Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-15

Tho Chicken, assisted by the Holy
Mnrer. began q methodlcai killing u
the anchored sunboat The spanish
Infantry on shore drcd frsnzlcdly at
the Chicken Pcnt giving The wheel To
waiting sailor, stepped out 60 a
point whore he could see the mon at the
guns. one bullet spangod past him aud
into the piiot-housc. lie ducked hla
mead into the window "rhut hit you,
MurfyY he Inquired, with lnter,at.
No, ~ chnerfully responded the
man at the wheel.
Pcnt btcnme very busy suprrintcnd.
ing the irv Of hi1 absurd battery. Tho
anchored guuhout simply would not
SINK. u evlnccd that unnatural stub
notnncss which ~ sometimes dianlayrd
by inauimutg objects. The ginboat
20 tho wharf hBd sunk an " she had
bscn scufucd. but thia riidied ming at
anchor would not even take nrc. prut
heFhn 10 Erow ilurrl0d-pflyntel ne
could not stay there forever. why didn't
lhe rig'hcnlcd Funhoat admit IT, des.
trucurn Why
10 was n the forward gun when one
OF ne onFinccrs came TO him. ana AZ.
ter snlutlnR, sid, rorCnoly! "The mon
at the aftcr-gun are an down. SIR"
70 was ono uf those curious lifts
which an enlisted man. without In any
way knowing IT, can give hla officer.
Ihe impudent tranquility OF the man az
once oct fcut to rights anu tho cngl.
nor departed udmiring the cXtfnordl.
nary GOODNESS VI hls captain.
Tho next Few moments contained ~.
tlc but heat ana odor, applied mcchnn.
Tee, and an expectation Oh death pont
developed furvid and amazed nppfc-
ciatiou uf tho men. his men; men he
Know very Wen. but strange mon, What
explained themf lie was doing his
hcst because he was captain n the
Chicken, ana hc lived or died by the
Chicken. Hut what could move these
men 10 watch his eye In bright antirl.
patton ~ his orderf.nnd then obey them
with enthusiastic rnpldity3 what
caused them 20 speak ~ the action ns
some Kind of loke-pnrticulnrly when
What manner u mcn3 And he anolnt-
Cd them secretly with his fullest ancc-
ton.
Perhaps Pont ana not think all this
during the battle Perhaps he thought
II so soon after the battle that hln full
mind became confused as 90 the time.
AZ any rate. II stands as an expression
VI his feeling.
The enemy had gotten foid.Eun
down Co the ahor and with ID they
began 20 throw l-lnch shells at tho
chicken. In this war ID was usual that
VIC NNMNalInNNNN NnNNlMfNNI IN their
ignorance should use Hmokcleas pow
dor, while the Americana by the power
OF the consistent. everlasting, thrcs-ply.
Wlru-woVDn. double hack-uction tmha-
cility % q hnyrcel government. used
powder which on sea and on land cried
their position to heaven; ana. accord
lngly good men got killed without rpa-
son. ~ first pcnt could not locate the
nold-gun ~ an but as soon aH he
found A. be- ran aft with one man aud
brought the G-poundor nsuln Into ac.
tinn. lie paid little heed 90 the Old gun
crew. one wnn lying On his face APP
uarcntly dead, another was prone with
"a wound IN the Ghost. while the third
Hnt with his back TO the dcck.hnuHc
holding Fmitten arm. This last one
called out huskily, give 'au hell sir"
The mlnuteH " the battle were either
days. years. or they were flashes of "a
second once Pont. looking up. was
aatonlahcd 20 see three ahcll holes In
the Chickens funncl-mnde Hurrepti-
tiously, 20 to speak, ~ We don't ~
lcncc that fold-gun she'll sink u.s.
boys" Tho eyes Of the man sitting
with HE back against the dcck-houae
We're looking from out his CHASTITY face
az the now gun-crow. lie spoke with
the supreme lnzlnesH Of wounded
mani "glve 'om hell" pent felt
sudden twist NJ his shoulder lie was
wounded allghtly. The anchored gun
boat was IN liamca.-stcphcn Crane In
Golfers Weekly.