New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-22
Sinking Of Alabama
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The A'"D"-' ,ous down the ward room
repeater ~ drum beat to quarters Cap
bstch. - laid down his prayer book
tan .ook M his trumpet. he o'ueIeu - sn
anu - steer for the open sea IN oluel 80
snp .,,ls might be fought so tar rom t,ie
tDe 81 line that the fight might surrey ue
neu',a an its merits and conclusive Inc
cec.U ,,ere cleared for action.
ceOA' - Alabama. which was being fol-
Oh " ,, Of the harbor by the French
ioNea - frirate Couronne and the Enghsh
Ton''aD yacht Deerhound, preparations
ple@SS' - made for battle. Her starooard
Nele vas cast loose Then the crew
pa''' LIED aft and Captain Semmes ad-
,.assed the men.
dresseU o,d seanen OF the Alabama"
a,,er he had mounted a gun car
saiu ..,.o,, have at length another oppor-
.~1,,v Of meeting the enemy-the nrs' 'hal
'V'''' =, presented 10 you since you sank
A"S ,,.,,eras In the mean tire you nave
t'e N over the world. and IL is not too
pen - saw that you have destroyed and
H. Cor protection under neutral nags
.,s NJ the enemy's commerce. WHICH
49,. herinning of the war. covered every
O. This is an achievement Of when you
,,sl be proud. and a grateful country
Nc %. he unmindful Of it. The name
49,, shin has become household Woro
o. - civilization extends. Shall tnat
"A 10 furnished by defeat? The thlng
nS,u- ossible, Remember that YOU are IN
-. English Channel the theatre OF 50
- Of the naval glory Of our race ana
~. the ewes of all Europe are at TINS
,e,t uron you. The flag that hoats
- rori is that of a young republic Whlch
- dsaance 10 her enemy's whenever ana
go found. Show the world that you
- how 10 uphold H. Go to your quar-
ters -.,.oa eacb
and few minutes before II O'Clock
ne Kesrsarge steered toward her ad-
go with the purpose Of CLOSING or
-,,g her down. the latter opened the
-. he vessels being slightly more than
ns", .,srt-vfth shot from her 100
...-so- how pivot Captain Semmes had
.,ten his usual post on the weather morse
- The Alabama displayed her star
sa.~d battery also and fred oroadslae.
&C. NJ the shots clipped through the rig
-, NJ the Kearsarge, while others ieH
ssort or passed over
IT, t-aarsarge did not fire. but continued
- course toward her foe. Captain
yr,,slov, wished 20 get within short range
. his guns We're shotted with 5-secoho
81 4 second and a part OF a thlrd
s...5si1a followed. Still the kearsarge did
-, -s-lv At last. fearing a raking from
f,,,rtb b~oadside and being only half
e..,.,,. sho eheered and fred her star
roard battery .n turn.
re.s~rined that the Alabama should nov
ssc,ra To- the shore. Captain Nlhslo"
,o-,ed his helm in the hope OF running
,.,dsr the stern of his opponent for raKn-'
49,. che srso sheered keeping her star
$50 1ros5s.5o presented TO that OF the
1-.s-sa-ea Tr this fashion they taNelleu
h, circle around a common centre lhe
s.,-.s.s~ ranging from a quarter to nan
mile across which they fred upon edcH
-.1.~ ,p. lss-1srce striving 10 get close
o.. ne Albania and the latter Keeping
.t-,os- NJ rho former. once. twice, thrice
-,,., -.-ces they swung around, the TIDE
-.--,-.,o Them westward at the rate OK
three miles an hour and spinning the"
circles into spiral .o
-,,i,. in the battle the sunners on the
r,sa~.a~ee had been instructed 10 take care
I'M aim and point the heavy guns oeioW 'le
,,.s.s-.i,e shot rut the line Of the en-
,.-r o7 tho Alabama and it came down
from the spanker saf on the run.
THAT'S good one shouted one OF ire
non .,5 a cheer rang from the deck AZ the
good omen. Ito.
"a other shots we're seen 10 take effect
..es~ succeeded cheer The men tore on
their Jackets. and cried GIVE her another
rka the last or Now we have her Inc
fire was concentrated and the ll-inch sheAs
v-ara seen fr he particularly destructive
s quarter Of an hour passed. captain
Senmes noting the unusually enecuNe worn
Of the after pivot gun OF the kearsarge, at
recte4 his suns upon it and is said 10 nave
offered reward 10 the men VINO 'oUi"
silence IT, she'll exploded on the quarter
6srl. aY the Union vessel and wounded three
men Al this gun. the only casualties on the
Ksargarge In the course OF the Dalle.
.A-orber she'll struck the sternpost ana
lo6aed there. but. by good fortune, and
prohsblv because Of the defective CHAR
screr of the Alabama ammunition dld not
EXPLODE. Had 10 done so % might nave
uroved disastrous for the ship.
on the Alabama the battle was not pro
crossing so auspiciously. The 11-inch shells
from the Kearsarge were decimaung the
r,n crews. Captain Semmes noted with his
glass that his shells were proving inefec-
tive. Observing a shell fall from the slde Of
the Kearsarge amidships without piercing
Il he ordered that solid shot be used, think
ing that perhaps defective ammunition was
RESPONSIBLE. am unaware that chains hung
upor the sides OF that part Of the kear-
sarge AS only two shots struck this sec
ton the chains actually played little part
81 the result.
Bv this time the Alabama was careenins
e starboard in a serious manner owing 70
the shot holes near the waterline, ana 1t
was decided 10 attempt 10 swing around ID
such way as TO bring the port guns to
hear while the vessel steered toward the
French coast
By This time the seventh circle had been
described The manouvre was successfully
accomplished At this moment the chlet ell
gneer came on deck and reported that the
freg beneath the boilers had been sub
merged. Ofiter Kell was sent below 10 oe-
termine how long the ship could remain
shoat Entering the wardroom. he iound
the assistant surgeon az his post nut MS
patient had Just been swept from the oper-
sting table by an 11-inch shell. The water
was pouring in through the hole the sheH
had MERGED He returned 10 the deck and
reported that in ten minutes tho ship would
sink.
Captain Semmes ordered the colors down
a. he wished 10 save as many OF his men
a. possible A chance shot cut the STOPS
o. e fag on the Kearsarge that had oeen
SCI for disrlav In case Of victory. IL hoated