The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-12


itiative he displayed when his senior
ofIicer was wounded secured for him
the Distinguished Service Order and
promotion to commander.
This senior ofiicer was Hon. Stanley
Colville. As soon as Colville was
struck by an Arab bullet, the whole
charge of the gunboat fiotilla devolved
on young Beatty. Many . man OF his
age would have been daunted at the |
responsibility suddenly thrust upon his
shoulders. But not SO "Davy." At the
forcing of the Dervish batteries ne
fearlessly led the attack and he sue
ceeded in silencing the batteries and
dismantling every one OF the enemy's
guns.
10 Real Fighter.
Subsequently he was present at the
important battles Of Atbara and khar-
tum; and was twice mentioned in
dispatches. He was also decorated by
the sultan of Turkey Fourth class
mediidie), just as Jellico was once
decorated by the German emperor.
After Egypt came the Boxer trou-
bles of 1900. or went David Beatty to
the China seas, in command of the bat
tleship Barbour. The bombardment
of the Taku forts took place June Is,
1900. They opened fire on the ships
of the allies, but in comparatively
short time they were stormed. "A cou-
pie of days later two Chinese field
guns were placed near the railway
embankment, with their muzzles fac
ing the British concession, and fired.
Commander Beatty with three COM
panies OF seamen crossed the river and
maneuvered to within 200 yards in the
hope of capturing them with rush.
At the same time some Russians
moved out to cooperate.
While the British were waiting for
the Russians to come up, however, a
large force of Chinese appeared to the
right behind mud wall and poured in
heavy fire. Beatty was wounded
not only once, but twice-and things
looked very black indeed. The main
force retired, but Beatty was never of
a retiring disposition. Leading for.
lorn hope of 200 bluejackets, he made
a desperate attack on the enemy and
won captaincy.
This promotion at the age of twenty
. nine years lifted him over 200 officers
just as his previous promotion to com
, mander had raised him above 395 Off
> GERS.
, Wins Marshall Fields Daughter.
In the following year Beatty took {
. rest and married. His bride was Mrs
! Ethel Tree, daughter of the late Mar
shall Field, the Chicago merchant
, They have lived very happily togethe
, and have two young sons, one of whom
is designed to enter the navy.
From 1901 to 1914 Beatty did no
see fighting In 1904 he was statione,
\ in command of the Diana in the Med
: iterranean, and in 1905 he commence,
: a spell of work on land. For two year
4 he acted as naval adviser to the arm
; council. Then he became aide-de-cam
a to King Edward, with whom he wa
: extremely popular. Finally he becam
naval secretary to the first lord of tn
. admiralty, after which he got to Sc
, again, taking over the command of tn
c AUOuhh.
:. When the war came Beatty, who ha
g just been knighted, was sent out to
or die as commander of the first battl
cruiser squadron, his flagship bein
= the Lion. A few weeks later he wo
the battle of Helgoland blight, sinkin
- five German vessels and about min
= hundred men, at total British loss
- 90 killed and wounded. Later he lie
- the pursuing squadron which scourge
:, the German fleet that attempted to r
:, peat the bombardment of the ca
- coast; sank the Bluecher and infiicte
- serious losses on other German ship
:, In the navy now they speak of ha
- ing the Beatty touch" 1t is his
praise to say a man has the Beat
!, touch"