The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
rs nTED WITH DEWEY
aaF. Scott Recalls Incidents
ofthe Civil War.
..,xx7uaE ON HORSEBACK.
:. r-.s~ss s.ss Admiral Wa. The.
--...a.s Isder Farrsgut. Quiet
=. usts~pta-w"s Aboard the
-.--1..svst when sse Gro"naed
80, rtre ~ Port H"ds"n-Asas.
- FIGHT at Mobile, Ala.

80, rtre ~ Port Hudson-Axain
-. FIGHT at Mobile, Ala.
..,,ns lieutenant with Rear Ad-
x.-sxat b iss3. George Dewey ex-
- ,hoss qualities Of personal daring
-, courage which made him the
- che greatest naval battle fought
-. times SAID Col s. W. Scott
...s,x "a a Post-InteiIigencer reporter.
-. ,sn,ed vlth me al Port Hudson.
:. M.as.ssspfs, for three or four weeks
: q sgrsag Of 1850. after the cd side
-..s.r Mississippi stranded on mud
-. sspossse the fortihntions at Port
80 vita Admiral Farfagu' aboard.
s. cas- On the night of March Ii. 1888.
-. .vo Of FaTragut's feet succeeded
/. .....rr the forts which beiched forth
.~wrssroas fire a. Farragut went by.
rwa,n the Mississippi stuck fast on
- ssat Farragut and his officers and
- embarked in small boats and made
- - shore under cover OF the darkness.
=. afaeSrs were assigned 10 various ships
,<sV~srd. bat many OF them remained
!. a. headquarters Of the Nineteenth
.vss ser severn! weeks. Among these
.s Dewey. who was assigned to my tent.
fheame well acquainted with him then
~ remember well his quiet. unassuming
~ssr,rs which hid beneath them devil
ns5sa5s spirit"
CT Scott was al that time chief quar-
srssassr OF the Nineteenth army corps.
sonnsndsa by Gen. Banks lie was at
,aeAea to the staff u Gen. G.. G. Anger.
sssad ia command under Gen. Banks.
Oh soHt served throughout the war. He
as,s IL first Union c3lors down Penn
syysnsa avenue after the war broke out
He existed April is 1861. as color bearer
ID ,se Seventh New York Two DAYS
.xsr ne Command entered Washington
ass marched down Pennsylvania ayenus.
ssk eniofs flying and bands playing. A
~ days later, the regiment crosaesi this.
Sg bridge over the Potomac river TO
sfs1xssa heights The ~ me night, Col.
Esxorth, OF the famous zouave regi-
a<ss made up largely OF New York fire
Sc sas murdered by jackson. the hotel
kseser II Aiexanlria. Col. Chen sergeantl
ssst was tie warm personal friend of
Essgerih.
Il ssdsF 10 ass.s. Gen. Banks in the
ifzenHaeai Of Port Hudson. the last Con-
ts*ssss Stronghold On the Misssssippi.
: er.4tFt -.
sssnss feat Of running by the batteries
sAsa lined the shore on either side He
y saFee sleops of war. each with a gun
VI l.hed 10 tae port side. The purpose
kais arrangement Was that II the sfooI,
use Ga8hied the ganbogt could tow
/ Mas ~ range Or the forts On the
yssf Maria II. Fsscagu; on the Mis-
s~4 side wheeler. led his squadron
= Dc river. Il was pitch dark. The
@as under Gen Banks knew of the at
sEsa that was 10 b made, and a small
esaehHsn, ~ officers and men came
@sa to Springfield landing 10 watch the
ssDgmsal
Aground Under Fire
ne neet encountered killing ERE from
g saTis, Under the terrific cannonadlng.
80 ias Hartford and her conSoFt gunboai
slstssasa IN passing tile forts. The Others
'sfs4 while TIE Mississippi. with the
n'sp.a Fayragut aboard. and under
IN tie during Dewey. ran aground
- .nA bank. Here she was
4 TIE mercy Of the forts 81 the ems my.
20 slFed sofa shot and shell into her
aSd Ia li,tin while she burned 90 the
sAlsts edEe. FarfaRut ana hts officers
aga nen haEglslly embarked In smal.
s"A's All made Tor the shore. shielded
s'7a sae are OF the C1nfederafes by the
asase Darkness. Later. WITH the Hartford
~ The a. ilroSs. Fnrraguc proceeded up
s.sssm ead enforced blockade Of TIE
asa Flysz. eating of the supplies Of the
tFateieFs'a forces Coal ara nrovis,s1ns
VIZ sspp'ie3 "a Farragut Us Grant and
ssFirf These drif:ei down the river on
SITES which PASSED the forts a. Nicks-
~ al night Fagrasgt and Dewey re~
.a.asd ~iis Banks I'll PORT Hudson fes,
lgly g. isss
III Scot; VAS a Mobile n the time of
- surrender or lee ~ App0mattcS Far
sssAs vas There too. and 50 was Dewey
~ after wss sal Stcoa3 lieutenant on
- u Farsagat's War vessels and In the
.sr OF Mobile Col Scott met the young
~ 49, EFtaasntly rui r was a. Povt
..ssisea that Col Seo;t saw Dewey cvery
= - Ter nearly 2 m3oth and came To know
s'sa asnles, Intimately
49,, 80 scp't vas asked Yesterday Ia tel
@ 81 his "reminiscences ~ Dewey al
-, - H0lsoa, N5lh thr ma,iesty ANA re
y IRE fEae se.i;eT. Col Scats d.
a. 81 = Afs' % admit more than thaJ BE
A. A~Ney al P0yt Hudson and knew
3 N.Ffe as a second lieutenant with
- saas-ya. Fatragut. Finally. how
So. 80. 10 scot toll II the following r.
: =. % camp hfr a the headquarters
n .'e Nineteenth corQs. 81 which ilcs,t.
T., s ls'ea youth * perhaps twenty
!, 'es'sE a A. tae central figure.
s.s.'.s.s' teura csm2 l3fe rather ruanot-
*ai3 &c. SCOT HE VAS ns.
- ~ you might imagine of A ,-5uns So.
49,. .s@'euaai ia the navy. ro-tickirx
iaF -o&re, ssA 6iv ayx ready far an
=. . .. IL Ns~ NATURAL leader. ara
,s.. lag Nas manifest 90 any ore who
sf81 even - .n.. he.frff.. 80 h4s