The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07

shots were exchanged. and the clothing
OF both principals was cut: but finally. the
Englishman was wounded. and the affair
came to an end Tattnals part had been
SO prominent and decided that the OFF,
GERS Of the British hagship in port. sympa-
thizing with their countiymer Of Coch-
rare's feet INDUCED In comments which
Tattnall resented. He. therefore. sent
word on board by a responsible messen-
ger To the effect that. if his course had
III any way displeased them, he would be
most happy to tight them Of all grades, from
the cockpit to the cabn-dror.'" II seems
that the late Commodore stockton. when
First Lieutenant Of the Erie up the Medi-
terranean in 1910. had az one time accepted
challenges to fight from all the captains Of
British regiment stationed at Gibraltar,
and several meetings took place. Such
lessons, as Admiral Bclknap says, were
sternly educational as 20 the manner of
man the American officer was ard is.
with regard to the piesent poI soLncl Of
the navy. the author Of this paper feels
hat he IAN speak The more freely as layi, &
retired from active duty. He rcCogI lies
Tat the cihererces in the tyres Of slils
ard the changes in motive rover al d FuI
have brought about rerceItifle alterations
IN he character Of tie enlisted men. Tie
skill demanded Of them IL Of more mo-
| cfaicaI order, ard ore n.isscs sci me- Of he
| claraotcris i,s which made tie old maI,-of.
wars-man 70 attractive AID such AL adj
mirahle sailor. We are a 'sured, however,
hat the lew man il inlbued with tie same
loyal devotion to the flag y at Possessed
= 10 .riils - /, u l..
days, H. tie War Of 1872 and during the War
u tie E,bclioH alC may del ended upon
20 60 equally ga'!ait service. As 70 the
officers, Admiral R,lkI ap is convino ed that
10 service III the world can match tl.m.
III every branch they are superior IL eou-
"ation ard training to tie Ulcers Of al v
other serN ico-men 50 well grouI dcd a. q
"a t!sed, s.hooled ard eqr.iIIcG, hat
;Eoir services are sought IN mary dir.c-
,iols. Many oiti'ers. Indeed have re-
igIed their commissions Tor lie hicler
pay ard greater civil advaita ages eagerly
| tended them by Individuals ard firms.
colleges ard CorroratioIs, than the Gov
ernmelt af lords. We have officers to-day,
q aduates from cur Naval Academy at
lui arolis, AID from civil colleges in the
AID, who can take the me, al from the mine,
and put ii through all the processes of
PREPARATION ard MAJ uiaoture. uLtil il APP
pears in completed form III tie hulls ard
cngires, boilers aid Gyl amos. guns and
armor, shells and torpedoes. Of our ships
Of war, Expert as electricians. they H.
vent or improve electrical al piarces: as
cNemists, they ma ufdotuTe the needed eN-
plosiNes for naval Use; as inventors. the
guns ard gun carriages of our navy. sine
he days Of lahlgren. have been de-
,lSr ed by them In their every Fart ard
huilt under their SUPERVISION. Tie gun $
turned out al the laval gun factory at
Washington are not exoelled by krupp or
any other fabriC ator of leavy ordnance In
Europe; as H. & lists ard mattenat il lar :,
Laturalists ana adopts in tlerar,u,iCs al d
surgery. sanitati on al d iygieIe Il ey lave
| won Worldwide fame AZ hydr ograI hers IN, Y
have 10 superior,. whether H. surveying the
coasts and harl ors Of tie glote. or in sound
ing the depths Of the sea. Equally at nc me
in the haI ding Of infantry ard artillery
| on shore. they lead the world as versatile
al d accomplished officers on shpboard "
| A similar OPT ion was expressed we are
| told, by President Roosevelt in a letter
| addressed by him to the author Of this
a
| f men In this country, or liz any country,
| that on the whole, stands a. the equal of
our navy offioers."
Admiral 7. O. Selfridge, Jr., who relates
| The Story Of the Cumberland. :" was a
| Lieutenant on that vessel when she, a
| wooden ship, engaged the ironclad Morrinoe
| and against unparalleled odds, continued
to fight till she went down This eye
| witness Of the memorable action points out
| that the Merrimdc was more than double
| the size of the Cumberland. that the former
vessel had armor four inches thick to OPP
| pose to the wooden sides Of the latter,
| and further, that the former was enabled
| to take any position at will, while the latter
| was chainel TO the bottom. mi helpless
| to move. Under the circumstances, there
| would have been no dishonor in SURRENDER
| ing but what wouli have been the result /?
| Admiral Selfridge answers: THE Merrindc
fresh from the surrender OF the Cumberland
would have destroyed the fine steam frigate
| Minnesota that hal groundel while going
| to the assistance of the Cumberland: would
| have captured the renaining naval force
at Hampton Roads, consisting of The fri gate
| Roanoke. which had lost her screw. and the
sailing frigate 81 Laurence Thus, when
| the Moaitor arrived late that Saturday
night, she would have found herself alone
What asks the Admiral, would have been
| the fate of tho Monitor when she was ram
med by the Merrimdc on the second days
| fight il the latter had not lost her spur in
| the Cumberidnis side?" II is a melan-
| choly fact that our Government bestowed
| neither promotion nor metals upon the
| officers and crew Of the Cumberland who
fought her until she sank, and that onl y
some years afterwarl vas an appropria
ton made for month r pay to the survivors
| in consideration of the loss of their ef cots.
Rear Admiral stephen i, Luce describes
, the immediate and ultimate Conso qriCnces
of the victory virtually won by the Monitor
in her engagement with the MerrimGc,
| II is we'll known that, after four hours
fighting the Nerrimdc withdrew TO the
Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving the Monte,
| in undisI utod possession of the field The
| immediate consequences worc'-wc quote
| from Admiral Lucc-"that the Minnesota
| which was about to bc abandoned and
| destroyed by her own people, now relieved
| from further molcstation, vas foatcd
| and soon after anchored of Fort Monro,
| Tie Roanoke and 81 LdrTt nee were sayco