New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29

reached the open air he turned 20 look for
Captain Craven. He was nowhere 10 he
seen. for in that brief instant the Tecum-
reh had disappeared beneath the sea, car
r,-nc with her Craven and more than
ninety OF the crew. only twenty-one es-
cared. the major part Of these being res
cued bv a brave acting ensign and a boats
crew from the Metacomet who put on IN
tho ,bicl, of the fire and were rewarded
co., their heroism by protection from the
l-,,,fodorate gluners when they discovered
what was being done. -Four swan ashore
800. s,,-rendered 10 the Confederates.
The next few minutes were critical ones
IT, IN og the feet had reached point
o1~,oet abreast Of the fort and under IT'S
guns. when Captain Alden Of the Brook
lvn noting the shoal water ana torpeooeS
ahead. stopped and began TO BACK wafer.
This threw the Hartford out or line ana
threatened 10 stop the whole procesSloi
Something had 70 be done immeold'e'S'
fo,. the guns Of Fort Morgan were ralhlHH
death and destruction upon the Brooh'y Z"
90 tho Hartford and raking other NesS-ls
-ha decks OF the Hartford were req ahu
-,,,ua-,, With blood. Man after man Tell
- the rain OF shells. A solid shot 0e-
-.-t+.+oa - gunner. poor fellow YELL
- legs carried away. He threw up ms
a~r,s as he fell and another shot tooK
.I.ar, off Gun crews were being "ipeo
out. -. .,,o ,rre
80 the effect upon the success OF '''e
,,.to1o o.Dedition we're deemed greater Illai
49,. from the mines. In TINS lhrlnIIb
-, when a prompt decision had 10
ao the training Of years ana 'ne
-,.,-act.r Of the man told. Learning 'hal
80 On the left. or westerly, side o.
~ .,r,ot,Iyn was deep enough be sa'o,
In ,.l,e the lead" and the HARTFORD
- ,cross the mine field. The cases
S."', deadly enemies could be heard
-, against the hull, but the Mart
~ 81, ,,,,,i,,,ed on her way. second ulhe
- had obeyed his instinct IN I"e
49, ~ battle and taken the most
dangerous position.
rno hattie was now general me io' -
- botb fleets taking part. fafrds VI '''.I
1,,,,,t,od 40 into the shrouds III o'u'i
the dense clouds OF smoke WH''n
~ aro5 about and enveloped the shlp''
I' .i,ted himself 20 be lashed 10 'ne
"Hu g., order that he might not Ia' -
,.-ss,'G.d AS the big ships s"une paa
W. fort the fire from the guns OF the i"'-
~ ~ u,as temporarily reduced by l'o
.e, ~ the cannonading Of the sdlIoIS'
-, they had passed, the hrins "ss
49, v,th increased energy the SinaIie'
..-,.a1 suffering seriously. the Ohelua 90
svs21 through the bursting OF slie,
- 49,, boiler. but her consort' the '1"''''
''' - her through TO point Oh SUI -.
-, sooner we're the forts passeu mo" ~
LID Ieviathan Tennessee began III ~
,,,,,,erine fashion 20 pay parucul"i 49,,
.,an 20 the Hartford. She suffered seNeie'g
s-"r, This ire. and the Metacohet' ma re
-, released from the side Oh INC ia 10,
90 sped up the bay after the o'nV'
,',a,a,e g1lnboats, while the hagshlp PFC
- "a meet the Tennessee "o
80, with which Farraguts snip wa
',,,dled and her superior speed SUI" -. 80,
Ia out of the range OF the Ieni''ss'
action. ,,,. A
..,or an exchange of broadsides' Hu-
,,,iral Buchanan took run down '''o 10y,
Of Union vessels. while tue MsHs.sS-@ss.ssSS = =,