Arizona republican., 1901-07-01
FARRAGUTs GREAr FIGHT.

AN interesting and instructive feature
in the July Success" Is the story of
the life of the immortal Admiral David
G. Farragut, Y. s. ~. (rttired.) Rear
Admiral Jouett was an officer under
Farragut. The following is his story
of the battle of Mobile Bay as he WITT
messed 1t:
Cruisers and gun boats were dashed
together so as to guard against the
| sinking of the outside vessel In case IL
was badly damaged by thu Confederate
guns. This required some time. but at
$3.50 O'Clock the signal to move rose to
the "Hartford's' masthead, and. half
an hour later. the leaders were crossing
Inc BAR heading for the narrow pas
sage marked by the red bouy. to which
l nave referred. When within range.
the "Tecumseh," the monitor that led
in the advance across the front of the
fort, hurled two fifteen-inch shots at
| 1t. Then the other monitors also OMEN
ed fire with all their guns. No reply.
Tor moment came from tn Effort. Its
garrison was waiting for the shortest
range. This was afforded when
the mead of the squadron drew
IN to make the turn at the red
buoy. Flame and shot thereupon.
belched from every gun in the fort.
They were. however badly aimed
Only one shot did serious damage.
That killed nearly all of "A guns crew
on the Hartford"
when the Confederate squadron
opened fire, the monitor "Tecumseh."
al the head of the Union line, was
abreast or the fort. Before the adj
vance was begun. told Commander
runs A. VI, Craven. the "Tecumseb'e"
captain. To look out For the torneaoos
winch watson and / hal discoverad
fhe reply he made was characteris,i,
OF the man. He promised to try 10
pass the fott inside the red buov
pointed out as the westernmost limit of
ms saliins but he said he would get
ny 'orpedoes or no torpedoes. He
tried, indeed, to pass the torpedo line
a" Nc had promised but at the nom.
ent the Tennessee" onaned fire ~
ieIumsl rad her turrats turned
win Portho!es from the fort. while her
guns Weft loaded, and Craven. anxious
10 quickly reach and engage the Ten.
hessee' saw that IL he kept to the pas-
Ease -between the red buoy and tha
Tort his route would b. a crooked ono
80, unm'ndful OF the torpedoes he or
dered the man at the wheel to head rho
Iecumseh' straight for the Confed-
crate ram The monitor, for a few
anxious moments: held her course ,,n
disturbed Then we. who were bebipS
heard a dull roar, and saw the stern of
the "Tecumseh" rear in the air. A fen,
seconcs later-ten al mcst-her nose
Grove deep into the bay. and with bar
screw whir'ing like top. she plunged
toward the bottom. A torpedo lad
ripped open her hull. The only ones
who escaped were a few men in the
turret-eight in all. One of thess was
Collins, the pilot. who told. afterwards.
how he and Craven met at ths foot of
the opening in the pilot house
Go ahead. captain" said Collins.
No, sir, replied Craven. after you,
pilot; | l,ava my ship last"
But he was not to lsave her alive.
WHEN | reached the uppermost round
of the ladder" said Collins, the ship
dropped from under me-" Six score
brave msn. in all, went down with their
chiNalrie captain. --.
Farragut, from the port naln rigging
of the Hartford, where he had taken
his post in order to better observe what
was passing, saw the sinking Of the
Tecumseh, and ordered m to send a
boat to pick up such men as might
have escaped from the vessel Mate r. |
&. Nields. a lad in years. but every
inch hero, had charge of the boat
which i ordered awsy. discovered /
after he had pushed off from the Met |
acomet.' that he had no flag flying. |
and. hailing him. ordered him to hoist |
his colors. Accordingly, he ceased |
rowing, unfurled thu flag. set 1t TO its |
STAFF, and again pulled in. under the |
NEST terrific fiin any man ever wit !
messed. NCr, though the storm of I
grape and canister whipped the wat r !
into spray. did he seek to r.furn. until (
he had rescued all II the eight men
who han scaped from the sunken /
monitor.