Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-30

two naval officers accompanying him to do
likewise
The first snap shot shows Dewey coming
down from the lighthouse and he is caught
with his open blouse Tapping in the breeze.
The second shows him and his two COM
panions posing for the artist with whose
request he so cheerfully complied. How
many officers are there in either the army
or the navy who would have responded so
pleasantly and promptly to the request of a
| private in the volunteer forces?
Growing Gray in the Service.
Sailors on the returned Raleigh tell nu-
merous stories about the admiral.
grown gray out there" said one jack tar.
Hes almost white now where he used to
have streaks of dark in his mustache and
his hair. But he seems hearty and jolly
among the folks he talks with. AS for US
| sailors, there's no question nut what every
man that ever served under Dewey, If they
knew that he was going to lead another
fight, would go with him again. He's a
stern man for discipline, but the men trust
him as a leader"
After telling of the entrance to Manila
bay, this sailor said: when we sighted
the Spanish ships at Cavite, the dear old
Olympia headed straight for 'em, and she
had not gained her position when the Lun-
eta battery opened on us. No sound from
the Olympia. She went on and on, and
every man of US was watching for the sig
nal to fire. tell you, we talked awful SOL
emn and religious then, II we talked at all.
"Well, while we were watching for that
blame old flagship to open fire, just then,
bang, bang!' speaks up the Spaniards from
! Cavite, from 'Sanglie point and further on.
We waited till we were in range of their
| no. o-l thnn tha old nlVnnip gWlinu
round, with a signal on her starboard yard
arm that said: Fire at will. Engage the
enemy and we all went at it."
Dewey and the Powdc Boy.
One Of the sailors who was OH the Boston
tells this story: The most affecting in
cident which occurred, and which all of the
sailors will remember through their lives,
was the action of the powder boy. These
boys act as aides to the captains and lieu
tenants in carrying messages and doing e~>
ranGs. When the order was given to strip
for action (every man was naked that day,
one of the boys tore off his coat hurriedly
and it fell from his hands and went over
the rail, down into the bay.
"a few moments before he had been gaz-
ing upon his mothers photograph, and just
before he took off his coat he had kissed
his mothers picture and placed it in his
| pocket, w men ~ GbdL lt'i ' Ut
turned to the captain and asked permission
to jump in after it. Naturally the request
was refused. The boy then went to the
other side OF the ship and climbed down
the ladder. He swan around to the place
where the coat had dropped, sunk himself
and succeeded in fetching 1t to the suface.
when he came back he was ordered In
chains for dlSobedience After the battle
he was tried by a court-martia for DISC
bedience and found guilty. Commodore
Dewey became interested in the case, fol
he could not understand why the boy haC
risked his life and disobeyed orders for 6
coat. The lad had never told what his mo-
tive was. But when the commodore talked
to him in a fatherly way and asked hin
why he had done ouch strange things fol
an old coat, when he could have had plenty
more new ones, he broke into tears and tolC
the commodore that his mothers picture
was in the coat. Commodore Dewey's eye
filled as he listened to the story. Then h,
picked the boy up in his arms and embraced
the lad. He ordered the little fellow TO b.
instantly released and pardoned. a DO!
who loves his mother enough to risk hi
life for her picture cannot be kept in iron
on ny fleet he said"
There Are Others.
There are other heroes OF Manila thar
Dewey. The brave men who commanded
the cruisers that made the gallant dasi
past Corregidor Island and the fierce on
slaught on the Spanish fleet and fort
come in for their share Of the glory of
battle that will go down in history as on
of the notably brave deeds OF warfare 0
all times.
Captain Gridley, who commanded tn