Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
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G7k%SXZ 1ssa FIGHTING WITH FARRAGUT AT MOBILE Bay -

and sank She would have carried ia
ram inder water. Whether for this
reason or for some other as tho twa
vessels came together the Tennessee
slightly changed her course. tire por,
bow of the Hartford met the port bow.
Of the ram. ard the ships grated aSains,
each other "a they passed TIL. Hart
ford poured her whole port broadside
against the ram. bCt the solid shot
merely denied the side and bounded into
the air. THE ram tried TO return the sa
lutte, but owing to defective primers orsv
one gun was discharged This sent a
she'll through the berth deck, killing ike
men and woundiug eight, The muzzlc
of the gun was close IL the Hartford
that the powder biackened her side
The scene or tho Hartford during tire
moment OF contact Was Of intense excite
ment. The admiral coollN stood on tl.
port quarter rail. holding Ia the mizze,
rigging. from which. ri one time. he A.
most could have jumped to th,. deck 80
the ram. Flag Lieut.. Watson. seeing him
in this exposed position. secured him -
the rigging by rope's end with his own
hands. so that during the dav he uaS
twice dashed tn the rigging" As tho
ships came together Capt Drayton ran
TO the bow OF the Hartford. and AS tho
ram sheered OF 10 avoid striking !,
square blow he shook his lorgnette a.
il and exclaimed. The coUsrdlt rascal:
lie afraid . a wooden ship
The Tennessee now became thu. target
for the whole fleet All the vessels az
which We're making toward il. poGnd-
ing II with shot and trying to run Il
down. rs the Hartford turned II make
Tor 1t again We ran in front .of the
l'ackaWanna. which had already turned
and was moving under full headway
with the same object She struck ia
on our starboard side atnidshtps
crushing half way through. Knocking
NV" portfolios into one upsetting Two
bahlcrcn guns and creating general
CONSERVATION
For a time II WAS thought that We
must sink. and the cry rang out over
the deck. save the admiral, save the
admiral The port boats were order,si
lowered. and IN Their haste some of the
sailors cHt til. falls and two of th,.
cutters dropped into the water Mrons
sidc up and fioat,i sst"rn. But the
admiral. nearly a cool ever spranI
liito III" @tarAuara tuizZ.n ris-In. 4.
looked over the side Of tile ship and.
INNING there WaS stu a lew incnes IL
spare abov" tn" waters edge. instant!y
ordered tn ship ahead again at fam
speed. after tho ram.
The unfortunate l-.ckawanna. which
had struck the ram a second blo1. Was
maxim TOR her once more. and. sInEu-
larly enough. again came up on our
starbuard side. and another collision
seemed imminent. And now the al :
miral became triiie excited lie had
no idea of whipping the enemy IL lie
himself sunk by a friend.
Can You say, For Gods sake by
signal he inquired.
Yes. sir. was the reply.
Then SAY to the I.ackawanna For
Gods sake get out of way and
anchor.
: In my haste to send the message 1
!, brought the end Of my signal fagsta II
down with considerable violence upon
the head of the admiral, who was
standing nearer than I thought, caus-
: ing him to Vince perceptibly; but
= could not apologize until / finished sig
: mailing. 1t was a hasty message for
the fault was as much with the Hart
ford with the I4ackawanna. eact
being too eager to reach the enemy
and it turned out all right. by fortu-
nate accident, that Capt. Marchand
never received it. The army signal Of
tcer on the l.ackaWanna had taken h
station in the foretop, and just as he
. received the first five words the wind
firted the large United States flag AT
the masthead around him. so that he
was unable to read the remainder OF
the message
The remainder of the story is soon
single one of the Union vessels. while
the concentration of fire upon IL tore
), away everything except the solid iron.
r First the Flagstaff fell. then the smoke
stack was shot away. and finally well
: placed shot from the monitor Chicka
saw broke the rudder chain. so that the
great ram would no longer mind the
g helm, and she lay like a huge monster
! at bay. Already ffteen-inch solid
shot from the Manhattan had crushed
through the iron armor and let the daN-
$ light into he. and finally a shell ex-
t ploded in one OF her portfolios. and A
l fragment seriously wounded the rebs
admiral.
And then up through the iron sratin.
5 OF her deck came stan bearing
} white flag. The iiring ceased and from
vessel after vessel of the victorious
: fleet rang out such cheers s are sci
: dom heard and never forgotten
| cheers which meant victory after =
l hard and very doubtful struggle And
as the cheering ceased a dim echo
seemed 10 come from below. where th@
wounded and dying. knowing the da :
, was al last won. Joined in the shouts
: Of triumph. rejoiced that their sacriHc'
!. would not he in vain SO ended the
fight.
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