. San Francisco. in an imagin-
airy war with our hereditary foe. meets
II. B. NJ. S. Black Prince and engages her
In battle. The Euglishman sends off
boats crew, who cast bomb under Tho
Oregon's keel and escape. So does the
Oregon. but loses fifteen men. The Ameri-
can gave chase and bringing her heavy
guns to bear soon disabled the enemy's
rigging. Then, keeping the Black Prince
engaged in firing, lieutenant and boats
crew put out and under cover of the smoke
fastened the Oregon's anchor to that of the
Englishman. Captain Macklin says: "Of
course 1t was a risky thing to do, but l
knew that IN the hand-to-hand fight that
was sure to follow my men could easily
hold their own" Apparently his conf
dence in his men was well founded. The
Black Prince was finally captured and
brought by the victors into New York
harbOr.
Bruno Henning. aged 1s, 16o41a Steven
son street, city. has war declared between
the United States and Spain, and takes the
Oregon to cruise In the vicinity OF the
Spanish West Indies to check the ravages
OF Spanish rover who was capturing
American merchant vessels. He fell in
with the Spaniard, and after an inter-
change of broadsides captured her.
Jewel Alexander, aged 13, of Watson
vile, Santa Cruz County. meets Chilean
cruiser ana fires at her until she is mass
of flame and compelled to surrender.
Alfred j. Ayhens. aged 10, OF Sixteenth
avenue. fights and defeats 81. Nj. S.
| Guerrero.
William Martin. aged 15. of 1921 Tenth
street. city, became commander of the
OregOn after her captain died of Panama
fever. Then he sailed south, and captured
the Chilean cruiser, Vadivia, which had
insulted Old Glory.
Eddie Morrissey, aged Is. of 247 Clara
street, sent in the first story in this con-
| test. He defeated H. NJ. S. Queen Anne.
Cass B. Downing, aged g. of 24211a Cali
f0rnia street, city, tells how the Oregon,
Monterey and Charleston defeated Fl. NJ.
>. Blake. Camperdown and Shenandoah.
Joseph Browder, age 10, of 1925 Fair
Oaks street. city, tells of war with China,
sails for the Orient, and meets and cap
lures an armed junk.
William Roleston, age II. of Santa Cruz,
fails to tell whom he was fighting with, but
he wins all the same.
John Ward, age II, of Lorin, Alameda
County, sinks the Camperdown.
John Dumout. age 13. of 1882 Army
street, city, defeats an unknown British
ship.
William Lennefelt. age II. of 5461s Sixth
street, defeats the Chilean Esmeralda.
A. Gasque, age 10, of 1926 Sutter street,
DESTROYS the French warship Achile.
Edward T.. Roberts, aged Is years, Oak-
land, CAL, is another lad who imagines
war between the United States aud Great
Britain, growing out of the Hawaiian sit
uation. He tells, in a terse and realistic
way. how, in command of the Oregon. he
sailed out OF Acapulco one morning, and
several hours later encountered the British
man-of-war Benheim. and by using the
ram succeeded in sinking her.
darolu Cruzan. aged 10 years, Santa
Cruz, one OF the youngest of the contest
ants. sends 10 a capital story of battle
between the Oregon and the British ships
barcly and Queen Ann. The quarrel, as
10 ID, the foregoing instance, is over hawaii.
Inc oregon engages both vessels at once,
SINKING the Barely by means of a torpedo,
aud ramming the Queen Ann so forcbly
tnat ''she turned upside down and went to
the bottom" wnereupon the young chroni-
eler states ''the victory was now wop.'
Ihe story is a very creditable one, and
Harold may yet make a war correspondent
Tor some great newspaper.
Paul B. Norton of Wrights Station
relates In the year 1920 how he DESTROYED
The Hood. and says that the advent NJ
living ships caused him to resign frnm
the navy. oii
Robert Aspden of 115h Perry stree,
makes report to tho Secretary of the
Navy, telling how he captured Fl. M
Dreadnau3ht and chased away the Cos.
samer. o ooS-
:, Thomas s. Robinson. age 16. Of Santa
Clara, draws II. NJ S. battie-ships ans'
tralia and Nile into the harbor of San
FRANCISCO. During the night attach he
nas the oregon slip away and the Rritieb'
ers hammer one another. each believino
it mas attacked the enemy. 0'i's