The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 08, 1903, Page 6, Image 6

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The Southerners. [Continued From 3rd Page.] bwn prowess. At tirst sight this would appear to l?nve been a foolhardy action, with so few chances of success us to render it virtual suicide on the part of the Tennessee, hut Admiral Buchanan may be relieved of nny charge of recklessness, lie had commanded the Merrlmnc when she had routed the fleet in Hampton Roads.. lie knew, or thought he knew, what could he effected by an Ironclad against wooden ships. lie j liad under him the most powerful ves- j scl that had ever been constructed. He had been unable to make use of his (Createst power of offense, the raui, in the passage of the ships through the narrow channel, hut now he counted I confidently upon using It to deadly ad,vantage. The ships above him were at anchor. He was between them and the open eea. Ills light draft would permit him to go anywhere, while they were strictly confined to the contracted deep water area. He had shown himself invulnerable to their heaviest guns. He might now be able to get auiong them and work his will upon them. No sane man would think of matching a wooden ship against such an Ironclad. It is true that there were three monitors ,wlth Farragut's tlcet, but they had done nothing remarkable heretofore, and ho counted himself more than a match for any or all of them. Again, the numbers of the enemy iwonhl give a certain immunity. There {were too many of them for all of them to attack him at once. Then, too, he Would have the advantage of having all his forces concentrated under his *> iikiu uaiiu, wuiic inose or me Federnls wove scattered. Those wore some of the reasons which actuated him, find there was doubtless another. lie had to do something. lie could remain in safety under the walls of Fort Morgan for a time, but there he .would be subjected to attack. Farrngut would certainly attack him with the monitors, and the fall of the fort, ,"Which afforded him temporary protection from the investing force, was only a question of time; so that It [was not without strong hopes for success that he turned the prow of his .vessel up the bay, sent his men to quarters and made ready for Ii is "part In the most desperate naval engagement ever fought in the waters of the .United States. But there was one tiling upon which lie did not count, which was his undoing in the end, and that was the invincible courage, the calculated recklessness and the headlong dash of Admiral Farrogut. He was (ho admiral jwlio did the unexpected tiling, and Jn so doing ho took the only possible means to meet and master .the danger. Any other course would have ruined his fleet and might have lost him the battle. I know of no naval net ion in the history of the world in which both commanders were so old and so gallant. Farragut and Buchanan, both past threescore, sot an example of headlong, desperate, risk taking valor to the most reckless boy in the squad Ton. The instant the watchers on the long plilps discovered the approach of the Tennessee the signal for battle was flown from the Hartford. The engines Itvore started at once, the ships gathered way, and this time under full head of fitenin, as fast as it could be made in the boilers, they opened out and made for the approaching enemy. Signals were flying from the masthead of the Ilartford ordering the fleet to close in and ram the enemy. In the admiral's steam barge I.oyall, named for his son. a boat which lie said was '"the wettest devil he ever sailed in." Dr. Palmer, a noble volunteer, was hurrying from ship to ship repeating the signal and carrying verbal orders from the admiral, while from points of vantage on the flagship the army signal otlicers were transmitting messages to the different vessels of the fleet. The slow, unwieldy, lumbering monitors were also getting under way as rapidly as possible. The ship nearest the Tennessee, which [Was now close at hand, was the Monongaheln, which had been especially provided with an iron prow with a heavy wooden hacking for ramming purposes. The slight collision in the channel had done 110 harm to either vessel. Captain Strong was eager to see how the Vor?i ivAiilil ofoiwl * t.t? ? ...... ......... ......... in?- jni|i.iii in him irnn prow barked by two thousand tons of fddp going at full speed. He confidently expected to cut lior down or overrun her. The Tennessee was headed straight for the Hartford. Ituehnnan rightly Judged her to be the most important fchip, and thought if he could dispose of her his terrible task would he materially lessened and a great advantage gained. Confident in the strength of Ills own ship, therefore, ho disdained the approaching steamer. Never swerving a hair's breadth from his course, he kept steadily on. lie would hide the shook, let It he what if would. I lis game was the noble Hartford and the great admiral. Off 011 the port quarter the Monongahela tinder full speed rushed down upon the Tennessee, the water boiling and foaming under her forefoot. Iluchamin did not even shift his lielm to avoid the blow. She struck hlin fair and square on the port quarter, at right angles to his broadside, a terrific blow. The two thousand ton .wooden ship was literally hurled upon him. The crash was heard down on Fort Morgan. Men on l>oth ships were thrown violently to the deck by the force of the collision. The iron cut' water of the Monongahcla was wrenched off and her bows stove In. The Tennessee swung around to port from the thrust of her enemy. moment uf iniuact the rifles L C?sts Only 25 cents ^n&JjgOOr mail t& cents to C. ? nit. C. J. MOFFF.TT-Dear Doctor t M omlcrn) to our little grant! chilti tcii tccrc altnont magical, and certainty nx ire everused. Your? rcru tr\ CAotv Hinltot* Southern Methodiot Vhu m two casouiatc of the ram poured shell into the wooden vessel, piercing her through and through. The Mouongahelii swung around alongside her enemy and at contact range poured In a broadside of solid shot from her heavy battery, including two elcveu Inch guns. The solid shot broke in pieces against the casemate or bounded back like balls. Except for a slight list to starboard, tTothing happened to the Tennessee, which kept steadily on toward the Hartford. Meanwhile from the same side came the Lackawanna, the fastest vessel in the Union lleet, at a speed of twelve knots an hour, which was very high for those days. She, too, was gallantly hurled upon the Tennessee, trhich she struck fair amidships to port. Captain Marchand had no Iron cutwater,' his ship had not been designed for ramming, and no special provision had been made to enable her to stand such a shock, lie did not hesitate on that account. With the admiral's command to warrant him and under the eye of the great captain, he threw his ship on the enemy. Such was the force of the blow that the bow of the Lackawanna was stove in from live feet above to three feet below the water line. Owing to the slant of the casemate of the ironclad, the shattered bows of the Lackawanna, her screws churning the water madly as Marchand strove to force her j to override the ram, actually rose out | of the water and slid upward along the slanting iron plated sides. Again 1 the deadly rifles on the Tennessee rang ' out, raking the Lackawanna from bow to stern. As his ship slipped off Marchand swung to port and poured In another futile broadside from his heavy battery at close range upon his mighty ami uisunmrm antagonist. The monitors were closing In now, anil the different vessels of thfc fleet heading toward the rani delivered broadsides or single shots as the shifting movements of the vessels gave llieni a clear range. The Tennessee was attacked by ships on both sides ami fore and aft as well. All of herguns were In action at the same instant. A mass of flame and smoke and roaring guns, she shook herself free and swept up the bay, and straight at her came the Ilartford. Roth vessels were under full steam, tml every available ounce of power was churning the screws. They approached each other bows on. The prolongation of their keels would have made a singular straight line. If the Tennessee struck the Hartford in that way she would tear the whole bow out of her. Roth vessels would be telescoped, the Hartford would infallibly sink, hut she would overrun the Tennessee and it would be impossible for jtlie ironclad to back away before being carried down by the Hartford. The officers of the squadron who could see through tlie smoke the two vessels rushing at each other fairly held their breath with nnvtntv ?m.i terror. Forward on the Hartford, leaning over the hows endeavoring to peer down through the smoke ait his approaching enemy, stood Drayton. Aft 011 the port mi//en rigging, standing on the sheer poles, clinging to the forward swifter, the admiral leaned far out watching ahead. The vigilant Watson had seen to it that another line had been passed about him as before, remonstrating vainly with the admiral for his exposed position as he did so. Coing at such speed, the two ships already fearfully near, the collision would only lie a matter of time, and the results would lie fatal to both vessels unless the helm of one or the other were shifted. The flagship, save for the throb of the engines, was fearfully silent. The olliccrs forward nervously waited for the shock, the men at the guns in the batteries shifted restlessly, the gun captains tightened tlie loekstrings in their hands, wistful and hopeful that they could get a shot in before they went down, if down they must go. Everybody on the ship was of cotirse aware of the situation, even though most of them could see nothing of it. McFarland, a veteran seaman, who in< lil the helm of the Hartford In every one of her tremendous battles, was at the wheel with two assistants. He was coolly steering the great ship with tho mathematical nicety of an expert seaman. "(Quartermaster," called out iho sharp voice of the admiral suddenly in the deathlike silence, "keep her steady as she goes! Don't swerve a hair's breadth from your present course!" i "Aye, aye, sir," answered" the man at the wheel as with beautiful accuracy he held the heaving vessel straight on her course. A. thrill of relief nml nnviiUv u-ont through the ship. The ndmirni would try It out then! Bully for the old tighter! lie mount to sink the rani If he could even if he went down -with her. The Ilurtford was trembling like an earthquake under the heating of her engines, leaping like a hound through the troubled waters. She was drawing . nearer, nearer. Another moment tliey would be in contact, there would he a struggle for life in the water. Ah, what was that? Just before reaching the Hartford the bow of the Tennessee swung to starhoard. At the last moment Buchanan had concluded it would he wiser for him not to throw away his ship merely to sink the Hartford. He ported hie helm suddenly, but not qu'.vkly enough KTTV^JpBCim Cbolen-lnfanttHB, fffiffi LAM^M.I Children of Any Ago. JJJJJWjjAlds Digestion, Regulates OWDERSlsflMI the Bowels, Strengthens i at Druggists, I. MOFFKTT. M. D., ST. LOUIS. MO. CtlumkiM, fJau Aug. 94, 187%. We gave your TtSETHlXA t Teething 'ft the hnppleat reeulte. The STcet* ore mat la factory than front anut.:lng flu, JOSEPH S. KEY, rem.) TUstor of St. Church. to avoid the collision. Instead of striking fairly hows on, however, the Hartford struck the Tennessee on the port lutw A fnw Intif^n . At.? wv > avit Hiuiuiva UVIUIW IUU X1AUI1hattan had delivered a bolt from ber fifteen Inch gun fair on the port Bide of the ram's casemate. It shattered the plating, broke the woodeu backing niul sent a shower of splinters into the protection nets, but did not penetrate. As the Ilartford rasped along the port broadside of the rani she poured a rapid fire upon the casemate from her nine Inch guns and one hundred pounder Paifott rifled pivots at a distance of perhaps ten feet. None of her shot penetrated, although the casemate was racked by the blows and some of the port shutters were jammed ou their pivots, blocking the guns. As the two ships ground and rasped alongside each other the Hartford's guns, served with painful rapidity, roared out again. The marines and small arm men poured n rattling fire in at every port. So close were they as they reeled and gritted together that from where he stood on the miz/.en rigging Farragut might have leaped aboard the ram. Meanwhile the fire of the Hartford was returned by the two broadside puns of the Tennessee. -Heavy shells ripped through the flagship. One of them exploded, sending a mass of splinters in every direction with terrible effect. One of these huge pieces of timber struck the head of Lieutenant Boyd Peyton, gallantly fighting his division, lie was hurled senseless to the red deck of the Ilartford. The Tennessee was now sore beset. The.Chickasaw had taken position under her stern, nnd with a rapidity of fire astonishing, when one considers that the guns were muzzle loaders, she iwuuiig ciunu ?noi upon tue ram, Tlic Monongahela fiercely rammed her again on the starboard beam. Broadside after broadside had beeu hurled upon the casemate from the heavy nlno Inch guns of the other ships, now fairly surrounding her. She was a very center of fire, a focal point of concentrated converging attack, in the midst of n buttle vortex of destruction. Steaming slowly ahead like a huge wild boar among hounds, she strove vainly to rain or shako off her opponents. Although no shot had penetrated, the damage had been great. The tremendous battering and ramming she had received caused her to leak badly. Her casemate was being -so tacked by the mighty hammering of the heavy shot that it was only a question of time before the shell would penetrate, explode and end it all. Her engines and machinery, bad at best, were working horribly now, and it was as much as life was worth to stay In tliO engine room in the face of the repeated shocks of collision and gun fire. All of the port shutters had been jammed by shot, rendering it impossible to fire any of her guns. Still she would not give up. . ....... / (liuiral Buchanan and a machinist were at one of the ports endeavoring to release a jammed shutter when a heavy shot from the llartford struck the port sill and, exploding, tore the gunner Into bits, so that his remains were actually shoveled up and put in a bucket. A bit of iron driven In by (lie shell struck the leg < f the admiral, fracturing It, and u shower of splinters did great Carnage. The llartford at the same time steamed away from the ram and made a circle to starboard i:i order to rani her again. An she completed the turn and Lore down upon the Tennessee, cut of lh > smoke enshrouding the hay came the bows^jf the Lackawanna, also endeavoring to ram a second tfhic. At fail speed she l ore down upon the port q;:.:it r of the Hartford. There was a terrible sound of crashing timbers heard even above the roar of tlie guns as the two ships came together. In the awful impact the llartford was hurled over nearly on her beam ends and was cut down to within two feet of the waters edge. It was thought for a moment that the tlagslilp was sinking. The old admiral, with the agility ^f a boy, ran across the deck, leaped lino the mk'Ken chains and clambered down the sides to take in the extent of the dainng?. Finding that the Hartford would still that, Ji.' sprang back to the deck and repeated his former order that she should ram the Tennessee again. As the Lackawanna struck the Hartford a cry had arisen all over the flagship which touched Knrragut more than perhaps anything that ever happened In his career. "Save the admllal!" "tJ? t the admiral out of tin*ship!" "Save the admiral!" rang out all over the ltartford. [To as Continued.] Wh?t th? White lloaae Is, To the American people the White llonse represents the personality of tho president of the United States. 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