Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES Contil buted are arc you yon informed of 0 the tact fact that tire navys traditions are arc a sourer ot of bilde lo 10 evry every member ot of the naval a sonic settle of 0 the famous amous words 0 of illustrious naval officers and the circumstances surrounding their utterance are arc quoted in the following items commander J K taussig now admiral ahen asked by tho the british commander in queenstown Queens own town when his destroyers would be ready or for duty replied we are re ready now captain john phillips as his ship passed the burning spanish flag flagship shIlY at tho the battle 0 of santiago july 3 1898 18 OS said eald dont cheer boys tho tha loor ioor l devils are dying admiral javid david lk IA ferraguti Farra guti in the battle ot of mobile bay when warn id ed i d that his ship was in danger of encountering torpedoes replied dam the torpedoes go ahead 1 captain stephen decatur shortly otter after the war of 1812 said my country may she ever be right but right or wrong my country captain lawrences laurences Lawren ces last words as all lie he lay dying oil the deck of 0 tho the chesapeake utter her engagement with v lah the shannon wore were dont give up tip tho the ship john paul jones during tho the ell di fragen lelit between the bon llo ullO richard ichard It slid and the Sv in 1778 1779 clcil asked by tho the british captain it if lie he had bad surrendered replied 1 I have plot not yet begun to fight shortly after ho he won met tin battle PT IT |