. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . race the course of every shot, both from the guns of theHartford and from the Confederate fleet. Another signal message from theBrooklyn told of the sinking of the Tecumseh, a fact known already, andanother order to go on was given and was not obeyed. Soon after the fight began, Admiral Farragut, finding that the low-hang-ing smoke from the guns interfered with his view from the deck, went up therigging of the mainmast as far as the futtock-shrouds, immediately below themaintop. T
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . race the course of every shot, both from the guns of theHartford and from the Confederate fleet. Another signal message from theBrooklyn told of the sinking of the Tecumseh, a fact known already, andanother order to go on was given and was not obeyed. Soon after the fight began, Admiral Farragut, finding that the low-hang-ing smoke from the guns interfered with his view from the deck, went up therigging of the mainmast as far as the futtock-shrouds, immediately below themaintop. The pilot, Martin Freeman, was in the top directly overhead, andthe fleet-captain was on the deck below. Seeing the admiral in this exposedposition, where, if wounded, he would be killed by falling to the deck, Fleet-Captain Drayton ordered Knowles, the signal-quartermaster, to fasten a ropearound him so that he would be prevented from falling. [See p. 407.] Finding that the Brooklyn failed to obey his orders, the admiral hurriedlyinquired of the pilot if there was sufficient depth of water for the Hartford to. CAPTAIN TUNIS A. M. CRAVEN. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. FARRAGUT AT MOBILE BAY. 391 pass to the left of the Brooklyn. Receiving an affirmative reply, he said: I will take the lead, and immediately ordered the Hartford ahead at fullspeed, ft As he passed the Brooklyn a voice warned him of the torpedoes, towhich he returned the contemptuous answer, Damn the torpedoes. Thisis the current story, and may have some basis of truth. But as a matter offact, there was never a moment when the din of the battle would not havedrowned any attempt at conversation between the two ships, and while itis quite probable that the admiral made the remark it is doubtful if heshouted it to the Brooklyn. J Then was witnessed the remarkable sight of the Hartford and her consort,the Metacomet, passing over the dreaded torpedo ground and rushing aheadfar in advance of the rest of the fleet, the extrication o
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