The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-09

had his range. lieutenant CastIep.I
W. S. Glynn. Middleburg Ky.
;. Neukom. Highland. Ill
X. A Duryea. Perry, y. Y
cameron. Brooklyn. y. Y.
+, Inc above named seamen Of the
DattleshIp Florida were members Of
the machine gun crew under r. Wort
man, mate. firSt-class. on
April list. They assisted in operating
the gun under heavy and continuous
hfe, ana on one occasion helped TO
shit the barrel of the gun. Lieu
tenant Wainwright).
Turret Captain Steady.
Robert Semple, Sheridan. Ind, chief
turret captain, battleship Florida
was III command of the second sec
tlon OF the second under
Ensign Wilkinson. This sectio was
stationed on the roof of the Post
office on the southern end and was
under a continuous and heavy fire On
April list Semple controlled the
rre OF his men with great GOODNESS
and precision and finally succ> ed d in
clearing the roofs of the hotels 'front.'
ing on the Plaza Constitution of the
enemy. Semple was at all times ex-
posed to the fire of the enemy. Poin-
sett, m was killed there and
anderson. J. A., coxswain. was wound
ed. ~tLietuenant WainWright).
Protected Wounded COmrade.
G.. f. Bancroft. Milton. Wisconsin,
seaman, battieship New Hampshire
Picked up a wounded man and carried
him to a nearby house under a heavy
fire from the Naval Academy. Fire
being opened upon him from his
mouse. he called for assistance, sta
toned himself in front of this house
and kept down the fire from it with
his own until the wounded
man was carried to the rear. He
| nrOEnnfjV rot1rna6 tn thn Srin. IT,
Captain Anderson.
+. w. C1aggett, Laurel, Md. hos
pital apprentice, battleship Florida:
Without orders he seized a stretcher
and with the assistance of Private
Lee Mahr, u. S. NJ. c., ran to the as
SlStance Of two marines who had just
been shot, n removed one Of them
to a place of safety. He exhibited
GOODNESS, courage, and fine judgment
in his work; was constantly on the
firing line for two days and nights
and showed ne fatigue. Captain
Rush.)
Instructions Under Fire.
Harry Smith. Suffolk. England,
| Boatswain's mate. first class, battle
5 ship New ~HampShire: Showed a good
1 example of courage to the men of his
piece. He was assidious in instruct
ing men in the proper handling of
the piece while under a heavy fire.
a LIfll6S, Ouo 10 the Intense neat. the
, men appeared to become exhausted
dragging the heavy field piece oyer
railroad tracks and through soft
[ earth. l personally noticed this pet
e ty officer urging and assisting and
3 making light of the difficulties
. tLieutenant Grady.(
. Worked Hard Under Fire.
Ray Holloway, Syracuse, Ind, gun
: ner's mate, tirst-class, battleship New
10 ~ =, hirn. AHto2 in nnnl anr
courageous manner throughout tbs
> action. He replaced and secured al
II extractor pin which had jumped gu
as a result Of the firing. At another
tine he overhauled the firing pin dur
: ing the action. Each time he work
ed cody and rapidly SO that very lit
tie time was lost. This was done
IS under a heavy fire. (Lieutenan
Grady.)
F. w. Green, ST. Louis, Mo. gun
ner's mate, s~econd-class. battleshiI
South Carolina: Is recommended 70.
exceptionally excellent pointing. Thi
piece was under a heavy fire
l.. e. JorgenSen, Chicago, Ill, sea
n man, battleship Vermont: Showed
great skill and GOODNESS in the ser
q vice of the field gun. and placed
4 first aid bandage on a wounded ma
while under fire.
George e. Bent, Lynn, Mass, boat
G swain ) Indte, llISt-CldSS, w. l.
Stevens. Augusta, Maine seaman bot
n of the battleship New Jersey: Ar
recommended for especially cool an
J. courageous conduct at their piece
while subject to a heavy fire fror
the enemy. This piece after the mrs
shot. failed to return to battery. Du
to this the gun on being fired woul
be driven a considerable distance t
If the rear. These men would catch an
in hold the gun carriage, thus acting a
10 a brake. and would Immediately re
turn the carriage and gun to its for
f. mer firing position. This was don
under a heavy fire. CLieutenar
Grady.)
a. In connection with the hSht1ng {
these two days, | should like to mef
- ton Sergeant Miller and Corporal &c
wards. for the Grave, cool manner
OF which they handled the Colt sur
under their charge. Corporal Et
wards especially as he still continue
- h;c u,&n oftpr two men h9