Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20
"a CANVAS COURAGE.
SNy Rrssliian 1nsureent Leader man Of
OF Great bravery.

e OF Great bravery.
III saw "a exhibition OF the per.
sonal bravery OF la Cana which was
alone worth the trip to Rio," sa 8
Lieut. Robert IL Dashieli Of the
United States ship New York.
1T was on the morning of March
ia. when we 1.-THE New York; had
lust returned from our. outside air.
Ing to let the ocean breczes sweep tho
microbes out Of us, and when We
with the San Francisco. Detroit, and
chicago, moved tO the upper Rio
Bay and ancnOred there. We did
this, a. word had been sent around
to us and all the foreign fleets that
the Government would that day BON.
bard Da Gama's fleet, and We moved
to where we would not interrupt a
free scope for the Smelling. As We
moved up We c..uld see that Ia
Gama's fleet was all broken up his
dispatch bOats. torpedo, and imprO.
vised torpedo bOats were scattered
and scurryinR up the harbor fOs safe.
ty under q lively fire from tho land
forts a. they passed. was on dc X
making notes for the 10y VIII saw
a launch shoot out from tn, city and
h nd for the Portuguese man.Of.war
Mendello. The launch, In making
the trip, had to run the gauntlet OF
all the forts. an observing tn inces.
SAINT and particularly hot fire directed
NJ her, began to suspect that she
carried o person Of great importance
In her run for the MeDdellOw. which
lay about tifty yards from Us, { G
launch passed close under our bow
ami ran down our port 81 L.. Just
then q big sh II from one of the hill
batteries passed over our fOrecastle
with u terrible shrek and struck
about thirty feet astern Of the launch,
drenching its inmates with the water
II threw up was used to that
shrek OF q passing shell, because Of
my exper enc AZ the Indian Head
proving grounds, but the effect OF IL
on the nerves I und t. be quite a
di erent thing when 1t Is not nc ON
pan cd by the certainty that you are
free from danger OF being hit but
! observed, even as / was thinking of
that difference, that the man and.
Ing In the stern OF the launch did not
finch as the shell struck, and just
then / recognized him as Da Cana.
whom 1 had known per. onally ut
Washington. 1 called to Capt Philip
that la Cana was In the launch, and
he and all our officers rushed to the
Iail to &C hinl. As we did SO another
shell struck and exl lod d apparently
right under the sternOf the launch.
AZ the shell passed over us admit
that we ducked. It. was instructive,
involuntary, but 10 Is fact that We
ducked and some OF us gave u yell as
tho shell struck, u yell like that you
hear when u home.run hit Is made at
u baseball ground.
when tho shcl ex lodcd the
water IL tossed up compl Gcly hid the
posed she had been struck and sunk.
but In u moment she emerged from
the fountain Of foam, and still stand.
ing impassivc In the stern was Da
Cana. His left arm hu z In u sling,
for he had been wounded q few days
before. lie saw us leaning over tho
side anxiously watching him. and
then he smiled pleasantly. raised his
right arm and waved his hand. or
rat or two u gers Ut his hand, as IL
he were signaling us, oh, that 10 all
right We afterward learned that u
piece Of tho exploding shell had
wounded the other Two fingers of that
hand, or suppose he would have
given US u full hundshake.
IL am certain that II discipline had
allowed II, the cool, sm ling courage
OF the man would have been received
by u cheer from the New York.
HE went IN to the Mendeilo,
whore no had a long talk with her
commander, and then, after trans.
Ierring some refugees u her, returned
to shore In the launch. facing the
shots Of every Ia d battery within
range a. cool and Indifferent Us be.
fore. That was the last time We saw
Ia Cana, for 1t was dark when he
came cut and boarded the P0rtu.
guese.
THAT same morning saw anothe :
plucky little performance, Da Cana
had dispatch boat u lOU.tOn
schOOner-rigged st amer yacht She
had two one. nch NOrdenfeldt ma
chine guns, one mounted I, rward,
one aft. When she steamed away from
the shore tho hill bat ter .es; a. soon
as she was In range, d rected the II a.
Hest K nd Of u fusillade at her. In.
stead OF getting out OF range an last
Is p0sslb she slowed up and an.
swered the shore fro with her two
gums In y very smart fashion, and
directed her fire SO we'll that she
drove the crew away from enc shore
gun. Then she steamed on. but kept
pepperinR away ut the enemy ~ long
a. she was In sight.
''N0thing can truthfully be said
against the personal courage Of the
BrazilianS only hope that when It
comes my turn TO stand DIRE will do
as we'll a. saw them do. That " II
satisfy my pride. New York Sun.
HsvelOck's Discontinue.
Col. Maude tells a new story OF the
famous Gen. HavelOck In his me.
mOries OF the Mutiny."
HavelOck ard Maude, who com.