Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-16
YANKEE DARING.
Easisn suiiivan's ceei Tnspeefies %
Spanish Fsstineaffons.

BnataH HetttNam's Goot Inspection OF
sDaniah Tsstinestions.
Every one likes 10 read stories Of
daring and Of courage. and here IL one
OF that character. Ensign Franklin u.
Sullivan Is as smooth and urbane a
young man as was ever graduated from
Annapolis, aF"> gor clean strain courage
his auperiorsf-S not passed the neces-
sary examir lion. SIR. Sullivan is the
grandson oosld Admiral Buchanan and
his personal characteristics may thus
be readily accounted for. One night
the professional bad man Of Key West
drew a six shooter and proclaimed
himself supervisor and boss Of Duyai
street Sullivan took the revolver
away. elected the cartridges and cast
the weapon with much yigor az the
owners head The town terror ducked
and at once unllmbered another pistol
which Mr. Sullivan also captured. but
did not return.
In the Navy Department AZ Wash
ingt0n are accurate detailed reports OF
the strength Of the defences OF Havana,
the number of guns. the supply OF am
munition, together with statistics con-
corning callbres and mounting sufficient
90 oil a book. Admiral Sampson-the
newest but not the least able Of feet
eommanders-has similar information.
II was furnished by Commander w j.
Barnetie, late OF the coast survey
steamer Baehe. and bis officers Lieu
tenants Archibald Davis, Frank NJ.
Russell and Ensign Sullivan. The
Bache was IN Havana harbor more
days than she was elsewhere after the
assassination Of the Maine and up 70
the time Of Lees exit II was In these
days that the report on the batteries
and forts was made.
Ensign sulllyan's Investigations were
the most searching az 10 detail. lie
personally visited each fort and sand
battery, counted the guns and took
stock Of the garrison. The long days
the Bache lay In Havana harbOr q
floating refuge for Americans In case
OF Spanish uprising gave him time foT
the work. and from the Vidado on the
West TO Martinez Campos battery No.
across the bay. the Ensign visited all
Each minute be was thus employed
was a risk Al best Il would near
/, weary days IN Cabanas. and when wal
was declared-well. spanish sensible
ties are no, fine in these matters ant
Il would have been another walk "un
der the laufels" with a firing squad.
The last expedition undertaken b.
. Mr. Sullivan was the week before Lee
! left lie rose from the table In the In
I glaterra Cafe. where we had been cit
! ting. and declared bis intention OF 20
, Ing out for drive.
. III I'm not back In four hours" h
!. said eheerfully. organize a relief part!
1 and come over TO Cabanas and Moro.
! -Four times that afternoon he wa
. halted BY ~ordens publico" and civil
guards. who permitted him to contlnu
his Sightseeing after his explanation
that be vas an English tourist. bent Of
a pleasure and self entertainment only
. His last visit was at the new sand bat
9 teries vhen some slght-Ineh guns wer
. being put In their emplacements, an
o where certain mortars had been take
o for mounting. Here he mounted 10 II
= top Of the works. and was only dis
: Suadsd from climbing over the batter
= by a sergeant and a hle OF soldiers. VII
u put him under arrest They escorte
him down 10 the street and turned hir
toward the "Prado" with the polite bu
hrm assurance that English tourist
70 though insane. would not be permitte
2, TO investigate the defences.
L Mr Sullivan then proceeded 20 N
>, Bache and wrote up his log. II wa
n included In Commander Barnettes r,
. port and completed an almost mlcr,
;, SCOPE description OF Hayanas equlI
menl for beating OF an enemy.