Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-08-12
THE TEXAS
NOT A HOODOO,

Incidents of Her Voyage Fro
: New York to Santiago and
p of the Battle With
s Admiral Cervera's
V Squadron.
The Church Of the Stranger
IN West Fifty seventh street, wa
hlied to discomfort last nigh
I with a congregation attracte
from all parts of the city to hea
Chaplain Harry w. Jones, of th
battleship Texas, tell from tn,
standpoing of an eve witness O
the great naval encounter O
July sd Oft Santiago de CUBE
when Admiral Cervera's fee
was destroyed. Apart from his
description of the great sea
tight. Chaplain Jones depicted
what he termed the duties of a
Chaplain on board a United
States battleship. He said:
"ln the navy we have to live
with Our congregation we
have to eat with them. They
have no use for a man either
In the army or navy who is not
soldier, and if he is not one
he had better get out. A man in
the army or navy has an awful
life to lead. but | have never vet
found hypocritc in a blue
jacket.
"lmmediately after my as
signment to the Texas, in Octo
Der, letters of sympathy began
pouring in on me from friends
who thought the battleship
Texas was hoodoo and would
surely sink. So she was a hoo
duo, for she hoodooed the Span>
ish fleet.
"Ou our first trip to Calves
Ton, where the people had read
so much in the papers about the
Texas, learned that certain
Congressman in Texas contem>
plated requesting Congress to
change the name OF the vessel
on the ground that she was a
disgrace to his State. Crowds
of people clam bored aboard to
inspect the ship, but it was de-
cided after inspection that she
wonld make a good showing in
battle.
ION May 18th last we left Old
Point Comfort under sealed
orders, aud at Charleston found
a lighthouse tender awaiting rs
with orders to proceed to Key
West, Here Captain Philip wig
wagged Admiral Sampson for
information, and the Admiral
wig-wagged back. You are
going to Cienfuegos to bag the
Spaniards. and may good luck
go with you On reaching
Cienfuegcs We were ordered to
Santiago. There we found the
St. Louis, Yale, Minneapolis and
another ship, all with fighting
colors displayed. The command
'er of the Yale reported that the
Spanish feet was inside, but
that he could not get at it. The
Colon and Maria Teresa were at
the harbor's mouth, and looked
as if they could give us good
fight.
"In order to locate them all
the better and draw the enemy's
fire, Commodore Schley went
within eight miles of the shore.
On subsequent occasion the
Massachusetts,, undar the pro-
lection of the Texas guns, went
within eight hundred yards of
the enemy's line. Captain Philip
who is one of the most Gcd-
fearing men l ever knew, sent
for me and asked me to pray
that Gods protection might rest
upon US during the dangerous
hours of the night. That's the
kind of a man he is. Prayer is
nightly on the New York ever
since Captain Philip instituted
the service when he was in COM
mand."
Chaplain Jones next told of
the happenings in Guantanamo
Bay, where the Texes went to
coal, and of his hearing Mauser
bullets whistling round his
head while reading the burial
service over four dead marines.
In speaking of the insurgents
Chaplain Jones said: "Braver,
more heroic, and more Jealous
soldiers l have never met in all
my life"
"On the morning of July sd.
the day on which l was injured
by the bursting of a shell, we
saw Cervera's fleet coming ou:
I threw my hat in the air, and.
rushing down to the gunners
cried: Remember the Maine
and free Cuba! We are going tc
win, boys, though Captain
Philip says The man who fire: