. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . a sinking condition. Those appealed to on th bode Island went to workwith the utmost speed to send boats to the rest AMERICAN HEROISM. 673 It was a daring undertaking, but they got out a launch and manned her,and. alternately riding on the crests and sinking in the hollows of the waves,she made toward the Monitor. At this time the sky was rilled with clouds,through which a little light from the moon appeared, so that objectscould be disti
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . a sinking condition. Those appealed to on th bode Island went to workwith the utmost speed to send boats to the rest AMERICAN HEROISM. 673 It was a daring undertaking, but they got out a launch and manned her,and. alternately riding on the crests and sinking in the hollows of the waves,she made toward the Monitor. At this time the sky was rilled with clouds,through which a little light from the moon appeared, so that objectscould be distinguished. The remaining hawser is now cut so that the boatsshall not get entangled; the hawser becomes entangled in the paddle wheelof the Rhode Island; the rope clogs the wheel, and the Rhode Island, a largewar steamer, is drifting towards the Monitor; the launch is between the twovessels thus nearing each other, and seems doomed to destruction; thelaunch reaches the side of the ironclad. The proximity is dangerous to all, for two or three lurches, and thesharp prow of the Monitor will stave in the wooded walls of the steamer. —53—:^~^ ~^T7^—7. Loss of the Monitor. All feel that they shall go to the bottom. There is a terrible silence so faras those on board the Monitor are concerned. As two or three jump out ofthe boat, the oars are seen to flash in the air; the launch is heard crashing;in a second the crew have sprung on the deck of the Monitor. Simul-taneously the hawser is cleared from the paddle wheel, and the RhodeIsland runs off without the fatal shock to a safe distance. While the vessels lay alongside, several of the Monitors crew sprang forthe ropes that dangled from the side of the Rhode Island, and somesucceeded in climbing up, while others were washed into the sea. The crew (574 THE STORY OF of the launch now leaped back into her, but those of the Monitor werereluctant to trust themselves to make the attempt, as several were washedoff the deck by the great w
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