Evening star., 1914-06-08

man was under constant fire and from
three directions. with no protection,
calmly operated his gun and directed
the fire. killing many of the enemy
This gun and its crew were under
continual fire from 11:45 am. to pm.
Mike Cohen. New York city. and j.
E. Leddick. Buffalo. n. Y. marine bar
racks-They left their cover on the
firing line. ran with a stretcher and
rescued Private A q. Ebel. who was
lying wounded. under heavy fire, and
withdrew him to a place of safety.
Showed conspicuous coolness courage
and good judgment. Capt. Rush)
J. NJ. Hendrickson. hospital attendant
on the cruiser Prairie. and Lee Mahr
Minneapolis. Mimi. marine private
Quit their cover on the firing line, ran
with "a stretcher and removed Private
Percy under a heavy fire. and returned
at once to their places on the line.
Devotion in Line of Duty.
The following named men exhibited
devotion in the line of duty in the
action of April 21-22:
j. A. Anderson. Rochester. Ind. cox
sw ain, battleship Florida-Was wound
ed in the neck while firing on the
enemy from the roof of the post Office.
Anderson at first refused to leave his
post and kept up his fire until ordered
to a first-aid station by Ensign Wilkin-
son. He returned as soon as his wound
was dressed and resumed his station
at the firing line.
r. G. Hart. New Orleans; J. W. Hawk
ms, Tampa. Fla. and E J. Cantwen
Cincinnati, ordinary seamen on the
battleship New Hampshire. are to be
especially commended for using their
wounded. Cantwell and Hawkins were
able to rejoin their companies after
receiving medical attention.
S. Clay, News Ferry. Va. ordinary
wounded in the forearm during the en-
gagement in front of the Naval Academy.
He was ordered to the rear. and in so
doing assisted another man who was
medical attention for himself other
than a ffrst-aid dressing, returned i'm
mediately to his station at the drag
and continued his part in the handling
mainder of the day. although suffering
great pain from his wounded arm, due
to handling his own piece as we'll as
toggle at the drag. Two days after
at Las Cocas. this boy was discovered
to have escaped from the hospital.
where he had been sent. and found his
way out to the battery. He was sent
back under guard.
Did Work of Special Value.
D. ]. Reilly. South Boston Mass
boatswain's mate battleship Arkansas
Was firing one of the Colt guns. and,
although wounded during action. he
made no report of his injuries until
hostilitieS had ceased. and remained at
his post, rendering efficient service.
The following manned men showed ex-
traordinary resource and ability under
fire:
G. Bradley. Newport. r. l., chief gun
ners' mate. battleship Utah-Rendered
efficient service under fire while in
charge of the ammunition party and
special details. His work was of spe-
cial value. and relieved the officers of
all care in attending to matters relative
to supplies.
John H. Fay. Philadelphia. first SER
geant Marine Corps-Having but one
lieutenant in the company. Fay acts in
the capacity Of both first sergeant and a
company officer. relieving Capt. Dyer of
much detail and being most helpful on
all occasions. Capt Dyer recommends
that he be considered when another SER
geant-major is to be appointed.
Carried Wounded From Firing Line.
The following men carried wounded
men from the firing line, themselves be-
ing under fire:
]. P. Cush, Philadelphia. boatswains s
mate, first class, battleship New Hamp-
shire.
E. Tyburee. Cleveland, Ohio. ordinary
seaman, battleship South Carolina, picked
up and carried a wounded man from in