Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-01
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Condition ~ the Vessel rs tt ties In the
Navy Ward ~ ufooti,n.

New York. July 3i.-nlrh from tho
coast uf cuba. hnitle-FcIf.I rHriUr-
stained lnl puucturcd Do .fH.H. With
her formidable guns lriH.NuE like
gold Iu thH Hunlight au1 d." officers
and crew laughing and CHI Ring lIku
boys ON 20 holiday trim. iH United
Stlto1 bltilvshlp Texas, capt. !. w.
Phillip in command, steamed slowly
un the h1y FROM Sandy Hook this
forenoon ou her way 20 thn brooklyn
navy yard.
s5iutatons " welcome cam. from au
HIdDH Every yeHfcl thai u1HHtui
steam whistle let " shrirk f1t $40 10
was worth. The piping t0uH of lliilc
rus boats mingled with the deep toned
ruHra from the ocean aud CJlafNlHr
lt.ImOrf and the usual calm uf fhr
were taken up by the people who
able rIuitmuulum, The man lu
charge 0f the steam HlrTn on the
Texas. worked like beaver rsnly-
lus 100 Che hearty wcicumr The
cheers of the oNcuraioniHtH and pas.
r"uEsr nn th0 numerous frry-hnatt
were taken 90 by the people who
watched the black painted war ship
nom the Now York and 90 Iif0lkIyn
shores, Hud the brave sailors responded
with waving caps and hlnlk rehl.fs.
capt J. ". Philip Vas on the
hr.Ir. directing tho rnurar ~ the
ecul.Fc oiiiccr, Lieut. Commander O..
when the Texas reached tho navy
/ yard ihg dock was cruWfiel with blue
/ Jackets and marines who srfrtCd their
1 fellows with frvofIHh enthusiasm and
welcomed them back with Joyous
/ cheers.
The general outward appearance Of
/ the big Heating fort, showed that the
Texas had "a tuurh ume VI ~. and
I q close Inspection revealed the places
where The shells ~ the p1na had pfne-
/ trated The port bow and utatboari
/ Huprrltructure.
ON the esnd o. June. while tho
/ Texas was hlmhlrlInr the MORO al
the entrance II Santiago hlrbor. a
| flNsluch she'll tor through the port
side under the anchor about twenty
feet ~ the bow This she'll exploded
/ ON thu opposite HIi" NJ the gun dscl.
| ana on ltf way instantly killed Frank
| lll1knlry, nrHt class apprentice. whose
/ home was 100 Lawrence. Mass. This
/ was the only fatal missile which
| struck tho T'x1H during her nghtlnH
| term. 1H none NJ Co., other mon who
wcr, wounded rIcGHmis1 go their In.
/ iurlaH. a piece of ahHii which killed
/ lilnkeiey M John Lively a iaudsmhn,
| In the Tex ana indicted q dangerous
/ ana painful wound lively was limp.
| lnr around tho Euu lHel today and
/ Elll No. would soon q. no rlTht again
] During the engagement % July ard
/ whom tho THNnH was chasing Cor.
! ycra'H vessels, n biz Hhrll, probably
! fwm tho Almlr1uiH pGuondn, piarrfl
] the Htnrh0nrf hu'tiHHi underneath
/ the bridge n passed through the ven.
] tlginr ana after carrying away Tho
| ash hoist entered me fmoigcsiuck
whore IL exploded but Injured no one
Several shots took JnUD on tho bridge
| and other paris Of thr superHtrurturr
/ hut nearly M traces NJ tn dnmng|
| done hy ihom wru removed on thu
homowari trlp.
The frlnR M mo port turrot CUR
across the upptr deck shook the voase
considerably. and shH win need q
general overhnuline lr hcr decks and
| supports have boon ll1Honed ~ oc,
CASTOR redulrs1. tha T.yas could frhl
NJ a moments notice nor batteries be-,
lnr In excellent orl Al The slllor'
who were seen rll hat the Texas
war q wfnderful bin md her record
m the cuban coast md laid NJ rest m.
/ stories which hal boon circulated a.
| 10 her being nm unluokv vessel.
Twenty-Five rick sailors ana marinei
were brought back from the squadron
by the Texas, ana ihrv were NJ
| Transferred 10 tho naval hospital al,
Joining the navy yard None of their
had been injured lu battle ana IN ~,
ease ~ there falr m fatal results
/ prv dock No. a. m r diness FOR M
docking ~ The Texas, which vii
h6 done tomorrow.