Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-30
Honolulu's Decoration Day
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over hundred miles already won,
the wonderful defense Of our belea.
guered garrison at Altoona where
gallant General Corse with a single
division withstood the repeated as
saults Of whole army. and wigwagg.
cd over their bewildered heads to our
advancing column, Am short Jaw.
bone and an ear but can whip all hell
yet"
] think that we can afford to over.
look u syllable Of profanity from a
man who is fiercely chargined at hav.
ing half his face shot away, and at
any rate 1t is cheering to think that
the remnant of his remarkable Jaw
4 kept on wagging then and for long
years afterwards with an eloquence
that moved admiring multitudes.
Next rapid retracing of our steps
back to Atlanta leaving Hood to the
tender mercies Of General Thomas
who at Nashville smote him hip and
thigh scattering him to the four
winds,--our glorious march through
Georgia and the magnificent assault
Of the 2nd Division. 18th Army Corps,
of which | had the honor of being an
insignificant part, upon the hitherto
impreSnable Fort McAllister. carry.
ing II. ami carnage and destruction.
by irresistible storm and thereby
opening our way. at the mouth of the
Ogcechee, to the boundless depths
and ceaseless supplies of the beauti
sul sea.
The sea caught my eye. and after
further marches and battles | sought
It again after the close of the war,
and it became my home.
To the Philippines
One glance at another wonderous
scene full generation later low ten
years ago. In the far.away Philippines.
when u small squadron sent by the
President commanded by Dewey and
guarded by the Supreme Ruler of the
Universe, reached at early morn the
wondering waters In front OF the
spires and domes and villas and forti.
fications and fleets Of Manila.
Then dawned a combination of sub,
lime beauty and awful fury such as
the eye Of man had seldom II ever
seen. The heavens frightened and
the horizon burned with the crimson
glow of morning as the six dauntless
cruisers swept steadily on In singh
column to the Rorthward, thea swang
defiantly around to the eastward un.
der the frowning, believing guns of
Manila, then again to the southwark.
following the Olympia in her daring
lead over quivering mines, past roar.
Ing batteries along the shore. down
among the hell Of Spanish ships In the
din and roar OF battle. the mouth of
fury and the jaws of death.
The battle flags, which had been
rounded up In the darkness, opened
like morning glories to the light of
day. and those beautiful emblems of
Freedom and Liberty and Victory
were greeted with ringing cheers from
the men behind the guns; for when
the crimson folds Of the star spangied
banner opened to the breeze they
floatcd In majesty and power and
glory from every American masthead,
never to know dishonor and never to
be taken down!
Where the American flag Is raised
In triumph and honor let 1t never be
lowered In sorrow nor In shame! The
American flag is not only the emblem
of freedom and liberty and victory;
1t Is the greatest guarantee of good
government on the face Of Gods
green earth.
So back and forth In angry might,
The stars and stripes waved on the
fight.
Mid bursting shells In deadly flight.
The Spanish decks with dead were
strewn,
Their guns on shore were silenced
soon.
Their flags were down ere flush of
noon.
Their ships, their batteries on the
shore.
Were gone In flame and crimson
Their loss thousand men or more!
Dawned on the feet that Dewey led
A miracle while Spaniards bled,
For on our side was not one dead!
The battle Of Manila Bay
From mind shall never pass away
Nor deeds of glory wrought that day;
For mid that battles awful roar
The Spanish pride, to rise no more,
Was humbled by our Commodore.
And Freedoms isles In Orient sea
Shall monuments eternal be
or Dewey's Deathless Victory.
That victory gave us an imperial
prestige among the nations of the
earth, sealed the fate Of the sons of
Spain and benefcently settled. under
the flag Of Freedom, the destinies OF
many millions of downtrodden men.
The map of the world changed col.
ors and new stars cleaned In the
azure field of the American firma. !,
ment. Hawaii brought her beautiful