Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
SENATOR CARRIES
WOUNDS OF BATTLE
W. E. Brock Still Has Pellet
From Second Battle" of
Missionary Ridge.
Special Dispatch to the Star.

special DlSpatCn 10 lne SLhI.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, october IL,
Would you believe it If you were told
that w. E. Brock, Tennessee's latest
senatorial acquisition, was in the battle
of Missionary Ridge? Well, he was and
still carries a pellet in the nape OF his
neck as evidence of this skirmlsh.
The only thing that saved the life
Of the junior Senator was his keen polit-
ical sense, which showed up early in
his career. BY utilizing this char
acteristic, Mr. Brock analysed the seri-
hew as confronted and thereby made
his way from the firing line to safety.
The incident which, to a certain
extent, decided the destiny of this
prominent Chattanooga, happened on
the side of the historic Missionary
Ridge, in Chattanooga, Tenn, where a
sniper caught him unarmed across the
lines.
After Civil War Days.
You may Immediately say this story
can't be true, for they didn't have auto
mobiles in the Co.'S Nor is the prin-
Cipal character old enough to have par
ticipated in the famous battle. The
particular battle of Missionary Ridge in
which Senator Brock played the leading
role was not staged during Civil war
days, but was good many years later
in 1912 to be exact. At that time the
prominent Tennesseean was not pri-
vate in the ranks, but was president
of the Chattanooga Chamber of Com
merce.
The second battle of Missionary
Ridge was not fought over slavery and
States rights as was the first, but was
all brought about over dog, and this
animal was finally called upon to give
his life in an effort to save that of his
owner.
Senator Brock was driving up the
ridge about dusk one evening in his
first automobile, and riding with him
was a friend. Ahead of them in the
wooded land they noticed two men
walking along with guns on their Shout
ders, and in front of them a dog
The animal suddenly made for the car,
barking with every step. The wheels
Of the machine straddled the cur and
yelps of fright went up.
The dogs master evidently thought
his pet had been killed by the strangers
and so, raising his gun to his shoulder
with an aim in the direction of occu-
pants of the car, pulled the trigger
Realizing the danger Mr.. Brock called
to his companion to duck" and he
in the meantime stepped on the gas.
But he was not quick enough to get
out of reach of the irate mountaineer's
weapon. The second barrel of the
mans gun fired into the car, and then
the hunter turned to his companion,
grabbed his gun and again went into
action.
Second Attack Effective.
It was during the second attack that
Mr.. Brock received pretty good dona-
ton of shot in the back of his neck
by the mountalneer, who seemed de-
termined to even things up with the
man whom he thought had killed his
dog
With blood streaming from the
wounds, Mr.. Brock drove up In front
of his Missionary Ridge quarters,
jumped out Of his car and ran into the
house.
He was met by his wife and other
members of his family who always en-
joyed seeing which one could kiss
daddy first. They, of course, noticed
Immediately that something was wrong,
But in order to prevent any undue
alarm Mr.. Brock told his wife that he