The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-23

"a find him. IL may pc Coo huci'
~. hat the quality called nerve is
- hut there arc many instances
90 10 show how strong man may
~" ono occasion and how womanish
/ h another
:. men to go down with bad
md in the first fight before Santi-
had proved his valor in Indian
81 u,,;sus when he was wearing his
s E .boulier straps. He had been q
,,..s Of many scenes of violence on
I'm. frontier. and he fought well and
E j before Santiago. He has always
on kpowr among officers and men
~ haze sodicred alongside of him
Intrepid. A few years ago, when
2 80, commanding his troop down in
So - Of the Arizona cavalry garrisons,
81 :. &c the soldiers of his outfit shot
;u.elf in fit Of remorse after pro-
8 ,,,,,d spree. The soldier waited
& Ill mess call for dinner. Then he
4, ii. carbinc out of the rack, put
An in it, pulled off his right boot,
ID working the trigger with his toe,
II N, the bullet crashing into his head.
,;n, almost instantly. The com
D,uier Of the troop. the officer of
4 5,oxe, courage. was on hand in few
Eboucnt,. lie passed through the
4s|,oHd of troopers, and took one look
The dead man. Then he put his
g .pd to his head, reeled dizzily and,
dead faint, fell into the arms of
s5oupe Of soldiers. He was uncon-
alticus fer fully ten minutes, and it
IS Ia, the sight of the blood that did it.
{ 3here had been no comradeship be-
s ss9zeen the officer and the dead soldier,
ju,h as often spring up between en-
listed men and officers who spend
|sIbany years together in the same out
81, Or post, for the suicide had been
;a.enty transferred to the troop. 1t
5.s pure case Of willing at the sight
81 blood on the part of the officer, al
s9housh he had been used to violent
ksnes since his earliest manhood, and
"a. could afford to, and did acknowl-
4gs it freely.
81 Capt Gridley, who died at Hong
1oDg, whisher he was carried very i'll
eIler he had done his share of the
ghting with Dewey in Manila Bay,
$ 3hd similar experience when he was
Il commander He was in some Of the
Ad fighting jobs Of the civil war, and
s,a conspicuously brave and cool
faded man. When he was promoted
4 The rank Of commander his first
SAip had as a member Of her crew a
i.ko -thedust, who was heavy
}inker, but so valuable a man that
Ss9s officers overlooked a good many
~ breaks. A Jack-o' the dust is the
5sfirlker for the paymaster and the
&3ymasters 3 yeoman. He holds the
szae of seaman, and is assigned as
Atk-o -the-dust to dish out the pro-
a'Ons to the mess cooks and to act
general factortum for the pay Office
3oard ship. Gridley had not been in
nnand of the ship for month be-
s=E;z55ie 81 the Jack-o the dust went on q
8! pee and had to be nnt in the brig
co night. Gridley had been ship
=ss.se With the man on and of for
7'nty years, and liked him, and
52Rd to see him in trouble. So,
aen the Jack-o' the dust got sober
81 S}'ngh Gridley had him brought aft
'he cabin instead Of jawing him at
~ % 2ns stick and gave him as clever
'A5 A1fn'to man talk as blue jacket ever
tened t" Then, instead of punish
S. ~ nlm ior his spree, he turned him
PSe. This was on q monthly muster
2'n'ng' The remorseful Jack, on
'rdley kindly talk had press
heavily, got into his mastering
f'ueS and appeared on deck all
3a' ioT muster. When the men
M ME'e dismissed he went below to stand
"a olc OF the paymastcr's store rooms
= NJ the skipper had finished inspect
IS Tie snip. Gridley made very
IS V'Oush inspection Of the ship in
apany with the executive officer,
Tue Inspection was to wind Up
S 70 the officers and store rooms in
alter part of the vessel on the
=! M 90 deck lie walked fe= See.
of the executive officer, and
80 ne reached the last paymastcr' 8
,s room and peered inside he fell
: 'oto the arms Of the executive
ef' utterly unconscious. Tie ex-
ave othcer called out for the eur
= and then looked into the store
y = 20 see what had such an effect
~ the cool-headed Gridley. The