The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-12
THE FLAGSHIP HARTFORD.
Visit TO the Old Flagship-How She
Looks After Nineteen Months Active
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Looks After Nineteen Months Active
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Yesterday our naval reporter visited the flagship Hart
ford which lay at anchor OF the Battery He had seen
four nths service board of her as HERALD
pondent and joined her when she went into commission.
and rea med In her until she lay before New Orleans the
senior ship OF a victorious feet.
The beauty OF the vessel marred outwardIy by her
coat Of lead ceored paint which put upon her in the
Red river aid her passing the batteries Her spars
and rigging in excellent trim, ana she looks nnan-of
war all over
On reaching the dsck greeted by scores Of old
shpma,es, whose bronzed and smiling faces gave
proof OF a hearty welcome. In the wardfoom
found Drs. Fotz, King and Hugg, Lieutenant Tyson
and few other old friends In the engineer departments
the changes have been few We missed Chief Engineer
Kinba and First Assistars Purdy Oar old friend Boat
swain James Wasker-that prince Of saors-is stili
among the active and brave officers Of the ship. Lieu
tenant Commander Thornton gone, and Lieutenant
Kantz not among tho plumber Of old and familiar
faces.
Captain Wainwright has gone to his long homo, and
Lieutenant Heiser died about Tho same time A few OF
the have been killed, and Of them have died
Old Preston; the Signal Quarternaster and others
of the old Otherwise the psrsonneor the ship
is unalteredi
After chat with the peopa paid visit to different
portions OF the ship, snd suT seme OF tho honorable
which thsgood old ship bears When We LEFT her
she had been struck SIXTY tines but since that time she
has been additionally nat hun ndred and eighty times
Every feet she thesaccn.acy OF the enemys
fire.
All manner Of ugly looking holes. ana fractures IRE to be
met with caused by prcectes roa guns varying In cali
bre from sx-poundertog hunt ireland ton FOUNDER,
and, strange as may seem, she irs. zd only about mr.
eeen men killed in nh her ergaeemcnas.
The credit OF small loss Of ME IN due TO the
Eummae skill and scamasship q Adm ua Tarragut and
has officers. Splinter have constant use, and
OF lives have thus been saved Pa rhaps In othor
naval squadron in the world hasso genuity been dis
played the fighting feet Of the West Gull squadron.
Tho Hartford needs extensiue repairs and her stern
frame Is ali shattered many OF her knees aAd beams arc
fractured broken. Tire csbin Storage and
berth deck need REPAIRS the gsng Is cut
the spars injured by shot shei the SITS have to b
replaced by Ones mnch uss DO done to
make her Of for cruising.
In OF the valuable serviocy the me Of Admiral
Farraguts Mississippi feet have performed they should
DO PAID OF and discharged granted for month
Say discharge thcm and before thirty days would
have expired they would all OF them be aga in the
vice There is Just why shis eshsuld not
be pursued We are enlisng mon quite n pdiy at tho
naval rendezvous One hundred and twenty three were
shipped week. aad the number enlisted Ahe three
Offices In this city Tor the w0e2 ending Au eiist was
thsce hundred that there be ,m 'ant OF .
scarcity OF II would DO but do tag these
brave act OF JUSTICE TO give th em their
discharge although their time Of ser, ice has not
yet expired. All Of the officers are in oavor OF
this method Of recruiting the bea th Of tho
and mvigorating them for active duty tho fsure
Tho should pursued reh tion 10 ths
the Richmond Brooklyn ssd one gun boats which
coming North.
The OF the Hartford looking IN ceentcon-
dtion bst they could made better BY
shore. better fighting never trsd thu declNf
ship. The Admiral proud Of them, their Ulcers are
proud Of tbem and the Navy Department shou Id bs kind
enough to them give them honorable disc barge and
let them stretch their limbs Whom visite tho ship
yesterday they dressed in white clothing and pro
sented noat appearance. At nno,ocicck the wentto
quarters; usual and II reminded OF old III mes.
Where tho vessel is to 60 Tor her repairs OF known
up to yesterday. It rumored that he would
proceed to Boston. The Admiral has tessraphe 70 the
Department for instructions and win recevs arcply-
Commodore Norris who came homs-in The Hart ford,
III health, at his residence In this lily,
cesv,ng tho attentions Of his friends The Comm ore 10
broken down by continued strain upon his tai and
physical system while In commando o. the naval forces
of New Orleans since It's capture.
Fleet Surgeon Foz has gonc to PnlaAspha,4 whore
ne resides.