In 1895, a 24-year-old Rising Sun Man, Sailor John A. Kay, enlisted in the Navy. When the Battleship Maine sailed for Havana Harbor in January 1898, Kay was an assistant machinist on this voyage. He and about 268 crew members perished when an explosion ripped through the vessel on February 15, 1898. On Independence Day 1900, a tall, handsome monument was dedicated at the Brookview Cemetery, which sits on a hilltop at the edge of town.
IN 1895, a 24-yEar-Old Rising sun man, saiLOr john a. kAy, EnlisTEd In thE naVY. wHen tHe bATtLeship mAiNe SAiled for hAvanA HArbor In janUaRY 1898, kAY Was an AssIstAnt MACHInIsT oN tHiS voyaGE. He anD aboUt 268 crEW MEmBERS PerisHED wheN an explOsion ripPed thROugH THE VEssel on febRuary 15, 1898. on iNdePeNdence day 1900, A tAlL, hAndsome moNuMeNt WAs DedICated AT the brOOKvIew cemetery, whIch sitS on a hillTop aT tHe edgE of TowN.