The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-20

mails or assisted in delivering papers: Aft
er delivering his papers in the morning II
was his custom TO sleep until schoo. t iIla
when he took up his studies, always taxing
nigh rank In the afternoon he carried
route for the News. This he did TO help meet
the family expenses. Most boys would have
fought the battle to victory.
Admiral Brown heard something OF the
young man and sent him invitation TO
call at his house. He was so pleased with
Steinhagen's manly appearance that he TOOK
an interest in him, giving him not only the
advice of long experience, but becoming MS
champion. If he had gone to Annapolis and
failed to pass the physical examination ne
would have been put to the expense or the
sisted him in having a thorough examina-
ton by a physician who declared him NJ
for the navy. That the you g man might
be sure of passing the intellectual part OF
the examination, the admiral advised him 10
spend month in preparatory school at
Annapolis. Young Steinhagen intimated to
the admiral that 1t would be very difficult
for him to raise the money required to pay
a months expenses as advised. Admiral
Brown then told the young man that every
cadet was required to deposit 800 before
entering the academy to pay Tor his outnt,
so that in the event he would not stand up
under the rigorous course of study nothing
would be lost to the government. The young
man was greatly discouraged by this In
formation. I'D as well give it up now, he
said, with evident sorrow Il cannot raise
$500 by any means that / know OF. 1t is
the ambition of my life to go TO the Naval
Academy, but fear it cannot be-. Admiral
Brown told him that if he were in earnest
he was sure that the money could be raised.
Il do not want people TO contribute for me
as if / were an object of charity, but If
any one will let me have the money, and
let me repay him as / can, l would most
gratefully accept" was the reply OF the
self-respecting young man.
That evening Admiral Brown mentioned
the matter to friends in the Columbia CluD
There was so quick q response that the ad-
miral proceeded at once to make arrange
mentS to so raise the money that 1t c0ulu
be repaid. Among others whom the ad-
miral consulted the next day was John r.
Frenzel, who volunteered TO subscribe the
$40 limit for each individual and to hold the
obligation of the young man and pay Off the
subscribers as he should make payments.
In an hour prominent citizens, some or
whom knew young Steinhagen, contributed
the $500 required, and the affair was closed.
Twice as much money could easily have been
raised, so delighted were citizens with the
story Of the pluck and ability of the young
man.
The candidate went to Annapolis with let
ters from the admiral, took the special pre-
excellent examination and began his studies
with the term. The first month he stood
sixth in q class of ninety-eight, but the re-
port for December showed that he had adj
vanced to the second place in the class and
was only small fraction behind the man
at the head of the class, who is his room
mate and an Indianian-Alfred Howe, son
of Captain Howe, of the army, who lives
in the southern part of the State.
THAT young man." said Admiral Brown
yesterday. when asked about the matter,
has the real stuff in him. He has brains,
perseverance and integrity, for which there
IS no better field than the new navy. When
| was cadet we studied navigation and
scientific mechanic and engineer and an all
round highly educated man."