Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-25
HE HAD NOT SEEN MANILA.
How bogus sailor Was Detected by
the Lecturers at n Chicago
Panorama.

Since Manager Schaifer, of the battle
of Manila panorama threw open hia
doors to soldiers and sailors "m uni
form" some funny complications have
arisen. Both warriors and jack tars
have been personated by men who have
borrowed regulation clothing, but
whohavc little further title to be ranked
as "hcroes" and nations defenders"
One day Il stout-loobing specimen in
the flowing trousers and unsatisfactory
cap of the sailor walked gayly past the
door, hitching his hips and skipping in
the most approved Ralph Rackstraw
fashion. And no one said him nay.
But the lecturers up on the platform
are both sailor men. Both served
through the battle of Manila bay, and
while they welcome genuine mates
they are severe on the sham. They de-
tected citizens clothing under the navy
blue fannels of the visitor and spotted
HIM.
Hello, mate. What ship you from?"
asked one.
oregon, was the TeduN TcplN'
"Oh, then, this scene is familiar to
you," and the lecturer waved his hand
broadly at the Cavite arsenal, the Luz
netta battery and rock Coregidor.
"Ya-as," was the slow response, as
the bogus blue jacket turned from point
to point
There's the entrance TO the bay"
continued the crafty veteran.
"Ia-as, l know"
"Place look familiar"
"Ya-as. That's Manila, amt ito"
He had taken long shot, but the
guess was good one.
Yep"
"Oh, ya'as. And that's Havana Hs
felt encouraged. He went farther
"And that's Santiago. Aw? There,
the Iowa, amt it,"
"For'rad of the Baltimore"
"Ya-as."
"Thats her You came in port side
of Luzon and Just ahaft the binaclc, |
s'pose?"
"Ya-as-somethin' like that"
"With Moro castle on your poop dech
and general quarters in the halyards"
81 don't just remember"
"0h, yes you do. Don't you recollect
and the main hatch on the lookout for
Sangley point, while the gunner's mate
rowed ashore in the galley?"
That last sounded possible, so the vic
tim pluclled up courage and responded
radiantly:
"Yes, by Jove, that's SO. But where
did Hobson come in?"
"Why, can't you see? Over there in
lRakor bay, with the gunnel on the
rapid-fre lanyards and the eight-inch
searchlight goin' ahead half-speed on
the plum duff bow See, where the sig
nal code is a-truiling for the mines? /
thought you'd recognize it. Right
for'rd there's where Monteio made a
mess call and lost the pot. See the stan
chions standin' TO the guns? That's
where the McCulloch made rapid fire
with the smoke stacks, you know, and
the cutter went into the searoom with
stop cock on her starboard anchor. Yes,
indeedy! You fellows on the Oregon
did great things with Dewey at Manila.
That's him down there with the grip on
his cable glasses and a weather eye out
for the spanker boom. But did you"
81 guess I'll be going" said the bogus
one, for he was not comfortable.
"Why, stay and see the show. When a
man can mix up Santiago and Havana
and old Cavite in one"
"Oh it's good thing enough, but I've
got friend waiting"
But you haven't heard the lookout
on the hold up aloft. You haven't seen
the Marivales range down along the
bumboat to the bridge over the sick
bay. You haven't"
He had followed the shame-faced pre-
tender TO the stairs, and there the man
in unaccustomed blue whirled and ran
like a quarter horse past the curos
from the Philippines and never felt safe
till he gained the land-locked harbor Of
a Van Buren street lodging house.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.