New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
Dash That Gave Union Control of Mobile Bay

sued her consorts through a heavy squdu.
Little damage resulted, but IL was dlscoN-
cred by the Union fleet that the Tennessee
was practically invulncrable 10 shot and
SMELL They rolled of her armor as II they
were so many peas The Selma was capt
ured. the Gaines and the Morgan fled io
the shallow water under the guns Of Fort
Morgan. where they were safe, al least
BY this time a considerable portion Of
Farragut's fleet had reached the upper part
of the pocket OF deep water, about four
miles above the early anchorage OF the
Tennessee. Believing the battle TO be over
they dropped anchor. and the men were
about to sit down for breakfast when sud
denly some one shouted, The ram s COM
ing" II was surely so. With black smoke
boiling from the Tenessee's dilapidated
stack, she was on her way 10 try conciu-
sions with nearly score Of ships and
three monitors Drayton, the flag captain,
was 50 astonished at the temerity of
Buchanan and Johnston that he could mar
ly believe his eyes. There she was. how
ever. coming laboriously, but steadily,
toward the Federal fleet. That she should
face such odds was astounding.
Orders were az once signdlled 10 attack
the ram. Not only were guns to be used,
.. but the unwieldy floating fortress was 10
be assaulted by head-on collisions. She
must be destroyed Several OF the ships
turned to attack. each striving 10 be the
first. The Monongahela struck her. The
two ships had already been tn collision once
The Monongahela had lost her iron prov
and cutwater without damaging the Ten
nessee perceptibly \ shell from the ram
nossed through the formers berth deck,
exnIoded end wounded an officer and two
men. A broadside from her guns ratified
off the sloping sides of the Tennessee
cageuatc. doing no damage.
You tho Iackawanua rammed at fun
gnaad There was no apparent untoward
e9oct upou the Tennessee except 70 cause
b.r q, heel The Union vessels stem wof
,.,,,srad IN the plank ends The two vessels
swung around. their port sides coming to-
gothe- and a 9-inch shot from the Lacka-
u,appa smashed one Of the ram port smut
ters The ram had been seeking the hart
ford and now proceeded toward her 40
her hest speed. the hearts Of all the Union
sallors ND In their mouths. once again
Farragut had taken 10 the rigging
Hlgh IN th- mlLAen si-- ~. .,.--s.f.,,
T.est the smoke hls sight y er"hcIHV
Our admiraIs voice rang loua
Hard. starbodrd your helm.
gtarb1arl and run him down
starboard u was and ~,
Like A black squalls llfting To"h'
our mighty bow bore down
on the iron boak Of the zoe.
The Tennessee sheored of a little, ana
the two antagonists grated alons 'aeh
others sides. each ship hrins a broadslde
! into The other. In the anxiety to protect
the Hartford and finish the Tennessee az
the same time the Union vessels now
/ berded closely about and got In one an
otber's way The Lackawanna struck the
| Hartford near where Farragut was stand
| ing. nearly cutting her down to the water s
edgo observing that the Hartford was
moi sinking. he prepared for another
| cbarpe IL was not required. however for
a.. monitors had now come up. lJ-inch
/ snot from tho Manhattan broke the Ten
,e.sce's shell and forced the wood backing
! Leaving a hanging mass OF oak ana pine
gotiut.rs. The Chickasaw got under her
/ s,ern and began lrinG ~ good fortune