New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28
FOTGHT AT MOBILE BAY.
HENRY wRIGHTS RECOLLECTIoNS OF
FARRAGUT IN THE FAMOUS BATTLE.
HOW AND BY WHOM HE WAS LAsEED IN THE
RIGGING OF TIE HARTFoRD-HIs FAITH
ERLY OVERSIGHT OF HIS MEN.

HOW AND BY WHOM HE WAS IAsEED IN THE
RIGGING OF TIE HARTFoRD-HIs FAITH
ERLY OVERSIGHT OF HIS MEN.
From The Hartford Times.
Henry Wright CT Springfield, is one OF the few
SURVIVORS VINO Mere in the famous battle of Mobile
Bay and on the old flagship hartford: moreover. ne
contest tLat he could not fail to be an eyewitness
OF every actual occurrence OF any great %
sasot newsroom, in Springfield, qulte Dy dcclueh en-
Mir. Wright ana another man were discussing me
coming event in this city IN connection WIN the
fgurehead Of the cd flagship Hartford. and, Incl.
deudlly. the conversation turned upon the battle OF
prominent part in this contest and his account OF 1t
Yes" he SAID Il was one. OF the crew, during
Farragut's second campaign down the cur. when
IN tSe cSSu T@6 Of FORTS Morgan and Gaines also the
ana eae S hT be later
after a long and not hghi. she Was badiy useo up
90 not nnk ihat me 1ury 10 h9r r as ba Secn
sometimes asserted. Her commander got the idea
that We did not have any guns that could penetrate
we had convinced him that 1t could be done ana
de q G' bs hp WeaRe he threw up his hands and
the jig was up. He raised the devil with some Of
VS. VS. b bnGug Eat d pe me the Tnnessee was the
hfteen-inch on the monitor Manhattan. The
shots were heavy ones, about four hundred POUNDS
each. Tie effect from one shot the one that did
the business too was very strange 1t struck her
enough 10 put -four barrel through ana yet IHc
the water All other boats in their fleet were either
captured or destroyed except one which had run UP
"A Ia hard Of fs n Now tell you it was hot from
o'clock in the morning until ABOUT noon; The oa
chains had not been fastened the ships side sew
eral Of the enemys shots would have reached our
stand hard treatment and she did nobly"
Mr. Wright said 1t was pleasant to know that the
again 10 sail he "a He Geiered TO the
from the, Admiral down" The petty, officers too
on d TSSd s k 2I and
Watson being especially popular.
no wonder the Admiral was loved by his men, for
he often had pleasant word for them and never
assumed an air OF unspproaShai5e dsni;y" con
bered or the Admlrai's interest in his men he
could give an example from his own experience
Some lime after the Mobile night the Admiral re-
seiged letter from { my mother td telling nH him him that sss
naa for or nssf amen nquTc
near T'' as " Could remember He then said You
Young fellows forget all about your g9Gd home
haf-sheet torn from my mothers lettcr-so down own
nto ne 70 T n 70 y wsb Won also TO we
g letter every week to your mother ana give II 10
writing home
FARRAGUT NOT A COLD MAN.
mo sir: he was not a cold man by any means.
why, after the Mobile fight Mr.. Drayton asked the
Admire If he old n0 Wish to 90 aow ro ana su s e
but rcniicd: You had better go down and that
the poor fellows are well cared for II resulted In
surgeons being sent for from other vessels. where
there were hilt a few TO care for. and enabled our
wounded 10 he promptly attended to "
"But Won were talking about the famous incident
Of the admiral being dashed In the rigging. when
"a mo IN said The Times reporter
".N-oIIii' bistorv has said that Ouartermaster
Krouies did II and il does not look we'll for to
disp,.e q AZ this late day."
:'Rut n Won know differently IT Is interesting
fact thai is we'll worth reCounting and II is new,
10 :, continued the reporter rs he that Nr.
Wr,cht wavered The story that followed
,n,atestjng one Mr. Wright told OF his duties.
Ne was frst loader OF the gun midships Just for
ward Of the gangway and. exposed as the position
was received but a scratch -,--
"The Admiral was up IN the port main rigging
Just under the malntop. during part OF the oaI
, I viii tel Won how he TO be there. as re-
member It, and about his being dashed. as tney
call IT, Some time before the day OF the battle
rubber hose suspended 10 the mhihnlasi rom
ths ION IN The deck This had tin mouthpiece al
each end II was be used we supposed by the
Admiral TO aid him when giving orders, as ne then
! exnected TO be at the top during the nght: Now, a
short time before the battle began they decided 10
/ Mace small gun In the top and. as the Admiral
though: ne would be in the way OF the gunners, lie
decided 10 stand In the rigging. Just under the TOP
where ne could be close 20 our pilot; Freeman WHO
remained IN the top. ai,uk =, IA 20,
pear bold for me 10 assert Dick NJ han IA
secure the Admiral IN inc rleShs a. udS "stl W
and Knowles himself SAYS DuI a. va I0nuiss
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