Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-10-19
4. life on the ocean wave.
A home on fhe rolling de.


thu colors gracefully dipping to passing
ships. tne decks lnmacuIatelv clean an
The guns at quarantine firing Il parting
salute. Bat ;he 10 etry i. All gone ou. o.
that ship as it comes ont CT that engage
Ment, its decks red with human blood
.,'ieeinoase zone, ne cabins n pits OF shat
tered mirrors ani dsxro,el furniture.
steering wheel broken. sn o. kest ck crushed
hundred pound Wiitworth h4If9 shot hay-
ing left its mark from port 20 starhoaril
the shrouds rent away. ladders splintere,'
and decks r.owel un and SMOKE hlackened
aEI! s:alded corpSss lying among thosn who
are casEin- their last gasp far away fgcrl
hofle aud Kindred. whom they love as
much as We love wife and Parents and chill
,iren
Oh men oi the Ane lean bavv returned
from Manila and Santiago and Havana ~
we'll as those who AZ" survive Of the
haval conflicts oi 1853 and 1861, men % the
western gulf squadron, of the eastern Si:f
squadron. Q: tt!e south Atlantic sau2. iron,
ot the north Atlantic squadron. OF th.
Mississippi squyaron. Of the pacil, >qGs1-s
ron, Of tue West India -4ua !ron. aud o.
the Potomac fotiila. hear our thanks.
Take the benediction ufthe churches. Az.
cept the hOspitaiities Of the nation. II we
had our way. we would get you net only u
pension, but home and q priucelv warl-
robe hnd an eqripage ana a banquet while
yCu i've. and after your departure
"'ttatatque aud muusoieum q scut tltureI
marble, with a lnodei OF the Ship IN whtcn
you woa the day II is cnnsTierei !, sa.-
liant thing when IN 4 naval fight tn. fag-
ship with its blue ensign goes aheai ~ n
river or into Il bay, its admiral
stnndln" i'll the shrou,.s watching and Civ
ing orders. But have To tel, YOU 0 vet
Hrans Of the Arneri,.ao navy If YOU ar. "a
loyal to Christ ~ yo3 ware 10 the coteru-
'uent. there i 4 tt-~hjt -aiiir. aIea ~
You q whaeh lari>r is tie almirai and h
watches from the shro,!dS AND tie nraypus
are the blue "n-l,,n, and he ieaIs YOU To-
wa!t the na.b0r. onI ali the broa dsid-s ~
earth and he'll cariIo. damage YOU anI "
Whose ,ar8lent- ware oacp r. / win yol.
own b.ool -h4i have Il rood ya-l-! aal
Wat-' white IA !" blood - tsl- LAM,
Then >trike eight bell Hi:h nos. N
heaven.
"hi'" We are h@artii- greeting aud hen-
quoting tie sailor patriots y.s. now
turned We must not forget the veterans
OF the navy now in marine hospitals o-
spending their old days in their own or
their children 1omesteads. Oh W vet-
-rans, | charge YOU bear up Under the
aches and Weaknesses that YOU still larry
from the wartilnes Yo1 are not "a staisart
as You would have 1een tu. icr that nerv-
Gus strain ana FOR that terrific exposure.
Let every ache and ain. instead .dej Tes>-
ing. remind yol Of yoD- 1ieli;y. The sinking
u tho WeehaUk Ken OF MorrIs Island De-
cemt"- 6. l.hA WAS Ey>t"r.. She was
rot under h:e Tae SEA was rough.
o. TIE f-c steamer IAila1elpa paia
saw her gradually sinking ana
:lna'Iy II" str. ! ta- crolri Int the
flag -tIl frat-d above TIE wave IN the
slSbf If th- SHIPPING. Il vl- af.ewari
founl that a- .AllA from Weakness
through .bjnr.*- u prevt2ds serr.cs. Her
Plates hal naen kn.'a sci I9ese in Tra<iou-
= 49, HAY n ss.t.