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men Of the ironclad Spnboat Monitor under his
command; foE E the s 6l1s and Id,s sali1nn IN w sshio pto.
NOTED to the rank Of Commander. And then
once more u joint resolution OF congress was
that he might be advanced one gr ade further,
Recovering somewhat from the effects OF his
thbla cons;t Tapdi mmo Of ironciads in New York liar
Dor and remained there until Oct. =, 1862, Hhe1
he took command Of the newly completed
operating on the coasts OF South Carolina and
Georgia. Here he had the, satisfaction Of de,
%stroying a famous inf o $ SnSfcsarof Fgn eruis sn" under nsq
tho name OF Nashville. The Nashville was "
ing in the oseeche sii fiver ap and ! she tnrm msI RTIetieiG ne
afternoon Of Feb, =, 1868, Capt. worden saw
that the Nash yille had steam up and was in
trouble, and after making a further examina;
ton, learned that she had grounded l in the mud
about l;S1o ySs esn m aS9ee th sae n rGrt; 1 but a Capt.
worden saw from the run of the tide that me
Nash vile would be still aground at daylight;
the tirst peep Of dawn he was after her.
She was a dandy, ship" as ,Worden found
her fsurehead newly siilded. and her rigging
overhauled and set, taut. 1t was tolerabiy Ger.
, ,ais tina, nss she hsai hsa S been PEE sPRniSs f Rfs 'f Ship h 81!
rectly under the guns OF the Confederate tort
he opened fire on the Nashville, and wholly lg'
norcl the fire he received from the fort In re-
turn. Four shots from the Montauk's guns
were fired 20 get the range. and then the huge
round shells, huge for that day. began TO drop
into the Nashviiie's hull. The first shot that
struck her pierced the deck near the forcniast
at 1927 O'Clock. and twenty minutes later we
discovered a small whitish.gray smoke coming
out OF her fore hatch" The Nashville was on
fire.
from the ragged deck. \ fog came 10 shut OF
tho view OF the gunners. but the fire was CON
tinued, .Worden's mathematics taking the place
Of eyesight.' When the fog lifted again no
more firing was necessary. Fourteen shots
from the Montauk had fired her beyond saliva
ton, ard at 9:35 she bleS up. Meantime the
in diameter on the ironclad, but with no more
effect than hail has on IL tin roof.
After leaving the Montauk Capt. Worden had
considerable experience in superlntendlng the
building of ironclads. and then, went OF TO the
Pacific squadron. He was made a Commodore
on May 81, 1863, and in December OF the next
year went to Annapolis as superintendent OF the
Naval Academy. Here he remained until 1874,
and meantime he was made a Rear Admiral on
Nov. 20, 1872. Having received two votes OF
on the active :list until he had seen hfty-tlve
years OF service, hut he asked to be retired, and
Congress, by special net, approved Dec. %.
1856. granted the request and continued to
him the full sea pay OF his rank for life.
After retiring from active service Admiral
pieasantest parts OF Washington. In his home
he had every comfort that loving relatives and
an endless list of friends could provide but,
sad to relate. tho brave old sailor could not
fully enjoy life. for he had never fully recov-
cred from the effects o. the blast OF dame and
on the day Of the battle with the Merrimac.
lie was never free from pain after that shell
exploded against the wall of the coming tower,
unless unconscious in sleep.