Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-14

| turned over to Lieut.. S. D. Green. He
| ordered the Monitor to Fortress Monroe.
Just as soon as l had placed the Moni-
| tor on her course and had told Quarter
master Green to keep her so, / left the
| pilot house and went down to see Lieut..
| Worden. l did not know at that time how
|. badly he was injured, and that he had given
Lieut., Green charge of the ironclad.
" Lieutenant, for Gods sake, don't let $
go to Fortress Monroe, 1 said to him as
he was lying on couch with the surgeons
about him. 1t will be the same as telling
the Merrfmac people the Monitor is dis
jamestown and Yorktown, will capture and
set fire to the Minnesota and the whole
fleet in Hampton Roads
Change in Plans.
when the Meyrimac first met US, by the
way, the Jane stown and Yorktown were
ahead of us. We gave them one shot
apiece. 1 believe, and they dropped back
Of the Merrimac.
Lieut.. Worden, in answer to my appeal
told ME to see Lieut.. Green, and started
to do so. l met the lieutenant at the foot
of the first stairs and repeated to him what
L had told Lieut.. Worden. The course of
I the Monitor for Fortress Monroe was al
tered for the Minnesota. Before this was
done 1 asked Lieut.. Green if he would like
to have a shot at the jamestown ard York.
town, then lying at anchor at Sewalls
Point. He answered in the afffrma live. l
then headed the Monitor for the two YES
sells, and each Of them received the compli-
ments of the Monitor in the shape of H.
inch shots. Both steamed for Norfolk.
then headed the Monitor for the Minnesota
and we came to anchor close to the vessel.
The. Merrimac followed her consorts
Had the Monitor gone to Fortress Mon
roe. according to the orders of the superior
officer, no one could tell what the conse-
hor lNaAr, b.. a
the time large fleet of vessels. loaded with
army stores and munitions in the harbor
There were also Il number of government
vessels. The valuation of all these has
been computed in the neighborhood of
SIS, GOO, Geo.
Failed by Narrow Margin.
Lieut.. Howard left the service in 1863,
he says, because he would not stand an
examination. He went into the revenue
marine service, and is now on the retired
list, In 1875 he was up for examination
before board on which were two southern
men, and 1t is due to Them Lieut. Howard
thinks, he failed to pass the examination
by one-hundredth of 1 per cent This
was for second lieutenant He was made
third lieutenant in the revenue marine
service in 1876, and was retired as second
lieutenant He Is now working to get a
bill through Congress to make him first
lieutenant in the revenue marine service
IN the retired service, and says lie has
some high officials working in his interest
Lieut.. Howard has a daughter and grand
daughter living. He is of the opinion that
Admiral Worden was one of the worlds
greatest heroes, and speaks of him in terms
of the warmest admiration.
'Pll never forget with what GOODNESS and
fortitude he acted that March day in that
little rat trap on the Monitor" he said
When I went to his funeral my heart
was heavy"
There is said to be only one other man
living who was on the Monitor during that
terrible engagement. His name is Ander-
son, and 1t is stated he Is resident CT Wis.
. consn.