The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-17

No 290, which had been built for Bull
loCh and left the Mersey river July
49, 1862. Mr. Marmelstein went with
this vessel as a passenger" but after
the ship arrived at the Island Ter
ceira, in the Azores, and received her
guns and full complement of men, and
was christened the Alabama. he was
made l-quartermaster, and was
the first to hoist the Confederate flag
on that historic vessel. Afterwards he
was promoted to masters mate. He
was with the Alabama in her cruise
about the Western Islands, off the
Newfoundland banks, in the West In
dies and Gulf of Mexico, and down
the coast of Brazil, a period during
which the cruiser captured many
prizes and sunk the federal gunboat
Hatteras. In cruising to the Cape of
Good Hope, in June, 1868, the bark
Conrad was taken, which Capt.
Semmes converted into the Confeder-
ate cruiser Tuscaloosa, and Mr.. Mar
melstein was transferred to this YES
sci as second lieutenant.
Witnessed Battle of Alabama and
kearsarge.
After a short cruise in the South
Atlantic this vessel returned to the Cape
of Good Hope and was seized by the
melstein was sent to England at the
expense of the British government. Re
porting again to Capt. Bulloch, he was
assigned to the cruiser Rappahannock,
then in the harbor of Calais, as senior
masters mate. He remained on this
vessel, which was never able to leave
port, until the arrival of the Alabama
at Cherbourg, in June, 1864, when he
went to that port and sought to reJoln
Capt Semmes, but was not permitted
to do so by the French government. 1t
was his mournful privilege to witness
the battle between the Alabama and
the Kearsarge, June 10, which resulted
IN the sinking of the famous cruiser
upon which he had served with so
much credit. His next service was as
second mate of the Confederate block
ade runner Stag, on which he made
TWO trips to Wilmington, returning
from the first in safety, but in the Sec
ond suffering capture off Wilmington.
AS a prisoner he was sent to New
york and confined about three months
IN the Ludlow street Jail, suffering to
the full the indgnities which were the
lot of the Confederate naval officers
VINO fell into the hands of the enemy.
On being released he returned to Liver
POOL and again reported to Capt. Bull
Ioch, and was assigned to shore duty
until the fall of the Confederate gov
eminent. His services on the
Alabama were distinguished by ability
ana GOODNESS and daring in times of
emergency, and he is honorably mem
TONED in the historical works which
commemorate the career of that most
famous of commerce destroyers."
apt Marmelstein says that the only
other surviving officers, who served on
A II inNTf Arm gsfy frl o.
Halifax, N. s.; Lieut.. st. Clair, Bal
aunore, Nd; Paymaster Smith, New
dreams, La, and Midshipman Edward
A. Anderson of Savannah. At the time
(dpt. Marmelstein was transferred
~ ON the Alabama he says that he was
'"e chief signal officer on the cruiser.
Experiences on Cholera ship.
At the close of the war. Capt Mar
melstein, in company with twenty
o'her pilots, left England for their
ZONES in America. He arrived in New
iork IN August, 1855, and one week
hereafter was engaged as pilot of the
SStVdiIlshlp Aridenia, running between
NeW York and Savannah. He served
.H"ee months on this vessel and was
VA va ilS1erred to the steamship San SAL
It was while serving on the San SAL
uu9r' Capt. Marmelstein says, that
ns mad the most exciting experience
~ ms life. He was plotting the vessel
, ,'oIn New York to Florida, via Sa-
imam with sixty cabin passengers.
soo 7nly-two Storage passengers and
Vyoy soldiers on board. The first morn
ca OUT from New York it was dis
ttered that three of the soldiers were
y S.l.e ILL., and to the surprise of all it
be-, earned that the physician had
VI vi left at Governors Island This
e,.a, sunday morning, and Tuesday
llig. when the vessel arrived Off