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THE WEEktiV CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY AUGUST 31 1886
From 115 lbs, to 161 lbs.
SO TDB CtmCtJRA. REMEDIES I OWB
*anr health, mt happiness
and Ml LIFE.
if A Sty otter poises that I do nol tbli
kindly of tbe cuticcka Kexkmks.
ago, nil of a dozen lump* formed on in
i my neck, rang
ing In tike from a cherry Atone to an orange. The
lane one* were frlthtfui to look at, and painfal to
bear; people turned aside when they saw me. in
Alsou stand I wan aibamed to be on the street or
Ineocletr. Physicians and their treatment, and
Ml medicine* failed to do any good, lu a moment
Of despair I tried the Cvticuaa remedics-Cuti-
puss, tbe great Skin Cure, and octicusa 8oaf; an
lean tUler, externally, and Ctmcuaa
new Blood Ihirtfler. internally; the
THE GREAT CRUISER.
INCIDENTS IN THE CAREER OF THE
"ALABAMA."
What Captain John Melotosb Kelt tars About a Re
cent Publication-Ufa on the “Alabama" Bow
Frfaaa Were Captured and Treated-Ao-
ccdotea of the Famous Cruiao.
gVAA. the great Skin
B qnulte skin Beaut
SOLVENT, the new mow runuri. «»■•»«;« •••»
iznalllumpa (as I call them) gradually disappeared,
pod the large ones broke, In about two weeks, dls-
(barging large quantities of matter. Iearing two
■light scan In my neck today to Jell the sforv of
my suffering My weight then wan one hundred
and fifteen sickly pounds: my weight now la one
hundred and sixty one solid, healthy pounds, and
my height U only fire feet lira inches. In my
SCIEMISSMfAfi
say: “Doyou Mill nse cuticuba Remidi
took to be in perfect health?" My reply ’
So, and shall always. 1 hare nerer know
Mckneae is since I commenced thing the COntu«*
■gMshigi." Sometimes I am langned at by prais
ing them to people not acquainted with their mer
its, but sooner or later they will come totbelr
senses and bellare the same as thorn that use
them, as dosens bare whom I bars told. May tbe
time come when there shall be a large Ccticura
■apply boose In every city In tbe world, fur the
Eeoefitof humanity, where tbe Ounce ju Rems-
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Tbe little train which the Central railroad
runsout from Atlanta every afternoon and back
again ncxtmornlng under the fitting title of “the
accommodation,” Is, In reality, a sort of swift and
comfortable street car. It* route Is along tbe are-
nue connecting Atlanta and Barncsrlllc, which
cither slae for its entire length continuously pre
sents moat cheerful evidences of habitation and
industry. “The accommodation" stops anywhere
and every where. Whether It be proudly puffing
and gathering Ita tpeed aa It learea the auburhs
Atlanta, or flying at a most craditable rate through
the cotton fields, whose rich green Is now flecked
with fleecy mow, you bare only to hold up your
fleger to the ever-watchful and courteous conduc
tor, and in a few momenta tbe train Is stopped for
your "accommodation."
About dusk one afternoon last week, at my request!
this train came to a halt thirty seven miles from
Atlanta in front of a cottage which looka down on
the highway of steel from a breezy eminence. Tbe
little grove in front and the blossoming vines that
cling to the fence and porch make an Inviting
approach to the place.
It is the home of
amiR JOHN M'fNTOflH KP.LL,
who became famous as the executive officer of the
confederate cruiser, "The Alabama."
I had Just been shown Into the parlor when Cap
tain Kell entered. He is a tall, lithe man, remark
ably welt preserved. Hls clear blue eyes, aquiline
noto and atrong cheek bones betoken quick
ness of perception and resolute determination.
Hls mouth and chin are concealed boneath
thick grew th of golden grey hair, which U in stri
king contrast to tho dark brown locks that cluster
about bis temples. I detected bU nativity in tbo
first tones ot hls voice. It had tbat peculiar musi
cal softness which is not within tho gift of north
ern latitudes, and which la, I think, most fre
quently heard on tho southern coast of Georgia.
captain Koll knows more than any man living
concerning the most romantic episode in tho bis
lory of modern naval adventure, If. Indeed, It has
a paralk-Hn tbo annaU of tbo seal The only man
who bad an equal knowledge of thU remarkable
story six years ago, after a stormy life,
peacefully passed beyond tbe breakers
of mortality Into the unknown sea of silence,
had often wanted to talk to Captain Kell about the
cruUc of "The Alabama*" but recently I saw
book which intensified my desire to know the
truth of thU matter. It Is a book published by
Houghton, Mint in A Co., of Boston, purporting to
have been written by F. D. Haywood,>ho calls
himself “One of tbo Crow," and pretending to giro
a history of “Tbe Alabama" from tbe time she
slipped out of Liverpool harbor on a so-called trial
trip, to tbo fatal moment when she wont to the
bottom of the English channel. Tbe book Is an
amplification of an article by the tame author
tbat appeared In ••The Century" maga-
duo - of last April, along with
a contribution from Captain Kell on thU subject,
soon after tbo appcarauco of Haywood’s magazine
article. I r. Frances L. Galt, of Virginia, who was
the surgeon of “The Alabama." wrote to tho New
York bun a letter exposing tho falsehood of many
of Haywood's statements. Captain Kell received
numerous letters from old comrades and friends,
asking him to refute tbo slanderous allegations of
Hsjwood, but hls rcluctanco to appear in tho
prints with tho conviction that Dr. Galt had com
pletely answered Haywood, Induced him to decline
to ribcuas tho matter.
llaiwocd’s book contains a repetition of the
main points In hls Century articlo with a number
of remarkable additions. The author pretends
*, WlN alter being dismissed from tbe British navy,
he slinid with the original crew
“The Alabama," and remained with tbe
ember through her cullre career. Having thus
established hls supposed title to credibility ho
proceeds to show-up the crew of tho "Alabama 1
In a decidedly unfavorable light The officers, ho
admits, wero good enough, especially Captain
Kell. But tho pictures he draws of life on tho
“Alabama" aio Indeed surprising. Tho crow Is
repicuntcd ts having been composed of ruffians
and blackguards who were in a state of constant
Innibridlnatiou. Whenever they were allowed
to go on shore they “cleaned out" the local author
ities, relumed to their ship roaring drunk, anil had
to be km iked down and put In irons before they
could be brought to terms. They were constantly
plotting mutiny and were sick and Ured of servlco
on tbe “Alabama" when her tragic cud brought
them relief Haywood's book Is written In
a blunt, stralghtforwsid style of narrative, such as
one would expect ftom a man who had "roughed
It," as the author pretends he has,and from one
who is u-lllug tbo truth, as tho author also pro
tends to da
I asked Captain K« 11 If ho had read Haywood's
boob. Ho replied:
"Yes. A friend in the north s«iit mo a copy as
soon as U was published."
•What do you tbtnk of it?"
"’ell, 1 hardly know bow to say what I do
think of it. It la a rtmarkablo book, to say tbo
least. 1 waa surprised when my article appeared
in Tbe Outcry* to find .it sandwiched between
one from Haywood and one from Surgoon Browne,
ot 'The Kcatssge.' Anybody who was on tho
Alabama could see tbat Haywood was a fraud; and
the Ideaof producing tbe surgeon of The Kcaraago'
as a historical authority was abiurd. Ho pretends
to gtvo tbe most minute details of the duol be
tween tbo ships, when, necoMarily.ho was writing
from mere hearsay. The surgeon's placo at such
a time is in the cockpit In the bottom of tho ship
to care for tbe sick and to be ready to receive the
woutdrd. 11c knows nothing of what Is transpir
ing ion deck. When tbe action was over Dr
Browne doubtless asked a great many questions
about wbat had happeued, but as a historical au-
thorlty he must rank with tbe enterprising corre
spondents who on shore afterwards gleaned every
detail which the officers could give. But the dell,
clenciesof Dr. Browne are overshadowed by tbe
rtcklcMoriginalUy of Haywood. Both hi* magazine
article and bis l ook bristle with tbe most glaring
mifriatementsef matters of reconLmattersconcera-
log which if he had really been on The Atabama'he
could not have keen misinformed. I never beard
of a ny mch man on ourship. Dr. Galt says he nev
er did. Recently 1 received a letter from Brooks,
tbe cr glnci-r of *Tho Alabama,’ who now Is en
gtuccr on a steamship on the Savannah audNew
Yoik line. Brooks Is indignant at llaywood'a
alandcia of -The Alabama's’ crew, lie say*
ho <lc«s tot remember any Mich man as Hay-
weed and doe- not t*licve he ever was la the crew
Brook* »>•» he recently met Michael Han. one of
tie truest of our teamen. Man was the man who
saved Admiral Scmroe*'* papers from the wreck. He
could not it member Haywood. He and Brooks
locked ever bis book together and pointed out
•omc cf the error* w bich
STAJtr IT AS A FRAUD.
•Of ctutse tbe fact that we j)o not remember this
mau llay wood amounts to Uule. as he might have
been then, or may be now, under an amumed
name: but Havwcod convicts btmielf as an irn-
po>tor In a dozen different places. He says, near
tbe brglnnlu* of bis CVntury article, it at the crew
defied tbe authorities at Tercelra and 'rod* the
policemen on their backs.' Not a man of tbe
mw was allowed togooo sboreat Tercelra, and
Haywoed could uot have made aucb a mistake as
this bad he been with u*.
“He syeaks of Forrest, a man who gaveut coastd-
crab> ticulle.'aa a deserter from Tbe Banter.’
l\imt we* tever on TbtKamter.’ Further, he
leys of ibis man: 'He was tall, powerful and bad
considerable manly beauty.' Now, For-
was a short, thickset fellow
wIJi dingy yellowish hair. Beauty is a
matter of taste I know, but I don't think anybody
would lave accorded U to this man. Uewaspoal-
lively ugtj ar.d one of the most vicious fallows I
ever khtw. There was no such man in tbe crow
as tho big Scotchman described by Hay
wood. He says on our cruise we usually set the
Ingllsh ensign ‘to deceive Uncle Sam,’ when the
truth is, that we rarely used the English flag, for
the simple reason that the United States flag was
better suited to onr purpose. It insured a much
readier obedience from Yan kee merchantmen than
tbe Englhb ensign possibly could, snff gave
many more lUterUes with them. Haywood says
*we coaled from lighters near Singapore.’ The
manner of our coaling at Singapore was such as to
especially impress tbe memory of all on board.
We went to tbe wharf and lay there a whole day
while three hundred Chinamen brought coal on
board in tbeir queer little pans. I might pointout
msny other misstatements such as these in Hay
wood’s book. Mcst of them are immaterial to the
real hlztory of Tho Alabama,’ It is true, but they
give conclusive proof that the man who wrote this
hook was not on tbe ship. In one place he falls
Jntoan error which not only strengthens tbe evi
dence that he never was on The Alabama,’ but
leads me to doubt whether he is even a seaman.
He rays that the crew almost mutinied near
Singapore; that as they were 'psid
by the mouth,’ they would
have lost much money by such action. Ia no
branch of naval service are the men paid by the
month. Merchantmen and war vessels alike pay
at tbe end of a voyage or cruise. In the case of
'Tbo Alabama' tbe men never were paid off un
til after tbe ship was sunk, when Mr. Bulloch, our
•gent at Liverpool, made a full settlement with
all of tbe crew who escaped to tbat port. Oq'lib
erty days' we would give tbo men a little money,
but never more than a pound a piece. That one
false statement It enough to expose Haywood,
suppose he is
COM IS SHARP FELLOW
who took advantage of the popular lntcrctt in this
subject to palm off hla writings ou unsuspecting
publishers. 1 here is nothing In hls magazine ar
ticle or hls book that Is correct which he might
not have gotten from Admiral Bemmcs’s book; and
In every Instance where he presents something
new it Is icmetblug false. I am fatisfied that thla
man never saw 'The Alabama, ‘ and i doubt if he
cvericmdon any chip. Hlaitoryof the cruiao
lain keeping with tbe marvellous account he has
given of bis previous life. He relates that when
a youth be rerved with General Gordon la Chins,
and found him the profaned, mod blasphemous
man he ever met. Everybody knows that General
Gordon wss so thoroughly wrapped up In religion
that by many he waa accounted a fanatic. Hay
wood’s deiciiptioni of the habits of the men and
the discipline on 'The Alabama’ is groaily false.
1 never taw a better crew, i had served in the
United Elates navy twenty years, and
the discipline on 'The Alabama' waa superior to
tbat of moat men of war. Admiral Semmes waa
astern disciplinarian who would have nothing
but.tbe most perfect order on boatd. The achieve
meets of these men belle the charge that they were
roughs and habitual drunkards. They must have
been well drilled and watchful at all times to have
accomplished wbat tbey did. We did not know at
wbat moment we might algbtaprlze or fall in
with a hostile man of war and we were always
ready for action. It was my duty to see tbat tbo
crew and ship were in order at all times and I be
lieve I did so. When tho men were allowed to go
oniboreiome of them would get tlp«y» and onco
we bad considerable trouble with a psrty of them,
but these were the usual incidents of tbe servlco
and occurred no oftener on Tho Alabama' than
on tbo best regulated man of war. Our crew very
seldom got on shore as we only went to port when
compelled to do so. Instead of many riotous lib
erty days, such as Hay wood describes, we had
ourmtlro cruise, 1think, only live 'llbortv days'
at all, and two of thoso were on barren coavt-i
where there was no whisky. When we took a
prize and found whisky on board It was the first
thing destroyed. 1 can bear testimony to tho
pluck, subordination, and general good character
of tbe crew. They all seemed to feel a pride la
the success of The Alabama' and served her
iks' food made her attractive to sailors. The
pay was good, and there were plenty of rich prizes
In prospect. Some of our best men were taken
from prizes."
“How did you get rid of the j rioners you could
uot use?'
“Sometimes we would leave them in port, as we
did the officers and most of the crew of ‘The Hat*
teras’ at Jsmsica. .Sometimes we would take a
prize which we would not burn. We would ‘bond
her;' tin t is, we would aisess her value and take a
bond which obligated her owners to pay us tnat
amount at the end of tbe war. When we releafed
a ship on these conditions, we made her relieve us
of all our piitoneis. Once we had several ladles
and two little gills on board ‘The Alabama’ for a
week."
“Were you ever resisted by a captured ship?”
“None of them tried to escape us by force. That
would have been folly. Homctimes tbey tried to
outrun us, but only one did tbat. Many of them
tried to deceive us. I remember, especially, one
yankec skipper whom we caught In the straits of
Malacca. He bad the English flag flying, but I
knew it was a yankte ship tbe moment I saw It.
We could tell them as Infallibly by tbe'cut Of
tbeir Jib,’ as we could detect by their sbarpbrogue
tbe nationality of their captains. But this fellow
stood to It tbat he was an Englishman. He waa
the only man who ever made Admiral
Semmes come to him. When he flatly
fuzed to go cn board The Alabama,* and appealed
to his British flag for protection, Admiral Semmes
went on board bis ship. As soon as he saw tbe
alleged Englishman's papeis he pronounced them
forgeries and ordered the .ship to be burned.
When the zklppcr was brought on board 'The Ala
bama, Semmes put him under oath, and he con
fessed that he had tried a game of bluff."
“How did you fare on board?"
“Most of the time sumptuously. Our prizes,
particularly thoso going out of northern porta,
were nearly all laden with luxuries, and wo gen*
erally lived lu style."
“Did cot a life of twenty-two months almoit en
tirely on the sea become very monotonous?"
“Not at all. The sixty-six captures wo made,
besides the neutral vessels we hailed and exam
ined, left us no great Interval of leisure. Every
day, whether it brought us a prize or not, had Its
duties. We were employed all the time. I was
constantly putting the men through drills with
small arms and with the guns. It was a life of
activity, no', of Idle waiting for victims to fall Into
our way. During the whole cruise of twenty-two
months I wai on shore only twenty-two bourj."
"Don't you think it strange tbat ‘Tho Alabama'
liitcd as long as the did?*
“I certainly do. It waa bad management on the
part of the United 8tates naval authorities that
allowed us to continue ora work so long. We never
left the regular highways of commerco, and before
wo bad
SWIFT THEM CLEAN
of United States merchantmen it seems to me that
tbe Idea of sending out some of their many war
vessels in search of us would have occurred to the
federal authorities. They certainly would havo
had no difficulty in finding us. Old Commoloro
Vanderbilt, at his own"expeose, equipped a fast
and poworftil war ship which was sent out for tho
especial purposo of destroying Tbo Alabama.' It
was called tbe 'Vanderbilt'and Us commander
boasted tbat ho would run us down and sink us
without firing a gun. Wo played 'bide and seek'
with him for some days at the Capo of Good Hope,
and ono night ran out safely to aca right
under hls nose. That waa the only ship ever sent
out for the express (purposo of destroying ‘Tho
Alabama.’"
“Why did not the success of the Alabama induce
the confederate authorities to lit out other crui
sers cf the tame kind?"
"Several other cruisers were equipped for onr
ttxvico in English pons, but after The Alabama'
became so destructive a great clamor was raised
about England's alleged violation of the neutrality
with a devotion inch as I never before aaw dts 14aws. This caused all tho neutral powers to main-
played by seamen. Buch a thing as moUay^aa I tain the closest watch at all tbeir ports. After Tbe
never stupefied by the officers, nor do I believe It I Alabama' had been out eighteen months, another
waa ever contemplated by any ot tbo crow. Tney
were brave, active, cheerful fellows, responsive to
every call of tbeir officers and always 'spoiling
for a fight,' not among themselves, but with the
enemy."
CA ITA IN KELL'S CANCER,
Having thus disposed of Haywood, I questioned
Captain Kell concerning hls uaval career.
He entered the academy at Annspolls In 1311,
the year it was opened, and was among tho first
graduates from that institution. Ho served In tho
Mexican war, and accompanied Commodore Ferry
on hla expedition to Japan. When tbo civil war
began Captain Kell resigned a lieutenancy in tbe
United 8tatc« navy and entered the confederate
service. Ho was tho executive officer or “Ths
Bumtcr," tho first ship that bore tho confederate
colors on tho icaa. Admiral Semmes was in com
mand. “Tho 8umtcr,"a little bit of a ship, was
put out to prey on northern commerce in tho gnlf
of Mexico and the Caribbean sea and did consid
erable damage. The bold little cruiser c une near
being caught by a federal man of war at Marti
nique ono night, and was so closely pumtiod that
ihe wss compelled to crosa tko ocean to esetpo.
confederate cruiser waa hardly needed on tbe com
mercial highways of the sea. Prises had became
scarcethe most adventarous merchantman lay in
por;t Inturauce had gono up to enormous rates;and
yankte commerce bad about disappeared from the
high seas. Tho famous confederate
Cai-MER ‘SHENANDOAH,'
under the gallant Captain Waddell, chose a differ
ent zetne of action and there did splendid service.
Waddell left the lines of commercial .travel and
went to the northern Paciflc, where he annihilated
theyankeo whaling business. It was proved.in
'The Alabama' arbitration that Tho Shenandoah*
destroyed PL500.000 of property,and I suppose thoso
figures do not fully represent the damage she in.
flicted. Her operations were almost entirely con
fined to whales. Several months alter the surren
der, Waddell waa still destroying yankee ships,
quite Ignorant in bis diitant seas tbat tho war was
over. At last tbo news reached him. Ills officers
advised him to come Into a United States port and
surrender, but he adopted what he thought a bet-
ter course. He made a circuitous voyag * of nearly
thirty thousand miles; ran bis sbipsafo and sound
Nl« MMliVIHNIKU W ww« UV WVWH'VMiw v-.ll . _ . . . . , . .
Theyojmo 10 Gibr.ller »m m.dola th.tllule | whlch “■«hidnuted,
vessel which was not Intended wheu built to be >m *
out more than a day or two at a time. At Gibraltar
Bcmmea and Kell took passage for homo In an
East Indlamau. Tbey were met at Nassau with
instructions to return to England and take com
mand oi "Tbo Alabama," which waa then being
fitted up for the confederate sendee under the dl-
rection of Captain James D. Bulloch, of Georgia,
•gent of the confederacy at Liverpool. How that
ship started on her great crulsa under pretext of
carrying out on a trial trip
pleasure party; how she received her crew from
another ship outside, and then proceeded to the
Azore Islands where Admiral Hemmes assumed
command, where her armament was perfected
and whence sbe sailed on her career of destruc
tion, are well known historic facta. “Tbe Ala
bama" made direct for the highways cf marine
commerce and waa soon devastating yankee ship
ping.
‘What was your method of taking a prize:
asked Captain Kell.
When we got into the commercial seas we soon
began to find merchantmen. As soon as we sight
ed a ship we would hall her. If sbo didn't stop
we would fire a blank cartridge across her bow,
If she still refined to respond we would send a
shot in frost of her, and tbat would bring her to.
Our long-range guns were of invaluable service tn
thla business. When we hailea a ship we general
ly bad the United 8tatcs flag flying and kep;
np until we were alongside. Then we would
lower a boat and send an officer on board; but
Just before he boarded her the United States flag
would comedown and up would go the confeder
ate flag. Onr officer would go to tbe captain of
the ship we had canght, demand hls papers, order
him Into the boat and bring him on board 'The
Alabama.' Admiral Semmes always remained
tn bts cabin when a capture was made and tbe
captains of onr prizes wy re taken before bin there.
He examined their papers and questioned them
closely. If the ship waa found to belong to a clil
of a neutral country, a fact which the captain’s
papers wtnld always reveal, she was at once re
leased. When we discovered Urat wc bad tbe
property of a citizen of tbe United States, we took
her officers, crew and pasrengers (tf sbo hsd any)
cn board. We then went through her cargo and
appropriated wbat we needed-for, you know, we
lived almost entirely on our prizes. When we had
all we wanted, we set fire to the captured ship and
sailed away to look for another."
What did yon do with your prisoners?"
“Ibe prisoners from tbe first half dozen prizes
were put In irons, in retaliation for the brutal
treatment of tbe purser cf |Tbe Sumter* by U a Fed
States agents. They caught him as he stepped on
shore from a French passenger ship, and threw
him Into a dungeon heavily manacled. After this
retaliation all prisoners received kind treatment
Tbe Alabama.’ We replenished our crew, u
well as onr larder, from prizes."
Were you not afraid to trust men whom you bad
captured?"
*Ob, na A sailor is a asllor. He has few at-
ratbmente. god as a general thing d m t care wbat
fiaf he is under. Besides* tbe fame cf Toe Ala-
and left her there.'
On bis return to the United States, Captain Wad-
dtU found himself pursued with a most persistent
ahd relentless enmity because of bis efficient acr-
vice In tbe cause of tbo confederacy. Only a few
years ago ho was appointed by the FaclAo Mail
Steamship company to the command of one of its
finest vessels. When hla appointment became
known, tbe magnaqjmous patrons of that line
raised a fearful howl, sad threatened a boycott if
Waddell was retained. This c’amor resulted In
tbe removal of Captain Waddell, who straggled
along as best ho could.
RcMiming my talk with Captain Kell, I asked
alout
THI FltiUTS OF THE ALABAMA*
"Did ‘Tbe Alabama' havo any tights except
with ‘the Haticrss’ and 'tbe Keamge? 1
•• None. Wc met 'the Ilatteras’ In carrying out
the boldest of all tbe bold schemes of Admiral
Bcmmea. Having learned from some captured pa-
peri that General Banka was moving on Galveston,
be resolved to attack bis entire convoy. Ills plan
was to wait until tbe fleet anchored, when the
provhlcn ships and the men of-war which escort
ed them would be carelessly left together in fan
cied safety. In the night he intended to steam at
full speed through the fleet, pouring fire from
both broadsides, sinking and burning as he went.
Bemmts was confident that he could do this and
escape before the men of war could recover from
tbeir surprise and get up steam for a successful
pursuit. When ho approached Galveston Banks
had gone up the Mississippi, and a squadron of
federal men of war lay just outside the harbor,
watching the movements of Magnifier, who had
retaken the city.
The Usttcrsh' slghtcdjusas aeon as we sighted
her. We drew her out far enough to escape the
pursuit of the other men ot war, and sank her in
a sharp fight, which lasted only thirteen minute*.
Though tbat was at nfgbt, we saved every one of
her men.* A« to
THE FIOHT WITH THE KEARS1GE*
Captain Kell says that It was neither tbe result of
a reckless over confidence, nor a mistake of Judg
ment Jon the part of Admiral Semmes. As we
knew nothing of the Keartage’e chain armor, it
was a deliberate choice of tbe moat hopeful after*
nattee in a ficrpcrsU situation. The Alabtma'had
seen bird service continuously for nearly two
months, and waa badly ia need of repairs. Tho
copper hsd eo rolled on her bottom as to seriously
impede her movements, and to render anything
like her former speed impossible. To Cherbourg
vent to apply for p»rm!as r oa
> into dock. The Kearasgo'
steamed Into tbe harbor tbe third day aftor
“Tie Alabama" arrived. “The Alabama" waann*
fit fer cruising until she could receive repatrs which
would require a month. By that time sbe would
have been hemmed in by northern nea of wav.
The one federal ship before her had only a slight
advantage in size and was apparently about her
equal In strength. Admiral Semmes, knowing
nothing of the concealed chain armorof hls adver
sary, determined that the best thing he could do
wu to force a fight at ooce. The duel was arranged
by tbe confederate agent and the federal consul
Cheer boorg.
The officers of 'the Alabama realized that a^hard
and doubtful conflict awaited them. The story re
lated by Surgeon Browr e, of ‘ Tho Kearsage,” that
they boasted at a dinner in Cherbourg that they
would whip “The Kcana;e" like the surgeon's oth
er historical statements, ts mere hear say. It
1 ot tbe slightest foutdstion in fact. Before
battle Captain Kell wrote hla wife a letter, telling
her that it might be bis last.
The gallant young English surgeon, Llewellyn,
made hls will and sent a message to the loved ones
Le v as nerer to see again.
Xt was,^perhaps, tbe most dramatic tea fight
history. It waa witnested by fifteen thousand peo
ple on tbe houre tops and height 1 of Cherbourg;
and it ended the career of tbe most famous cruiser
that ever ploughed tbe sea. Despite the fearftil
odds against her, “The Alabama" would haveaunk
“The Kearsage" had tbe hundred pound shell
tbat penetrated tbe stern post of tbe latter vessel
exploded-bnt it did not explode! It is now
hibited with a section of tbe shattered timber
the naval museum In Washington.
The details and result of the fight need no com
ment here. The Indifference of the offices of "The
Kearsage" to jthe fate of the officers and crew
"The Alabama" alter they bad surrendered, and
the firing of 1 everal rounds at the sinking ship
after she hsd struck her colors are facts which dim
whatever glory may be found In a victory won
a slip with steel chain armor over an unarmored
wooden vessel of not quite equal size. Only Cap
tain Winslow and Lieutenant Thornton of “The
Keanage" bad been In the old navy. The other
cUlcers bad been taken from the merchant service.
Captain Kell thinks this fact explains the firing
"The Alabama" after her surrender. He is sure no
officer of the old navy would have given such
order. After their escape to England in the “Deer
hound," the steam yacht in which Mr. Lancaster,
an English gentleman, and bis family had wit
nessed the fight. Semmes and Kell Immediately
began to plan for tbeir return to Uie confederacy,
The battle was fought ou Sunday, June 19,1861
and early in tbe following August Captain Kell
was coming homeward on a British steamship
bound for Halifax. By a strange coincidence
tbe same ship was a lieutenant of 'The Kearsage"
bearing to Washington tbe official report of the
battle. The victor waa not swiltcr to bear back
the tidings of bit conquest than was tbe nnvan
qujshcd hero to hasten to resumo the hardships
and perils of a hopeless causa
Captain Kell, from Halifax, went to Bermuda, and
finally reached Wilmington In a little blockado
ileamcr. Hastening to Richmond he was put
command of the Iron-clad “Richmond," one of the
three ships of "the squadron or the James. 1
mini Semmes, who had by this time made hla way
back, was placed in command oi the squadron.
Semmes and Kell in vain attempted to cut Grant’s
army in two to make successful the last strategem
of the great confederate gencrsL On the night of
the evacuation ot Richmond, Admiral Semmes
blew up all three of bis lron*clads in tho James,
joined General Lee and was paroled when that
army surrendered. Ho was taken to Washington
and kept in prison for several months. A strong
and dignified letter which he wroto to President
Johnson, fully settln g forth hls case, accomplished
hls release. Ho returned to Mobile,bis former home,
and lived there quietly and In reduced circum
stances until hit death, about alx years ago. Cap
tain Kell’s friends expected tbat be too would
arrested after tbe war, en the feeling against “Tbe
Alabnma" was intense in the north; but he
never molested by tbe federal authorities. Before
tbe war Lis home bad been in McIntosh county,
Georgia, where he was born. Tbe county took its
name from his maternal ancestors, a sturdy Scotch
stock, who were among the first settlers of Georgia.
The Kells wero Welsh, who also came as pioneers
to the colony. Boon after tbe surrender Captain
Kell and bis family moved to tbeir present borne
at Bunnyside, six miles from Griffin. Mrs. Kell Is
a daughter of Nathan C. Mnnroo, of Macon, one
of the projectors and construct ora of tbe Macon
and Western railroad, now tbo Atlanta division
the Central system. He was a man of poworftil in
fluence In hla flay and stood among the leaders
toward the development of tbe auto's resources
seconding to modern ideas.
Captain and Mrs. Kell are blctsed with a large
and interesting family of children; the eldest ia
young man who bean tbe name of Semmes.
It waa to me a most interesting experience to ait
from twilight until tho still hours of the night and
listen to this man's recital of some of tbo events in
bis career of honor and danger. He told tbe story
In a plain, simple way which added to its strength
and with that modesty which lends to valor addi
tional lustre. The stormy scenes he described
were In strange contrast to our peaceful surround
ings on tbat still August evening; and at times I
could bardly realize tbat tbe intrepid officer who
stood In tbo face of death directing the operations
of "The Alibama" In her unequal combat,
and who waa last to leave her wave-washed
deck, was none ether than tbii n
gentle mien, encircled by a group of rosy children
who drank in bfe eTcry word and looked lovingly
uplntohlaface a* he spoks 1
Mrs. Kell showed me two relics ot "Tho Ala
bama," sacred memorials they are to her. Ono
wss a piece of ivory on which on 0 of the crew bad
etched a picture of tbo ship and tbe confederate
coat of arm*. The other wax tbe key to the nafe of
"Tbe Alabama." Admiral Bemmc* bad in his pock
et when be was picked up In the channel, tbe key
to bis cabin and tbe key to bis safe. Turning to
Captain Kell bo said: “Kell I’ll divide with you, 1
and banded him the safe key. Captain Kell bad
It glided in Loudon and made into a shawl-pin for
bis wife. Hl« son, Semmes, wcaw tho watch which
wss dangling to hls father's dripping garments
when generous English arms rescued him from a
grave in the aca,
Just before we retired Captain Kell showed me
a collection of rare curios, most of watch he ob
talncd when In Japan with commodore Perry
We came to a group of pictures In mo-t exquisitely
carved frames of some eastern wood. In one
of the frames was a lithograph of "The Ala
bama." Admiring the curious and delicate carv
ing cf tbe frame I said:
'It Is beautiful."
I glanced at him and saw tbat be was looking
through tbat frame Into a past where bis memory
must often wander; and with a glow of pride for
which 1 honored him he said:
. "Ye*. I think she wa« tbe mcst beautiful ship
that evertouched the aca" F. H. R.
"All Men Are Liars,’’
said David of old. Ho waa probably prompted
to make the above remark aftor trying some
unreliable remedy. Had ho been permitted
to live until the present day, and tried Dr.
Ssge's Remedy, he might have had a better
opinion of mankind. We claim that no case
of catarrh can withstand the made effects of
this wonderftil medicine. One trial of it will
convince yon of its efficacy. By druggists;
fifty cents.
The trades council of New Haven has nom
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Charles LMbelle, the prisoner who was
dulled bythe insane man. In the Freepont, 111,
Jail on Friday, died last night.
Why Mr. Clem Came to Town To Day.
There waa* yesterday, received from New
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Fcrt Wayne (Ind.) Journal, Jnly fit.
Rev. fleorge A. Penney, of tbe Math odist
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