Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-06
ON THE solAcE.
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where she was boarded by represen-
| tatiye of The Associated Press. She
left Kew West, Wednesday afternoon
and made the run to New York with
ont incident until Saturday night
when a gale tumbled her about bit
| and made things to some extent un-
! comfortable for the patients, but the
| leverage was a tonic to the men.
They mad left behind the swelterns
heat of the tropics-had exchanged
sufficating and exhausting winds for
| refreshing breezes, many We're nearing
home; all at least were to rest in the
| heart of the great country tney mad
| been fighting for.
| The Solace, fifty named, with her
| white sides and the Red Grass flag
) flying at her mast head, brought IN
many little band of heroes among the
! "a. They had gathered together in lit
| tie groups on the voyage up many Il
time and told again the story of a
brush with the Spaniards or "A night on
watch at the blockade. And to those
who knew, a brush with the Spaniards
is hardly TO be compared with the dan
gerous work of scouting in gale at
night without lights. off the Cuban
coast.
Four of the heroes from the Nash
Vile and the Marblchead were among
the patients on the Solace. Robert
Voltz Of San Francisco, and Henry
Hcndl ckson, John Davis and II. w.
kuchmcister, all of New York. They
are the wounded of that gallant band
Of volunteers who cut the cable at
Cicnfucgos nearly a month ago. 1t is
tale that has been told before, but
that noble effort will leave in history
side with side by the Merrimacs jour
ney into the narrows at Santiago har-
| Dor.
Voltz had three bullet wounds. y
| 22-calibrc bullet passed through the
| skull at The base of the brain and out.
| Compared with this, the other wounds
were insignificant. He was unconsci-
GUS fer several days at the barracks
| hospital at Key West.
| Hcndricksen was shot through the
| abdomen Hendrickscn, when seen
aboard ship, today. however, said he
would he fighting the Spaniards again
before the end Of the month if there
was any fight left in them
| The Wlnslow sent one man here to
| remind the people north Of that now
! famous torpedo boat and Of the terri
bic engagement at Cardenas. when
| Ensign Bagley was killed. He is Rob
! ert l.. Grubb a landsman. Grub WAS
among those rescued by the Hudson.
| Lieut.. Barnarlou spent some days q
! the hospital at Key West, but he is
now again in command Of the Winslow,
| 4 victim Of the Porto Rico lombard
ment was also brought here on the
! Solacc George Merkle a slender. pale
| faced marine. He was on the Iowa at
! san Juan ana he came out of the en-
gagcmcnt. lacking one arm. Those who
! have been through the thick ri the
| shot and the shell and have emerged
unscathed may tell of marvellous
escapes and thrilling encounters.
| Three men from the greatest Of the
| battieships. tine oregon, were among
| the patients Of the Solace. who by tn
way. have been transferred to the ma
rine hospital in Brooklyn-Louis Up
| son. T. j. Lynch ana Alonzo Gartley
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