Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1893 — Page 2

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THE DTDIANAPOLIS NEWS. SATURDAY, (SEPTEMBER 2, 1898.

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* the Of the Kear—whose model rests in the State % House yard. The great sea battle of this ship occurred on June 19. 1864, in neutral waters, Just off ths harbor of Cherbourg, in France, with the iring the commission tof America. The but * few minutes over an 1 in a signal victory for the ths American flag. In that l time, the vessel, which had been for ' two years the terror of the high ► all American shipping, and which d millions of dollars of mcri interest* belonging to citizens ;d States, was disabled and of her crew were killed and . ten were drowned. The end

« had seven irons, nil of lanrs sice, and two earriedeleven-imh shells, 'u was the work of the shells that wrought such heavy destruction and brought the victory so quickly THE CAREER OF THE ALABAMA. The entire career of the Alabama had been one of depredation npon the merchant marine of the United States, and when the battle opened she had the record of having captured and burned more vessels than any other privateer. She was built for speed iu the yards of the Lairds at Birkenhead, England. It was of course contrary to the policy of strict neutrality which the Queen had announced at the beginning of hostilities forth# English Government to allow the vessel to be constructed for the purpose intended, hut the half-concealed sympathy and aid given the rebellions States in England made it easy for the authorities to shut their eyes to the vessel’s evil intent. She was allowed to escape under the pre- , tense that she was to make a trial of speed, and, to help the deceit, a large number of ladies and*gentlemen were taken on board. The ship was then known as “290.” But after reaching a safe distance, the guests were escorted back to the yards by a tug, and the privateer made her way to the Azorea, where, off the island of Terceira. the munitions of war were placed on board and the crew was selected. It was here that the agent of the Confederacy, Captain Bullock, delivered over the ship to Captain 8cmrues, who, with some oeremony, commissioned her for her service as a privateer under the rebel dag. A part of the ceremony was a treasonable address by the new commander. Then bemtn the long course of destructiveness. Helpless merchantmen, loaded with rich cargoes, were the prey they sought. Ships prepared to fight were given a long range. The only vessel equipped for war that was attacked before the contest with the Kearsarge was

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THE E.EABSABGB AFLOAT.

The water poured in ! the Hatteraa, but this proved to have only i in the stera, which filled four guns carrying thirty-two pound shot.

, the ship was doomed, the bow high in the ing to leap out of the the privateer dis-

i feet or water.

THOCSANOS SAW THE BATTLE. The battle was witnessed by thousands of i people. The inbahitauts of Cherbourg had mingled socially with the officers and crew of the Alabama for several days before the conflict, and on tiio night before the officers had been feted, and the contest of the morrow had been the topic of discussion over The French shared the hope and leace of the privateersmen that the would be with the vessel of rebelt the news of the coining tight had reached Paris, and an excursion load of people arrived from there to view it The day was a clear, sunshiny one, and the sea was smooth. With glasses it was possible to keep the battle-ships in full view. Windows and roofs, towers and bluffs, were filled with people,when the first detonation of the hundred-ton rifle of the Alabama told that the fight had begum

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For this reason it was not supposed that the Alabama would risk or seek a battle with a man-of-war. That it did so seems due to a vain desire of'Captain Semtnes to show that his vessel was not a bold privateer only, but was able to cope with a man-of-war. The long cruise of twenty-two months had began to show on his ship, and, with a mutinous crew on his hands, he determined to try the effect upon his unruly men of turning the prow homeward. It was his purpose, after arriving at the port of Cherbourg, to dry dock nis ship, and have some repairs made, When he arrived, in the second week of June, 1864, he found it would be necessary to obtalfc permission of the Emperor. But the Emperor was not in Paris, and it was necessary then to wait. This request reached the knowledge of Mr. Dayton, the American minister at ' Paris, and he communicated at once to •' Capt. John A. WinslOw, who was in com1 mend of the Kearsarge in the harbor off i Flushing, Holland. It was pleasing news | and the vessel was headed for Cherbourg at j once. Not daring to invade the neutral

• / : ■ ; ' . . \ THE PRIVATEER ALABAMA.

The contest was one of equals. The com- ; waters of France, the Kearsarge began a parative dimensions of the two ships shows patient waiting for an opportunity to meet them to have been very unusually matched the privateer outside of the neutrality line, for a test of prowess upon fair terms. This : When, on Wednesday, word came through is best represented in a table, as follows: the respective commercial agents from Alabama. Kearsarge. ; Captain Semmes that he desired to fight the

Jeet- S Kearsarge, Captain Winslow; Sent word 8j» f^t bnvk t0 ' lim » fiffht was the purpose of

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230 feet. 210 feet. 32 feet.

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The Alabama the Kearsarge

"SHE'S COMtKGl THE ALABAMA!” All preparations were made for battle. Gum were put in shape, and shot, shell, grape and eannister were piled about. The closest watch was kept to guard againstsurnrisc at night. By day the stretch between

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miles from shore. Then the latter veered and headed for the enemTt making straight for the privateer as if intending to run her down. When not yet within a mile of the Kearsarge, the Alabama fired her first gun, delivering a broadside, but without injurious effect. The Kearsarge forged steadily ahead without firing a gun. Again and once again the Alabama delivered broadsides, but if they struck the man-of-war at all, the shot and shell fell harmless into the water. Beneath the outer covering of thin planking, the Kearsarge had a protecting coat of mail, made of the anchor chain hung from the deck to the water line. The shells which Captain Winslow was using were primed to explode in five seconds, so that he wished to he near enough for the explosion to count against the enemy. When not over five hundred yards distant, the signal was given and the eleven-inch pivot guns hurled the heavy and deadly shells with deliberate and telling aim. A survivor of the battle, who was a member of tbe Alabama’s crew, says the first shot made ths ship reel. The engagement now became general, and to prevent passing, both ships had their porthelm down. The effect was to give the course of the ships about a common center. The destined victors saw the deadly effect their shot and shell were having and with cheers of delieht and exclamations of encouragement to one another they fought with fiery energy. Every man clung to nis post, and when a shell from the enemy exploded on deck and injured three of their comrades, they were so deeply absorbed in clinching the victory that they did not see What hail happened. A shot carried down the enemy’s ensign. It was taken os a good omen and they cheered o£ another deadly discharge was made. Their work beean to tell on the privateer, while the firing of the latter was so fast and reckless that it did but little harm. A grave danger was escaped when a shell lodged in the stern post and did not explode. THE ALABAMA BEGINS TO SINK.. Finally the privateer showed signs of sinking. Her decks were covered with the dead and the dying. The advantage was seen and more shot was sent to niow through the hull of the fated ship. In the eighth time around the circular track, the Alabama was headed for shore and, in taming, the port side was oftered to view. A broadside was sent crashing into the timbers, hastening the sinking condition. One of the last shots struck the flog of the Kearsarge which hurtg furled from the mizzenmast and thus loosened its stars and stripes to the light breezes. This was again taken as an omen of victory and was met with cheers. Very soon the colors of the Alabama were struck and the flag of truce was run up. Two members of the crew refused to surrender, and pulled down

STERN POST OP KEARSARGE.

flog. Captain Winslow could not id this, and, suspecting some trick, :ned the firing. But only five shots

the truce fli understand

again opened the fi

more were f!rad. The flag whs run upagaiu and an officer was sent to announce the surrender. Then Captain Winslow set about to save those of the crew who were yetalive. AH hut two of his own boats had been shot to pieces, and the yacht belonging to John Lancaster, a wealthy English gentleman, who had remained near to see the combat, was hailed and asked to help to rescue the drowning. A French pilot boat was eflective

in saving a great many.

CAPTAIN SEMMES ESCAPES.

Captain Semmes, who was picked up by the English yacht, was carried to England by Mr. Lancaster. Although the victory was a most important one and was hailed with great delight, the failure to effect the capture of Captain Semmes subjected Capt. Winslow to censure from the Secretary of War. The act of the owner of the yacht, was the subject of a great deal of controversey lor a long time, and came very near being the eaUae of grave international com-

plication with Great Briti&n.

The crew of the Kearsarge received unstinted praise for the bravery and skill shown iu the battle. The Kearsarge lost only, one member of her crew and only two others were wouuded. The Alabama lost

about a fourth of her crew.

Raphael Semmes, commander of the Alabama, was a native of the State for which he named the privateer. He bad been bred lor the law, but served in the navy throughout the Mexican war. He was a man of literary tastes, it is said, but loved the roving litc which the fortunes of war made his. He was given the rank of admiral iu the confederate service. After the loss of the ship he would not accept another commission, and lived a retired life iu England, where he was the object of many social favors. IDs reception there aceentMted the feeling among the people of a certain class toward tbe United States during the war. Admiral Semmes was the object of a vast amount of bitter denunciation, and was called a pirate. He wrote a book in

defense of his career.

CAREER OP CAPTAIN WINSTON. The carter of Captain Winston needed no defense. Though, like Captain Semmes. born in the South, being a native of North Carolina, there was no shadow of turning from loyalty to the Government which he had also, like Semmes, served so long. He began as midshipman at the age of sixteen years, in 1827. He distinguished himself in the Mexican war, and in 1636 was appointed commander. During tha first yean of the rebellion, be was with Farragut in the Mississippi flotilla, and in 1862 he was promoted to the rank of captain. After tbe war he was put in charge of the gulf squadron, with the rank of comdiodore. At the time of his death, in 1873, in Boston, he had the rank of rear-admiral. The successful issue of the battle also brought promotion to Lieut.-Commander James 8. Thornton, who had charge of the rear pivot eleven-inch shell, and did brilliant work with his battery. Secretary of War Wells personally expressed his pleasure at the opportunity to award Lieutenant-Commander Thornton substan-

tial promotion.

THE “ALABAMA CLAIMS.” Alabama, after the war. gavo ber name to an international issue of exceeding interest. The conduct of England all through the struggle was inch as to give great offense to the United States, and when the war was over an effort was made by the Government to have some acknowiedg-

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manner of rejection.

After General Grant became President, be renewed the subject and found the Government still unwillinir to make reparation. He quickly changed the situation, however, in a message to Congress, by recommending that an appropriation be made to take up these private claims so that they might be pressed by the United States Government as a national issue. The Franco-German war was in progress. England found herself likely to be involved, and it dawned upon her that it would be hazardous to allow her own conduct during the war to become the precedent for tbe United States in case war should be forced upon her. She set about with as much diginity as possible to re-open negotiations,and in less than half a year a treaty had been made and approved by all parties providing a way to settle these claims. The high commission to which they j were referred met in 1872, and awarded the ! United States $15,600,000 for the injury to American shipping by the Alabama and other privateers. The loss which had been inflicted by the Alabama alone was $6,547,000. It was no wonder that the destruction of the privateer by the Kearsarge and her gallant crew was hailed as an act of ttie greatest importance, and one which entitled the victors to the immortal wreath of fame. It was they who swept from the face of the globe the vessel that had well nigh swept the last vestige of American shipping from the seas, and that had made the American flag a stranger to the nations of the earth. With the close of the war ended the day of woooden ships, but the Kearsarge is’ still a member of the White Squadron, and bears her honors, it may be said,

with becoming pride.

ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI.

TALKS WITH THE SAILORS.

BEAR ADMIRAL OSBOX’S EXPERIENCE IN FOUR NAVIES.

In the Argentine Navy—A Mutiny In Mexico—Opinions of the Kearsarge —Treasury Shortage — Neighboring City’s Preparation*.

Real-Admiral Oabon has seen service in four navies. He was in the Chinese navy against pirate junks. He fought in the rebel fleet oi the Argentine Republic early in the fltties. He served on Union ironclads throughout the civil war. And after the close ot tha: struggle, net yet satisfied with sea-fights, he be-

came Admizal of the Mexican navy.

Speaking of his varied experiences on land and sea, Rear-Admiral Osbon said: “My first taste of powder I got in the Indian ocean. I was a boy of fifteen aboard the Oneiga, of Duxbury, Maea We were attacked by a Chinese pirate, who threw out grappling

After a hand-to-hand

battle of an hour we repulsed the enemy. Next day the pirate was captured by an En-

ray opiate*. Far one thing, it

seems to me that the flagship here should have been placed with tbe bow pointing east. As it is, officers mast enter by tbe poet gangway, or walk around the ship; and an officer should do neither. He should always enter by the starboard ladder and with tli* least inconvenience. But there is one delightful feature that atones for many faults. I refer to the awnmg above deck. None was provided

on the flagship in Washington.” Soys a Good Word For the Street*.

“There is one thing I am glad of,” said the fleet secretary. George W. Bostwick, of New York, wht •* e;v es are naturally accustomed to idiosyncrasies ot New York’e thorough:area. “And that is the streets. I am glad that Indianapolis has lurntabed good streets for ns to parade over. Sailors appreciate good walking as well as do soldiers. Tbe matter of streets may seem a trivial thing; but it means much to a man who must tramp two miles in a tedious and tiresome parade. Indianspolfs has done a gracetul thing in supplying good

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glish man-of-war. It was found that we had.

slain ninety of her crew.

Railroad Rates From the East. “What will bs tbs attendance from the fisr East upon the naval convention P’ “That is a question hard to answer,” replied Capt. Cyrus Sears, third in rank of tbe national naval officers. “It will be not nearly so large as we had expected. Many of our old sailors in th* East are mechanic*, and the money depression has told upon them already. The stringency has prevented many firom coining who Jniiy intended two months ago to be here. For instance, in Baltimore we have in qur association 161 members. Although a great

At the dock of the Keener*# this morning there was a eight to Which the eye* of leadlubbers are nnaocuatoaed * “ clipper ship was pet into all the ceremony attendfisi naval service. Eight bells wan tbe Admiral’s flag was hoisted with s i saints. Hundreds of peoels gathered to witneos ths event. All about tbe ship*# gangway ladder was confusion. Mew arrtvate were boarding the ship at every moment, aadtteeemedto landsmen that the ceremony would lack all dignity and splendor. But naval soon brought order on the dote. ■nnuran back *na cam* clock. After the cabin do* had been repeatedly turned back, right bells was a* last sounded.

The Flotillas Effective Fighting On r> the Great Klver.

ERVICE in the Misissippi squadron was seen by many a man of the naval veterans now in Indianapolis. The squadron and tbe flotilla were not the same, as many be-

lieve. The squadron was the successor of the flotilla, not coming into existence until David D. Porter assumed command in 1862. Captain John Rodgers, of the navy, was the first to command the flotilla. Under his direction the first gunboat was equipped for service on the Mississippi. Gunboats on a Western river were a doubtful experiment at this time; but before the last battleflag was furled more than a hundred vessels and over fifteen thousand men were engaged in the river navy. Cant. A. S. Foote, a man whose memory is dear to every Mississippi marine, succeeded Captain Rodgers in the command of the flotilla; but he was compelled to relinquish his post and go North by reason of a lingering wound received in the attack on Ft. Donelson. But Captain Foote had already succeeded in perfecting the organiz-ation of the flotilla and in proving its utility. Capt Charles H. Davis followed Captain Foote; after an honorable service he was succeeded in turn by the brave and gallant admiral, David D.

Porter.

The battle of Belmont was the first in which General Grant commanded, and the first battle in which the flotilla took a part. The story of the battle ds this: November, 1861, the boats Tyler and, Lexington carried 3,000 troops under Grant to Belmont, opposite Columbus, where there was a rebel camp. A short and sharp fight followed; and the rebels were driven from the field, taking refuge behind a high bank under cover of their batteries on the opposide side of the river. While the green Northern troops were congratulating themselves upon their easy victory, the rebels threw reinforcements across the river, and proceeded to post themselves in advantageous, positions. Soon- the Federal forces stopped their congratlations to find that they were surrounded by rebels. The men were almost panic-stricken; but at this juncture the Tyler and the Lexington got the range of the rebels, and drove them back in confusion with shells and shrapnel. Before they could re-form their ranks, the Union men embarked on the convoys and the gunboats covered the retreat. THE FLOTILLA AT FT. HENRY. The flotilla, jt appears, grew bolder, and it was not long until, instead of assisting the army, if made an independent attack of its own. This occurred' at Ft Henry. The flotilla was in position below the fort at the time agreed upon, but the army was detained by mud and heavy raina. Foote waited vainly for three days for the army; then he determined to attack the fort alone. Hi* forthed the armored vessels in the first line and 4he wooden in the second. Tbe fighting was terrific as the flotilla approached the fort. In less than two houra the rebel flag came down, and the fort and, garrison were surrendered to the fleet. The now of the Mississippi had won its first battle. Upon Grant’s arrival, a few hours later, the prisoners were delivered to him. The ironclads proved themselves able to resist the most severe attacks from the enemy’s batteries. Some of the vessels, were fairly struck thirty times and more, but nothing resulted beyond slight indentations of the armor plates. If it had not been for an accident which befell the Essex, the fleet would have made its famous Victory without the loss of a man. A shot penetrated the port bow of the Essex, killing several people and cutting the middle boiler. Steam escaped into the hold of the vessel; and all who could plunged into the river to escape being scalded. The fate of the Essex made apparent to the commanders of the river navy a new class of accidents to which their craft was liable, and they took step* to lessen the danger from bursting boilers. . ’ The flotilla of the Mississippi first fought with the army at Benton, first fought by itself at Ft. Henry, and first came Lice to face with a floating enemy in a remarkable naval battle near Memphis. It was but the work of a few hours for the “Liukum gunboats” to wipe completely out the dense rebel defense fleet, from which the Confederacy expected so much. This engagement occurrea June 6, 1862. It was a notable day in the record of the river navy. COMMODORE MICHAEL ON THE SUBJECT. ‘This victory opened the Mississippi to the mouth of tbe Yasoo, and transferred the most important military operations from the outskirts to thA very heart of the Confederacy,” said Commodore Miehael a year ago in a speech at Washington. “Had our flotilla been beaten, tbe enemy could have laid siege to all the cities on the Mississippi and Ohio above Cairo without our having a river fore* to dispute hi« victorious fleet. x‘A victory, than which history does not furnish one mere complete, onr flotilla pushed on down the river, and on June if engaged two wellbuilt earthworks at St Charles on White river and helped In their capture. In this fight the Mound City had her steam drum exploded by a shot from the enemy. The •cene which followed was heartrending iu the extreme. The vessel liii* d with steam, and her crew, to escape being cooked alive,

r« hi, brt;.,... ■ Hh the contempt

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THE KEARSARGE AND THE STATE HOUSE

GROUNDS.

“After I reached Hong Kong I enlisted in the British-Chinese service, then being lormcd tp drive ont piracy. The equipment of this navy was a strange one. We could use no heavy vessels and all of our fighting had to be done hand-to-hand from open boats. My worst experience in the Chinese service was with five Chinamen, who surrounded me and began chopping away with curved cutlasses. However, with the help o a little English boy, who had team both.hands to hold his pistol, I succeeded 1c coming out of the fight alive,

THE ABOUMTIKB NAVY. |

“When the service against the pirates was over, I came home to New England. In a few weeks I enlisted in the rcbo\ navy of the Argentine Republic. Here I Was put in command of a vessel at nineteen; and when the rebel navy was sold, I was even intrusted with riiO.OOO in specie and the admiral's wife, to bring them baek to the United States. Nearly all our fighting in the early fifties in the Argentine navy was of a hand-to-hand nature. We had no great gnns, and all our ammunition we weye compelled to make ourselves; so we trusted mostly to cutlasses snd pistols at

clos$ quarters.

“I shall never forget the night we captured a fort on 4be Argentine coast. I had heard that there was to be a fandango that night two or three miles back in the inland. I was reasonably sure that the soldiers in the lort

many of this number hoped to be in Indianapolis during Encampment week only seven have arrived by the latest account. Thus it is everywhere in the East; the stringency has

checked the attendance on the naval reunion.’f “How much does it cost now to come from New York or Baltimore to Indianapolis?” “The fare from New York is fM; from Baltimore it is $1“ On tickets bought at this price, the railroads require the return trip within fifteen days. When you »dd hotel expenses and incidental items to-the cost of railroad* fare, you see that attendance on the encampment means no small outlay to sailors and soldiers down

east.” _•>' - What Visitors Notice.

“There is one thing above all others of which your city can boast,” said Capt. 8. P.Crafts, of New Haven, Conn., "and that is the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, It is a magnificent shaft, so symmetrical in its proportions, and so beautiful in Us entire make-up. It grows on

me every time I look at it.

“I have seen a number of monuments in my day, and I must con.'ess that this one is the finest I have yet seen. Indianapolis is a patriotic city, by the way, I always associate her with the tamous old War Governor, Mr. MorCaptan Crafts had command of Admiral Porter’s dispatch boats during the late wsr and won his last promotion while In his seviee ax Ft, Fisher. He is captain of tbe Gideon Well# Naval Veteran Association of Connecti-

cut. ^ . ;; y

CHARGES CONFIRMED, v, Officers of the Naval Association Confess a Shortage In the Treasury. The leading men in tbe National Association of Naval Vsterans admit that there is a shortage in the treasury of the organization. J ust how great their trouble none is able to

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Rear Admiral Osbon some time ago

removed the treasurer, AJm^ G. Fortier, of Maj. Robert Anderson back from dismantled Buffalo. N. Y„ from office, and put in his plaoe Ft. Sumter. Bv an odd ebsnoe Admiral Os- E ' F ‘ D “* Un ' of Baltimore. The aflairs of the bon, who was ashore tt the time on leave, was i tr6 “o ry we f“ tarned ovcr to new officer, a participant in tbe first battle of Bull Run. ^ ^ PWleceseor# wore pieced He afterward became Admiral Farragut’s , committee, chief signal off!cor, and was the man who -.JA® F 0 "V n ‘ t *^ u ,„ b “ * 0 *® ““k® hoisted the two red lights that ordered the | . nor , t * 11 out of the books,” said

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>fficer on the second monitor, this Montauk. *£** K.ven to the a: Je was in Hampton Roads the last day on “*** Monday.” v’hich the Merrimao was seen there, and acted Officers oi the national

' ^ association still hopes to recover the muting

nfoney, and a committee is making eftons >n that direction. The sum in question does not

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near our ship would attend the dsnee, “ ‘Boys/1 said, ‘we’ll capture that thing tonight, and spike' the guns/ *’ “Sure enough—when we crept up to the ‘ort, all the garrison was gone but two men. We soon bound them, spiked the guns, broke the muskets and laid a train of powder to the magazine. Then we left;" ' - —

the magazine never e when the soldiers came

dango, Old Harry was to pay. From a Buenos Ayres paper a tew days afterward, I learned that the natives esteemed my services and had

set a price of 66,000 on my head.” BROUGHT ANDERSON FROM SCMTUt.

Admiral Osbon enlisted in tbe Union service be.ore tbe war broke out, and he was signal officer in the Baltic when that ship brought

some reason

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:rom the fau-

that direction. The sum in question* ... cee«T |500. Alex U. Fortier, the former eaiuter. is missing from hie home in Baffoio,

, • saiu me near-Admiral, "une mgnt, aown : *'• Y7 where be was Clerk Oi the city board Of the Rio Grande, when I was admiral of tho i| ptiu^

the United States.

1 MUTINY IN MEXICO.

“Some odd experiences have come to my lot,” said the Rear-Admiral. “One night, down

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Mexican navy, we were transporting arms to a garrison up the interior. We had three or four passengers aboard, allowed there by a special permit from tbe governor. Presently

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“Fall ini” “Fall ih!”the

“Ail hands mutter on the quar he spoke the naval vsterans

word with the alacrity of seamen indeed, and figh

try. Down the long line they mustered in a sin forcattle deck to the b miral Osbon and his were stationed. All

ontti ■ I iouid arrive.

bridge and spoke a Jack Norris. Juet mond, ilifurled thi he had kissed it wit it gallantly to the n Cincinnatis’ daughter him as he hoisted the colors. salute to the All hands saluted the and as they stood in bared, they presented a

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A SMCBCK FROM THE ADMIRAL. “Shipmates,” he began, when assembled, “the, action oi the tho present financial stringeBcy to keep many of us There are com pa trast with the

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whipped out a revolver. The cap flashed and a struggle followed, in which I was shot through the hand. But I broke his aim, and was having the best of it when I heard a cry from the eighty Mexican soldiers aboard, ‘Muertha los Gringos!’ Then 1 knew that the whole thing was a mutiny. Several muskets were raised. I dashed under the long cabin table, then into my state room, where I . that I had jumped ashore. Meantime I hid ! under J~

under my harth awaiting a chanee to strike noon. ■ tellingly, A young woman, who was loyal to tbe city this 1

me. came into mj state room, learned the situation and told tee Mexicans that I was gone. They had captured my men, ana turned

the cannon upon tbe cabin.

mates in the association, who rather than angered at bis action.

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Adjoining Cities Send Good J

to tho Naval Convent

Indismapolis has been treated royally by her neighboring cities, so far as attendance at tbe

nave) convention goes. Cincinnati hae sent of her Naval Veteri

>n upon the cal

r the first ction of a md water.

gunboat for service on western inland a flotilla had boon created, which saved Grant and his army at Belmont, bad cap-

l co-operated with the

P“£Ssa5w~S challenged the admiration of the world by the dramatic performance of

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and rushed from belovrT 9 I “‘Hold onl* I said. r It’sfaiytttmnow/ I

bod them right before my cannon.

“We held a court-martial right teere^^d

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