Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19
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teach him all the theory, and at them be
went. and in six weeks he went before
the Examining Board and passed as q
First Assistant Engineer, and was or
dered to duty on the gun-boat Essex,
the flagship Of Commodore Porter, who
was in command of the Mississippi Riv-
err flotilla. This was jumping out of the
fry ing pan into the fire. He knew moth
ing practically OF the engine; thinking
then, as he told II friend, "that the
pumping engines must be for the pur-
pose Of moving the vessel sideways"
But luck was on his side While laying
in port, or before going to duty, he got
few talks with Commodore Porter and
succeeded in getting promoted to the
rank of Chief Engineer in the Navy,
and assigned to duty on the staff of the
Commodore. If those who read this
will take the trouble to read the report
of the Secretary of the Navy to Con-
gress in 1864 they will find that that
official transmitted to Congress that
part of Commodore Porter's report
which embraces report of Chief Engi-
neer Hasselteno on the construction of
iron clad gun-boats, and recommended
the adoption of the report. After the
close of the Inflated Red River cam
paign Hasselteno was ordered to
st. Louis to inspect and superin-
tend the construction of the iron-clads
which were being built by McCord
g. Co. But just before leaving his ves-
sci he had quarrel with fellow officer,
whom he challenged, but when the
challenge was declined he opened on the
other party with battery Of derringers,
fortunately missing the object of his
aim. In 1865 he went to some European
port and brought home blockade run
ner, the name of which have forgotten
In the early part of 1866 he was muster
ed out of the service, and went to New
Orleans, intending to go into business
In the July riots in that city he was shot
through the shoulder, and, thinking the
climate unhealthy, went back 20 ST. Louis
Here be fell in with representative of
the Government of Chill, and went to
South America. In the attack on CallaO
for Peru and Chill were then at war
he fell into the hands of the Peruvisns,
and, with his usual luck, was sentenced
to be shot. By bribing the guards he
succeeded in escaping, and making his
way on board Of an English vessel was
landed at Panama. Crossing the 18TH
mus to Aspinwall, he found a vessel
ready to leave for New Orleans, and
though without money managed to Sc
cure a passage to that place. Without
money, he was naturally open for any
and representative of the
Cuban rebellion was the first who offer
ed him chance. He sailed directly
for Nuevitas, and before he had been in
that port week had fallen in love
with young Cuban widow, who,
though chiidless, was possessed of an
immense plantation. After the briet-
est possible courtship they were
married in the latter part of 1867 or
early in 1868, and within three months
Of the wedding she died from yellow
fever, and before the end of the year
her estate, which he had inherited, WAS
confscated, and he escaped with his
life barely landing in Florida in an open
boat and in halfstarved condition,
without friends or money. He man.
agad to reach Indianapolis in July.
1863, when q naval acquaintance and |
friend. James Noble, gave him an outfit
Of clothes and money sufficient to take |
him to Chicago Here he determined |
% locate. ana went to work to find bust
ness. He got an agency for the sale Of
;oal, and soon had quite start in the
'oat business, When the Chicago fire
'roke out, on that dreadful Sunday
light, he was out on the lake boating
With party of friends. When he got
'ack the contlagration had swept away
lis little coal-pile, his office and sleep
ng-room, and he was again left in the
World without change of clothes and
sss than IS in money. The third day
the fire ne was found by OTTO Hassel-
nan, of the Indianapolis journal, who
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