The evening times., 1898-10-21
4 TROPHY FROM MANILA
Baltimore Gets a Gun From
the Spanish Fleet.
CAPTAIN DYER'S PRESENT
\ NOrdenfeldt Six-Pounder which
Was Mounted ON the Bow of Adj
mfrai MOntejo's FiaEship, Reina
Christina, Arrives ia America.
VIII BE Unveiled Tomorrow.

Baltimore, Oct. 21.-The Manila gun, the
gift of Capt. n. NJ. Dyer of the cruiser
Baltimore, has reached this city and is
now on the platform of the President
Street depot of the Philadelphia, VIII
mington and Baltimore Railroad. 1t will
be nnveiled before the City Hail. on Ho!-
liday Street, on Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
1t was brought over from Philadelphia
yesterday morning in an ordinary freight
car, after having been landed from the
British steamship De!carnie. Capt. E. P.
Jones, which brought it from Manila 1t
came in four pieces-the gun proper, it's
carriage or tripod, the shield for the gum
ners and the breech blocks. The gun
proper weighs $50 pounds. the four
pieces weigh 2,6S5 pounds The gun is Il
six-pounder NordenfeIdt OF the latest pat
tern. 1t was the bow gun on the Reina
Cristina. the flagship of the Spanish Ash
attic squadron. which Rear Admiral Dew
ey defeated and sunk in the bay of Ma
Mia, Philippine Islands, on May l.
Mr.. John d. GIuck. a custom house
broker of New York and Philadelphia,
superintended the removal of the gun
from Philadelphia TO Baltimore and came
to this city with it. Mr.. Gluck belongs
to "A Baltimore family. His grandfather
was the late John H. Duvall, of Balti-
more. formerly well known here. AS soon
as possible Mr. Giuck notified the citi-
zens' committee OF his arrival and of the
presence of the gun, and meeting was
held yesterday afternoon to make ar
rangementS for its removal from the sta
tion TO the City Hall and its unveiling.
Mr. Gluck attended the meeting by invi-
tation and was elected an honorary MEM
Der of it. He will remain in Baltimore
until Saturday night
Acting Mayor Eccles presided at the
meeting, with Mr.. George r. Gather, jr.,
as secretary. 1t was decided to have the
gun, properly mounted on exhibition be-
fore the main entrance of the City Hall
on Saturday at p. m. There will be in
vited to attend the ceremony of the un-
yelling and official acceptance of Capt.
Dyer'S present the mayor and city coun-
ell, all army and navy officers who may
be in Baltimore, and Government, State
and city officials. The public will be CIV
en- an opportunity to inspect the gun. and
will have an opportunity to witness the
ceremony of acceptance from surround
ing points. Capt. Dyer's letter presenting
the gun to the city will be read by a
baby Mr.. Gluck, and Mayor Malster. who
cept on the part of the city
The gun will be hauled from the depot
to the City Hall by J. II. Peddicord &
Son, who have offered 10 do the work
free of charge, and will be mounted
stripped of its wrappings and cleaned BY
machinists from the Columbian Iron
Works, who are familiar with gun con-
struction.
Saturday night the committee will
give a banquet, at which the guests OF
honor will be Mr.. Gluck and Capt E. f.
Jones, of the Delcarnie. This is In rec
ognition of their interest and work in
assisting the city to obtain the gun. Mr..
Gluck went TO much trouble to get tie
gun enterSd free and to superintend its
removal from the ship to the RAILROAD
for shipment TO Baltimore. In making
this transfer the gun was carried for
about one-quarter OF mile
Capt Jones. according to Mr.. Gluck,
tells an interesting story of the gun.
Capt Jones witnessed the battle of Ma
Mia from the rigging if his ship. being
about two miles from the combat ants.
He saw the shot a one-pounder, which
pierced the shield Of the gun and put il
out of commission. 1t killed or wounde
every man in charge of the gun. Capt.
Jones Is enthusiastic over the way At-
miraI Dewey maneuvered his fleet, ard
says he never saw anything so peril CT,
being as fine as though the vessels
were on dress parade. The manas smsnt
of the ships caused the admiration OF
every merchant captain i'll Manila by.
Capt Jones brought a number OF me-
mentoes of the engagement, which Re
has presented to the Philadelphia Mu-
scum He also brought an unmeunted
gun from Consul Wi.dman to the city
of Rochester. N V He has In his cre "
on the Deicarnie four Fflipinos- Capt.
Jones is an Englishman, and most pro-
nounced in his advocacy of an Ang.o-
American alliance.
The committee in charge of Saturday
celebration consists of eX-Mayor LatrObe
Cen Felix Agnus and Mr.. Wesley NJ.
Oler.
After the celebration the gun will be
placed in the rotunda of the City Hall
until a proper mounting can be construct
ed for il. The citizens committee has
decided to place it finally in the center OF
the CITY Hall plaza. Whether this will be
the final resting place for the gun Is a
question in doubt. as under the new char
ter the art commission, 1t Is SAID, Is
clothed with absolute authority lo uettr'
mine where the gun shall finally be To-
Gated In finally selecting the site the
citizens committee. therefore, exceeded
it's authority. as it must first meet the
approval of the art commission.
The charter provides: mo statue. orna-
mental fountain arch or gateway. monu-
ment, or memorial of any kind shall be
erected. nor any change made in those
already erected unless the de-
sign and site, or proposed change for the
same. shall have been submitted to the
commission and approved by a majority
thereof, and its report shall have beer
made to the city council
On the Dale, the home of the Maryland
Naval Militia. is a Spanish gun which was
captured from the Spaniards on the Island
of Cuba bv the Maryland boys on the
auxiliary cruiser Dixie. The boys desire
to present the gun to Baltimore. but the
interest in the Manila gun has overshad-
owed everything else and no attention has
been paid TO the Cuban gun. 1t is proba-
BILE that at the next meeting of the coun-
Gil a resolution will be introduced to ac-
cept the gun with thanks. and it, too
will be properly mounted and kent by