Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-06

An ordinary water bucket could have been put
In every dent made In her 10y rftecnInch
formed q rough line outside the monitors and
TOURED IN BRoADsIDEs
of solid shot The Hartford again headed for
the RAM amer clearing the wreck made by the
Lackawanna and mailing a tarpaulin over her
injured side. The Tennessee now showed
signs OF distress. She had not fired a shot for
some time, and seemed trying 10 work her
way toward the fort Everything that shot
could effect had been swept away, and her hat
gets for our feet The admiral had never
shown such anxiety In any OF his previous
battles. He wanted TO be continually with the
ram, and only len her 60 secure a better poSI-
ton, or when crowded by the other vessels.
Lieut.. Watson, the signal officer, was kept
busy signaling the other vessels how to con-
duct the Tight The Hartford was again hear
ing down on her on one side and the osspee on
the hatch on her casemate. The ossipee was
so close that she with difficulty avoided n colli-
sion. She rounded 10 and lowered boat,
which received the surrender OF the TENNESSEE,
alter desperate fight Of an hour. The swords
OF the officers and men were brought on board
the Hartford, and the officers and men were
sent TO New Orleans, prisoners OF war with
the exception OF Admiral Buchanan. who WAS
sent sent. to the hospital a. Pensacola Adj
Capt Johnson, who surrendered the Tennessee,
explained that her steering apparatus was de-
shot OF close to tho deck and the smoke and
heat between decks almost sufiocated the men.
Her port shutters, which worked pivots,
were nearly all damned by our shot so that
the guns were useless during the latter part OF
the hight She was very much dented and
some OF the plating was ioosened but none OF
the shot went through her sides The white
Nag caused an Immediate cessation of firing
ana II was received with loud cheers from every
vessel The fleet anchored where we fought
ene tennessee among US with prize crew and
nying new Union flag. The Hartford was ter
the berth deck the mess things hastily laid
aside, mess chests, clothing PARTITIONS spiin-
ering the entire deck, while mingled with tie
debris were the killed and wounded of the
mornings night together with those OF the pow
DER DIVISION Killed by the Tennessee.
THE SIGHT FORWARD
OF the fore hatch was a CHASTITY one. After the
fight at the forts the wounded and dying were
placed In this part OF the ship and made as
comfortable as possible. These were massed
together with those killed later by the Tonnes
see. Some that had been but slightly wounded
AT the forts had been cut TO pieces by the Ten
nessee. Those in whom life still remained were
recognized by their groans and were soon cared
ior. hiie some of the men were engaged in
clearing the debris Others were gathering legs.
arms and other parts and sewing them up in
bags, with two shot 20 each bag. The bodies
were sewed in their hammocks with their
allotted shot placed at their feet preparaiory
10 oelng sent TO sea the next morning for burial
WIN the Killed of the other vessels. In a couple
OF hours the wreck of the battle had been
cleared away, and the decks and sides were
scrubbed and relieved OF all stains Of the con-
wounded, IS; Brooklyn-kilIed, IL: wounded
80; Oneida-kiiled, s; wounded 20. I.acka.
wanna-killed, 4; wounded, %; the other seven
wooden vessels-killed, 4; wounded 81 our
monitors had no one injured. The Richmond
passed the forts In the smoke of the vessels
the Tennessee. When the Doctors renart
1.-TWO slightly wounded" was laid bsfor,,
her captain he became enraged, saying
. Vgnn naHf hat
are there none killed. Why, how is thatf
They will think at home that this ship was noe
In the battle" An old sailor suggested killing
couple of after guard sweepers To nh out the
doctors report We lost two vessels at the en-
gagement at the forts, the monitor Tecumseh,
whlch went down with nearly a hundred men
on board, and the Phillippi, a dispatch boat.
which grounded i'm front OF Fort Morgan, and
was blown TO pieces after the fleet had passed
I'm. Capt. Jouett of the Metacomet, sustained
the nag-ship throughout the fight after he cap
tured the Selma, although his vessel was too
frail 10 ram the Tennessee. When an opportu-
nifty offered he would slip i'm and give her a
broadside OF his hundred-and-twenty pounders
Commander George ii. Perkins. who was pass
ing the blockade ON his way north, hearing OF
the impending battle, asked to be assigned To
duty, and was given command OF the monitor
ChIckasaw. He fought her well. From the
time his guns came in range OF the Tennessee
be did not leave her till she surrendered. He
located across her stern, and when she moved
he moved, and when she stopped he stoppea
all the time hammering her with eleyen-inch
solid shot as II undetermined 20 make opening
shutters, and is supposed TO have disabled her
steering gear. When she surrendered he
hauled alongside and towed her abreast of the
nag-ship. On that afternoon he went down 10
Fort Powell, and after engaging IL alone for half
an hour he brought out the barge Ingomar from
under Its walls. On the following morning.
after engaging Fort Gaines for an hour he
again went under the walls OF Fort Powell and
brought out another barge. The Oneida SUI
fered most at the passage OF the forts She
brought up the rear of the line and received the
full fire from the forts after tie other vessels
mas lar afaft Al..ll
his arm shot off and was wounded i'm the leg.
A shell set her on fire and BAH entered her
commander, c. ii. Wells, which was dashed
alongside, pulled her through and To an anchor
age with the other vessels in the bay. Com
mander j.. H. Strong Of the Monongahela, with
our own Lieut. Watson, were the two most
noted for their fine Christian principles and
piety, and were the two
Hardest FIGHTERS IN THE FLEET.
Strong, who was chaplain as well as captain
OF his ship, was the first to run his vessel
against the Tennessee, and continued To ram
and fight her until his own ship was i'm sink
Ing condition. Indeed, IL was the younger
blood, forming the middle and rear OF the line
That forged ahead, compelling the vessels that
faltered in front of the fort 10 enter the bay or
be run down, and afterward calamity sustain
ing the flag ship all through the struggle with
the Tennessee. On the night of the 9th of Au-
gust Commander de Kraft canie i'm through
Grant Pass bringing the mails 10 the Hartford
On the 9th Fort Powell WAS bombarded from
.
and from the inside by Commander Perkins
The enemy evacuated that night leaving a
train TO the magazine which exploded at loc30
pm. The Tennessee was not neglected A
crew was selected for her from the different YES
sells, who Immediately went to work clearing her
port shutters repairing her steering apparatus
ana putting on a new smokestack. ON the 9Th
q boat went down TO Fort Gaines under a flag
OF truce to demand its surrender. Col. Ander-
son with his staff came aboard the Hartford
and they were received kindly by the admiral,
who took them to his cabin where the sur
render was agreed upon. Our troops occupied
Fort Gaines on the following morning. Gen.
Page, who commanded Fort Morgan, in answer
70 a demand for surrender, expressed a deter
mination To defend the fort 10 the last extrem-
ity, and preparations were at once made for its
boinbardment. Gen. Changers troops were
landed tour miles in It's and Gu OH all COM
munication. Heavy guns and IN, n were also
l,nded from the fleet TO assist the army. As
the guns were got in position they opened fire
until the 2lst OF August Forty heavy guns
and mortars some OF them within 500 yards Of
the fort, kept up continuous re night aud
day. The Tennessee, which had been repaired,
would, with the other iron-clads, drop down
ana smell the fort for a portion OF each day. The
fleet had been divided into three parts, each
engaging the fort for four hours when IL would
be relieved After breakfast ON the 22d of Au-
gust, the whole fleet took position in front of
Fort Morgan, and together with the shore bat
ter1es made one Of the most
FURIOUS BOMBARDMEyTs
ever witnessed. During the day several fires
broke out in the fort, and towards evening the
enemy's fire grew weaker, and at nine O'Clock