Show CAPT PHILIP I II I The news of the death of Capt Philip oC the United States navy and commander com-mander of the Brooklyn navy yard Is I most unwelcome lie was one of the II Nations heroes one of the men lhat all Americans wanted to lake by the hand one of the men that In two hours of magnificent fighting made himself a distinct figure in the eyes of all his grateful countrymen He commanded the battleship Texas In the Sampson fleet off Santiago Yhen the Spanish fleet emerged from the harbor he with the rest rushed to the fray The old Texns had been given to going ashore I to running lopsided and did not Imo 0 very good name But the fight made her at least for the liny forget all her vagrant ways She rushed into that I fight at almost her trialtrIp speed and I with all her guns roaring And It was II Capt Philip that from outside the conning lower watched the fight and I directed the sailing and fighting of his ship and won honors that made him one of the immortal ones vVhen the light was over he called his crew aft and there with uncovered head asked them I to join with him In giving lo God thanks for the victory or for the saving I of the ship and all on board Tic with I the rest have never received the promotions I pro-motions which were their due for tho I days work and we hope that If conscious con-scious when dying he knew that In the thoughts of his countrymen he ranked i up side by side with the bravest that ever under the flag battled for tho right for the glory of his country and I for the blessings she holds In store oral or-al beneath her flag A grand modest unassuming but doughty warrior was I he and the love he gave to native land was something beautiful But his heart was as tender as n womans When either the Oquendo or Maria Teresa Ter-esa on fire struck her colors the crew of the Texas began to cheer Philip cried out to them Dont cheer boys the poor wretches are dying He helped to keep the line glolious from Hull and Decatur and Lawrence down and now that he has gone to Join the Immortals we hope as his eyes closed here they opened in a fairer land and that the shadowy arms of Gushing and Winslow and Morris and Vordcn and ane Farragut himself were bent down to receive him |