The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-19
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time he was dragged in Nagasaki. Japan
and rObebd of all his money The next
time he started ne slipped aud broke his
leg on the deck of the Mediterranean
steamer that was to bring him to the
United States. He had to be brought to
20 mis- snip, and was in the sick bay so
Ions That he had 60 re-enlist in order to
get his continuous service certificate,
AT the wind-up of that three years he
started from the Mare Island navy yara
for san Francisco. there 10 take the train
for ST. Louis, when the boiler of the ferry
boat blew up and badly scalded HIM He
was brought to the Mare Island Naval
Hospital, where he was necessarily kept
so long that in order to preserve his con-
tnuous record he had to shin over again
when he got out. He was on one of the
ships of the American navy that figured
IN The Samoan disaster and he got a blow
on the head while battling with the waves
on thot occasion that put him OUT of his
nina for several months. When he rec0v-
cred his wits his time was not only out,
but IL was necessary for him to re-enlist'
ms three months of grace having abou,
expired, toe.
i've forgotten what happened to him
on the other occasions when he tried ia
ell earnestness to get 10 the United States
at the termination of his cruises. butwhat-
ever these accidents were they eifectually
kept him away from his home
He was on the China station remem-
Der, on the occasion before the last when
ne tried 60. get home. and he was one of
the Overtime men who started back for
the United States on the Baltimore. The
Baltimore got into one of the worst ty-
phoonS ever known on the China seas
when she started for San Francisco, and
this chief bosun's mate was one of the
men disabled in the tossing about which
the vessel got on that occasion. He was
patched up, however. and when the yes
sci, after couple of months delay did
finally reach San Francisco, he took pas
sage on the steamer Colima of the Pa
cifie Mail Line for New York, via the
isthmus. He went that way in order to
experience for once the novelty of being
q hrst-class passenger and no work The
CoIima went down with nearly all hands
off the coast of Mexico, snd the bo'sun's
mate was one of the few men saved. He
was picked off a bit of wreckage. 10
which he had been hanging i'm tempest
uous sea for more than tWenty-four hours
Inc steamer that picked him Up brOugh,
| MN back, with the remainder OF those
rescued, to San Francisco. and when he
recovered from that batting about it was
time for him to ship over.
~ me spring Of 1895 his time expired
! Whi!e ne was serving on one OF the ships
OF the Mediterranean squadron, and with
more than $1,000 in his c'ohe and his
( teeth shut down hard with determination.
ne started for the United States. He col
70 New York all right but when he go,
mere ne found letter from his mOthee
! announcing that his father, a locomotive
engineer, who had been in continuous
service on one line for thirty-eight years
( mad, at the conclusion of his very last
run, when he was to retire gone smack
through an open switch and been Killed
However, the bo'suns mate took a ira m
and hurried to st. Louis with the7idea
Of being present at his fathers funeral
lie struck 81. Louis just in time for the
great cyclone and he his mother and his
two sisters were killed in The big bow. -