The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-10
A MAKES A SPEECH.
THE IoTA, CAPTAIN TELLS or THE
SANTIAGO FTGHT.

Ne Says n Country worth Fighting For
should Take Care of the Men Who
Leave wives and Children Behind-Hs
Loves n Soldier Next TO y Sailor.
P%ouoHKEEpsIE N. Y, Sept. eat the invita-
ton Of relatives residing here, Capt. Robley d.
Evans consented to address a mass meeting at
che Opera House tonight for the benefit OF o
fund for tho rellefof sick and suffering soldiers.
When the commander OF the Iowa appeared on
the platform he received a rousing welcome.
The audience. numbering 1000 people. stood
up and %applauded for several minutes. Every
mention by Capt. Evans OF the battle OF Santa
60 was greeted with great enthusiasm.
When introduced. Capt. Evans said that any
Government worth fighting for must care for
tho brave men who leave their wives and chill
dren. To leave them is the hardest part OF
fighting. To face the bullets Of the enemy is
the easiest part OF IL.
This drew forth great applause. He said that
II the nation ever learns this lesson. then In the
years to come the necessity for such meetings
as the ore held tonight would disappear. Capt.
Evans remarked that he was never taught to
make a speech, but that all the hard work at
Santiago. all the sleepless nights, all the
canned grub we had to eat-all is forgotten.
because every man. woman. and child you meet
loves you" [Applause.l
Il can assure you" he continued. 1T is o
most delightful sensation"
Referring to the battle again, he said he
really knew very little about 1t. Most Of the
part OF 1t he saw at one end Of the bridge. It
was very smoky and he saw moro OF his W
ship than anything else. Capt. Evans de-
scribed the beautiful appearance OF Cervera's
feet when 1t emerged from Santiago harbor.
1.-THE Spanish vessels looked fine In their
beautiful coats OF paint. But the men behind
the spaniards' runs did not last as we'll as
sRcaking, Of his sopps9t.iQSps IS when the Spanish
.'If you can Imagine a basket of champagne
compressed into a teaspoonful and taken IN
H %suf SSTlg: y e wS Ssn no tREs ssRiIsra h9w We felt
Capt. Evans referred particularly to the work
e. the Iowa " in rs ssSCggi the dying spaniardts Is
practically Destroying the spanish deet in
thirty-6Ye minutes, he remarked:
That's what men behind the gums can do
when they really learn how"
He spoke Of, the brave Spaniards who were
grace of their Government, and said that their
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yiZcaya, and had the pleasure OF being offered
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anything love in the world next to an Ameri-
S ssIas sRi,ST II i t + a t sGldIsrj1 boe our Is eS viii + md + Us Sv Ss
ready as we were on the morning Of July 3, and
as my rt friends Sn6 Irs sSs bnSS,t to E private WSrs Of OF s shs
Juan HILL Lou applauseJ
Private Vervalin followed Capt. Evans. briefly
phraslpG his eek~nowlSdgments for the hToInor
DO done sst through dn%6 CAIN aim f e sns rIe ea6ed r oTer bim m aed
encouraged him to give his experiences at San
Juan. This aroused another scene Of en-
The Rev. A. P. Van Gieson and the Rev.
George Clarke Cox also. spoke. Capt. Evans
ferred to as our mother" and when Mr.: Cox
said: We extend the. heartfelt love of this
Wheeler" and. the army and navy from now
on, please God. win never fight on two sides.
only on one against every foe that comes"
The audience heartily cheered the PROPOSE
tion that the United States should welcome the
Philippines for the same reason that we went
TO war for the CubanB.