The sun., 1916-01-23

port. The plan decided upon was as
follows: The steamer was to rta, AZ
close to the shore IA possible and then
the men were To emerge from doors
cut in the bows of the shin; they were
TO jump quickly on to the lighters.
which formed sort Of Cangway he
tween the River Clyde and the shore.
ana then to cut the barhed wire and
assault the forts at the point of the
bayonet.
Ihe moment the doors opened the
pan was carried out with success. but
In cutting through the barbed wire
much time was lost and a horrible
ram OF shells from the Turkish forts
was let loose. In hail of bullets,
shrapnel and machine gun fire the
nrst section of the Dublin Fusilicrs
uN"ppei Ike leaves on the beach.
Father Finn could not hold himself
PACK any longer In spite OF the
orders orders which were given only
Tor the purpose of sparing him as
lpn9 as POSSIBLE to his men-hc ran To
me commanding officer and begged to
ne allowed TO go ashore with his
soldiers. The commanding officer,
whose eyes We're filled with tears at the
terrible spectacle on the beach where
the Flslliers were being butchered in
hundreds by their unseen foes could
not Withstand the eloquent pleading
OF the little Irish priest. hut he ap-
peaIed to him not to 60 ashore until
things had quet'd down. Father
Finn replied:
"A priests place is beside the DYING
soldier"
without waiting for an answer he
stepped from the bow of the River
Clyde onto the lighter and ran toward
! the shore To the nearest group Of
! fallen Fusilicrs. He had not gone
many yards before "A bullet hit him IN
/ the chest and the spurt of blood which
followed told him NJ was badly
wounded. Another hdl!rt hit HIM in
the th.Gh as he kept ou. and still
another N the arcdst.
By the time he had reached his men
he was literally riddled with shot.
one hand had been torn by n shell.
but disabled as ne was aUd in spite or
the terrible pain he was suffering. ne
rrawl,d along the beach from dying
man tu diving man, giving stsolution
Of shrapnci shu; of whtt was left of
his right hand a. he was blessing one
dying soldier. and lN!ng on his side he
Sav' blessing, ana ahsoutions with
his left. which in turn WAS literally
shot avaN 49, hc IA iSed his arm high
again ana again. for his men to sec
Another piece of shell crashed into his
brain and the soldier Who leaned over
t., l,.I b,
in that on" short conscious momeslt
before On" end comes:
Are our fellows Winning"
When ~" nov. of II : death reached
I."ut u J.. 'd Kitchener sent mes
sa-e If confidence to hr brother and
the kinS ami Queen expressed their
sympathy - tn" family. In his native
town il was written Of him:
"A.l ranks have recently figured In
the lists ur l,Gorci dead generals
culonolS. majors. captains. Lieut. enants,
Sergeau,S, c'Irolhls and rrvates. But
.' wac not uui3 ,o-'rria, hat we had
the nournfu. lutri.i Ccure that n chap
lain had boon kl."d IN action. To
many oc u. if had an all too sad in
torcst Fuy u Vas d"crrcd that the
first representative of those whose mis-
sion - is to preach peace and good
VII amon@ men but who to Their
credit gladly share the RISKS of the
field of nattle To- bring consolation t.
the fallen in their dying hours should
surrender he life IN the operation On
the nardaUrlcs. and that IL should he
Father William Finn. late Of Middles-
hrou-h Cathedral