Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-26
FOUGHT BRAVELY FOR THEIR FLAG
Would Do 1t Again if the Occasion
Arose.
ON THE ROLL OF HONOR


service to their country on the seas. Many
o. the men who now occupy high places In
the navy were youngsters in 1861 and have
records of deeds of daring They are near
ing the time now when they must retire
from active life. but the fighting blood still
courses through their veins and they are
as capable as ever of display of Yankee
grit and daring.
Rear Admiral Sicard, who is in command
OF the North Atlantic squadron, aid who
would thus be conspicuous at the very be-
ginning of a war with Spain, was Eeu-
tenant in 1861 when Sumter was fired on
Inc heXt four years he was to see 81 lively
soiv1ce az an ambitious young officer coull
ask He helped in the BON bar,.meat and
passage of Forts Jackson and ST Pbilin
ana Chaimeite batteries: Ia the passage of
lne .icksburg batteries. and In the engage
ncnt with the confederate ram Arkansas
in July, 1862. Later he took part i'm the
two attacks on Fort Fisher in December
IS"i: in tn naval and land assault on For;
FISHER January II. 1863. and the bo,nbar,I
rent of Fort Anderson. Since the wa.
Slcaru mas not had a sensational career
put ne Is one OF the model officers Of the
navy. and III time of stress he can be de-
peEded upon to render as good an acroun-
o. himself as thirty years ago.
In War and Peace.
Commodore Whitfield Scott Schlay &c -,
n r-,a
hut even his gallant conduct during the
struggle between the states has been over
Swallowed by his brilliant achiey, rnepts
Slice Like Capt. SigsbCe tie plucsy com,
ilander of the Inflated Maine. ne has Won
iaureiS IN time Of peace. He is of Mary
i"Au piTth' ana was just graduated from
Annapolis when the war broke out He
was engaged in several operations with
teid batteries in the Mississippi river anJ
uNi.is me thgagemei-ts leading up to the
allure OF FORT Hudson in 1853 re was in
number OF skirmiShss. One trying bit of
service that he shared was cutting or u,,
Ger hel'y fire. two schooners engaged in
iIrhlShhg supplies to The enemy
lie was an officer in the bureau Of enuin-
ineht at Washington in 1881. when news
came mat Lieut.. Greedy ald his men we're
hSriShihs IN the polar regions. and he was
lh"5eh 10 command the expedition for
thtir reLef. 1t was as perilous =, detail as
cnald have been given in actual war and
'Cilhalli"r SchlCy bore his part hrayrlv
and achieved q shining success He res
cued Lieut.. Grcely and six survivors ot
ape SABINE Had he delayed twenty-fnur
hCurs all would have died This achieve
ncnt placed Schley in the roll Of arctic no
roes. He was put at the head of the bu-
Eeiiu OF egC pment, and left this position
''lly 10 take command of the cruiser Ralti-
more, Where combination of circum-
stances gave him an opportunity for sin
further distinction. He was in the harbor
OF Valparaiso during the Chilean reyolu-
h"n, when feeling against Americans ran
high, and in fight on shore. October Ia
ISL between Chilean and American sail
orS. one Yankee bluejacket was killed and
five others We're badly hurt Commander
Schiey bore himself through the irving
times which followed with a cooIness ana
SeiI-IosScsslon which Won for him the adj
fnlraton Of the country. He displayed
qualities which marked him as a type of
TIE thoroughbred American sailor Should
there be war between the United states
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which would give him ample opportunity
for splendid maneuvers and daring deeds
Al the head of the flying squadron he
might well become the most ,icturesoue
and fascinating figure of the war.
"Firhtfng Bob" Evans.
When Schiey was displaying so much
cool judgment and bravery in the harbor
Of Valparaiso. Fighting Bob Evans was
sent to his relief with the Yorktown.
Fighting Bob" was mere boy when the
civil war broke out, and was still learning
his lessons at the Naval Academy. But.
boy though he was. he entered the service
in ample time to show the spirit that was
in him. In the assault ON Fort Fisher ne
Ii nded with a force Of seanen and marines
and was wounded twice 10y rifle shots. He
Siil bears the marks of his daring service
at that time. Fighting Bob is one of the
most active men in the service. and in case
of hostilities he will have an important
command. which will bring him INTO the
thick Of the combat
Commodore George Dewey is a veteran
who needs no new service to give him a
place III naval history Ee WAS = ljcutan-
ant when the civil war began having, inst
been graduated from Annapolis and he
first came to the front with the destruction
OF the old Mississippi. which had served on
stations all over the globe, bore Perry's
pcnnant at the opening of Japan to the
world, and Was enshrined in the affections
OF many an officer who had sailed her.
The Mississippi was destroyed in the river
y hose name she bore and her loss was the
result of gallant action. Capt. Smith
ard his chief subordinate. Lieut.. Dewey.
conducted themselves with fine courage
throughout and they were the last to leave
The ship. 1T is in such trying moments"
said Admiral Porter. in commenting on this
incident. that men show of what metal
they are made, and in this instance the
metal was of the best" Dewey was at both
attacks on Fort Fisher and since the war
he has seen distinguished service. He is
now in command of the Asiatic station. and
would have control of operations against
the Philippines, which would unquestion-
ably be undertaken Immediately on the out
break of war with Spain.
Commodore Albert kautZ became a lieu-
tenant in the navy in April. 1851. He had
an evcntful record. In 1S62 Lieut.. KautZ
served upon the staff of Admi; al Far-a-
gut on the Hartford. He commanded the
first division Of great guns in the engage
rents with Forts Jackson and ST. Philip.
New Orleans in APRIL 1862. He had COM
and of the "howitZers'' under Capt.
Henry Bell at New Orleans. with his own
bend hauled down the lone star flag
from the city hail after the mayor had
refused to strike it. and hoisted the stars
and stripes in its place. Lieut.. Kautz was
in the engagements with the batteries at
Vicksburg. and served calamity through
the war. He is now commandant of the
naval station at Newport.
Commodore Howell is another veteran
He was graduated from the academy in
1858. was attached to The gulf blockading
squadron. and took part in the battle Of
Mobile bay. He as now commander of the
European squadron and his fighting quail
tiles will doubtless be again shown in case
OF war. He is the inventor of the Howell
torpedo. which is extensively used aboard
vessels of the United States navy
Two Popular Men.
There are two officers of the navy whose
names are always linked together by men
who have been graduated from the acad-
envy in the past twenty years These are
Capt. Sigsbee and Admiral McNair. Sigs-
bees qualities have just been tested before
the eyes of the world. Should a test come
to McNair it is believed he would pass
through it with equal credit. These two
officers were stationed at Annapolis for
years, and each in turn was at the head Of