The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-07
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Alfred H. Mckenzie of the Minneapo-
lis Returns Home.

Alfred H. Mckenzie Of the Minneapo-
lis Returns Home.
He Is On a Short Furlough-Talks About
His Naval Service-Just Missed the
Battle of sautiago-Other Items of In.
terest Picked Up Along the Caps
| Shore.
One of South Portlands "jolly tars'
returned home yesterday on d short fur
Tough. He is Alfred A. Mckenzie,
whose home is on the corner Of Stanford
and Jefferson streets, and who enlisted in
April last. since which time he has been
on board ths Minneapolis During his
absence Mckenzie has been in Cuban
waters, at least part of tho time, and in
front of Santiago and Hayti. While the
Minneapolis was in front of Santiago,
so Mckenzie states. SIMPSONS feet came
up and signalled the ship to be ready for
a fight in the morning, but it was found
necessary to hurry back to Key West for
coal.
"While on blockade duty did the Min
neapolis capture any vesselsS"
"Yes,'' replied Mckenzie, zone day
when near St. Thomas, we chased up
Spanish vessel, two-masted schooner
which was loaded with awmunition. We
fired across her bow and she surrendered.
She had crew Of four or tivs Italians
and one Spanish officer. In front of ST.
Thomas we had great times with the
Bumbos. ;"
"Who are the Bumbos7' was asked.
| "Why the Bumbos are colored
people, men and women, who come out
in their boats to sell all kin DIS of fruit,
water,nslons, etc., and they are also put
to work loading the lighters with coal,
and afterwards unloading it as the
ship. The people Of Hayti received us all
right, but few weeks before we got
there would not let Spanish vessel stay
in port. They forced the captain to
leave"
ibid you have any accidents on board
ship"
| "Not many. One day on our
way to Key West our coal bunkers got on
fire, and it took lively work to put the
fire out. We turned the hose on it and
afterwards had to bail the water out.
The water was so hot that we could not
bear our fingers in it,
"Do you like service IN tho Navy?"
'Yes I liked it first rate at
the beginning Of the war when thought
the Minneapolis might get into a fight,
but enlisted for three years, and intend
to stay to the finish
good, and that his treatment from officers
was good, and he spoke of Captain Theo-
dore T. Jewell as an officer who carefully
looked after his men, and said the Grew
in peace or war would stand by him to a
man.
The Sunbeam Society of the Knight
Vile NJ. e. church met yesterday with
Miss Edith Cross. A street.
The Goodwill Circle will meet this
evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs :.
Ford, A street, at 7.30 o'clock.
Frank Wheeier gave a most enjoyable
clam bake Labor Day, to party number
ing quite two hundred. near the Two
Lights at Bowery Beach. There we're
present people from Knightville, Cape
Elizabeth, Saco and adjoining places, and
the fine bake was served in the best style.
| John Wright, chief engineer Of the
Cape electric power house, left yesterday
morning for Boston to attend the street
railway convention. During his absence
Mr.. Cudworth will perform Mr.. Wrlght's
duties.
Work has begun in good earnest on the
new bridge Tor the Cape electrics, which
| is to parallel the old Port land bridge,
and piles were yesterday being driven in
place.
The following list of advertised letters
| is posted at the South Portland otnce:
Mrs. Ayers, W. q. Ayers, Miss Gertrude
Merriman, Irving j.. King. Wilmot
Johnston, Mrs. &. &c. Williams, 9. W.
Woodbury., Miss Lola Otis, q. N. Wal
lace, VIM. Anderson, J. M. Batcheldor,
Miss Phebe Chase, Fred Dolley, S. j.
Dyer, Allen a. Gassett. Alice B. Hitch
ings, j. r. Hodgkins, W. S. Prothenos.
Private Edwin R. Dyer, Co. A LIST
Maine regiment. who has been Ill with
| typhoid fever, is reported better.
MIR. and Mrs W. H. Ohler and daught'
err Harriet are spending few days with
relatives in Augusta.
Miss Ethel Mcdonald, who has been
sick at home on Stamford street, is able
| to be about again.
Mrs. Lavina P. Libbey, who has been
1 visiting her son at Old Orchard, has re-
turned home.
Miss Charlotte Bolton, who has been
passing his vacation at Steuben, Me-, has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Henley left for
Boston Saturday night to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Bernard Linankemper.
Miss Mary E. Tinker and Mrs. Stephen
Upton will leave Thursday night for Bos
ton.
Miss Bertha Brown has returned home
after a short vacation.
Miss Bertha Hill is visiting her family