The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-20

the Merrlmac and finish her. They
agreed with HIM and wanted him 10 be
spokesman. lie went TO the chief engl-
neer and told him that the men in the
turret wanted him to go to the Lieuten-
ant and have him order the Monitor put
about.
The engineer said: You don't want TO
commit mutiny do you?' Andersen sald
that he did not. but as true as there
was God above him. the men I'm the
turret would force the Monitor back into
action unless the Lieutenant gave orders
to that effect Andersen says that the
engineer went to the Lieutenant. VINO
ordered the Monitor turned around. and
rang four bells to go ahead at fun speed
Then Andersen SAYS. Green went per-
sonally to the ongne-room. and ordered
the speed reduced TO one bell. The BOAT
was not far from shore. and there was
considerable tide. so much that the Moni-
tor made no Roadway at all. Meanwhile,
ne says. tho Merrmac mad signaHed 10
the battery on shore TO send assistance
20 her and. ne says. that the men IN
the Monitors turret. looking through the
peephole, had the modification Of seeing
the Moriimac lowed down into safety
by vessels sent out from Norfolk.
Andersen asserts that the second shot
of the Monitor took away the McrIimdc's
black flag. II was so hot i'm the turret
that the men could work only in under
clothing. Through the turrct was the
OF the turret were so thick that the men
were unable to hear the reports Of the
guns they fired The three shots were
not fired in rapid succession. After the
second one. in which the Merrimac lost
her flag. she went down toward Hog
Island. and. after working about there
little. while the Monitor was waiting
TO see what was going 10 happen next
she came toward the Union vessel at full
speed. with the evident intention OF ram
ming her She was headed for the broad
side Of the Monitor, and the Monitor,
although getting under way. did mot seek
to change the relative position OF the two
vessels. She waited until the Merrimac
was almost upon her. and then the holm
was swung so hard that the Monitor
swung around 50 as to lie almost along
side the Merrimac and took the ram at
a sharp angle just where her own Sides
were strongest. that is opposite the tur-
ret Had the blow come at either end
be saws. il would have sunk her. The
Monitors guns had previously been
doublc-shottcd and as the two ships
ground their sides together. the Monitor
fired both guns ~ onre ana carried
away a good deal Of the Merrimac. An
dersen says that the men on the Merri-
mac said afteTward that she shook all
the way through. and that bolts We're
fNinr everywhere Tie eove also that
the Merrimac was all ready TO hoist the
white flag because of her condition. when
sarv. as the Monitor was running away.
The Monitor went to Fortress Monroe
and Andersen and the others got leave
for fourteen days. Andersen came North.
and while here went into West-street
saloon and had glass Of beer After
drinking that he knew nothing until
he woke up and found himself Just out
side Of Sandy Hook or a merchant vessel.
which showed no flag. and whose captain
would tell him nothing. lie had been
I'll Ion No
as there was no way of getting back
from there 10 n northern port. the Ameri-
can Consul sent him TO Hamburg. He
missed the mail boat but the Consul
there sent him along TO Havre-de-Gracc.
He went 10 Hayre-de-Grace on a Span
ssh boat shipping as a. regular seaman.
aud jumped ashore az the dock. The
Consul at liaVre-de-Gracc sent him TO
a place in the country. where he was
cared for until an American packet sailed
for New York. Just as he gOt aboard
her the Spanish captain saw him and
tried 10 come aboard the packet to get
him. but the American captain, pointing
10 the American flag. said that Andersen
belonged to the American navy. and that
that flag would protect him. He would
not allow the Spaniard aboard. and An
dersen got 10 New York all right. lie
had an adventure or two here before ne
went back 10 active work In the navy.
being held up by a policeman. who
thought he WAS a deserter. The police
man was counting a sister OF the girl TO
whom Andersen had been giving his best
attentions however and this circum-
stance enabled the Swede TO induce him
to take him aboard the receiving ship
and turn him over TO the United States
authorities with a good name At the
receiving ship he wac recognized by one
Of his former supcriOrs on the Congress
and everything was well. ins last ser
vice I'm the naVv was on the monitor
Catskill--New York Sun.