The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-08
BRAVEST AND TENDEREST.
Humane and Noble Conduct of our
Brave Sailors at the Defeat
of CerverR.

Nothing could speak more impress
siyely of the type of men who are fight
| ing our battles on land and sea than
| the scenes depicted in the defeat of
Admiral Cervera. They furnish an
other confirmation of the saying that
1.-The bravest are the tenderest." The
vanquished Spaniards that day before
Santiago, naked, wounded and dying
| in the wreckage of their burning and
| battered ships, found our men no less
prompt and ready in every gentle
| courtesy and kindly ministry, when
the time and the opportunity came
for such action, than they had been in
giving them battle when that stern
| duty had been theirs.
Nothing more chivalrous is conceiv-
! able than the act of Capt. Evans in re-
fusing to receive the proffered sword
| of Capt. Eulate, of the Vizcaya, when
| that officer stepped on board the Iowa,
wounded and a prisoner. The Span
iard's cup of humiliation was already
| full to overlooking, and Capt. Evans
was rot the man to needlessly add an
! other drop. And so, the account runs.
| 'he waved aside the sword with a
friendly gesture and grasped the hand
| of the Spani&rd and welcomed his
brother officer to the hospitality of the
ship" 1t is not surprising that Capt.
| Eulate, brave man that he is, was deep
| ly touched by this magnanimous ac-
ton. and responded to it by asking to
meet the Iowa's officers, to each of
whom he gave a word of gratitude be-
| fore he was carried below. After
wards Capt. Eulate told Admiral Ger
vera tha%;t was the proudest moment
of his life when the gallant American
! commander allowed him to retain his
| treasured blade.
Another striking scene was enacted
| on the deck of the Iowa when Admiral
| Cervera came on board after being
| rescued in the surf by a boat from the
! Gloucester. The reception given to the
veteran Spanish warrior could hardly
| have been heartier had he been one
| of our victorious leaders instead of a
captive foe. The full marine guard
was paraded, the bugles flourished
salute, and many hands were extended
In cordial greeting.
| The conduct and bearing OF Cervera
| throughout all the sad and trying
| scenes since his downfall have been
| in perfect keeping with his chivalrous
action in sending prompt assurance
to our fleet of the safety of Lieut.. Hob
son and his comrades, after the sink
| ing of the Merrimac. He has borne
| himself like true soldier and an hon
| orable gentleman being apprcciative
| and quickly responsive 20 every act of
kindness on the part of those around
| him. He is said to have been specially
affected by the humanity and zeal dis
played by our surgeons toward his
wounded, and, in token of his appre-
citation, he gave to one of them, DR..
Crandall, his autograph, saying simply
that he had no other souvenir to offer,
having lost "all but his honor"
He showed the same appreciativs
sense when he thanked Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright and Lieut..
Huse, of the Gloucester, for the man.
ner in which they had stood by the
Maria Teresa, whose heated guns made
fearful danger zone, and whose mag
acme threatened to dash the life from
everyone near by. Cervera begged
Lieut.. Huse to shove off from the
flaming vessel, but that officer replied:
Not until we have taken all the
wounded from the decks" 1t is not
strange that Cervera's men were
moved to tears when they were finally
separated from their old commander
| at Portsmouth.
Another solemn and impressive scene
was that on board the Texas just after
the battle. when Capt. Philip called
| upon his officers and men to uncover
Their heads and offer up silent thanks
to the Almighty" who had granted
them the victory. In the same spirit
were his words when he asked his men
to refrain from cheering because, he
| said, men are dying all around u.s."
his was the spirit, too, that animated
all our gallant marines when, after
the fighting ceased and victory had
been achieved. they put forth every
effort to rescue the wounded on the en-
emy's ships and those struggling in the
waves. Others were saved from a cruel
fate at the hands of the Cubans who
lined the shore. The wounded were
taken on board our ships and given
every attention possible. The naked
were clothed and the hungry fed
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