Show lie kept ilia brat during one of tl e naval engagements of tho lato war a sailor by be name of john D ivis 1 au act of bravery that has rarely been equaled 1 lie tl e battle was at its height a shell 1 the valley city of which ship davis was goi s mate and exploded ou tho deck setting it ou alro chaplin tho commander of tho asu jumped down into tho mag azine aud lailo directing his men to extinguish the flames cassed up with his own hands tho loose of tho baird became ignited I 1 whizzed aul bauo lights blaze I 1 up lu the very midst of tho ami luni tiou tho cn an 1 it bicic 1 M it tl 0 valley city must bo blown to pieces john atia appreciating the danger aud desirous of doing all in his po vcr to art it dumpel up on in opan bar acl of agni po ler and eat doam on 11 0 acil it with hn person as ell s lo 10 coull to protect it from tho showering sparks ca tain chaplic seeing him quietly whilo everybody else was at work ordered him in peremptory tones to 66 dowid an 11 olp put out the fro the young gunner s mate staid elicie ho was and calmly don t ou see air I 1 can t for it I 1 do the will fall into tho powder it I 1 get down captain we shall all go up indino the terrible danger captain chaplic could bot repress a emilo and DAVIS heroic action was ro after tho bittle by immediate promotion youth s companion |