The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
( ms TENTED WITH DEWEY
ri a. W. Scott Recalls Incidents
of the Civil War.
ADVENTURE on HORSEBACK.
p,.~cuf Rear Admiral Was Then
s.~.seuanf Ipder Tarragut. Quiet
nst Issrepid-"as Aboard the
us.sssstppi when She Grounded
r.s~r fire ut Port Hudson--Agsfn
:. the Fight at Mobile. Ala.

49,, ptr~ NJ Port Hudson-lAgatn
:. the Fight at Mobile. Ala.
... secorsi lieutenant with Rear AG-
-, rsrrsxut n isss. George Dewey ex-
se.sssd those quaIiiies Ct personal daring
- great ceaFage which made INN the
- - ,hs creates naval battle fought
= ,.as.rn times" said Col. S. W. Scott
~sx.sraay TO Posi-infeiIgsncer reporter.
--,s~sy tented with me a; Port Hudson.
!. .as Mississippi for three or four weeks
y enc spring Of 1865. after the ci1 side
.,.se.er Mississippi stranded on a mud
.aal opposite the fortlfiations at Port
sana.on with Admiral FarFagut. aboard
rsls vas on the night Of March II. 1863
as.r ,ro Of Fsrragut's fleet succeeded
= nrs.Eg the farts which beichea forth
msrieroas Ore as Farraggi went ny.
swhen tse Mississippi stuck fast on a
s.ux hank. rarragui suG his officers asd
efsr embarked in small boats ard made
saf the shose under cover Of the darkness.
rhs osscess were assigned TO various yllps
sf.ssEard, bg. many of them remained
4 ,ae headquarters Of the Nineteenth
sygns for seysrai weeks. Among these
sss Dewey. who vas assigned 10 my tent.
became well acquainted with him then
ash remember well h.z quiet. unass1mlng
manners which hid beneath them a devil
n.ay.care spirit
Col scDit WAS a. tsat TIME chief quar-
sssmas,er Of the Nineteenth army corps,
commanded b. Gen. Banks He was at
nehsi to the staff OF Gen. c. C. Anger,
ssseas In command under Gen Banks.
sa Scott served throughout the war He
ksge he fret Union c9loTs down Penn
ss.gsaa avenue after the war broke OUT.
IL sslisted Apr, Is. 1861. az color bearer
b sse Seventh New York Two days
.Sifr the command entered WASHINGTON
all nslfeasd down Pennsylvania avenue
ss,A celers ily.ng and bands paying. \
fsw days later. the regimen: crossed the
.1ng hT.dsH over tAc Potomac river 20
Arlington heights. The same nigat. Col.
Esissofta ~ the famous z9aaye regl-
Msnt made Up largely of Nav York fire.
rer sas murdered by Jackson the hotel
ae'psr AZ Aisxanaria. Col Chen s.rgesutl
sse,l. was the warm persona. friend OF
Ellsworth
II order h asst Gen Banks In the
xsessnent o. Port Hudson the last Con-
sedersie stronghold on the Mississippi.
Fagrasns With seven vessels attempted The
perslsss feat % running ny the batteries
sksch lined the shore or either side He
bad three Scoops OF war. each with gun
s1s lasned 20 the port SIDE. The purpose
his arrangement was that II the sioop
seane Disabled the gunboat could tow
nj out of range OF the forts On the
&h, Of March II, Fa:ragnt or the Mis-
tsipa.. side wheeler, led his squadron
g the river. 4; was pitch dark The
Teal~ under Gen. Banks knew Of the at
isuaf, that Was 10 be made, and a small
tasehment Of officers and men came
a0EE 10 Springfield landing TO watch the
engagement.
Aground Under Fire.
Tie feet encountered q killing fire from
sae forts Under the terrific cannonadiBg,
sa.y he Hartford ana her eaEsort gunboat
succeeded IN passing the forts. The others
7stset -..,lle the Mississippi. with the
.aissqld Far-asut aboard. and under
a'r ne daring Dewey ran aground
O. sAn1 bark Here she was
a. the mercy Of the forts of the enemy,
VIE .lred solid shot and shell into her
ad'4 IN little while sh barBe4 90 the
waters edge. Fsrragut and his officers
40 nien hnsriedly embarked In small
hais sad made for the shore. shielded
hasa he arc % the Consederaits by the
dense daFineTs later with the Hartford
saa lee Aiaatress FaETsgut proceeded up
Measr aad enforced btoc kads. ~ the
20 river. eating of the supplies of the
seafefesa.e forces. Coal and pfovss,ons
ste Supplied % Farragat by Grant and
ISssef These drif'ed down the river on
htsts which PASSED the foris ~ Nicks-
tsrs =; aisht. Farraeut aud Dewey re-
.uy g lN;s '
ie Sect, vas AZ MobEe 2: the time OF
s@e surrender af Lee az Arpomattox Far
50 was shsfe too. and So aas Dewey.
see islter was s,il second lieutenant en-
Sse q fRFfaggts war vessels and In the
A.se OF MOBILE Col, Scot; ,aet the young
, . frequently. Rut II was Al PORT
ss,eSsea taat 81. Sco;t saw Dewey every
~, ~ nesF.N Inanth and came 10 know
avn siuaoT, int'matelv.
&c So; Mls askej yesterday 10 tell
- ~ his "reminiscences II pt-vev af
-. h@ds9A WIN TO-. moslestv AMI re-
$50 ~ The trIe soldier. col Scott Dc.
80 ~ bfst 80 admit moro than that n.
~ iV"ey AZ Port Hudson and kaes
p n.H mere a. sc'ond lIeu.enaat ws;h
. .ssN tant. n Falragti- FtrsnV. how
80 80, ~ol S'so't told - the fclleW.f.s IN
- o. ea'up NE ~ The headquarters
D '"r y aeir""th cerqs. t0 whsrh Lieut.
80. Iheo a Youth Of perhaps twenty
etffs Nas tae central nsurr i
lFNeF found csms lsfs rather y,onof-
49, seld 60. Scot "He was yu..
80 se1 mseHt imas ut az a s-,ur., S.,.-
~, .e1'Nts@"t in th" uskv ro.lifkfnx
..s ia ->-arr. 1.3 atNaNs zen IN 10Y an
-. fti1F Il ~as q "sturss leasisr. ana
"a. ~ @As manifest to sry ore Who
e. I'm even Ft -lt 'Fgi"aiuE 80 has
srcs, He''Sa Always rfSdy yo take ID,