The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-17
FOR LOVE OF SCHLEY
SAILOR OF THE BROOKLYN WENT
INTO TRANSPORTS OF JOY.
EMBRACED THE ADMIRAL.
CHRISTIANsEN'S Feelings TOO
STRONG FOR RESTRAINT.

On His Return From WOrmsloc Adj
miraI schIey Was Greeted by n
sailor Whom He Had known on
the BFOOklyn-JOhn Christiansen
Was the Man, and He Almost Over
wheImed the Admiral with Evil
dence of His JOy-Christiansen
Was Captain of "A Gun Aboard the
Brooklyn, and Is Now Assigned to
Duty Mt Port RoyaI-Party az
WOrmsIoe Saw the Fortified Resi-
dence-AdmiraI, MIR. Rauers and
others on This Morning for St.
GATHERINGS.
So exuberant was the joy of John
Christensen over again seeing Admi-
raj Schley that his transports of de-
light were mistaken by onlookers for
the effect of to great indulgence in the
cup that cheers and inebriates. Throw
ing his arms about the admiral and
kissing his hand. Christensen testi-
fled to his alteration of his hero, and
he cared not who saw that it was the
keenest joy to him to again behold his
old commander.
Christensen came over from the
Port Royal naval station, where he is
assigned to duty, expressly to see the
Admiral. He had learned through the
papers that the Admiral was visiting
Gen. and Mrs. Gordon in Savannah.
and nothing would serve but that he
should again see the great officer with
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soon as he could, he secured leave
and came to Savannah.
Yesterday afternoon Christensen
called at the residence of Gen. Cor
don and inquired for Admiral Schley.
His disappointment was great when
in. Being invited in, Christensen took
a chair and impatiently awaited the
return of the party that had gone for
visit to Wormsloe.
At about $50 o'clock the party ar
rived. At the door the Admiral found
Christensen eagerly awaiting him. At
once the Admiral recognized the man,
and only an embrace and the privilege
of kissing his hand would satisfy the
sailor. The Admiral greeted him kind
ly, and for some minutes he talked
with the sailor
This is John Christensen" said the
Admiral to the group about them. He
fought with me at Santiago. He was
on the Brooklyn, and was man be-
hind the gum In fact, he was certain
of one of the guns-one that did good
work in the Brooklyn's duel with the
Spaniards."
Some one in the group was so con-
WINGED, from his manner> trimming
over with the joy and exuberance of
the meeting, that Christensen had been
drinking, that he caused a drink to be
brought. This was offered him. but he
declined, accepting only the water that
was offered as an accompaniment
When the Admiral said "Christiansen
never drinks" 1t was clear that the
supposition that the man had been
drinking was not well founded.
The Admiral at WOrmsIoe.
AT noon the party left for Wormsloe.
Mr.. w. ]. DeRenne's handsome country
home, eight or nine miles from the city
Mr.. DeRenne's guests We're Admiral
and Mrs. Schley, Gen. and Mrs. Cor
don, MIR. and Mrs. j. Florance Minis
and Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Dent. They
were Hospitality received by Mr.. De-
Renne. One feature of their afternoon
was visit to the ruins of probably
the only fortified home on the Atlantic
coast. The place is almsot a to-
tai ruin, though preserved some
what through the erection years
ago of buttresses to support it's walls.
The old house is historic and the
recountal of its story was heard with
interest by Admiral and Mrs Schley.
They were told of how Gen. Ogle-
thorpe, the founder of the colony had
gone on campaign against the Span
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of the militia of the colony accompany
ing him. Capt Jones was the first
American ancestor of Mr. DeRenne.
To him had been granted the estate
of which WormSloe is a part, and the
grant was in much the feudal style.
I'll was to G. Noble Jones, Ito have and
to hold" Its acceptance involved his
holding Skidaway Narrows against the
Spaniards and the Indians who might
come against the town of Savannah
from the South, the Narrows Offering
the waterway by which an expedition
against the colonists might be expect
ed.
While the force under Gen. Ogle-
thorpe was away, a band of Indians
assailed the house that had been built
of cochina by Capt. Jones for the de-
Tense of the Narrows. 1t was a dwell
ing house, but was constructed, as it
pears evidence to-day, Tor purposes of
defence. For ten days Mrs. Jones and
her servants withstood a siege, the
savages making persistent efforts to
carry the house by storm, but being
driven back by the spirited defence.
Going to 81. GATHERINGS.
To-day the Admiral will become the
guest of Mr.. Jacob Rauers. Aboard
the tug w. b. McCauley will sail Adj
miral Schley. Mr.. Rauers, Gen. Gordon.
Col. p. w. Meldrim. Maj w. w. VIII
hanson. Mr.. j. l.. Dent and Mr..
"Jimsy" Schley at 9 o'clock for st.
Catharines, there to remain until Sun
day morning, when Admiral Schley and
Gen. Gordon and possibly others will
return to the city. On the
tug that will go for them on
Sunday will sail Mr.. ]. j. Rauers,
Capt. Wright Hunter. Mr.. G. f. Ten
mile and Mr.. Lefforts of New York
as guests.
The object of the trip is sport. Ad-
miral Schley has been provided with
a gun by Mr.. Julian Schley, the owner
having guaranteed ii to kill II the Ad-
miral points 1t in anything like the
right direction. ExcelleRt sport is
afforded on st. Catharine's, and the
party has bright authorizations Of the