Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-15
ECHOES or oUR war.

A mixed audience Of Phnadelphians vigor-
ously rebuked a partisan Of Rear Admiral
Sampson who attempted to glorify his chief
by sneering at the deeds OF another The
! occasion was meeting OF the railroad
| division of the Young Mems Christian as
sociaton and the sneer came from the lips
OF a preacher, Rev. A. l.. Royce, chaplain
of the cruiser New York. Regarding the
affair the Philadelphia Record says The
chaplain is a strong supporter OF Admiral
Sampson in the dispute which has ragged over
the respective merits CT that officer and
I Admiral Schey and in his talk he took occa-
sicn to speak dsparagingly of the latter
commanders part in the naval battle off
Santiago de Cuba The Brooklyn, he said
! was hit more times than any other ship in
| the navy remark which brought forth ap-
plause, to the chaplan's apparent annoy
| ance. But he continued that was because
it was big and couldn't get cut OF the way.
This remark was followed by lively kissing,
which was repeated when the chaplain stated
that Admiral Schey was usually found to be
far from any place of danger. The sym
pathies-of the audience were evidently with
Schley and the chaplains statements were
regarded as very ill-timed"
Now that brave Bill" Anthony Of the ILL
fated Maine has embarked on the Styx the
Brooklyn Eagle picks UP enough courage to
say: THE late Bill Anthony did not stand
UP on the sinking Maine did not touch his
cap in salute to Captain Sigsbee and did not
say to him: Sir think that the vessel is
sinking' AS fact, both men were thrown
on their faces by the explosion, both crawled
out from where they were on their hands
and knees, their heads bumped together. and
each found out, by asking, who the other
was. Then both did their best to save others
and to save themselves. The heroic version
of the incident was born in the Imagination
OF press writer. 1t had a long vogue and a
far one. but there is no need to keep silent
about the facts any more"
Lieutenant Thomas NJ Brumby. Admiral
Deweys noted flag officer throughout the
Manila campaign, is reported dangerously
i'll in Washington hospital. He is believed
to be suffering from an aggravated attack OF
malarial fever, the gravity of which has
been increased by the strain due to the
arduous character of his official duties. He
is delirious much of the time and in this
condition constantly talks about Admiral
Dewey and the battle of Manila bay, describ-
ing the different events which occurred dur
ing the fight and apparently believing he is
again actively participating in the destruc
tion OF the Spanish fleet.
Speaking about bloody battles, anent
the dispatch sent by General Methuen from
Modder river, an American soldier, in a
letter in the New York Sun, calls attention
to the losses of the Fifth New York volun-
teers in the second battle Of Bull Run, Va,
August 80, 1862. He says: This regi- |
ment went into action with 400 officers and
men and in the short space of six minutes
lost 11S killed outright and left on the field !
1874 wounded, and many OF these died from
their wounds, five missing, never accounted |
for supposed to have been killed, making a |
total loss of 3O7 This was the largest loss |
of any one regiment, either in the union or
confederate armies, in so short a space Of
time and the numbers engaged.
THE cause of this heavy loss was that |
this regiment held the extreme left of the |
Army of the Potomac at said battle and |
two confederate brigades hoods, compris-
ing five regiments, and Evans comprising
four regiments were trying to turn their |
left flank, and the Zouaves were ordered to
charge them, which they did, and met with
this loss"
duncan n. HOOD or Poughkeepsle, n. y,
who is said to have joined the Boer army, is
80 years of age, a son of General Hood Of
the confederate army and graduate of West
Point. When the war between Spain and
the United States broke out Hood went to
Louisiana and organized a regiment of SOL
diers supposed to be immune to yellow fever
and was commissioned colonel 1t happened
that this regiment saw no active service in
Cuha Last July after muster ont COlonpI |
Hood returned to New York and resumed
his studies in Columbia college. The fact
that he had not seen actual fighting left him
restless to know what battle meant Then
came the trouble in South Africa and the
young soldier, again dropping his books and
putting aside his ambition in civil life, left
for South Africa just before war began.
SAME OLD SONG,