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Francis D. Cahill, one of Salem's heroes, was a survivor of the battleship, the Maine when it was blown up in Havana Harbor in 1898. Cahill miraculously escaped death when, in the middle of the night, he was thrown from the ship, with 89 other sailors and floated until he was picked up by rescuing boats. He was taken from Havana, to Key West, remaining in quarantine for some time at Fort Jefferson. A delegation from the Enterprise Club of Salem escorted him home in April 1898. Francis was later given a big parade in his honor. He remained in the Navy until 1899, when he was honorably discharged. In 1902, however, Cahill re-enlisted into the service as artilleryman.
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- "Salem's hero of the sunken battleship Maine answers Taps", Salem Evening News, April 1, 1927.
