Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-16

me course remaining free from ob.tfuo.
lions WIS marked by signal buoys, under.
stood by the Union commodore. His or.
ders to the captains Of vessels were not to
pass west Of q certain dead line of bnoys.
The Tocumseh led the monitors. which
moved In single Gle and wis detailed at
the request OF Commander Craven special
~ to take care" Of the monster Tennessee.
Her guns opened the hght aud when She
WIS in the middle Of TIDE channel under tbs
guns Of the fdei the Tcnnesaqo advanced -
strike her amilship with her powerful
ram. The wooden vessels, however, out
sailed the monitors, the flagship Hartford
running up botwccn the Tccumsch and the
Tennessee
The latter was Inside the dead linop OF
buoYs, but Craven seeing an opportunity,
a. be believed. 10 strike her at dis.
Rdyantngc ordered the pilot TO change the
Tccumsch's course across Tho dead line"
Before the cuomy or her companion vessels
had time to motto the circumstance, she
struck a torpedo, carrcned. and sank in.
stantly, carrying down SO officers aud men
ont VI ~ on buarl Craven and the pilot
stood by tho wheel, aud as the vessel was
sinking both stepped 10 the narrow stair.
way leading to the turr't above, their Ouly
hope OF escape Craven waved his hand to
the other TO mount first, saying calmly,
after you. pilot" The pilot assembled.
feeling as lr did 20 that the vessel was
dropping away beneath them. and Craven
went 10 the bottom. Though honorrd Tor
his high courage he Il best remembered IN
the annals Of the navy hy that lat act,
which won for him the title "Ihu Sidney
OF the Sea-
Ever battle has IT, hero, aud In the dos
perato affair at Cufinth, Miss, oct. ., isGl
Col W. p. Kogea, " the Second Texas
(ConicdOraicl, bore OF the palm for bravery
by unanimous consent " both sides. His
regiment had The advance In % brilliant
chnugc upon the strong earihwnfka sur
rounding the town. AZ Battery iiubnc,t
the Union column had free play upon the
asfaiiants, and = mlisked lite Of Infantry
coolly awaited them ~ close quarters with
singing yolleys II bullets and the bayonet
Conspicuous Mt the head Of tho changing
troops was the commanding figure OF the
bold Texan. aud ns they approached the
ditch hr seized the ilng u his regiment aud
planted Il on the cnbnnkmont Hero 10
| iongth hc icll, pierced with eleven bullets,
according to the statement Of his chicl'
tain, Gen. Sterling Price. His enemies
noted his conspicuous courage and shared
their admiration with his friends NJ tic
time Of the battle
Tho hcruis defense II Lexington, No,
/ by Col. james a. Mulligan, In ISL, had
enough u glory attending it TO caupui2c d
.cura NJ men, but even then IL WIS not tli,
climax Of the career Of that gallant Irish
man. On returning from captivity he wa
/ offered generals comm lnd. but preferred
20 r,main by bis old regiment, the Twenty
| thiri Illinois, commonly known ~ thi
! Irish Brigade Of the West lie WIS in the
! Shenandoah valley In 1854, when the Con
| fcdgratcs. under Gen, Enrly, passed through
on their raids into Maryland aud Penn
/ sylyania, aud 10 the 6ght near Winchester
on July 20. led a gallant charge into tht
cncmy's lines BE received three wounds
eithcr OF which would have been mortal
His companions among them n brother
in.hy, attempted 90 carry him hack 10 th,
/ Union liues, bat sggiug That the Tag WI
la danger OF capture BY the yictoiiou