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blow just abaft the port paddle wheel
1t was the sturdy construction of the
Mississippi that saved us from serious
damage
A Close Call.
Throughout the passage of the forts
fire RATS were coming down stream to
add to the picturesqueness Of the urid
scene and the difficulty Of keeping our
course. One Of these RATS nearly
brought the career of Farraguts flag
ship to a close. 1t was pushed bv
little 35-ton tug called the Mosher
manned by a dozen men under the com
mand of man named sherman To
him belongs the credit of one of the
most desperate strokes of heroism I
have ever known, 1t is an example of
how the South with its limited re-
sources, was able to maintain it's gal
liant struggle for four years against
great ODDS.
His tug had no guns and no armor.
In the face of certain destruction from
the guns of the Hartford, he pushed
the raft against the Hartford's side.
The Mosher's captain and crew all lost
their lives as far as is known. but they
had the satisfaction Of seeing flames
darling up the Hartford rigging and
bursting through the ports which.
thanks to the discipline of her crew.
were quenched. But though he had lost
his flagship. Farragut would have gone
past the forts with what remained of
his fleet We may be sure Of that
Out Of Range of the Forts.
In passing the forts, the Mississippi
hsd fired grape and five second shell
from alternate guns, / was surprised
to see how well the forts stood our
pounding and also how well We stood
theirs. Though the Mississippi had
been hit number Of times, our loss
had been trifiing, two killed and few
wounded
The business of taking care OF the
other vessels Of the Confederate river
defense squadron fell to the other yes
sells Of our fleet The Mississippi had an
individual score To settle Dawn was
breaking and we wore Just making out
,h, ships abound H., of the quarantine
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brought. 1t was then that we saw our
Varuna a screw corvette of 1900 tons,
sunk to her top gallant forecastle. But
she was the fleets only loss.
From the time that the two red
lights had given the signal from the
flagship to get under way until we were
at quarantine only five hours had
elapsed
The fleet steamed from the auaran-
tine station to a point about fifteen
miles below New Orleans. where it
anchored for the night. Weary as We
were, there was very little sleep for
any one, as fire. RATS and burning ships
were drifting past us all night
So far as we knew, the rest of the
journey up to New Orleans would be
without obstacles and in the nature of
parade. The next morning we were
under way early, with everybody eager
for first sight of the city whose loca-
ton we knew by the smoke rising from
the Confederate storehouses and ship
ping which had been set on fire. Our
purser, an elderly man whose place In
battle was below looking after the
wounded, was standing beside me on
the hurricane deck when suddenly bat
teries opened fire from both banks of
the river at the ships ahead
"Oh, that rash man Farragutl" he
exclaimed. Here we are at ii again!"
But the opposition from the batteries
Chalmette and McGehee was not for
midabie.
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astern of the Pensacola, ! received
warning of an attack from another
quarter.
Farragut had assigned to us Mr..
Waud, an artist for an illustrated week
ly, When he had asked for the best
position from which to witness the
spectacle, Captain Smith advised the
foretop, where we had 24-pound
howitzer. Waud was an observant as
well as gallant man, and from the
foretop he could see everything that
was taking place, even better than we
could from the hurricane deck.
Here is queer looking customer
on our port bow" he called to me.
''On the Port Bowl"
Looking in the direction which he
indicated. [ saw what appeared like the
back of an enormous turtle painted
lead color. which identified as the ram
Manassas which had driven the Fed
eral ships from the mouth of the river
the previous autumn, in the action
called 'Pope's Run" She was rebuilt
entirely for the purpose Of ramming
and if she We're able to deliver Q full
blow in a vital spot she was capable Of
disabling any ship in the fleet.
The darkness and the confusion per
fectly favored the role for which she
was designed. BY prompt action We
might put dangerous opponent out Of
commission before she had done any
damage. There was no time in which
TO ask the advice Of the captain, who
was busy with the battery below. /
called to starboard the helm and turn
ed the Mississippi's bow toward the
Manassas, with the intention of run
ming her down, being confident that our
superior tonnage must sink her IL We
struck her fairly.
But A. r. Marley her commander. a
former officer " our navy. was too
quick for us His last service had been
ON the Mississippi in y round-the-
world cruise He appreciated her inn
mobility i'm comparison with the mo-
blJW of his own little craft ana sheer
ed u0 tp avoid us, But then shorrug
In, hy managed to strike us "a glancius
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station, when we sighted that persis-
tent ram Manassas coming I'D astern
in her effort to attack the fleet a sec
ond time. The work of the battery be-
Ing over, Captain Smith was on the
hurricane deck with me.
While every minute was valuable,
the Hartford, smoke blackened from the
fire which the fire-craf had caused
and looking a veritable battle stained
ana triumphant veteran of war came
steaming by. Farragut was in her rig
ging, his face eager with victory in the
morning light and his eyes swapping
Kun down the ram,". he called
snail never forget that glimpse of
MIN. He was a very urbane man. but
1t was plain that if we did not run the
Manassas down, and promptly. he
would not think well of us l never
saw Captain Smith happier than he
was over this opportunity. He was a
born fighter
can you turn the ship" he asked
me.
ala not know whether ! could turn
her or not, but | knew that either was
going to do so or else run her aground.
Indeed the Mississippi had not vet
made a turn in the narrow part of the
river. and 1t was question if she
could turn under her own steam, with
out assistance. But with so strong an
! incentive at the first trial we succeeded
beautifully
When Marley saw us coming he did
not attempt to ram He realized that
the momentum of his 3S4 tons was no
match for our ,692 tons when we were
/ coming straight for him As the Mis-
! sissippi bore down on him, he lodged
our blow and drove the nose of the
Manassas into the bank We fired two
broadsides that wrecked her Her crew
began crawling ashore over her bows
and Captain Smith Immediately sent
boat in charge of an officer to board
and report her condition. He returned
with Warley's signal book and diary.
to say that the cupboard delivery pipes
had been cut and that the Manassas
was sinking by the stern.
The Mississippi. proceeding up
stream. found the feet anchored seven
miles above the forts at quarantine.
and, as we steamed among the vessels,
all the crews broke into hearty cheers
for us over the news that we had
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decks around the guns whitewashed. 50
that the implements required in work
ing the guns could be easily identified
by the gunners as they picked them up
for use
TO protect vital parts of the ships
from the impact of projectiles chain
cables were secured to the ships sides
As the Mississippi was a side wheeler,
we lowed our cables in the coal bunk
ers between the wheels and the boilers
and machinery.
Her position in the advance was di-
rectly astera of the Pensacola in the
first division. under Captain Bailey,
while Farragut with the Hartford, led
the second division. our orders We're
to keep in column, maintaining our
proper distances.
On the Hurricane Deck.
Captain Smith of the Mississippi had
opposed trying to make the passage in
the night.
Il can not see in the night" he de-
clared. with characteristic brevity. 4
am going TO leave that to you, Dewey
You have younger eyes,
He took charge Of the battery, while
took up my post on the hurricane
deck from which we handled the ship.
For man of "a | was having my share
of responsibility. I was also to have
my baptism of fire.
Adapting our speed to that of the
Pensacola, which was without lights.
as all the vessels were, we steamed
ahead, while the booming of the howit-
zers and the swish of their shells
through the air made music for our
progress.
Just as the Pensacola drew abreast
of the forts the enemy discovered her
and opened fire. We were so near the
forts that we could hear the commands
of the officers. The Pensacola stopped
and fired both broadsides. which al first
seemed to demoralize the enemy.
A second time the Pensacola stopped
and discharged broadsides; and it was
soon evident from the fact that the
forts kept on firing that although the
mortars might reduce the fire from the
forts, they could by no means silence
them; nor could the Pensacola which
had the heaviest armament of any Of
our ships. silence them except for a
brief interval during the effect Of her
broadsde Therefore all the ships, in
order to get by, must run the gauntlet
of a heavy fire.
Why Pensacola Stopped.
It was most puzzhng to me why the
Pensacola had stopped, in view of the
orders to steam past without delay.
Either she could not resist pausing TO
engage the forts, or else there was
something wrong with her engines The
latter, / believe, was the real reason.
At am events. she did stop twice, which
meant that We also had tu stop. The
Mississippi herself was already under
Are and rcuruIug it aud while my ate
tenton was ccntetyd in trying 20 keep
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Rates to Galveston Cotton Carnival:
Summer Ticket, s5.s5 Round Trip
On sale daily, limit october 81. Good
on all trains. Allows stopover In
Houston.
$3.50 Round Trip-On sale August
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Good on all trains.
$4.65 Round Trlp-On sale August
to II. inclusive, limit two days, in
addition to date sold Not good on
Hustlers.)
s5.40 Round Trp-On sale August .
and 16, limit 10 days. Good on an
trains.
$3.50 Round Trlp-On sale for 2:45
p. M train Wednesday, August z, and
2:50 a. m. train Thursday, August 3.
limit August 9; again for same trains
evening August II and morning Au-
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$50 a. m. train Wednesday, August
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limit 18th. (Not good on Hustlers.
No baggage allowed. No reduction
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$3.50 Round Trlp-On sale for 2:45
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limit August ~. (Not good on Hus-
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presidential campaign and since ours
is a struggle to restore genuine
peoples government, we must look to
the people not only for votes but for
financial supprt.
To this end / now appeal to all
Texas democrats to at once proceed
to the raising of a contribution to
the national campaign fund of such
proportions as will be worthy of the
greatest democratic state in the
Union, fund so large as to place the
Lone Star state close up to the top
in the financial roll of honor, as we
are now universally recognized to be
in bringing about the nomination OF
Governor Wilson
Experience has demonstrated that
newspapers are the best medium oil
raising a popular campaign fund, and
! desire to earnestly request every
! democratic newspaper and other pub
LEGATIONS in Texas interested in the
election of Wilson and Marshall to al
once actively enter upon a campaign
for the accomplishment of such
fund-asking for $100 or other small
donations. In addition to this proceed
ure I shall forthwith undertake IL
other ways systematic and aggres
sive campaign covering the entire
state for the procurement of larger
donations, and that no time may BIZ
lost and no one overlooked, | now in
vite the prompt sending of same to
me without further request. LIE
Texas do her full share in never
ceasing effort to place a son OF the
Southland in the White House.
Woodrow Wilson will be the mex
president of the United States.
Cato Sells,
National Committeeman for Texas.
Cleburne, Texas, Aug. s, 1912
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for said ]. II. Mccullough, and against
this contestant said election in the
said precinct was illegal and fraud
ulent and void and worked a serious
injury to this contestant, who says
that none of such illegal votes should
have been counted, and that if same
had not been counted, this contestant
would have received majority of the
votes cast in said county for the
office of tax assessor for Brazos
county.
That C. A. Glenn, who was the pre-
siding Judge of the election in said
precinct No 8, failed to write his
name on the back of said ballots
voted in said election as required by
law, by reason of which said ballots
were illegal and void and should not
have been counted.
That the name of C.. A. Glenn was
written on the ballots cast in said
election by some other person other
than said c. A. Glenn, by reason OF
which said ballots were illegal and
void, and should not have been
counted.
h Fourth-That H. II. Urquhart voted
at Millican, precinct No. /, for said
il. II. Mccullough, and said Urquhart
not being at said time citizen nor
a qualified voter-in Brazos county
i, Texas. by reason of the fact that al
; said time his residence was in Mont
; gomery county, Texas, or in some
other county other than Brazos
) county
| At all, or nearly all, of the voting
, boxes in said Brazos county number
; of illegal votes were cast for said j
J H. Mccullough by persons not quail
fled to vote2in said election, the de
tails and particulars of which will be
| shown on the hearing of this contest
, in the district court of said Brazos
county
y That contestant will file his peti
) ton in the district court of said
|, Brazos county, Texas, within the time
required by law, asking the said court
/ to review the certificate of the nomi
, nee issued by the chairman of the
| democratic executive committe oil
, said Brazos county in which said j
} H. Mccullough is declared the nomi
nee of the said democratic party fol
. said office of tax assessor, and this
| notice is filed with the county CLERK
| of Brazos county, Texas, in compli
| ance with section No. 191 of the cleo
, ton laws of the state of Texas, or
| this Sth day of August, A. d. 1912.
(Signed) J. Sidney Smith.
r. Armstrong & Taliaferro and w. T
5 Young, Attorneys.
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The longshoremen on the piers OF
the Atlantic steamship lines in
New York have only partly won their
fight for better pay. On September 2
they will get an increase, but not as
much as they demanded. Following a
conference of representatives of all
the lines interested the steamship
companies have voted that on and
after September 2 the following wages
will be paid: Thirty-three cents an
hour for day work and so cents an
hour for overtime and 60 cents an
hour for work on Sundays and the
Fourth of July. Fifty cents an hour
will be paid for work done on other
legal holidays. The men asked an
increase from 80 to So cents an hour
for day work.
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TO THE DEMOCRATS OF TEXAS

Now that our state primary is over,
feel free to invite the more active
attention of Texas democrats to the
pending national election.
am sure that regardless of pre-
convention preferences every demo
crat in Texas is gratifed that our
party is united as never before, and
that we all rejoice in the fact that
there are unmistakable indications
that the nominees of the Baltimore
convention will be triumphantly
elected
1t is everywhere conceded that
Texas has crowned herself with ever
lasting glory, both as the pioneer
Wilson for-presdent state and in the
stalwart conduct of her delegation at
the national convention. Unquestlon
ably Texas was a dominant and pos
sibly determining factor Certainly
no other state, as such, was so poten'
tial.
We now have a nationwide reputa-
ton to protect, and know you all
greatly desire the almost unprece
dented prestige thus acquired shall
be fully and permanently sustained.
The candidacy of Governor Wilson
must be continued in the spirit OF his
own, splendid conduct when he repu
dated the proffered Ryan gold.
It requires large amount of money
to meet the legitimate expenses Of a
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Evidence Bryan Readers Will
Appreciate.

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The Notice.

TO j. X. Parker, County Chairman OF
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Brazos County, Texas;
10 w. S. Higgs, County Clerk OF
Brazos County; and to J. H. Nc
Cullough of Brazos County,
Texas.
You will please take notice that ].
Sidney Smith, who was a candidate
for the nomination for the office oil
tax assessor of Brazos county Texas
i'm the democratic primary election
which was held in said county on the
9th day of July, A. d. 1912, makes
the following objections to the legal
ity and validity of the nomination OF
said ]. H.. Mccullough for said office
as certified by the county chairman
of the democratic executive commit
tee of said Brazos county and to the
placing of his name on the democratic
ticket as the nominee of said party
for said office:
Flrst-The following named per
sons voted for said ]. II. Mccullough
in said primary election: (Forty
names follow, claimed as illegal
voters.) That neither of such per
sons who so voted at the time said
election was held were citizens of the
United States. qualified voters in the
state of Texas and county of Brazos
That all OF such persons were aliens
and foreign born. and neither OF them
had become a citizen of the United
States six months preceding said pr
mary election That the records il
the Office of the district clerk Of
Brazos county show that each OF sale
persons had filed his declaration o.
intention to become citizen of the
United States, but said records alst
show that all of such declarations
were made and entered within les'
than six months before said primar!
election. That such votes were fraud
ulent and illegally cast and shoul'
not have been counted for said j. II
Mccullough. and if same were throw
out as illegal the result Of such cleo
ton would be changed and this cor
testant would have received a major
ity of the votes polled in the count
at said election for said Office OF ia
assessor. That all Of such illega
votes were poiled in election preeinc
No. 9, known as Bats Store, eXcep
the following, TO wit; John Dedericl
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