The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-05

the work and absorbing rs fre as much
as possible
The commanders had an been Instructed
20 keep 70 the east q the red buoy. but
the leading monitor. the Tecunseh. III
her eagerness 10 engage the Confederates
passed west Of it, struck torpedo and
went down.
The Brooklyn stopped short
What Is the tr0uhleg was shouted
through a trumpet from the Hartford.
'tIorpedoes, was the answer.
Damn the torped0esi" exclaimed Far
ragut- -Four bells. Capt. Drayton' Go
ahead Jouett. fun speed"
Thus the Hartford passed the Brooklyn.
took her place a the head of the line and
led the fleet into the bay.
Amid the shrieldng Of shells and the
crash OF falling timber. Farragut had
taken up his position IN The port main
rigging. the better 10 observe the prog
resg of the fight and @ cheer on bis men.
AS the smoke Of battle Increased he ass
cended higher and higher until be az
last reached the futtock shrouds' capt.
Drayton. fearing for bis safety sent up
Quartermasrer Knowles with a piece Of
lead limo % pass ID around the admiral
and make Il fast TO the forward and after
shafts. This Knowles succeeded in do
ing. despite the remonstrancas OF Farru-
gut
The passage Of the forts was effected
successfully. Despite the mercilass FIRE
not a chip was disabled Id was now
S;35 O'Clock FarIagut ordered the men
ON the Hartford 20 be sent down 20 break
fast Capt. Drayton said9
What We have done has been we'll
done but il all counts for nothing 50
long as the Tennessee Is there under the
guns Of Fort Morgan"
II know 81 was Farraguis answer.
'and as soon aa the men have had their
breakfast I am going for her.
But before breakfast was over word
came down that the Tennessee was COM
ing. Then began a novel contest in which
the Tennessee. a. II proved. never had
chance of success. Some Of her enemies
crowded around her sufficiently 20 impede
her motion while the large steamers
str0ve 20 run her down ia turn.
The Hartford. after charging under the
personal direction Of the admiral. poured
a broadside 81 9-inch shot al her case
ments at a distance OF barely ten feet.
Two Of the monitors fired their l5inch
guns steadily al her whenever an OPEN
ing was made. The steering tackle was
shot away. one gun was disabled, three
Of the port shutters were jammed, the
smokestack was carried away ana Buch-
anan himself was dangerously wounded
in the knee and borne down stairs
For twenty minutes afterwa.a .0wever
I the p.ucsy Southerner in hlpetr,sf plight
continued 90 face her opponents She
couid neither fire nor charge. III was now
obvious that further resistanee was use
less. and Buchanan reluctantly consented
10 surrender.
During an the fight with the Tennessee
Farragut repeated his performance OF
climbing into the shrouds. this time III
the port mizzen rigging John crittenden
Watson. then a flag iieutenani. noticed
that Farragut had rather an insecure
footing. In letter written 10 his mother
after the battle Watson mentions
in detail the reckless bravery 81 the ad-
miral. and adds. AT length / iashed him
! % the rigging with my own hands. hav-
ING in vain begged him not 70 stand IN
such an exposed place
The relations which existed between Adj
miral Fauagut and his flag lieutenant
were of the most affeciionate description.
In his official report of tho battle Farra-
f. gut showed what he thought ~ him
Lieut. Watson" he wrote 'has been
brought 60 your notice in former dis
patches He was on lhe poop attending
10 the signals. and performed his duty.
as might be expected thoroughly. He IS
"a scion worthy - Me noble stock d.
sprang from. and colNmcnd hlm to your
attention"
Many other young men now famous in
military annals won their spurs ia Far
raguts sea fights. Ensign Charles Dwight
SiEsbee. aflerward captain Of the Maine
az the time Of her explosion. was up for
ward in the Brooklyn At ine battle OF
Mobile bay. Charles y. Clark an ensign
on the Ossipee IN lsd2. performed in
is9o one Of the most remarkable feats
in the history Of battleships By sailing
the Oregon from San Francisco to Flori-
+ da IN siNty-siN days. Ensign Charles ".
I Gridlcy 81 1851 was Capt Gridley OF the
Olympia, IN lsns III was he who clam.
I bered up into the coming tower when the
flagship steamed into Manila bay and res
ceived from Dewey the famous order.
Fire when you are ready, Gridley
Capt Gridley. it will be- remembered
rose from a sick bed IN order TO perform
+ his duty. The exertion proved too much
Z for him. ON June ne died. To the ship
surgeon he said just before breathing his
7 last.
Going TO Manila killed me- bot ! would
do It again il necessary"
Frank Wiles. ensign on the Iacka wan
ma in the West Gulf squadron. was the
captain OF the Boston In the battle OF
Manila bay. He volunteered 20 remain Ga
command OF that vessel although his re-
Z lief arrived before Dewcy's fleet left
Hongkong
/ Il. Y. McNair a lieutenant on the Iro-
quois under Farraeui IS now rear ad-
I mira and superintendent Of the navai
i John q. Walker and Montgomery sicard
are other licutenants Of Farragut's now
\ on tho active list as rear admirals Lieu.
tenant Commander Lewis r. Kimberley
Of farraguts flagship, IS rear admiral
on the Price commission in Portland.
/ Me Boggs and Porter are dead.
Other famous pupils VINO might have
ADDED fresh laurels 10 their crowns II
I they had not been retired before The oat-
Z break Of the Snauish-American war are
/ Rear Admirals Jouett. who commanded
/ the Metacomet at New Orleans and
earned the "warmest commeudatiens ~
I Farmgut. Bancroft GherardL OF tbs Port
Royal who afterward brought over the
Z obelisk 90 this country. Frankiin. How
I ell. Brown and Harmony. Even az sew
Z enty-hve great potmtiaiiiicS Survive in
that popular veteran now resident in
f Washington, Rear Admiral Roe who was
+ executive ohlcer OF the Pensacola az The
battle Of New Orleans. AS the eyesieni
Of her captain, Henry W Morris was
very defective. the whole duty 81 hght
ing the ship devolved upon Roe. He was
highly recommended 60 the navy depart
F ment hY the captain. who said In his r.
port 4 must speak OF the GOODNESS and
ability displayed by I.ieut II. A. Roe. tHt
I executive officer Of the Ship whose iudg
ment and skill iu the performance of bis
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