Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
FOR AN AGED SAILOR.
Effort to Secure to Him an Increased
. Pension-Notes. f'l5t9T3a h.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. February a. 1905.
Two attachments of marines to act as
guards on the West Virginia and the U. 8.
s. Galveston left the Naval Academy
marine barracks today. The guard for the
West Virginia consists of sixteen men, and
is under command of Capt Z. B. West and
Lieutenant Hogan.
Lieut.. A c. Rogers is in charge of the
guards for the U. S. S. Galveston, which
consists of twenty-five men.
Senator McComas has interested himself
in behalf of an aged sailor of Annapolis.
John Jackson, and has introduced bill to
increase his pension from $40 per month
to s24. Jackson lives alone at Passport, a
suburb of Annapolis He was one of the
last dispossessed tenants to leave the Naval
Academy ground when the new addition
was acquired for naval purposes. When it
was found he must leave and that he had
no place to go, the officers of the Naval
Academy built him a little house at the
foot of Spa creek. He lived there a short
time and then located at Eastport, where
he has since resided. At the outbreak Of
the civil war Jackson was a sailor He
Joined the land forces and took part in the
battle of Antietam He then Joined the
schooner G. p. Williams which was ordered
to Folly Island, where 10000 of the Union
forces were waiting to attack Morris
Island.
The enemy had mined the river and tor
pedoes were placed at such distances that
it would have been impossible for a boat
to pass. Volunteers were called for to
swim out and remove the caps. and jack
son responded. He was the only one of a
large crew to undertake the task. After
completing his work the movement Of the
ships was accomplished without damage.
For this deed he was publicly commended
by President Lincoln and was presented
with a number of medals and testimonials.
MidShipman Mann, who was subjected to
arrest and civil suit for damages as re-
suit of an alteration at Philadelphia on
the day of the last Army-Navy foot ball
game, has been entirely indicated Of the
charges preferred against him. There was
not enough evidence on which the verdict
| adverse to the midshipman could be
secured.
Midshipman Mann was today notified of
the action of the Philadelphia civil
authorities.
Adjutant General Riggs announced today
that commission had been granted to
| Captain Gear of the Naval Reserves.
The investigation at the Naval Academy
in the shortage of goods in the spaymas-
ter's storerooms on board the U. 8. s. At
| lanta is still being carried on. 1t has been
ascertained that the government is the
| loser to the amount ef several hundred
dollars. Seven enlisted men, attached to
| the Atlanta, suspected of being implicated
| in the transaction, have been placed in
confinement on BOARD the prison ship San
| tee, at the Naval Academy, awaiting fur
| Their development in the case. The au-
| thorities expect shortly to apprehend the
guilty parties. 'e''
Another detail of marines from the
Naval Academy barracks is expected to be
assembled shortly for duty on the new
cruiser Maryland, which goes into COM
| mission about April 1.aaThe garrison sta
toned at the barracks has Been consider
ably reduced. by the departure of the two
detachments which left today for duty on
| the new cruisers West Virginia and Gal
weston. odf
| Capt. Willard H. Brownson, superinten-
dent of the Naval Academy is spending
several days in the south.
The name of Midshipfaar Halter Belt of
Dallas, Tex, was given among those who
recently resigned. This Is an error Mid
shipman Belt is still at the Naval Academy
and stands No Z in a class OF $50
Captain Brownson has recently issued an
additional order at the Naval Academy
calling the attention of the midshipmen to
the regulation In regard to the use of
tobacco. The order states that any mid
shipman who persists In the use of
tobacco in violation of the rules will be
punished In like manner to Midshipman e.
c. Waller. third class. of New York city,
who was dismissed for this offense.
The midshipmen of the first class only
are permitted to smoke, and the practice
is confined to certain hours In their rooms
only.
Thomas Mcpherson attempted to shoot
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