Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-11

to know that he is lying on the bottom
Of the Atlantic and is not in the hands
of the enemy"
That was the brave statement of Mrs.
Hood made at her home, IS East Pine
street, Monday morning, as she realized
fully the fate of her twenty-seven-year-
old son.
While Mrs. ]. A. Kennedy, 65 Wood
ward avenhe, has not heard whether her
son. Milton Lamor Snider, is living or
dead, she also declared that she would
prefer him to be drowned than to fall
into the hands of the Germans.
Both Mothers Calm -a.
Both mothers were calm, and behind
their grief there is a feeling of deep
seated pride in the fact that their boys
took part in an exploit which will al
ways be engraved on the memory of
American people.
Harry Hood was killed by the ex-
plosion of an instrument that had al
ways had for him a peculiar fascination
the torpedo. The torpedo was his
toy, he worked with it, studied it. and
gave all his time to it, only to have an
explosion of a torpedo result in his
death.
1t was seven years ago that the lure
Of the sea led Harry Hood, of Atlanta,
to enlist. His first ship was the Paul
Jones' a torpedo boat destroyer, and
while on this ship he exhibited such
unusual skill in handling the torpedo
he was sent to a torpedo school at
Newport, r. l.. where he studied the
delicate mechanism OF the Whitehead
and Bliss torpedoes.
He was later assigned as chief gun
ner's mate on the Jacob Jones, member
of the hotilla that left Immediately
otter the declaration of the war for
the war zone, and two. months ago he
stood and passed an examination as
warrant officer, which is practically
the highest step the enlisted man can
take. Harry Hood had bright future
in the navy.
During seven years of separation.
young Hood wrote weekly letters home,
and cheerful, happy, enthusiastic letters
they were, rejecting his spirit and
good humor. his close attention to his
work, his progress and his ambition,
The last letter received by his mother
came Friday, and in this message he
stated that he expected to soon go into
port.
Brother Also in the Navy.
Houston Hood. brother of Harry, is
also in the navy and is now on a receiv-
ing ship in the Brooklyn navy yard
He has been in the navy for three
years.
Besides his mother and his brother
in the navy, the dead seaman is sur
vived by another brother, Edwin Hood
who lives at the Winecoff hotel. and one
sister, Mrs. J. b. Cavendish. who lives
at IS East Pine Street.
Mrs. Hood is a gray haired, mother
ly woman, who is devoted to her chill
dren. 81 gave him to my country" she
said. and what greater cause could he
have died for?''
Milton Lamar Snider was a route car
rier for The Journal before he enlisted
in the navy ten years ago. He is
twenty-six years old, and his mother,
Mrs. j. A. Kennedy, and one brother
Charles A. Snider, are now living at 30
Woodward avenue.
Snider has enjoyed unusual exper-
fences since entering the navy, having
sailed around the world with SIMPSONS
fleet in 1905. He crossed the equator
on his birthday, January 5, 1906.
Mrs. Kennedy hasn't seen her sailor
boy in three years. He ate Christmas
dinner with her in 1914 and two weeks
ago she received her last letter from
him, in which he wrote that he was
well and happy and anxious to fight.
Young Snider has been a gunner's
mate and a reep sea diver, showing re-
markable skill as a diver.
Atlantians can well appreciate the
feelings of this mother as she waits to
hear the details of the disaster and
learn whether her son is dead or alive.