Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-29

in uglier squalls. The radio
which flashed to the shore the newt
that the Americans had lost the Baich
but in return had damaged the Car
thage and one Pera, brought back the
weather warning in the navy code; Z
hurricane was on the way. Tho gov
eminent had forbidden the publishing
| Of the warning ashore. lest 1t be sent
to the enemy's ships, too. but the
barometer told the story. Rain wal
falling now-.rain, driven almost hori.
zontal by the gale and ceasing sud
denly while lightning Jared and forked
over the sen and thunder Tremendously
| rumbled.
About o'clock Bob Wendell went
to the wardroom for supper. Torpedo
defense requires Ill gunnery omcen to
be on duty during firing; but. although
torpedo attack by destroyers was still
possible. the weather made 1t moro
and more improbable and the light.
ming was flashing % frequently AZ TO
iliumine the sea for seconds at time.
Accordingly, officers and men were be-
ing sent, In small groups, TO supper.
Bob sat beside Garry at the tabsA
1t was the first time they had seen
each other since the battle.
Good shooting from number two
turret. Bobby
THAT was Louden! Garry. you
should have seen him-especia1ly after
the Balch got it"
II heard: his brother was boatswain
so he gave the Pera that last shot!"
by the way. did you see It? Where
1t hit / meant"
Garry hesitated moment. Some
thing funny about that; I'm crazy, Of
course-for we were out Of range then
but I've an idea that shot hit, some
how. didn't see any splash. but then,
If shots pretty short, it's easy to miss
splash" :. =
Not for you: some good spottins
today Garry The menwell. they,
i,Ist felt It. A~couple OF the Car
tina ge's ithirteens hit the Pennsylvania;
Of COURSE you know.r ,g
'On sArmor mo real damage. was
there7 /. We weren't missed BY much =
few tines
Then they talked Of what was ahead
Of them .. The Arizona and the Penn
sylvania and the destroyers had not
turned back to the roads; they were
keeping on south and east. The omcery
spoken low tones. and after the mess
attendants had served them
THE special god who looks after
drunken men and fools has sent m
this hurricane!" Garry calculated
look at the fix we we're in-one divi-
sion at New York, ours at Norfolk. the
Delaware and North Dakota at
Charleston, and most Of the rest Of our
decent ships beating 1t up from Haiti
and the gulf as fast as they can make
It. Special Providence put a finger in
that, too; the ships We have to have
were on the way when the Salem
woke Washington up. But at that We
were up against 1t till this wind came
along. In any reasonable weather
their air craft would be scouting every
where to find where we are-with
their battle cruisers and perhaps d.
vision Of their Sargons they could have
cut OF any division Of ours they
wanted and stopped us from ever
getting feet together
"The Oklahoma and Nevada. with
some more destroyers, are. coming out,
I suppose you know. They LETT the
roads just at dark and win join ~
about midnight"
Garry nodded: ITO try little sur
prise party on the prince in the morn
Ing. Going up again now!
mo; I've next watch. I'm to sleep
now" l
"so'mI-
They went to their rooms together.
Good luckw
Good iuck!"
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