The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21

foe. He began his recital with the sailing
Of the North Atlantic squadron from New
York In January. when the Texas went
to Galveston, where her company first
learned of the destruction of the Maine.
The ship was Immediately ordered back
to the Dry Tortugas, where they found
the rest OF the fleet. and all as busy as
though war actually had been declared.
The Texas however, came north he
said, 10 have her Mckinley peacemak-
ers made little better so that instead Of
giving CerVera one of the peacomakers
every eight minutes she was able TO give
him one every minute and fourteen Sec
onds. and these changes made the Texas
not the hoodoo. but che hero"
Then the Texas went to Guantanamo,
where they learned of the fight the ma
rines had had with the Spanish and of
their losses of two officers and two priv
ates. Chaplain Jones volunteered 10 con-
duct the burial service and before the
news had spread he went over the side
with some Of the Texas marines who had
volunteered to reinforce those with Col
Huntington's men on shore.
one of them said; chaplain, where are
you gong?" He answered II am going
to bury the deadw
well chaplain can't you give us a
chance to get killed frst?" the man re-
Piled, but a moment afterward when he
ucdAh what Hdd happened dlOlO&lheu ioT
the thoughtless remark. As he stood at
the head Of the graves of the three men,
one of the bodies not having been recoV-
cred ne heard q whstling sound behind
him, ana he asked Col. Huntington If he
had spoken
NC" said he. "The enemy is firing up
on US"
Men were ordered back to the rifle pits
bu' al through the solemn services the
bullets We're flying all around him, and
the fusilade was kept up until they were
IN the bunch steamng back 10 the ship
and under the protection of the rapid
fire guns.
Chaplain Jones also denied that The boz
dies of the ii-starred marines had been
mutilated. though he said one had been
killed by rife fired so close 20 him that
half his face had been torn away
AZ the service il was reported that the
firing squad had no blank cartridges so
they loaded with ball and fired across
the graves in the direction OF the enemy
IF you kill Spanard or so, so much
the better said the commanding officer
The firing upon the burial party, # was
learned, had been done by Spanish .gueril-
las, the chaplain said. These men STRIP
themselves, paint their bodies green, and
carrying leaves before them creep up.
and only fire when close to their intended
victims
gagged the fort again." said the chaplain.
We thought we had silenced II. and |
looked out of port hole and saw smoke
coming from the western battery.
thought they were firing at us again but
before | had time to speak shell burst
close to the ship and the conclusion was
such that It seemed 70 me as though q
horse had kicked me on both sides AZ
once" Then he was seized with a violent
hemorrhage Of the stomach and was nut
to bed as a result Of the conclusion. AN
orderly came next morning 20 ask if he
could conduct services, and before he rad
returned 90 the bridge with The first mega
tive reply the chaplain had ever given
tho alarm bells rang through the ship and
the cry, They're comingw echoed on
every hand.
How Capt. Philips assertion chat the
side that fired the first shot on the Lords
day would lose came true the world knows.
and the Maria Teresa fired first. Chaplain
Jones pulled on his cloths and went about
The decks to encourage the mon, but they
were fun of excitement and enthusiasm
He gave this record Of the fight:
AT twenty minutes TO 10 the Texas fred
the first gun, at six minutes past 10 q shell
burst over the coming tower where a Sec
ond or so earlier it would have killed Capt
Philip and some other officers at eight
minutes past 10 another shell struck the
hammock netting and burst in the smoke
stack; at ten minutes past 10 one Spanish
torpedo boat was blown up; at 10.S0 the
Oquendo and Maria Teresa were all IN
flames, magnificent sight, and they were
making for the beach, at five minutes past
II the Vizcaya also headed for the beach
and Capt. Philip shouted to his crew
through the speaking trumpet: Don't
cheer. men; those poor men are dyngy
At twenty minutes past II the Cristobal
Colon hauled down her colors.
"Old Glory is a lot more white than It
was few months ago" the chaplain said
in conclusion, and people will think twice
before they invite the Texas or any other
United States ship 10 engage their feet"