The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-08-29

the better understand the part that
our nero, Anthony Williams, took in
that terrible carnival of death.
AS has been stated, he was a gun
ner on board the flag ship Lawrence.
The first and second fires from the
British ships killed or wounded seven
men at his gun, The gun was
manned as before and sent her bolts
OF death into the British flagship
dismounting one OF her guns, and
Killing most OF its crew, but the next
instant nine men from Williams bat
terry were swept off by the British
Are. Our hero cody and tenderly
removed the dead and wounded from
about the gun and began to- reload,
as it was being renamed for the
third time. Six times this battery
sent its missiles of death and de-
struction into the British ships and
was about to give them another
round when a well-directed shot from
the enemy's guns killed or wounded
eight men, leaving only Williams and
one other man at the gun. The deck
was drenched and slippery with
| blood and was literally covered with
! the dead and wounded. Amid the
storm OF shot and shell and f1yine
splinters and the vessel disabled and
unmanagable, slowly drifting away
Anthony Williams carefully stepping
over the bodies Of the dead and
wounded, cody proceeded to "swat
out and reload his gun, crying out
| to Commodore Perry, Send mt
enough men, If you have them, tt
pull out the gun and we will give
them another shot" The gun wai
manned for the fourth time, but mos
of the men had been wuonded anC
were weak from the loss of blood
and while pulling at the ropes heavy
broadside from Commodore Barclay
flag ship, dismounted their cannon
killing every man at the gun excep
Anthony Williams.
The Lawrence, having become IN
manageable, was allowed to drift on
of the range of the British guns
while Commodore Perry, having St
lected seven of his bravest survivors
was being rowed with his son to tn
Niagara. This daring movement wa
safely accomplished, although sho
and shell from the combined Britis
fleet was falling thick and fas
around. Truly the same Providenc
that shielded the Hebrew children i
the fiery furnace protected thes
brave men.
After Commodore Perry took con
; mand of the Niagara, Anthony Wi
liams was placed in charge of on
, of her guns. The battle ragged fierc
ly for nearly thirty minutes, betwee
the Niagara and British ships b
] fore Commodore Barclay haul
4 down his colors, during which tin
i twenty-five of her men were killed (
e wounded and thus ended one of Il
/ bloodiest naval battles of the world
: history. On board the Lawren
e every man but seven reported al
L for duty on the morning Of the bait
n and was either killed or wounded
% This was not only great but
most important victory. Through
r inexcusable blundCI, If not treache
4 of Gen. Hall, we had lost Michig
~ and the northwest. This victory !
- only checked the British in the nor
II west, but restored this region to
~ and was virtually the turning pc
~. of the war of 1912, and the fact d
"a this decisive victory was the Fl
w one our feet ever gained over
~. SQUADRON and was achieved over
~ superior force If we'll disciplil
be men, commanded by an officer Y
,,r had served under Nelson, and b
10 upon his person marks of that
~ mfraPs greatest victory, will e
ON cast the brightest luster upon ey
,,s American hero VINO participated
40 the battle Of Lake Erie.
lin It has been said, chat Nelson
D. umphed over FrencEmen and 81
IRE Iards and Perry was called on to n
he the conqueror OF these, led, m
lat over by a veteran formed In
nd school of Nelson, that the battle
nd Trafalgar was won by the whole !
ice ish feet over part of tIat OF
allies. and the battle of Lake
inc was won over the whole Bri
he squadron by only part Of OF
nd Commodore Perry, from the first
ty- gagged the enemy at close guar
led in order to get the benefit or
Of cazzonades, following the adVic
he Lord Nelson: "It you lay your en-
lip close alongside, you cannot be
~ of your place"
'ed 1T will be asked perhaps, Fov
on writer learned the above stated
.ot in regard to Anthony Williau''
led why they were not made know
lrd fhs world long ago.
t.. ,,iet me tell You Nor thar g
'sr wears AGO. DR.. Bent. 4 cr1nt
", old pioneer of Erie County, Pa,
Ike an intimate friend Of DR.. .
,av Parsons, acting surgeon OF inc st