Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24
GIRLS OF NEW YORK
ARE
WAR SOUVENIR MAD.

army or navy may be seen upon her
belt. Small spanish coins have been
made into sleeve buttons aud breast
pins and are very pretty.
while some u the girl souvenir hunt
cfs went on board the vessels 20 get such
relies ~ could he used In decorating
their hats and clothing one shrcwd little
maiden started out with another rur-
pose In view. She started 10 collect
relics that had some value. and. judr-
Ing by those she has got together and
exhibited. her mission has been n sue
ccssfil one. Hers IL one OF the finest
collections In New York
with a big roll Of bills In hor pocket
she went on board the warshlps ms they
came to the homo station from the
scene Of action. She inquired about the
vessels and the Kind of time the men
had. Then she got down 60 business
and wanted to "H9e" some of the relics.
The men brought them out. and as the
different articles were handed % her
she would ask where the men got them.
In this way she obtained the history Of
the relies the names Of the mon who
got them and whore each came from.
This adds TO the value Of the souvenirs.
all of which are interesting.
The curios are nrtiHticaiy mounted on
panel Of highly polished auartcred
oak. with the name Of the article and
It's history. with one exception all were
taken from the Spanish vessels that
were destroyed on Santiago harbor by
the American fleet ON July 2. In the
center OF the board II nm ugly looking
machcte about three inches wide ~
I L.. A. a
Eround 10 razor sharpness. II was got
| from one Of the insurgents at Guanta-
namo by private Of marines who was
stationed at Camp Mccalin. II looks
the death dealing instrument Il N. on
either side OF u are mounted several
silver spoons and forks which. from
appearances. have been In n hot place.
They are burned and twisted out Of
shape. on the back OF the spoons 10 In.
acrlbei tho name VI the ship they were
taken from. one OF the seamen OF the
Texas got them from the officers quar-.
tep OF the Aimlrante oquendo after
that ship had been sunk
A steel boat hook from the CriHtohal
Colon adorns one corner Of the panel.
while the most grewsomc trophy In a
Mauacr bnronot. II was pulled out oi
the back OF an unfortunate sailor whose
body was found In the forward turrel
Of the Spanish cruiser infantn Maria
Teresa. II Is placed on the panel oppo.
site the boat hook. a piece OF the pat
cnt log line OF the same ship Is ON the
board below the machete.
A common agate iron plate has also
found one Of the more prominent places
on the panel, and one would wonder
why II was placed there. Upon close
Inspection II win be easily seen why II
was given one OF the best places The
inscription on u reads. "Tnkcn from the
/ United States steamship Mefrimao Just
before she was sunk In Santiago harboI
by Lieutenant tlohson."
Near the plate n a queer looking piece
Of steel. II IN one OF tho keys 90 the
/ Kingston valves" and was used "a
sink the crintobai Colon when the spnn.
iarda saw there was no chance OF 90.
cape. Two small shells from the rapid
/ IRE guns and one OF the 1 FOUNDER
shells from the Almlrnnte oduendo ar,
/ placed along the bottom OF the panel
while the most valuable trophy ot the
collection IN draped on top. II II part
" the battlenag OF the Spanish cruiser
| crintobai Colon. The flag was taken
from the ship shortly after She struck
her coiors by some Of the crew of the
flagship New York The rest Of tho
nag was cut up by the men ana dis
tributed. There are also some Spanish
coin and the inkstand taken from the
cabin Of Captain Eulate ~ the Vizoayn,
To add 10 the value Of the battlefing oi
the Colon a certificate stating where II
was got was given 10 the girl BY the
man who secured the trophy.
MARY y. JENKINsoN.