, 1881-07-09
THE END OF THE ALABAMA.
SemancAs Disastroits EMcoMntor with
tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by W. u.
Howard, Ono or EllH NTesl.


Howard, Ono or EllH NIosis
PHILADELPHIA 71Mss. 4.
The vessels Wcre rs llcnr evenly matched
as possible. tho tonlago 0f both being about
gtinal. Tho AlnIanu drew more water tl,nn
thu Koarsarge, owing to the fact that her coal
Dunkers contained Il nlllcll larger supply nj
black diamonds. rho Captain Of tbs Kenr-
| surge Ind. however. taken the precantlon to
project tile weakest spot-hls empty bunk
ers-and trnccd uubu chain up and down tho
entire waist, tho stnrDoartl side being tile
only side visible during the action. The
ofllc1at reports credit the Kcarsnrgo with two
ll-lncll rlite-guns, Which did terrible cxeel,-
tion; one S0-polIndcr rll1c, and four light
s}spo,lnders, noatll,-maklng seven guns In
NIL. The Alabama had the advantage III
armament. 11ur battery consisted Of QUO
l10-riiaed pivnt; ono Gs-pourtler and
SIX MISUNDERSTANDING, eight guns,
whose united callors exceeded her
opponcnts. Tho Kealsargc, In the OIL
ctal report ,of Capt. Winslow, numbered
1t5 nlen. Tlle number clatmod by Capt.
SelAlnes Is conflicting, ulle report making less
than l30, nil told, and another statune,t n
little above tllat' number. Actually, .tllere
WIS little II any difference In tho number of
| tlIe crew. Tha Alabntnn, being somewhat the
faster vessel, compensated for hur apparent
disadvantage III being heavier latleM.
Doth commanders were on their inettle. Thu
| officers uf ench vessel wero n!ert and
nctlyu., This respective crews wure cagar
to nneet foen!eh worthy Of their steel, but the
| sprung fr0tu entlrely. different nlnttyes.
| Willie IN tho one aide the ilro Of patriotism
and desire to ptulhllale their country's fuss
ncryusl their hearts 81, and Srias and prompted
sarvtcc, Desperation. recklesness, aild thu
mere anlMnl feeling Of cOllbatlve,less uil-
| !gr excitement were tho only Incentives.
This w. pay uStrss % IF te su1se
| In striking Iontrast With thu STEADY, terrible
ettectlve.less ut tha other, innslliitcll that,
wl'ilu llttlo more thai. ol'o-hnlf the nu!n!'ur
| sarge, tho earnest purpose with which they
were directed Indicated tile feelings which
Ths l|fst ;,:I SSew e Tho Alabama was com.
e,.lett FROM tho r.!rlleus Of Denntson strcut,
Liverpool. and shipped at q hfgll rate Of
waRcs. Tlese lnell. provided bycfinlps Of tho
stripu Ut John pa Costa u noted AMlercnil
cay '!crsse % by Wsis ses;sels NSsH from ,st Miy-
eruool, 'Iolgsorsrue,l or "dock wallpapers"
~ they are called, aud 4 fow good. capable
Snntll Spatnera, or sllon used to deep
sgs sMnss' sa'fl Elese anu ha4 Tong In 'iSysEss sIEss
| ct tlle character and ultimate purpose Of tic
ycssrl. Others, Induced by tho high rate Of
| pay offered, werB careless whGro they shipped
se Will TIL ; Ss " per "is 1s nr astas yssr s'sa sa@
| nothing but Il sudden ACCESSION Ut wealth iii
tllu oiter of 4si Jos, =, al'i IN sone Instances
more money for Capable. stHatly scalllel, tito
ppys os wsce s "s toy sippsS wrS to 4Sf aas
| forwarded, to- their vessel and lii
caursa OF Ii short ttn!e a, full complement
OF 10 llIell WIS t'lr0!led during her career of
org f sreW WEI Geca,s nSsaay sKs py VIII Ht us ts
sery1ce a,a deserted ut different ports anil
their plNens wore supplied with utMcrs who
wgto Willing to accept .g bIg nloney a,4
s1 srot,oa o esfos' y s'r 70 eares INT to%oFa ar @ te
erNguneO,is set Ut ilsol, It would be
difficult to get together. mud scarcely eypr
havs. l tinag|ne, been sl!lpinates. Nearly
MOI tr"!'! svsey ssi.iss @ iii tlss reprssas.t. 4ss
asives. The broatl dialect Of tho Lancashire
Ma.. md the burr of tta S0lnetsulshiro
e!te.natett %ltl! ti.e cSsskney patols aud the,
a sSat. ea!ay tS sects ana Sa9ivas aso't " a tho
Emerald lsle wore n!csset together, ind
1tallails, ,.NorweKia,ls al,d Swu!lus formed
%}e se spn,,RRs e ohliaas St.uxass% FL sss%
md spun urtls seryHtl ns Il tlAy0s. Tiio OIL
eura, !leAlln,l by Cnpt- 6cl!lnes unl Ills Uxucli-
tive, Mr.. j.. M,. Koll, ur, Kill-or.cllro, ~ tho
boys cnll him n very nblo NAM, wore con-
W1sesl Of Americans Md Engltsl,lneli. 'rllu
Wurr1llt officers nt,d potty officers were nj.
most entirely Europeans, VEu 8ng(nu aid
Hire department Waro rvlogatetl tti Ssotnll
MachtMIsts alu HtukUGh Of mixctl NATIONALITY.
ltuMlor. which never call bD cIlokvll, hntl
apresl4 a6roati the fAct ttat It was tie iat0il.
tlun Of Ssmnles to tight his ship, The prOs,
ptdt ut y fur light wtsS something to 'l0ul;
forward toj ..Un tho tyening OF Jlhu Ii the
pncittg- -ca6es, containing chr0nuneters ulll
other ynluHbIeH, ,tl1 The private Ap!Iroprla-
tluls Of tllQst iii authority were transferred
DselhouM!l'| ,hand, tha rest sont oil OIL
shore. The Important tlay at lengtl.
laWnel, bright .a,M glorious. The sui
bealngl ln tic lIarbor. a slight haze 10 suu
Warl Of tllel4tpakWNtcr nIlA q gHntte wcstey.
ly wind dis$lhAted my excess Of hunt, Al
curly uaYbEpak boats ft0M tl!e sllnro, tle
yacllt DectAQNnl nlu tho Fruneli ,War
Yessul Cunr0litle, were nlongsl.le, and the
aiier cablN} teelncd with visitors; y Ham
n0cks WORT slowed Into tho netttilgs
tho l,elt werb ::plpea to breakfast, aid ID
$3.50 thu croW Inspected ut quarters. Tht
guns were p{Y0ietl vD starboartl, ti,e lag,l
zines opened, anu everything cleared iOl
actl0n.. This looked like business, alltl ex
htlarat!on .sp{eaa among the men. capt
GHlnnlpA scanned confident atlN axnrktssat1 III