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CAPTAIN griddey
T l,e Gallant Commander of
The Olympia
KROTR too levers
To His M^7^F ronl Mani,la ’
Befoi e he Di 3d.
Wa ß bidgt^J a ‘ 1 « 16 -- Mr '- A<
v Gridley, mother of the late
Captain Charles Vernon Gridley,
Jmaudtr of the cruiser Olympia
~,c rlVe d in this city toxday from
M distinguished son two ht'era,
nnd er dates respectively of May
~ , I(J 13. They were his last
’’ ( '' eaa gfß home. Both were datfd
States Flagship Olympia,
Msmlla Bay,” and the second let
ter was written upon Spanish pa
per, beaded:
“Comtnaudaucia General del
Ars enbl de Cavite, Secrctaria.
Particular. ’
Neither letter gives any hint
that Captain Gridley was ill. the
Mier saying, among other
things.
-We can take it (Manilla) at
any time, but have no troops to
h< Id it,”
-We came COO miles,” the letter
continues, “and destroyed the
fbfct in five days (May 1) ’’
The first letter, under date of
Miy 3, g' vaJ ‘ n a broad, bold
strokes a picture of the Manilla
engagement, colored, too and re
ligious i' tone, that will at once
>nve a better insight into the bat
tle from standpoint of a partici
pant, and into the personality of
a man no lees conepicuous du
that day than tbe Captain of the
flagship Olympia. The Republic-
Herald correspondent, Mr. Stick
ney, is appropriately referred to [
byway of pointing hie mothdr to|
a true account of the attack and 1
I its splendid results.
This is the letter in full.
“.My Dear Mother—Excuse pen
cil, but lam writing on the deck
aft under the awning, and ink is
not handy. Well, we have wotr a
splendid victory over the Span
iards. We left Hong Kong on
April 25. Mirs Bay April 27, and
arrived ell Manila Bay at midnight
on April 30.
We steamed in, with our lights
ali out, ai dby daylight we were
(fl Manila, where we found the
Spanish fleet, or, rather, at Cavit ■
Btvi-n miles fii rn Manila vVe at
’scAcd them at once, the Olympia
‘ fea dii g, and, being the flagship,
she was, v s course, the principal
target., but we (our fleet) we,e too
much for them, and after fighting
'*o hours and a half, hau'ed off
inr breakfait, and giving them
n “ r hour of it afterward, we
" dfd in sinking, burning and
dcs'roying their entire force. They
" n eo assisted by shore batte,-
1 ■ 11' loss was very heavy, one
' L| P< (he Castilla, losing 131 killed
inc Ming the Captain.
d now as to ourselves. We
‘" not ’oee a man in our whole
1 h d had only six wounded
°f them seriously. It
FCPric *
a miracle. Everybody
like heroes, as they are. Th
. '‘'P'awas struck seven or eigh '
but only slightly woundec
“ Jr,lly worth speaking of
f Naw York Herald
■’Pm.dent.and a former naval
by Permi8 ‘
d VII d <Wtment and acted
r, t „" S e " c " on •’Dewey’.
•iu. n’“T”" 1 ih ‘ lie Her “ ki
Ul t(11 ,'' lc '’ n) P' et e. «> you
S‘l n. Hit. reports will
this
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T„. Hou J-Koog.
diynrtv Ro over in a
J<w . ' Carr^ln g Commodore
•”t'i» in’^ h '' ■' d
I our mail, I hope.
|lvF s!ll . r , a^ ful ‘’our Heaven
luKour b ' s Protection dur-
’ ia 'l v Blanks’’M a,ld 1 8h '‘ U g ' Ve Hi,n
1 ' Vw b'ockc i i ai ' lla ’ of course, we
7 y ’ 88 have W<3 take the
‘ ve “0 troops to hold
acc „ p ,
GERMANY’S FLEET
Is Being Concentrated in
Manila Harbor.
TOTAL ASIATIC SQUADRON
Os Five Warships And 3,000
Marines, The Force.
Washington, June 16.—Evi
dence is increasing that the Ger
man government contemplate!
some serious movement in the
orient against the United States.
The action of the Kaiser in
sending practically all his Asiat
ic fleet, which is larger than
curs, into those waters is looked
upon with grave suspicion by
the administration. It is known
that five warships with a force
of 3,000 marines and blue jackets
are assembling in the port of
Manila.
London, June 16.—The Singa
pore correspondent of the Times
says:
“Letters received from Manila
dated May 26, sav that the pro
longed conferences between the
German Consul and Captain
General Augusti were exciting
attention and led to the belief
that Germany had designs on
the Sulu archipelago.
Madrid, June 15.—A rumor
that several German warships
have arrived at Manila and that
they intend to make a demontra
tion against the United States
hag revived the hopes of the
Spanish people that the Euro
pean Powers will intervene in
behalf of Spain.
Special dispatches are publish
ed here today, announcing that
Germany is about to make a
move that will be advantageous
to Spanish rule in the Philip -
pines. The authority for this
statement is anonymous anc
rather doubtful, yet the story
has created a profound impres
sion here, and the Ministers in
timate that it is well founded.
a large share fcr yourself. Your
loving son. “Charley.”
It will be noticed that Captain
Gridley was too modest to refer to
his own part in the battle.
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ATTORNEYS.
J. BRANHAM,
Law Office, 200.East First Street,
LOME. GA.
CHAS, W. UNDERWOOD,
Attorney at Law, Rome, Oa.
Corporate >n Law Only.
M B EUBANKS,
Attorney at law. OfficeKing Building.
Rome, ua.
W H. ENNIS,
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Office. Masonic Temple, Rome, Ga,
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Special attention given to commercial law
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office in King building, Rome, Ga.
WALTER HARRIS
Attorney at law and J. P. Office over F. J.
Kane & Co.'s.
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Commercial Lawyers.
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J S ANrr OX AWFORD
Attorney at law, Rome, Ga. Collections a
specialty. „
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