The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-23

they approached the foremost monl-
tor, the Tecumseh, was seen 10 shud-
der, then to reel and sink into the sea,
struck by a torpedo. The leading
vessels Of the enemy backed water and
steered to one side. This broke the
line and threatened to destroy their
order Of battle, but Farragut, per-
c%eiving it, pressed to the front in his
flag ship, the Hartford, and crying
out, Oh the torpedoes; goahead,'
led the way. The vessels as they
passed the Tennessee swept her with
their guns until nothing was left out
side but her iron walls. But the lit
tie ironclad fought each n a they
passed. For an hour and a half the
battle lasted. The enemy had then
passed the. fort, and The Tennessee
turned toward it to lie apparently un-
der the shelter Of it's guns.
But it was soon seen that her com
mander had not yet quilted the battle,
for, to the amazcmcnt of his officers,
he was heading again toward the
cnemy's feet.
.Farragut, when told that Buchanan
was advancing again, said, 1T is like
his audacity.' and gave the order for
his feet to advance upon him one by
one and crowd him down into the wa
ter. The wooden vessels had been
altered with iron prows for the pur-
pose. Down they came upon the
Tennessee, mt by one, at a speed Of
ten miles an hour, towering high above
the lowly ram. Capt. johnson stood
in the pilot house with some Of his
officers and men awaiting the blow.
All expected to be swept under. The
blow came. The Tennessee was whirl-
ed around like a top. The main prov
of the enemy was shivered, and Capt.
johnson instantly said, We are all
right they can never run us under.
But for an hour and a half the battle
lastcd-six guns against sixty-eight.
AS they swept by her their muzzles
were not ten feet apart. So close were
they that men wounded each other in
the port holes Of the opposing vessels
with b~ayonets.
Some one reports that the admiral
is wounded. The surgeon goes to
seek him, and fluids him lying on the
deck nea the port hole, covered with
fragments of four men who are slain.
He is badly hurt, the hone Of his left
leg is broken by q piece Of iron and is
sticking through the skin. The sur
gcon lifts him up, throws his arms
around his neck and carries him t. the
cock pit, where he received Capt.
johnson and told him to fight on.
"The battle continues, but the Ten
nessee's steering gear having been
badly injured, and being unable to
bring a gun on the enemy, her captain
Sc reports it. The brave old admiral
bids him Fight to the last! Then, to
a " these brave men, when there is
no longer any hope, surrender
Twenty minutes later Capt. John
son stepped upon the missile-swept
deck and held up white handkerchief
upon a boarding pike, and the battle
of Mobile Bay is ended.
'The sword of Admiral Buchanan
was given by him to Capt. Girsudy to
be delivered to Admiral Earragut.
Admiral Buchanan was carried aboard
the Me%taconnct. commanded by Capt.
James f. Jouett, and his fleet surgeon,
DR.. Conrad, and his two aides were
allowed to accompany him. Admira!
Farragut sent a kind message when he
heard of his wound. II was thought
at first that his leg would have to be
amputated, but the wonderful nerve
and self-command of the old hero
saved it. He was aftcrward removed
to the hospital at Pensacola, and in
December, when able to walk on
crutches, was taken to Fort Lafayette.
Admiral Buchanan passed through
Baltimore on February 20, 1865, on
his way South to be exchanged. This
had only been effected by the deter
mined stand of his Government, which
refused to consider any exchange until
he should be included.
Admiral Buchanan retired TO his
beautiful home, The Rest in Talbot
County, and with Il brief interval of
absence, spent the remaining years of
his life in the pleasant association Of
his family and many friends.
HE died Oil Monday evening, May
IL, 1874, in the 10th year of his age,
and was inferred in the burial ground
of the Lloyd family, at Wye House,
about four miles from his home. In
him died a man who never feared an