The Republican journal., 1911-04-06

sFlIa = If Naval warfare. In my
81 'ai made to say that Fort Gaines
lF's ;lss from Fort Morgan, when
! ~ y .. INST across the bay, about six
BE- j - j. o. j.
]. s:t'n's-
.rrIE OF MOBILE BAY.
l'' fContinued.J
last with the blowing up of
5'ssl W. bv a rebel torpedo. This
l5.iTI lfsaster. which took place near
a11,ng ls' If the Brooklyn, appeared
7a,. ,' ~ strike terror to the hearts
) 1gs y that ship. How did they
]. 90 o's ssst the entire channel was
IS 1-, 'tl"rnedoes, and in an instant
j g,'a W. might share the fate of
2 :fe., In his CONSERVATION for
Is'il.,, Tspr, Alden of the Brooklyn
noa'-. o, 0 fatal order to stop the
: he ~ hack her, which instantly
81 - rrre squadron into the ut
2 r They were in such close
a .S- instant the Brooklyn stop
), iA' r-1.----r! was on to her stern,
EF 10 The case with every ship in
In enemy, who had been
f-r Euns in the fort but a
q ~. s.fere. seeing the confusion
D.'1'' --,,rr.d to their guns and
Il rs most unmerciful fire,
r fine SHIPS were able to re-
c, 2aoa Iva mad come back on
manner that they were
s.- bau or stern on to the fort
v moments it looked as
- ship must be destroyed.
e. s-. few heads that We're
wei the wisdom of the
y 4rr the ships dashed to-
Is ,v The first question the
r . eas How is the water
~ Tee pilot, who was in the
tn, replied: PLENTY of
Ta.a the order was given
j.. 7r 10 90 ahead slow, and
y T-.gust. commander Jouett,
Us s s t9 the Hartford on the
ass- at full speed. By this
s. managed to swing the
E-.rlt clear of the stern of
s.ge all this took but a few
--,.r When the admiral call
u Ma. the matter on board
", ire answer came back:
w.. The channel,' Then it
H.. uttered the memorable
!. "ra he torpedoes, full speed
@ -g-ett Capt. Drayton,
H. n. arl 1.t Hartford, as if eager
"a. IN ANIMALS flag to the front,
4 ahead a- a thing of life.
.a a. a1-ein Alden could get the
-al- aorthward again he fell
~ Fs.-.f the Hartford and during
-,st isp4seJ MS usual skill and
r. 5- we're equal to that of any
M rod the deck of a ship.
.r4- ase= seen fit to censure Cap
s.e- stopping the ship at that
=. .,r4or. and some accused him
7s-- -a. white feather. But no
T...r-r .-.W him We're his accus-
TH ara his accusers have done?
-7u.' ra5 have done? What would
-lt nave done, had they,
ulace and seen tkt
-- e.. thrown into the air ri ct
... ming nearly complete
n fragments beneath
more than a hundred
-ss time than it takes
--. e. No one can answer.
r-s. Captain James AL
OF -, and the U.
Fl .--. yi.s Of e whole world,
&, y.a,g 5r more skilled officer,
, was st-a,artiy demonstrated in
ta.l 4.sf dozen hard fought bat
Il uH makes no mistakes he
5 e d. d ngmaG being and becomes
. wi as long as he is human he is
to 0se bis mead Tor a brief moment,
30 ,a- Al salamander, Farragut, :
De aa4 -5r d brief moment at the
-e II %ew Orleans, at the time
-ae sr- rail came down and drifted
IF as Hartford. His flag lieuten-
J@ me fiat al the time the rigging
4 HarllJr caught fire he went to
41glIa for orders and found him
l1g n5ar tlr main rigging that had
algnt OF tre ~ringing his hands
.-- Despair and utterlng in the
& NJ lis -oU.: My God. must this
5s1e nj IT al' Must it end thus?"
7a- a'oeat "a young volunteer Of
q. aet1E masters mate, sprang
,at r-ral INTO the very fire in the
7g vitg hose in his hand and al
l1sJM-y 4ai the fire out. In the
TINE -fe-t Thornton, who had
g Of tle masters and the fire di-
b. .iatee led in pushing the raft |
Of ,t slip, and it went down the
az the Hartford continued on. In
m5ai the Admiral was all right. |
On 1sH returned, and Richard was
At agar
10 1ssume the light. The order of |
oeing restored the Union fleet |
swiftly past Fort Morgan, each
. as sne got abreast of the fort
0g MIC It such a shower of shell, |
'e' grape and canister as for the
y0nplrte.y silenced its batteries.
'1gh many OF the vessels were re-
.l a'l.ted by the enemy's missiles
= 'ar" near or receded after pass
ag ioris yet all escaped serious
+ with the exception of the
''' "IIef beng the starboard rear
ANY,, ~ .'e column, was exposed to the
.- wa IRE OF every gun on Mobile
~. previously dismounted or dis
T. 9a .s Was almost past the fort
s.. ..led she'll passed through her
, ' . afa entering the starboard
IN i, 4 Il'Yoea IN it, causing sad havoc
: que coal beavers of the watch be-
o ~, VI whom were instantly killed !
sno Of tearfully scalded by the
, Il cam Another shell exploded |
e t.il, and cut both wheel ropes,
o' d 5alf' SET fire to the deck above
Ia gai- magazine. Yet, encouraged
t II ''ls Gearing of the commander
d. ' liner officers, the crew of the
-s /. 2giaE7l piendidly. The reliev-
INF "5f- instantly manned, the
ssr 3ll Connection between the
d s. a. 2ort boiler cut off, and the
y ~ ..eL h. The GaIona unrt on