The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
PRAISE FOR LIEUT.. EDMoNDs.

Lieutenant s. P. Edmonds, U. r. c. S.,
executive officer OF the United States
revenue cutter Galveston has been, or
rather will be. the recipient OF a rare COM
piment from the secretary of the treasury
as result of his abors in behalf of the
flood sufferers of the Braaos valley The
heroic conduct of Lieutenant Edmonds
was reported to Secretary Gage and the
secretary sent him a letter commencing
his conduct, which is to be read by Cap
tain Blake commanding the Galveston,
in the presence of Lieutenant Edmonds
and the crew.
The text of the letter was telegraphed
to the press from Washington. and was
published in The Post this morning. The
letter itself has not showed up yet; hut
1t ought to be along tomorrow in due
course Of the mails While Mr.. Edmonds
did not say so. such compliments are
rather rare in the service and therefore
all the more TO be priced. II is supposed
that when the letter reaches Captain Blake
he will order a general muster OF the crew
OF the Galveston and read Ii to them put
Just when this ceremony will take place
can not be told yet.
Lieutenant Edmonds is Missourian,
having been sent to the United States
naval academy at Annapolis in 1888 by
Congressman Morgan of the 18th Missouri
district Governor Stone was chairman
of the examining board and the appoint
ment was the reward of competitive
examination. Lieutenant Edmonds grad
uated at the academy In the class oil 1891
and made two years cruise on the Pachc
station. Cadet Edmonds then received
his honorable discharge on account OF the
few vacancies IN the navy at thal time
and was later commissioned In the unlted
States revenue cutter service. He was
/ attached to the New York station for a
while and then became executive oihcei
! and instructor of navigation on me rev,
enue training ship Chase, where ne served
| two years.
During the war with Spain. Lieutenan,
rdmonds was attached to the unltet
States revenue steamer WINDOW ana sa"
/ much service in Cuba. He was at Glen
fnegos during the cable cutting operations
where the boats crews under ldentenant'
Winslow. Anderson and Magruder so dis
1 tingulshed themselves. The Windom wa
employed 10 transfer the wounded result
ing from that engagement to Key West
The Window was also actively. engaged
In blockade duty off Havana and assisted
In arriving the Ave warships of Spain tina
were stationed at Havana back TO IN
projections of the guns In the lana toru
fcations on several occasions wnen the
sailed out TO attack the little hlockodin
squadron,
Iieutsnant Edmonds was ordered to tn
Gresham at New YORK
Lieutenpnt Edmonds Joined the Calves
ton July % OF this wear, just in time I
see the service which won him the cor
examinations of the head OF the revenu
nn,t,or service The story ot his gallan
work OF rescue and humanity among tn
Aood sufferers has been told. Tom lanser
Ieener OF the yelasco life saving station
nut his boats under command of Lieuten
ant Edmonds ana ms the cutter could nc
20 up the river on account OF the shoi
turns and swift current II was In thes
heats that the rescues were made. Wit
lieutenant Edmonds was q volunteer Gre
from the cutter. consisting OF Gunnc
Lincoln, Cxuartermsrter Lind Quarter
! master Jeffas and Seaman Towers.
NORTH TEXAS CROPS.
Frank Fitzhugh of the orthwein- Fitz
hugh Cotton company arrived today. NJ