The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-29
roua YOUNG HEROES
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bf.ek and Hos rhsy Died
Ansshss u The Interesting ,sles from
naval Llssafy originally pahllshrd ~
the Naval Aosissa, halie'ia y printed
irioe,
Inc n.oaaa.sai 10 c.sHaa0n. iiynscn,
pfllsbury and shulHick Is said Ia br tho
hfsi naval nsanamen, plaaoi within The
anadrsny inelosAlfr, II sas erected short.
IA afssf the sri.aal sas established BY
ihs esnineni scholar. educator. historian
and sliIalasnal, George bancroft. srcfo-
lary al the navy, The Naval school.
as il sas lhen eaiiosi. had not been IN
operation a y-aT Nhrn the saf heiNech
the uhiisi states and Mesieo broke
oui. AZ IN the oase II the spanish Mar
every midshipman vas up Ia arms 10
h. onirfr,l "a the f0-i, bui while the
mldshipn,~n during tho short period u
tho spanish war srfc forthwith tucked
into the soouis, cruisers and baiil-ships.
not a midshipman during the Mexican
war sas allowed 10 lrase the institution
Gnai S-as IL indignation ssep, through
the battalion. but they had ho eiiec,
upon the authorities. :,
II had oosi too much 20 launch and
equip the school 10 permit 4 10 bo stranded
the hFsi yeaf II lie existence, bui
one thing ih-sr indignant mldshipmen
could do, they could help erect a monu-
menl 90 the passed mldshipmcn who
ia the war, IN various WAYS, sfandly gave
up their lives; aud the tasteful shalt,
facing southwest and northeast. may
b. aid 90 b. the shrine IL their disap.
poinimrni As well A. the tribute IL thear
admiration. The story connected with
each name on the monument ought 10
be deeilly cherished al the academy,
and by our Young Iscople everywhere.
The siofirs II Clcmson and Hynson
are touching, ihrit hcrulsm being tina,
al sacrifice Tot others They wefc each
serving on boari the Inflated brig somers
IN giving chase Ia a blockade runner
the Somer Wa capsiEci oil Vera Cruz
aud totally disappeared within ten min
u,es. Il was only possible to get one
boat away from the dayits, and that
one IL the smaller boats. The mcn who
could not swim were ordered TO leap into
this boat. Ilynson had b,cn injured
few days before; and seeing that he
was left on board, lad named Nutter
jumped out of the boat and Offered HIM
his place, which was refused. A man
named Powers did the same thing; but
nothing could induce lIynson TO take
from ans member 81 the crew his chance
Of being saved. The boat got of Just
before the brig went down. AZ the point
OF sinking the order was given for every
man TO save himself, and sixty officers
and men threw themselves into the water.
We can find no record Of Hynson after
he cast himself overheard. Clemson
managed 10 lay hold Of a studding-sail
boom, in company with i've scameni
but pcrceiving that il could not support
them all he deliberately abandoned II,
In consequence OF which he lost his own
life and saved the lives Of the tive sail
or. These two young officers We're
lost and nearly forty OF the crew. Mean
while at great risk boats OF English, French
and Spanish war vessels rescued quite
number who were struggling IN the
water. Congress awarded gold and sill
yer medals to the officers of the foreign
vessels who engaged in this work.
Passed Midshipman Pillsbury's story
is equally pathetic. lie was chasing
blockade runner of Vera Cruz with
the sailing launch Of the Mississippi
when he was struck by heavy squali
and the launch was thrown on her beam
ends. With his crew he chung to the
overturned boat. In attempting to give
his place, which was more secure. TO
sailor who could not swim he was carried
away by heavy sea and was unable to
return. The heroic death OF Shubrick
came about by drawing lots. A battery
had been planted before Vera Cruz. The
midshipmen of the fleet drew lots for
the privilege Of manning it. II was
position OF great peril, for the MeMcans
concentrated their heaviest lire upon 1t.
Midshipman Shubrick was one OF those
who drew this prize duty, and while
eisurely pointing his piece received the
shot that gave him immortality in the
history Of the navy.