. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. destructive forcewhen playing upon an enemy. When Lieutenant-Commander Wainwrightwas seeking an assignment which would en-able him adequately to remember the Mainehe was offered command of the Gloucester,one of the mosquito fleet. He accepted, andthe navy department suggested that the ves-sel be given an armored protection beforegoing into commission. Never mind thearmor, he said. The boat is fast; give meguns and men—they will be the best pro-tection. He was permitted to have his former
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. destructive forcewhen playing upon an enemy. When Lieutenant-Commander Wainwrightwas seeking an assignment which would en-able him adequately to remember the Mainehe was offered command of the Gloucester,one of the mosquito fleet. He accepted, andthe navy department suggested that the ves-sel be given an armored protection beforegoing into commission. Never mind thearmor, he said. The boat is fast; give meguns and men—they will be the best pro-tection. He was permitted to have his former executive officer of the Maine wasknown as a safe man, but even his stanch ad-mirers looked askance when they saw theguns he placed aboard. Those guns seemedheavy enough to sink the craft when sherolled in a heavy sea. It was predicted thatthe discharge of a broadside would tear theboat apart. What did happen is now a mat-ter of record. Having his ship and his guns, Wainwrightlooked about for the proper men to servethem. His choice has resulted in adding to THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES u;. THE UNITED STATES AUXILIARY CRUISER GLOUCESTER. the luster which is shed on the Americanvolunteer, for the men who commanded theguns on the day when Wainwright and theGloucester were names indelibly written onthe page of history were there to serve themfor their countrys sake in time of need, andnow that the work is done they are impatient-ly awaiting the word which will permit themto lay aside their uniforms and return to theirvocations of peace. Not only did these offi-cers direct the fire, but they fought the gunsas well. One of them, Dr. Edson, after per-forming hir duty as ensign during the fight,went into the operating room when the bat-tle was finished and assisted the ships sur-geon in caring for the wounded Spaniardspicked up by the Gloucesters small boats. Lieut. T. C. Wood was in charge of thesecond division. He was with Wainwrightat the naval academy, from which he wasgraduat
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