The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-02-21


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~ Kearsarge steamed sSay - ~
0asa until aboat nine o. ten miles soA
- brsakvateR. when shs vesrsd ~
Assdsd dirsss iR The Alabama Ths'
chopped ths chat the boys had bss-
passing around about her having weak.
snsd and turned tail. and each ons
seemed - realize d last that this vas -
- no ohild's play. BY this time about
three miles interviewed between the bel
Ngerents, which was rapidly being De.
creased When within about . mile
and . quarter from the Kearsarge The
Alabama vsered, presenting her xtA.-
board brosdside, and opened the ball
By firing her 1l0-pounder riAsd pivot q
a elevation for 1900 yards range, fol-
lsvsd almost simultaneously by . whols
besadsids. Tho guns we're worked and
served with the utmost rapidity, md h
jew minutes another broadside was
poured in, whom tx Ksarsarge, being
By This time abost 800 yards Distant
presented her starboard battery, end ~
AEing became general. The spirit q
sasaags had begun 10 animate The Grew,
- ths desire to be The Spp0 dog =
~ fight stirred each man 10 eaulatiea.
4 lev broadsides passed, when Tho Ksas.
safge, undsr full head Il steam, 1oeUsl
ahead, steering 70 - 70 pass TIE Ala,
bams's stern md rake her fore md III
nd also got between Aes and ~ GhoeA
This maneuver was oheokmstsd By .
Dost helm, causing both vessels 70 move
4 . circle, revolving round oommoa
center, distant from each other sboal
toG = 90 yards. The FIRE msantins
ssntinued with unsbatea 1gor. III
steady directness Of the Ere from u
Ksarsarge now began 70 Be felt n
slevsn-inch shells poured into the ~.
listed Alabama with sioksnins regularity
I'D precision, dealing cesth md d
slauction On every hand Guns woo
6smounted and the;; crews deeinass
b . single shot Early IN Tie astioa !
shsll struck tho blade oi he ian, brsaA
ing II short Of and iniuring the s.ddse.
Another landed In ths engins-roon ~
toee things al 10 pieces, damaging ~
nashinery, making . hole in ~ boilc,
~ feeding No stoks-hols VIII boili.1
O. ths dsok Ne lsospSst W. - nssa
Assrins. Men dropped dead, 81 4
twain by shot and shell, y the esaaA
hs aad flying splintsrs. singled viAh
~ muttered curses a the seamen ~
10 hoarss orders olgaansas and oAssss
~ 1880. Mr.. Kali had ~ md ioss4sv.
saih hoisted and attempted 70 stand 4
toward shore. distant BY ths time ahaul
~ mica This was prsventsd BY ~
spponent ranging up and pouring L q
sanking ars q shot and shsll. Noi
~ passed IT alaost immediately thal
~ vessel wss sinking. vhereupon AaG
q truce was suspended from Tie quarts
nd the new ofRssr. Sinclair. sent h Z
boat TO surrender ths vessel DuxiaG
~ absence he whale-bost, dingy, ~
hrss suttess ven launched ID pssgs,
an1iona made = desert the doened ~
- Before thsy could b psrSssas4
Aowever. she settlsa Sy he stszn, ~
Asad rising high at 4 ~ watse. n
oainmast, which bad been already baA.
y shattered by the airing. went BY ~
bsasd. md few seconds suhaoed b 4,
01H The shattered hulk Of The ~
soourge Of the seas. Struggling In -
vortex were many Il ~ .cev, and ~
efforts II Sinclair, who had Hscsived p.
saission hon Capt Winalov 70 rstuzl
nd ssscus ~ survivor. ware soon ahlU
seconded By ths boas d ~ DssRhounl
NO o1tssss iron ~ KsassA.ee md ~
French piloe- bosAA vho vsss near ~
Pot TAs whale-bsss - dingy 4 ~
Alabama, With the bosts q Me- Dec
hound, vsll freightsd, msde quickly 81
~ yasht which innodiatsly steamed
= ~ AssthwasA bearing safely swap
ban captivity Oask Ssnmss and . n.
psity Of hi "bsst bowers, while IL
cutters transferred their ca.goes to ~
Kearsarge. One plot-boat turned ovsa
those she had rescued 70 the same abel.
tsring cara while thSHoihsz stood in fe-
shore and aided In The - apo Of those
Who were lucky enough 70 get on board
4 her. The Ksarsargs picked up AMI
0aGlsrled 10 her decks . tots: q
. s0ssR "a aizty.thsss men. ~