Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-20
HARRY gregg A| HONE
After Three Years OF Service in
the Navy Another MARSHALL
town Boy Returns.
Has Seen Much OF the World and
Gained Valuable
Experience.
Countries He Has visited..May
Not Re.enter the Naval
Service.

Service.
After an absence of over three years,
during which time he has travelled more
than half way around the world, Harry
Gregg, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gregg,
arrived home Sunday morning.
Mr.. Gregg is one OF three Marshall
town boys who We're in ths navy of Tn
Gle Sam, and enlisted at the beginning
of hostilties with Spain. He returns
with many interesting incidents and ex-
periences to look back upon, and feels
that his time has been We'll spent. Like
nearly every other young man, however,
who enlisted either on land Or sca. he is
glad 10 be home again, back With moth
er and the dear old home, and among
the friends of his boyhood Altho not
dissatisfied With navy life he feels tina.
he has had his quota of naval expert
ence and is willing to let some one else
take his place.
Mr.. Gregg has been successful in his
service with Uncle Sam, and altho he
makes no pretense of being anything
more than an ordinary seaman he has
risen above the station that is occupied
by the average boy who completes his
initial term of enlistment He left Mar
shalltoWn March IS 1898. and enlisted az
a landsman, shipping on the training
snip Vermont He leaves the service as
hospital apprentice Of the first class,
which is the same aa a petty officer of
the third class. according to naval usage
of the terms.
Mr.. Gregg service has been almost
entirely upon the second class cruiser,
New Orleans, to which he was assigned
April y, 1898, less than one morsh after
his enlistment. He has been fortunate
in not being transferred and has had
practically the came associates during
the entire term of his service Atho the
New Orleans, which is the old Brazilian
! ship An.azonas. is not an Iowa. IA New
York or an Indiana il is a good old ship
land occupies its place in the history of
! tho Spanish American war. even if no
| especially brilliant achievements were
accomplished. While on board the ves-
sci Harry participated in seven en-
gasements. all of which We're during the
| blockading of Santiago haibor He ase
had the honor of being ON the first
United States vessel that landed Ameri-
can troops on the island OF cuba, the
New Orleans being used for this purpose
because of the fact that she Was one OF
the first of the vessels of the blockadine
squadron to leave fer the island. The
most important engagement of the YES
sci, in which Mr.. Gregg participated
Was the repelling of night attack Of
! Spanish torbedo boatsthat was trying Il
enter the harbor. Mr.. Gregg also par.
| ticipated in the blockading of San QUAR-
l8harbor and left the Cuban waters only
when the American fleet arrived 10 pu,
on the finishing touches 10 Alphonso )
vessels
Mr.. Greggss travels since the war have
been varied in the extreme, a fact over
which he has had reason 10 rejoice, Tor
I III has given him a rare opportunity to
visit different countries. The Philippine
trouble claiming the attention OF the
war department shortly after tn. Cuban
campaign resulted in the New Orleans
feing sent into oriental waters, and tfan
the China affair bobbing up took her
hack and kept herin the waters of the
far east for a number of months MIR.
Gregg has made three different voyages
10 Japan, and thinks he knows taat
. country pretty We'll, especially the
southern portion. lie has visited Egypt.
and Of course the famous pyramids,
| traversed the Nile for some distance.
visited Arabia. the island of Ceylon,
Singapore and the straits settlements,
spent considerable time in the Philip
zines and the Azores. The stay in the
far east is exclusive of his extended
voyages in Cuban waters, his trip 10 st.
hp az "a MAJ Ind
group. to Hayti and other countries
been in foreign waters much of the time
spent great deal of time along the At
lantic coast from the New England
states to Florida and the gulf.
Mr.. Gregg left the New orleans on
March 10 last OH the hpmeward voyage,
which was on the transport Buffalo, that
landed in New York last Week. AT pres
ent he is not just determined what his
future plans VIII be, but he has four
months to decide on whether or not he
Will again enter the service The sur
geon on the New orleans is quite ann
ious for Mr.. Gregg to again take up
iospital work and If he concludes TO do
so he will be made hospital steward.
or chief petty officer. With this position
lie may not be called on board vessel
for three years. for his surgeon is 10
spend that time in naval hospital work
in this country. The start Mr. Gregg has
gained in this line of work. however. is
j good one and il may be that he Will
conclude finally to again ship with
Uncle Sam, and take his chances in SCI
curing one of the positions in land hos
ritals For the present, however, he
will spend his time enjoying happy re-
union with his parents, sisters and
friends, and happy one it will be in
deed.
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