Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-27

had been SO unkind TO him. After all
his years TO be pigconholed or side
tracked Just at the time when the door
of opportunity seemed about to be
opened to the men Of the navy was
hard indeed. That he would be brought
out from Snug Harbor for service was
most unlikely. He had no reason 70
expect IL except Tor the promise made
BY Theodore Roosevelt and that prom
Use undoubtedly would be forgotten In
the stress Of activity and the multitude
Of things that would overwhelm the
assistant secretary Of the navy IN the
preparations for the war.
Day by day the tension between spain
and the United states became more
strained. I'm Congress the war party
grew stronger and stronger, and the de-
mand upon the president TO act became
more insistent. And as the tension be
come more strained and as the war
feeling increased Capt. Delehanty's re-
gret that ne ever accepted the commits
sion TO Snug Harbor became more acute.
WAR DECLARED.
one day he was i'm the city, riding
down Broadway In a car, when ne
heard the newsboys crying Extra! Elk
traii" I'm a voice that told its own
story He got of the car and bought
n paper. There across the whole page
was the great news War had been
declared. The United States and Spain
were TO settle their differences by
clash OF arms. The navies were ready
to be hurled at each other Armies
we're assembling TO meet each other and
battle 10 the death. To the men trained
to the service the door OF opportunity
was lung wide open at last. but not 10
Daniel Delehanty, neglected and for
gotten. buried away at Sailors snug
Harbor after IS years 81 service.
A. he went down Broadway after
reading the extra. there was not
sadder man in all New York IMAM
Daniel Delehanty He crossed the fer
~ to staten Island and boarded the
train ~ St George for Snug Harbor
with little thought of anything but his
own an fortune AS he entered the gate
at Snug Harbor an orderly stepped for
ward saluted. and thrust forward a
Telegram for you SIR" he said, and
saluted again.
NOT FORGOTTEN.
The captain opened the envelope me-
chanically. Then he read.
WAR declared. You may have com
mand of Suwanee or -. Which do
you prefer?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Assistant Secretary Navy
In a moment the man who had been
burdened with regret was transformed
into a man full of hope, eagerness and
activity. He hurried TO the telegraph
office and rushed a message TO Wash
iugton In a few days he was on his
way TO take command OF the Suwanee.
In a few months he was I'm the great
tight az Santiago. where the navy Of
Spain was crushed In one Of the most
remarkable battles in the history Of
naval warfare.
When the fight was over he went in
his launch TO the battleship Iowa, and
as he climbed up the COmpanionway
Fighting Bob" Evans hurried forward,
flushed OF face and with both hands
outstretched I'm greeting. "Delehanty,"
he exclaimed, u want to present you
20 one Of the finest gentlemen I've ever
seen
Capt Delehanty went forward ana
was presented 20 a man who, despite
the rough garments Of a common sailor
the first he could get into after being
rescued from the water, nevertheless
was an imposing figure. Dgniiied but
gracious, greater IN defeat, perhaps,
than he was at any other time, Cervera,
IN his coarse, common garb, was no
less the admiral ard the gentleman
than IN the most respondent of his
uniforms.
TO go back to Sailors Snug Harbor