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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ADMIRAL DEWEY (FROM HEARST’S MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST) The intensely interesting au tobiography of Admiral Dewey now appearing in HEARST'S MAGAZINE has attracted atten tion all over the country. The following excerpts from HEARST'S MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST describe the Battle of New Orleans: IN the late seventies, when there seemed no hope of ever having a modern navy and many officers were talking of voluntary retirement, I always answered: “Not until the law makes me. While you are on the active list there is a chance for action." Farragut has always been my ideal of the naval officer, urbane, decisive. Indomitable. Whenever I have been in a difficult situation or in the midst of such a confusion of details that the simple and right thing to do seemed hazy. I have often asked myself, "What would Farragut do?” In the course of the preparations for Manila bay I often asked myself this question, and I con fess that I was thinking of him the night that we entered the bay and with the conviction that I was doing pre cisely what he would have done. Val uable as the training of Annapolis was. it was poor schooling beside that of serving under Farragut in time of war. Commander Melancthon Smith suc ceeded Captain Selfridge in command of the Mississippi, before the advance on Orleans. By this timp the six officers who were senior to me had all gone to other ships, thanks to the wide spread demand with the increase of out navy. With their departure, I ranked next to the captain and became execu tive officer. I was very young for the post, but fortunately looked rather old for my years. Indeed. I remember being asked one day, when there was a question about seniority for a cotlrt martial, whethei or not 1 was older than an other lieutenant, who was. in fact, my senior by ten years. When Farragut explained to Captain Smith that there was complaint on the part of some of ficers on the navy list about my hoi.ling a position higher than theirs, the cap tain said: “Dewey is doing all right. I don't want a stranger here." Dewey Allowed to Stay. Farragut, who was fond -of the cap tain, answered: "Then we will let him stay." For many trying months I was about as close to Smith officially as it Is pos sible for one man to be to another, and I learned to know and enjoy al! his 'qualities. He was a pronounced char acter, absolutely fearless, with some thing of Farragut's grim determination in the midst of battle. He smoked con tinually, lighting one ciga> with the butt of another, whether shells were bursting around him or he was loung ing on deck. In action he became most energetic, but in the periods between action he was inclined to leave all detail to his executive. Every day gained was vital to Far ragut. Farragut's Queer Fleet. First, he had the big screw sloops Hartford, Pensacola. Richmond and Brooklyn; then the side-wheeler Mis sissippi, the screw corvettes Oneida Veruna and Iroquois; nine screw gun boats of 500 tons, which were known as the “nintey-day gunboats," because with characteristic American enter prise in a crisis, they had been turned out by our shipyards in ninety days. In addition was the mortar flotilla, not to mention ferryboats and many other craft that did service of one sort or another. There was hardly a night that the flagship did not signal to send boats to tow fire rafts. These fire rafts were one of the pleasantries of the enemy in trying our nerves. In connection with the luminous flight of the mortars they offered us quite all the spectacular display that we were . able to appre ciate. A fire raft floating down with the current at five knots an hour, flaming high with its tar and resin, would il luminate the river from bank to bank, and if it could have rested alongside a ship for even a few minutes it must inevitably have set the ship on fire. Launches used to throw grapnels into the rafts and other boats forming line would tow them ashore, where they would burn themselves out. t in the night of the 20tb of April oc curred one of those brilliant exploits of daring courage so common in the Civil war that they became merely iryfldents of its progress. Any one of them in a smaller war, when public attention is not diverted over a vast scene of ac tivity, would have woon permanent fame. Lieutenant Caldwell, command ing one of the ninety-day gunboats, the Itasca, and Lieutenant Crosby, com manding another, the Pfnola, under took tile duty of cutting the obstruc tion across the river above the forts. Nine Shells at Once During a heavy bombardment from the mortars they slipped up stream un der cover of Hie bank. At times, so rapid were Porter's gunners In their work that there were nine shells in the air at once. About midnight on April 223 came the signal for which we were all wait ing. two red lights at the peak of the flagship. It meant that the fleet was to get under way. We were ready and eager tor tin- test after tip- long strain of preparation. In which nil manner of Ingenious sugg- stjons had been applied In order that tin fleet might get io the forts with as Utile damage as pun- ,i,l. < itir hulls had beep daubed with , ivei mud in older to make them has 1,,, m the darhm ''apt.tin Alden, of (Ip Itlehmoild. b..d tile Idea, which w ik< >l out ixi vbi iiily, ot lutvtiig tin. — ~ ~ " - ■' fy ■ M 1 / V , W • f 1 ' Gfa \ / -'XHst \ / yx- K \ /, ' M IkL " \ < X Admiral This Farragut \ X—x / /<? / X . 7 ■■ < A 77 an</ 7 / / / ° n/ - v T/1C Hartford, , ° ne Flagship, Afanv intf.e Interest- ! Rattle M of I jKSKR Illustra- ted Orleans. 7 Articles Farragut VVAf’c/i says \ Are “ D " u,ey - \ K “ s ' the Alwa y s \ August My Ideal Number of a 17 > I J of Naval Hearst’s ' s, » Officer.” ' ■;??] Magazine decks around the guns whitewashed. so 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 ship's sides. As the Mississippi was a side-wheeler, ate towed our cables in the coal bunk ers between the wheels and the boilers and machinery. Her position in the advance was di rectly astern of the Pensacola in the first division, under Captain Bailey, while Farragut, with the Hartford, led the second division. Our orders were 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. “I can not see in the night,” he de clared, with characteristic brevity. "1 am going to leave that .to you, Dewey. You have younger eyes." He took charge of the battery, while I took up my post on the hurricane deck from which we handled the ship. Fora man of 24 I 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 at 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 tiring that although the mortars might reduce the fire from the forts, they could by no means silence them: nor could the P nsacola, which had tlie heaviest armament of an) of our ships, silence them except for a brief interval during the effect of her broadside. Therefore, all the ships, in order to get by, must run the gauntlet of a heav) fire. Why Pensacola Stopped. It was most puzzling to rne why the Pensacola had stopped, in view of the orders to steam past without d< lay. Hither she could not resist pausing to engag" the forts, or else there was something wrong with her engines Ths latter. I believe, was the real reason. Al all events ahe did stop twice, which me,tot that we also had Io stop The Mississippi herself wa.- ,'lt< id) midi r lit. mid reluming it, am! w title my at tiiittun wum iintind in tijing to keep THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, AUGUST 26. 1912. FEATURES IN HEARST'S MAGAZINE FOR AUGLST Aiiiony the interestin'*'articles in Hearst's Magazine for Au gusl now on sale ai the news stands—are: “Startling Rev elations in Standard Oil Letters,“ “The Autobiography of Ad miral Dewey," "The Inside of the Cup,’ - by Winston Church ill: "Are We Better or .Worse Than are the Age Ancients?’’ by Gugliemo Ferrero: "’America's Chance in Xew China.” by Dr. Wu Ting-fang; “The Story of George Helm.” by David Gra ham Phillips; “Captain Kidd on Wall Street,” by George Ran dolph Chester: ”My Fatten’ (W. T. Stead 1 ami Spiritual ism.” by Estelle W. Stead, and reviews of Science, Art. Fi- 1 nance and Polities by the ablest writers. AUGUST NUMBER NOW ON SALE AT NEWS STANDS astern of the Pensacola, 1 received warning of an attack from another quarter. Farragut had assigned to us Mr. Wand, 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 a *24-pound howitzer. Waud was an observant as well as a 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 a queer looking customer on our port bow - ," he called to me. “On the Port Bow!” Hooking in the direction which he indicated, I saw what appeared like the back of an enormous turtle painted lead color, which 1 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 Kim.” She was rebuilt entirely for the purpose of ramming, and if she were able to delive: a full blow in a vital spot she was capable of disabling any .-Hip in the fleet. 'l'lie darkness and the contusion per fectly favored the role for which she was designed. By prompt action we might put a dangerous opponent out of commission before she had done any damage There was no time hi which to ask the advice of the captain, who was busy with the battery below. I called to Htarboard the helm and turn ed the Mississippi's how toward the Manassa-, with the intention of run ning her down, being confident that out superior tonnage must sink her if we struck her fairly But A. F Warley her commander, a former otflcei of our navy, was too quick lor us His last servici had been on the Mississippi In a round-the world cruise He appreciated hei im mobility tn i oinpailson with lite mo- Itu 111 y ol I) I- own little ci a It. and sh«s r |«d oil to avoid us. But then, sheering i it, he man.iged to idilkt us a gluiinng I •blow just abaft the port paddle wheel. It was the sturdy construction of the Mississippi that saved us from serious damage. A Cdose Call. Throughout the passage of the forts fire rafts were corning down stream to add to the picturesqueness of the lurid scene and the difficulty of keeping our course. One of these rafts nearly brought the career of Farragut's flag ship to a close. It was pushed by a little 35-ton tug called the Mosher, manned by a dozen men under the com mand of a man named Sherman. To him belongs the credit of one of the most desperate strokes of heroism I have ever known. It is an example of how the South, with its limited re sources, was able to maintain Its gal lant 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, hut they had the satisfaction of seeing Hames darting up the Hartford rigging and bursting through the jiorts. width, thanks to the discipline of her crew, , were quem hed. But though lie had lost bls flagship, Farragut would two gone past th. forts with what remained of 1 his fleet. We may be sure of that. Out of Range of the Forts. In passing the forts, the Mfskissippl ■ had fired grape and five-second shell from alternate guns. I was surprised | to see how well the forts stood our pounding and also how well we stood theirs Though the Mississippi had been hit a number of times, our loss had been trifling, two killed and a few 1 wounded 1 The business of taking rare of the other vessels of the i’onfederjvte rlvei defense squadron fell to the other ves. .<■ of out tha t The Mississippi had an individual score to smile Hawn was : htcaking and we wet. just making out : th< . nips around u , off the qustantint station, when we sighted that persis tent ram Manassas coming up 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-craft had. caused, and looking a veritable battle-stained and 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 snapping. “Run down the ram!” be called. I shall never forget that glimpse of him. He was a very urbane man, but it was plain that if we did not run the Manassas down, and promptly, he would not think well of us. I never saw Captain Smith happier than he was over this opportunity. He was a b«rn fighter. "Can you turn the ship?" he asked me. I did not know whether I could turn her or not. but I knew that either I was going to do so or else run her aground. Indeed, the Mississippi had not yet made a turn in the narrow part of the river, and it was a 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 Warley saw us coming he di.l not attempt to ram. He realized that the momentum of his 384 tons was no match for our 1,692 tons w hen we were coming straight for him. As the Mis sissippi bore down on him. he dodged ouix 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 a boat in charge of an officer to board and report her condition. He returned with Walley's signal book and diary, to say that the outboard delivery pipes had been cut and that the Manassas .wa.< sinking by the stern. The Mississippi. proceeding up stream, found the fleet anchored seven miles above the forts at quarantine, and.'as w e steamed among the vessels, all the crews broke into hearty cheers for us over the "news that we had f Dr. E. G. Griffin’s Dental Rooms | Over BROWN &. ALLEN’S D RUG STORE, 24'/ a WHITEHALL ST. 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But she was the fleet’s 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. I he fleet steamed from the quaran tine station to a point about fifteen miles below New Orleans, where it anchored for the night. Wearv as we were, there was very little sleep for any one, as fire-rafts 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 a parade. The next morning we were under way early, with everybody eager for a first sight of the city whose loca tion we knew by the smoke rising from the Confederate storehouses and ship ping which had been set on tire. Our purser, an elderly man whose place in battle was v below looking after the wounded, was standing beside me on tiie hurricane deck when suddenly bat tel ies opened fire from both banks of the river at the ships ahead. 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