Show john ditale an act of heroism waa performed by john davis gunners mate on board the valley city of tho federal fleet oft capo during the war A shell entered the magazine ot the ship and exploded setting alre to the woodwork an open barrel ot gunpowder stood in the midst ot the alamea walh bharka dropping about at any moment an might occur which would shatter tho vessel to fragments frag menta men shrank back expecting every moment to bo their last john davia threw himself across the open end ot the barrel and with hia body covered the dangerous explosive until tho alre was put out cor new york press |