The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-08

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10 others. under trying conditions. rs
well as his own well-directed fire. pre-
vented any slackcninG Of our own fire
ut this time. U.ieutcnant Castlc.)
J. Dermondy. Brooklyn. n. y. boats
wain's mate second class, battleship
Utah. About p. NJ. April 81. he led
II squad to the roof Of the custom
house and succeeded In silcncing the
fire from the roof Of the Hotel Oriente
and the houses in that block. Ills
work was particularly effective. Lieu-
tenant CaStlc)
j. G.. Smith, Los Angeles. Cal. fire.
man, second class. battleship Utah.
Was with the Benet Mcrcier gun de-
tachment4 These guns did not have
tripod mounts and the small struts
nt.cd were not suitable for use in the
streets. Early in the action, Smith.
finding that under these conditions the
Bcnct MERCER guns were Ineffective.
fred the gun from his shoulder. and
by so doing rendered valuable service.
This has never before been done to my
knowledge. Licutenant Castle)
\. ]. Fogarty. Cleveland. o.. gunner's
mate. third class, battlcship Utah. Led
Il squad which relieved the Florida's
squad on top of old custom house, and
later battered down the doors OF the
public library under lire. and occupied
the old light tower. where he greatly
assisted In siiencing the fire from
snipers. U.ieutenant Castlc)
II. e. Shpman. Terre Iiaute. Ind.
coal passer. battlcship Utah. Was cs-
pccially noticed by his officers for his
calm and deliberate bearing while
alone engaged in returning the direct
fire Of three or four Mexicans who had
his range. Nieutcnant Castle.)
W. s. Glynn. Middlesburg, Ky.
S. Neukom. Highland. Ill.
II. y. Duryea, Perry, y. y.
G. -. Cameron. Brooklyn. y. y
The above; manned seamen. OF the bat
tlcshiD Florida were members Of the
machine gun crew under l.. Wertman,
gunncps mate. first class. on April 81
They assisted In operating the gun
under heavy and continuous hrc. and
on one occasion helped to shift the
barrel OF the gun. Gieutcnant Vain
wright.)
Robert Semple. Sheridan. Ind. chief
turret captain, batticship Florida Was
In command OF the second section of
tho second company under Ensign
Wilkinson. This section was stationed
on the roof Of tho post-oiice, on the
southern end, and was under a con,inu-
Gus and heavy fire on April 81. Semplc
controlled the Are OF hts men with
great GOODNESS and precision. and finally
succeeded in clearing the roofs Of the
hotels fronting on the Plaza Conetitu-
times exposed to the fire Of the enc
my. Poinsett, seaman. was killed
there, ana J. A. Anderson, coxswa!n.
was wounded. Lieutenant VAIN
wright)
q. L. Bancroft. Milton, wisconsin.
seaman. battleship New Hampshire
Picked up II wounded man and carried
MIN 20 "a nearby house under heavy
fire from the Naval Academy. Fire
eng opened upon aim from thu house,
he called for assistance, stationed him
self in froa. az his house an! kept,
down the fire from It with his own
weapons until the wounded man was
carried 10 the rear. He promptly re-
turned to the firing line. Captain An
dcrSor.)
Il. W. Claggett, Laurel. Md. hospital
apprentice. battlcship Florida. With
out orders he seized strctcher. and
with the assistance of Private Lee
Mahr. United states Marine Corps, ran
TO the assistance of two marines. who
had Just been sho:, ana removed one
al them 10 place az safety. He eX-
hiblted GOODNESS, courage. and ane judg-
mcnt In his wDr@; was constantly on
the firing lin" for Iwo days and nights
ana showed no fatigue. Captain
Rush.)
Harry Smith. Suffolk. England, boat
swnin's mate, first class. battlesh ia
Kew Hampshire. Showed a good ex-
ample OF courage 10 the men OF his
piece. He WAS assiduous In instruct
ing men In the proncr handling of the
Iicce while unl~r heavy Are. AT
times. due TO the intense heat, the men
appeared TO become exhausted drag
ginG tho heavy piece over railroad
tracks and through soft earth. per-
sonally noticed this petty officer urging
and assisting ana making light OF the
difficulties. tLieutcnant GradyD
I.
ners mate, FIRST class. battlcship New
Hampshire. Acted in cool and cour-
agcons manner throughout the action.
lie replaced and secured an extractor
pin which had jumped out as result
OF the firing. At another time he over
hauled the firing pin during the ac-
tion. Each time he worked cody anu
rapidly. so that very little time was
lost. This was done under heavy
fire. Gieutenant Grady.)
J.. W. Green, st. Louis. Mo-. gunners
mate. second class. battleship South
Carolina. Is recommended for eNcep-
tionally excellent pointing. This piece
was under Il heavy fire.
i. T.. Jorgenscn. Chicago. III, sea-
man. battleship Vermont. Showed
great skill! and GOODNESS In the SER
vice OF the field gun. and placed a first
aid bandaCc on wounded man while
under fire.
SWANS mate. first class, and w f..
stevens. Augusta, Me-, seaman, botn
OF the battlcship New Jersey. Are
recommended for especially cool ana
courageous conduct nj their pieces
while subject TO heavy fire from the
enemy. This piece, after the hrst shot.
failed to return to battery. Due 70
this the gun on being fred would he
driven a considerable distance to the
rear These men would catch and hold
the gun carriage. thus acting rs a
brake, and would Immediately return
the carriage and gun TO it's former flr-
ing position. This WAS done under n
heavy fire. U.icutenant Grady)
HANDLE COLT GUNS IN
COOL AND BRAVE MANNER
In connection with tho lighting of
these two days. should like TO men
ton Sergeant Miller and Corporal Ed
wards for tho brave. cool manner Ia
which they handled the Colt guns un-
der their charge. Corporal Edwards
especially. ms he still continued to
serve his gun after two men had been
wounded and one killed In his immc-
diate vicinity. (Major berkeley, u. S.
NJ. c.
In the fight between tho steamers
and Mexicans on April q. the follow