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150 GOOD HARTFORD SPEECHES. [Continued from r4oth page.] though the landing was a safe one some of the soldiers had a good deal of trouble. Their predicaments reminded the Captain of an incident that once occurred when he was crossing the ocean in a vessel that carried, among its stock of provisions, a live pig. One day tremendous squeals were heard from below decks and a passenger re- marked to one of the stewards, “The pig seems to be in trouble?” “He is in trouble, sir,” said the other. ‘“What’s the matter with him?” “They’re a-kil- lin’ of him, sir.” In closing, Captain Goodrich said he wanted to say a word for “the inter- mediate cogs in the naval machine—a machine that’s worked well before and is ready to work well again if it’s called for. I refer to the younger officers of the navy. I wish you could see them, in their improvised boats, as they went into all sorts of dangers. As long as the navy holds men like Ward of the ‘Wasp,’ Wainwright, ‘Purcell of the Osceola,’ Delahanty, ‘Lucien Young and Victor Blue,’ this country is all right.” Captain Goodrich sat down at this point, but Colonel Green who sat opposite him, instantly remarked in a deliberate and determined manner, “We want the story of that fight at Man- zanillo,” and the cheers and cries broke out again. Captain Goodrich refused several times to continue, saying that he was not there to blow his own trumpet, but at last he was compelled to tell the story. It was an- exceed- ingly interesting story and, except for - the frequent applause one could have heard a pin drop in the room while he was telling it. He told how, on his own responsibility, he sailed into the unknown harbor with the deep-draught “Newark,” his flagship, and three smaller boats, one carrying Col. Hunt- ington and his marines, sounding as they went. In some way, he said, it might have been called a foolhardy expedition, for he had no orders to enter the harbor and in case of failure or mishap, he had court-martial and possible dismissal from the service be- fore him. He went through the for- mality of calling a council of war -in regard to the matter—‘though I had determined beforehand to go in.’ He told graphically of the entrance of the ships, the demand for surrender, the refusal, and the bombardment which began about the middle of the afternoon and lasted till it was «oo dark to see. Unlike other bombardments, the ves- sels did not retire when the general firing ceased, but remained through the night, firing one shot every half- hour, “which,” as the Captain naively remarked, ‘was intended to have a disquieting effect upon the Spaniards’ nerves.” At daybreak the town was seen to be almost literally covered with white flags, but the Spanish command- ant did not have a chance to send to Captain Goodrich his surrender, which, as was learned afterwards, he had al- ready written, for a telegram from the Secretary of War was brought to the “Newark” announcing the signing‘ of the peace protocol and the cessation of hostilities. So what was left of Man- zanillo remained to Spain and the spice of his victory was taken from Captain Goodrich. No bare account of this speech can give an adequate idea of the spirit in which it was delivered or the effect it had upon the listeners. The speaker’s manner was so simple and direct, and he spoke of the navy with such an evident yet dignified pride, touching on the incidents of the war with such a thorough personal knowledge, that a very respectable degree indeed of old- fashioned, unabashed patriotism was aroused. Everyone sympathized with the feeling that prompted Robert N.. Huntington, Jr., ’89, the son of the ranking officer of the Marine Corps, to add a little epilogue to Captain Good- rich’s speech, in which Mr. Huntington said he wished to state that his father was as fond of Captain Goodrich as Captain Goodrich had just said he was of his father. Considering the well- known rivalry between the naval and marine branches of the service, Cap- tain Goodrich’s tribute to the latter department was especially graceful and significant. PRESIDENT SMITH OF TRINITY. The subject of “Sister Colleges” was discussed by the Rev. George William- son Smith of Trinity College, who in TALE: ALUMNI WHE KLY opening stated that he had hoped to give his time on the program to Cap- tain Goodrich to which the Captain replied, apropos of President Smith’s old record in the service, ‘“You’re a navy man yourself, sir.” President Smith referred to President Dwight’s retirement, saying that Dr. Dwight had earned his discharge. ‘He has a right to do as he pleases, but his retirement will be folowed with regret by all men of letters in the country.” Con- tinuing, President Smith said, that what Yale’s little sisters wanted to know was how she manage to blow her own horn so well. The smaller colleges envied Yale her aggressiveness—a qual- ity which she impressed upon her sons and which has its advantages. “An army of sheen led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.” Yale men believe in their own college, and have unbounded faith in themselves. They watch every boy playing in the street to see whether he would make a good enough football player to go to Yale. In this connection the speaker told a story of a Yale man who en- couraged a physician who had just been called to “one of those interesting occa- sions that sometimes occur in families,” with the words: “Hurry up, doctor. Perhaps it’s another Yale student.” The other speakers were Elmer P. Howe, ’76 of Boston; Judge Perry and Prof. A. T. Hadley. The meeting proper closed at mid- night, but the younger members stayed much later and helped with the quar- tette to make merry for several hours later, PROM GUESTS. [Continued from 146th page.] Miss Dann, New Haven; - Miss E. Davis, New York City; Miss Winifred Ely, Cleveland, O.; Miss Marion Eells, San Francisco, Cal.; Miss Susan A. 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