New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08

SOME THRILLING INCIDENTS THAT THE
MUSE OF HISTORY MISSED
From The Kansas City Star


From The Kansas City Star.
1t has come sooner than the most hopeful eH-
pected. Dewey and sampson nave broker iIeo M
novels and nickel Lrares ana 1ener wr
have not grasped the situation yct. me oniy
B ewey song h up 10 30 Them Of course there
plenty o: war music, but only one Dewey sons 30
sweethearts who went down with that gallant saip.
etc. bu; by far the greater number OF songs re'S,e
there tn re is PIE plenty Of time YET for Others
Admiral Dewey would be much interested IN me
accounts of his naval career a. served up in the
of the second magnitude. The real hero Is a boy
Dewey dine novels Is entitled ''Deweys Cabin Boy;
or. 4 ne Hero of the Fleet Il Story OF the Great
The first-page illustration shows Jack-that' S
the young hero--handing n cup or coffee 10 inc
his way to a naval station hop \ short distance
away Spanish cruiser IL nrins broai5d@ AZ I'm.
burnins like Fourth OF July tonfres. Between the
with fountains where the shells from Spanish guns
havc fallen snort and kicking up the wate'
lack ey@S dime y"u ney STp hero is "d Jak has
sunk "A Spanish ship two from the hghting i@p
Admirars orders. and when the gunners were over :
come he took charge Of things and piunNed = i noI
his fghtins stimuant the grim warrior looi;ed
at him with arnazement In his handsome race Tor
who had destroyed the crew OF the Spanish ship
which was going down. .... - ,,o,.,. and
Jack starr the hero and SINAI, pi,scrs 81 J TSs
p eTy sv.. 'q 5e s%n'1 s'5 o s
freedom and partfnary ma no s. p fIhc
f n1i ' e. the it' authors imagination.
Here is description OF the hero ou VIII not ~
that ne Is living IN 10 his iitIo II" Is inc so" % "
Jack starr the cabn-boy was the son Of a., poor
dore. He but fourteen years old Saen ne Irg'
sent to seq win lhN ccmnodore sma nds Sen as
father and believed him t. be me greatest raptan
who ever sailed ship II" gr'w stronger; w roy ow
a ship as the olles; tar arost" ... -, ,,., AMI,
The sailor tax IN the story so saT9rS OF ''e S"'
"shiyer ny frk neesnatcs says tho old
Her j. another -ituaton and bi, Of dialogue
Hack ,ni the fo'sln vent ashore together and
a,er weni into saloon Tor greg leaving Jack
waiting for him outside. The youth $1,000 apart
gazing AT people passing w = quiet way. when TWO
spanish sailors came reenne by, bo'h hehs Inc
worse for liquor. .,-...,,... -, III. ,,,,eo-ro tho
spauiards stopped and 'er"d at him' ana orc SAN
"b asSo'" hs gy the o;hSr, ye.. Run into the
pirate. mate and he made rush at Jack who
ffpa"ss u @'@ cco '@ hi i and Tshe at hin
again aiming vicious blow ~ HE face
IL knew ihcy %sre soania9ra; , from the words
cHra"e ana s G' @wry ' Gmc ' noys in the hook
stalls many moro on tho presses and host being
az tho Sampson stories ore of III" most thrilling
IL entitled Young Bob SampeOr. or, Anoat with
tho Fighting admiral" II tells tn" weird ad-
ventures Of an orphan hoy who was moved by ~"
wrongs OF the Cubans 10 enlist IN tho Navy. tic
has lust been refused by tho recruiting officer when
he meets a colonel IN The Army who was c!nri<
I'm a gunsiore The last time Bob me-. MIN Ihe
colonel T. on dangerous mission and orders me
recruiting officer 10 accept Bob. There ~ a pretty
eirl in tho story named Nettic Browning. WHO
worships Bob in perfectly maiden!v way. ON. y :
just glorious ,, =, -
hut MS sgar-coated pills TO cannon balls that BOD
/. tho Admlral's long -lost nephew.
The last thing before the brutal continued ~
our next" comes exciting episode. In wnlch
Bob having taken tho Admirais glass. sees a
she'll coming directly toward sampson from u
Snanlsh battle-Ship. Bob drags Tho. Admiral back
I'm time 10 save his life. This incident entirely es-
canes the newspapers plctur" on IN" nrst page
OF the nstalment ~ the story shows tho lmnle rs"
mower OF Bob for he has tho Admiral or MS '"ft
hv a mere touch of his right hand. In fne picture
the Admiral has his white gloves ana. very
piOp.rly. j. dressed to Kill. go,
Admiral Sampson Rnnears ~ another thrilnS
story called Yankee Doodle with Admiral Samp-
sons Fleet. or. Scouting FOR the AdniiaL ms
Is probably the warmest story In tho lot, FOR IN"
who returns his regard But al these stories must
he road to be thoroughly appreciated no mere DE-
scrintIon "a adequate And. after -eacrE the1l.
one will have moro iotails-rich. warm details -
~ tho war than he would get In reading IN"
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