Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Conhance. The Conhance cndoavorcd
TO follow suit. She had suffered
severely. Commodore DOwnie had been
killed and she had only four guns left
on her port side. Under the heavy
Ere OF the Saratoga broadsidc she
was unable 10 wind ship. Every dis
charge OF the Saratoga guns crippled
her more and more and added to the
number Of the dead and wounded.
After several desperate efforts 10 swing
her about Lieut. Robertson, who ass
sumcd command ON the death Of
Downie. at last struck his colors.
by hauling on his starbodrd kedge
MaCdonOugh now was able TO swing tho
Saratoga so as to bring his broadside
to bear ON the Linnet. For 10 minutes
Capt Prlng put up a gallant fight. but
It was no use. Then ne cut his ca
bles and endcavored 70 escape. but
his masts had been disabled and his
sails cut SO badly by shot that IL was
unavailing. At 1l.2O am. he hauled
down his flag. The British gunbcnts.
seeing that the larger vessels had SUR
rendered, got under way and with
their oars to aid them. He'd up the lake,
with the American gunboats In pursuit.
II ever naval fight between squad
rons was won by one vessel, surely il
was on Lake Champlaiu by Mac
donough's flagship. Twice the Sar8tO-
ga was afre. Half a dozen times Il
seemed as il all hope OF victory was
gone The Preblc had been crippled
and had run in sshorc early in the en-
CagomCnt When the Eagle retired on
ly the Saratoga aud tho Ticlndcroga
were left. aside from the gunboat-.
only by the employment Of every ant
of sea fighting applicable to such
battle was it possible FOR Macdonuugh
TO win. students Of sCa fighting rank
his achievement among the highest In
the nations history. Roosevelt says:
Marlborough in this battle won "a
higher fame than any other commander
Of the war. British or American"
Commander ward. in his Manual ~
Naval Tactics, says; THE careful
student VIII find in history no general
action fought at anchor more instruc-
tive more worthy of attentive
notice"
capt Mahan considers II the most
decisive contest Of the whole war.
4 GREAT CAPTAIN IN VICTORY.
The British had 81 killed and 40
There We're Ss1 prisoners.
Tho American loss was ~ killed and I
rs wounded. How destructive was
the FIRE may be judged from the fact |
that not mast In either squadron
would support a sail ana the lower |
rlg2ing Of all the vessels hung In |
shrcds. The Saratoga had % shots !
In her hull Bad as was the condi- |
ion of the Saratoga that OF the CON |
iancc was worse Her hull was tide |
He'd. She had received l05 shots. and |
II her crew Of 300 men 80 were dead !,
and so wounded.
The fatalities among the British ON |
'ers were unusually heavy, In add I
ion To- Commodore Downie capt An /
lersou and Lieuts. Gum and Paul were
,.llcd.
Soon after tho battle capt. PHng of
he Llnnet. Lieut.. McGhie OF the Chub, |
lieut. Hicks OF the Finch and Lieut..
robertson OF the Confiancc proceeded /
O the Saratoga to make "a formal sur
endcr Of their swords The deck Was
lppery with blood, and a man who
lad none OF the airs of victor but
Who seemed 20 be so'rowluy FOR the
lead and wounded about him, came
Onward To- receive them. \ cap was
ulled down 10 hide his eyes. HIS
ace and hands were black With powder !
{ was Macdonough. Holding Their
words by the blades. they presented
he hits Co him. He bowed and shook /
Us head "CCutlCmca," ne said, We
urn your swords to thcir scabbards
nd wear them, You are worthy q
hem"
He sent a message 10 the secretary
Z the navy announcing his victory
hat was In keeping with the prayer he
aid on the deck before the battle.
was.
The Almighty has been pleased To