The herald., 1898-03-13

walton may be the first law of nature, but
self-sacrifice is the first law Of naval duty.
and Lieutenant Jenkins obeyed to the
death the impulse that led him to the post
of duty when the wounded Maine staggered
under the first blow of the unseen foe.
Columbia may well weep for the loss OF
such men of iron as brave Jenkins, whom
the terror of death under the awful con-
ditions that prevailed below decks on the
night of the Names destruction, could not
turn from, the duty path that led to the
gun by which alone. In the startled mind OF
the naval hero, the power that had dealt
the blow, could be reckoned with.
Neither need the heroes Of the terrible
night be sought for among the fighting
force of the battleship alone. There are
heroes of peace, as well as Of war, and Il
any honors are bestowed upon those whose
brave deeds cast gleam OF light across
the gloom of the disaster surely Chaplain
John p. Chadwick will come in for share.
Like the other heroes named, the chaplain
was true to his duty in the hour Of death.
He knelt with the dying on the torn and
shaking deck of the sinking warrior of the
sea. and cheered the last moments of some
with words of hope that when the soul left
the broken bodies the sailors would reach
harbor. He was everywhere. was this
hero of the church. None considered his
own feelings less. AS long as wounded
man needed help. Chaplain Chadwick was
there to minister to his wants.
When a: last he was taken ashore with
the rest of the survivors 1t was to continue
his ceaseless efforts to tighten the burden
of the wounded, and render help wherever
help was most needed. No rest would this
brave and devoted chaplain take until tired
nature rebelled. and he was forced to relax
his efforts to minister to the wants Of
others and take little sleep. 1t was a
very little. for as the sad story from Ha-
vana has been told from day to day. the
chaplain's name has been continually men,
toned. He has been in the hospital by
the side of the wounded. He has been
aiding the harassed officers with his ad-
vice and assistance. He has been here,
there and everywhere, and always with a
modest air of doing nothing. He would
have insisted upon keeping from the dis
patches all mention of himself, but the cor
respondents forced recognition by their
praise of the brave chaplain.
Chaplain Chadwick Is native New
Yorker. having been born in this city
thirty-four years ago. His mother still
resides there. He was educated for the
priesthood after being graduated from
Manhattan college in 1883. He was or
dained a priest on December nth, 1887, and
his first assignment was as assistant to the
Rev. Charles Fl. Cotton, of ST. Stephens
church, East Twenty-eighth street. Here
he remained until he entered the navy,
March 25. 1895. He is a stalwart man, five
feet six inches In height, and weighing 160
pounds.
Lieutenant, chaplain, marine form a trio
of heroes in the Names story that may
well make Americans feel proud of the
service in which the deeds of such men have
been performed. And yet they were not
the only ones. Captain Sigsbees GOODNESS
and the bravery of his officers should not
be lightly passed over. They are entitled
to all praise and rank with the three whose
courage has been given most prominence.