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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1899)
Scptoiitltei- , ISftO OMAHA II/LTJSTHATED 1JEJ2. 3 LAST OHOUP PHOTOGHAPH OF COMPANY L , OMAI1 \ , TAKEN AT SAN KHANCISC'O. AUGUST. IS'Jll. ' Storr of America's Cup ( Continued from Second Page. ) owner. Madeleine winner by 10 minutes G9 seconds. Now York Yacht club course. August 12 , 187C Schooner Countess of Duf- ferln agnlnst Schooner Madeleine. Made leine winner by 27 minutes 11 seconds. Out- Bldo course. November 9 , 1881 New York Yacht club course. Sloop Mischief beat sloop Atlanta , Day of Qulnto Yacht club ( Canada ) , 28 min utes 39'/i seconds. November 10 , 1881 Sixteen miles to lee ward from buoy 5 , Sandy Hook and between. Sloop Mischief , beat sloop Atlanta , 38 min utes 51 seconds. The following Inscriptions are on small panels under the large shields ; September 11 , 1885 New York Yacht club course. Snoop Puritan beat cutter Uonesta , Hoyal Yacht Squadron of England , 1C min utes 19 seconds. .September 1C , 1885 Twenty miles to leu- Hard of Sandy Hock lightship and return. Sloop Puritan beat cutler Genista , 1 minute 38 seconds. September 8 , 1SSC New York Yacht club course , Sloop Mayflower beat cutter Galatea of Hoyal ! Northern Yacht club of Scotland , 12 mluutea 2 seconds. September 11 , 1880 Twenty miles to lee ward of Sandy Hook lightship and return. Sloop Mayflower beat cutter Gai'atea , 28 iinlnutes 59 seconds , September 27 , 1887 New York Yacht j club course. Sloop Volunteer beat cutter Thistle of Hoyal Clyde Yacht club of Scot land , 19 minutes 23 % seconds. September 30 , 1887 Twenty miles to windward , from Scot/and lightship and re turn. Sloop Volunteer beat cutter Thistle , 11 minutes 48 % seconds , October 7 , 1893 Sloop Vigilant , Now York Yacht club ; cutter Valkyrie , Hoyal Yacht squadron , fifteen miles to leeward and return. Vigilant won by fi minutes 48 seconds. October 9 A triangle ten unllea to a leg. Vigilant won by 10 minutes 35 seconds. October 13 Fifteen mllifl to windward and return. Vlgllan won by 40 seconds. September 7 , 1895 Defender , Now York Yacht club ; ValkyrieIII. . , Hoyal Yacht club. Course fifteen mllfu to windward. Defender won , 8 minutes 49 seconds. September 10 Course triangle , thirty miles. Defender won , Valkyrie disqualified. September 12 Course fifteen miles lo L windward ; Defender won ; Valkyrie with drew. Tlmo of race , i hours , 13 minutes , 13 seconds. Of all these challenges the most por- slstont hnvo been James Ashbury and Loid Dunraven. Sir Thomas Llpton has been quoted as vowing his Intention to win this cup If he spends his entire fortune In the attempt. Each year the endeavor be comes more ccstly. An ArtlNlle Horror. Boston artists declare that the cup Is a marvel of artistic abortion. "Whenever I catch a glimpse of that ugly old silver chal lenge cup , " said o io recently , "I feel that the next best thing to owning It and hiding It In TKfany's stfe so that It could not possi bly bo exhibited year after year , as It now IB , would bo to melt It down and convert It Into something really beautiful. Look at the handsome trophies that are offered and compare them with the America's ! Ttiero Is the Gould cup , the Goelot , the Astor , the C'apo May , the Drcnton's Heef and the two Uonnutt trcphlcB , all costly and beautiful. They are works of art , with merry llaocha- nallan suggestions. Hut this staid ol.l thing Is absolutely gloomy. " The yacht club mlf.Cit point out , however , that though the Gould cup cost flO.OOO It was raced for Just ouco and has never since been heari of whllo all the others bear somewhat iho same rclatlcti to 'the ' America's cup as do the chorus girls who carry a wand to the star actress. Though of little- Intrinsic worth , even the Insurance companies appreciate the senti mental value of the trophy and the Queen's Insurance Company of America bos Issued a policy for 11,400 , payable to the treasurer of the Now York Yacht club , In favor of the cup. This policy covers the cup In Tif fany's and whei-PVi'r It may bo taken. The Insurance company places the Intrinsic value of the cup at J500 , but adds $900 "on account of its associations. " Negro Soldier's Bravery NEGHO SOLOIEHS' MHAVEHY. A colonel In the army medical service who participated In the Santiago campaign lolls thlH story of how "the colored troops fought nobly : " "During the recent war I had a leading part to play with thu medical forces of the United States army In Cuba. At SIboney I found that certain buildings which I had ordered burned , because yellow fever 'JA ! Infested them , bad not been destroyed on account of tlio sick soldiers who were In them , afllictud with that dread plague. A company of colored troops had fought all day at San Juan and that night had been ordered to proceed to guard duty at Slbonoy. They marched over roads you cannot con ceive of , had not rested one hour alter fighting for nearly a day and they did not have tlmo to prepare their food. They arrived nt SIboney at 2 o'clock in the morning and many went to sleep. Nouu hail had anything to cat. "Wo were unable to do much for our sick soldiers. No nurses had arrived , and wo did not even have a ccok. for all our THE AMBUIOA'S CUP. volunteer nurses and cooks wore down with fever. At 1 o'clock In thu morning 1 went over to the commanding olllcer of that col ored company to obtain a cook and nurses. Knowing that negroes are afraid of thu fever , 1 asked thu commanding olllcor not to detail any of that company to act as cook or nurses , but to cull for volunteuis. The company was awakened and thu mun formed In line , all who were left after thu light at San Juan , about eighty In nuniixir. I pointed to the building and told them that soldiers were In there sick with yellow fever , that wo hud no cook , no nurses , and that 1 had como to usk who would volun teer to help us. "My wordu were repeated and thu dangers of yellow fever explained to them by their commander , and when he culled for volun teers thu whole eighty smiped forward. Within two weeks tuo-thlrdu of thu com pany fell victims to thu dlbeabe. 1 hud been told that the negio Is not to lie de pended upon , that ho Is shlftlc-hs , lazy , In dolent , etc. , but after this Incident I am proud to claim thu negro soldier as my camp comrade , I do not want to cast any u.spurslont ) on any man or set of men , but I should llko to know whether a company of white men , eighty In number , after n terrible fight , after u hard , forced march , without food , In thu face of mortal fear of thu disease , would have responded to a mun , " Last Group Photo of Company L , Omaha This new group picture of Company L of Omaha , bettor known at homo MB thu Thurston Hides , was taken Just lu'foro the muster-out at Sun Kranclac . It represents the company as it was on Its return previ ous to dlsbandment In almost certainly the last time thu membership can bu gotten to gether. The members of thu company absunt from the plfturo are First Sergeant Herbert Tay lor , Musician Will Maxtor , Musician WIrt Thompson , J. Koopmun and George Fisher. The faces In the group can bo readily Identified by thu following schedule of names , taking the mun by rows from left to right , beginning with thu bottom row : First or ground row Sergeant W , I ) . Hall , Sergeant 0 C. Sandstrom , Quartermaster Sergeant P , J , White , First Lieutenant W. II. Ottbourno , Captain Fred Gegnur , Second lieutenant O. T. Curtis , Surge-ant Joe Lllllt' , Sergeant JCHSO O. Coy. Second row from ground I ) . Ilurr Jones , Corporal William J. Downs , Corporal E. J. Lafferty , Corporal1 Vic Muniiecke , Corporal Harry Cross , Corporal Harry Murray , Cor poral II. E. Harrison , Corporal Guy Solomuu. Third row from ground Eugene Meyer , Edward Crook , Fred Gross , William How ard , Clarence Fny , James Godfrey , A. E. Coltrln , James McKlnnuy , Jamuu Fanning , Harnuy O'Coniiell. Fourth row from ground W. V. Carter , Ward Crawford , Harry Moiinolt , Will Fos ter , Will McKoll , W. E. Itottorsoli , Fnuik Ilryant , Hey Hlloy , G , II. Scrambling , Archlo Ternploton. Fifth row from ground Frank Heed , D. O. Harnol'l , Arthur Waterfall , Paul Martin , Harvey Mnjora , Herman Dltmer , Hoburt Fritscher , George Wageok , George Johnson , Will Asseinholmcr. Sixth or top row 15. A. Pc-guu , Joseph Wltheo , Arthur Stokes , Fred Hoborts , LoulH Schack , Hoburt Heller , Albert Hoth , Charles Anderson , W. II. Mason , Herbert Walsh , C. W. Garrett. Pointed Paragraphs Chicago NOHH : The ( Ighl-iopi1 wulkur ban a steady job. A man's actions should correspond with his words. The man who can readily afford to burn minify never does It. Hotting Is a great sport when the other fellow handles the ours , A man whoso wife In afraid to ask him for money will bear watching. Love Isn't stone blind when It roiikti to bul'uutlng the engagement ring , The average man never knows when he's got enough until hu gets too much. One great trouble with the self-made man Is that ho IH continually talking shop , A HOW ! man Is always making prepara tions to do things that have already brrn done. A buttonlcss shirt Is u nuw Invention , It WUH probably Invented by a wifeless man. The amateur photographer takes reoplu us they are while thu profcss'o > i < il tnl.cH them us they would llko 10 bu. It's useless to worry. Even If a girl does accept your proposal of marrlago nln > Is apt to change her mind latar on. A man usually llket ) to stand high In lite community In which he rcldcrf , but as n taxpayer he Isn't anxious > u bo to highly ruled.