Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-06
THE NAMES HEROES.
BRAVE DEEDS PERFORMED ON
THE OCCASION OF DISASTER.
COURAGE WAS NOT LACKING.
A Marine who stood Like the Ro-
man Ccnturion-A Mnrtyrcd Lieu
tenant Who Died mt His Post-The
Chaplain.

the hour of her grief for the loss OF so
many of her brave sons, Columbia mas
found some solace in the deeds Oh her"-
ism that shine conspicuousiy amid the
wreck and ruin that form the basic de-
tails of the story. The news dispatches
have referred briefly TO these Incidents
Beneath the blue coat OF William An
thony, a marine on board the liI-la'eu
warship there beats heart that SHOWS
the stalwart stuff of which Americas
defenders are made. 1t is Captain sigs-
bee who tells the story Of william An
thongs heroic devotion to duty disre-
garded for aught but the discipline OIL
the service, and GOODNESS In the noun
of death.
When the Maine received her death
blow. and the first impulse OK the Nv
ing was to get away from the disastrous
scene, Captain Sigsbee ran from hi'
cabin to reach the deck. In the pasSaso
way outside his cabin-door Slsspee Id"
into a man, who, cool as on ORDINARY
narade-dav. drew himself up ana saluteu
his SUPERIOR officer. Beyond inc epo'
where stood the erect and soidlery FORM
of the marine, Captain Slsspee NH
hear the cries and groans OF ms "ouH
ed men. and could see the rehectloh VI
the flames that had shot up from the
inferno whence Game the Devastating
| explosion. - ~ nm
AS he wondered what on earth OF on
! sea this marine meant py palil ~
way at such tesrlole houi' tne 80
| gave utterance 10 Wolus 'i"'
come historical; ar Ao,,o
"Sir " said William Anthony, Il nave
| 10 INFORM YOU that the ship has peeh
blown up, and is sinking
| II 10 a Measure to know that this nero
% the lost Maine lives, and Is at the ser
| vice of Uncle Sam, for peace OF war
! vii may Spain endeavor to appease the
| anoar of a power that numbers among
ito defenders such men as william All
| thony. -. so,a
ANY Yankee marine would have done
| the same" was the modest reply Oh an
| thony. to the eulogisms OF men VIM
| heard of his bravery in the terrible mo-
ments following the explosion Anu an
thony is doubtlessly right.
OLD IN THE SERVICE.
Anthony was evidently destined 10 pe
a soldier. He enlisted almost as soon 40
his school-days were over, tWehty-eleu
years ago, and has worn the uiAlloIN IA -
Uncle sam ever since. He first saw ser
vice during the old days Of the hu
Lciux and later drifted into the marine
corns as a volunteer. 1t suited MN SO
well that a marine he has remained ever
! since Previous to joining the inallhe
corns Anthony had done good service OF
the western plains, where MS cons
ono coolness and bravery marked MN
for a man Of iron nerve. HIS IohuiieS.
for the canteen was the only thing tha'
stood in the way of his getting com
mission, during his career both as iah'
and sea soldier. -,
OF his stern sense Of duty many stolle'
orc told The best is this: While he was
stationed at the Brooklyn navy-yard
his old mother, whom he had not me
for MANY wears, came over TO see MN
IT happened that Anthony at the uin'
was on sentry duty, and when ne saw
the gray-haired mother his impulse wa
I IN dron the rifle and clasp her In nj
arms. But this would have been
violation of the rules Of the service tina
r , only an ordinary man would be gullty Oh
. Anthony was not an ordinary man. am
, so. with the impulse struggling III M
heart. he begged the old lady to 60 am
wait for him in the guaFd-rooin untli
) duty done, he could let heart-1eehng
| |
, discipline. III,
/ Anthony would doubtless have contn
ned his tramp until the regular hour o
{ relief. had not the officer Of the day pee
notified of the situation by one OF An
V | thongs comrades. When this was zone
| the marine was relieved and alloWed |
8 | welcome the venerable mother. 1t Is
I ! simple little story, but it shows the stu
4 of which Anthony is made.
5 HEROIsM OF LIEUT. JENKINS.
And Lieutenant jenkins? What wa
. ha doing that he failed TO reach TN
l decl, with the rest of the SURVIVORS!
: | reads like a romance OF ancient seu
battles TO know that this hero or IN
Maine was seeking at the last moment
of his life for means to answer pacf
shot for shot, the enemy that ne SUI
: posed was SCATTERING the snip VII
: shells. The body Of Jenkins mas neVt
been recovered, but enough IS hiow
= concerning his movements alter ~
j fret of the double explosion that wrech
ed the Maine TO know that this herol
officer was struggling, when death oVel
took. TO reach the gun that would nav
been under his charge in actlon'
What thoughts the brave young once
. had as he made that death-rush 10 u
post Of duty viii never be KNOWN oei
J. preservation may be the first law OF NJ
: ture hut self-sacrlfice is the first law
y naval duty, and Lieutenant Jenkli
y obeyed TO the death the impulse that IL
a him to the post of duty when the Wouh'
- ed Maine staggered under the first bio
;, of the unseen foe.
Columbia may we'll weep for the lo
- of such men of iron as brave Jenkin
:, whom the terror of death under u
70 awful conditions that prevailed beio
decks on the night of the Maine d
- struction, could not turn from the du'
y nath that led 10 the gun by whiS
- alone. in the startled mind OF the nav
= hero the power that had dealt the blo'
20 could be reckoned with
r. A PARsoN WITH COURAGE.
+ Neither need the heroes of the terrlo
night be sought for among the nghtn
ID force OF the battleship alone There a
IS heroes OF peace. as we'll as OF war, al
g. AZ anv honors are bestowed upon tho
r whose brave deeds cast CLEAN OF hs
IN across the gloom Of the disaster, sure
Chaplain John T. Chadwick VIII con
IN for a share. Like the other nero
Y named. the chaplain was true 10
20 dntv in the hour of death. He kne
of with the dying on the torn and shaKli
M deck of the sinking warrior OF the sc
H. and cheered the last moments OF sor
as with words of hope that when the so
ne left the broken bodies the sailors wou
70 reach harbor He was everywhere -"
n tbia hero OF the Church. None consi
Of cred his own feelings less. AS long
m q younded man needed help Chapla
ct C,bi8wick was there 10 minister TO J