. Civil War stories . -dition of his ship, and asked for assistance. Cap-tain Winslow inquired, Does Captain Semmessurrender his ship? Yes, was the then solicited permission to return withhis boat and crew to assist in rescuing the drown-ing, pledging his word of honor that when thiswas done he would come on board and Winslow granted the request. With lessgenerosity he could have detained the officer andmen, supplied their places in the boat from hisships company, secured more prisoners, and af-forded equal aid to the distressed. It was now seen that the Alabama
. Civil War stories . -dition of his ship, and asked for assistance. Cap-tain Winslow inquired, Does Captain Semmessurrender his ship? Yes, was the then solicited permission to return withhis boat and crew to assist in rescuing the drown-ing, pledging his word of honor that when thiswas done he would come on board and Winslow granted the request. With lessgenerosity he could have detained the officer andmen, supplied their places in the boat from hisships company, secured more prisoners, and af-forded equal aid to the distressed. It was now seen that the Alabama was settlingfast. The wounded, and boys who could notswim, were sent away in the quarter boats, thewaist boats having been destroyed. CaptainSemmes dropped his sword into the sea andjumped overboard with the remaining officersand men. The Alabama sunk in forty-five fathoms ofwater, at a distance of about four and a half milesfrom the breakwater, off the west entrance. Shewas severely hulled between the main and mizzen. ALABAMA AND KEARSARGE 177 masts, and settled by the stern; the mainmast,pierced by a shot at the very last, broke off nearthe head and went over the side, the bow liftedhigh from the water, and then came the assuming a perpendicular position,caused by the falling aft of the battery and stores,straight as a plumb-line, stern first, she wentdown, the jib-boom being the last to appear abovewater. Down sank the terror of merchantmen,riddled through and through, and as she disap-peared to her last resting-place there was nocheer; all were silent.
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