. The great American book of biography . ning explosions on shore, turned night into fiery day. While the bombardment was in progress, a fire-raft, pushed by the ramManassas, loomed through the smoke, and bore straight down on the sheered off to avoid the collision, and in doing so ran aground, whenthe fire-ship came full against him. In a moment the flames leaped up the rig- THE ATTACK ON THE FORTS. 403 ging and along the sides. There was no panic ; every man was in his place,and soon the hose was manned and a stream of water turned on the fire was at length got u
. The great American book of biography . ning explosions on shore, turned night into fiery day. While the bombardment was in progress, a fire-raft, pushed by the ramManassas, loomed through the smoke, and bore straight down on the sheered off to avoid the collision, and in doing so ran aground, whenthe fire-ship came full against him. In a moment the flames leaped up the rig- THE ATTACK ON THE FORTS. 403 ging and along the sides. There was no panic ; every man was in his place,and soon the hose was manned and a stream of water turned on the fire was at length got under, and Farragut again moved forward at thehead of his column. And now came down the rebel fleet of thirteen grunboats and two iron-cladrams to mingle in the combat. Broadside to broadside, hull crashing againsthull, it quickly became at once a gladiatorial combat of ships. The Boggs, sent five of the Confederate vessels to the bottom one afteranother, and finally was herself sunk. When the sun rose through the morning. BAILEY S DAM OX THE RED RIXER. mist, he looked down on a scene never to be forgotten while naval deeds arehonored by the nation. There lay the forts, with the Confederate flags still fly-ing. But their doom was sealed. And there, too, driven ashore, wrecked, orcaptured, were thirteen of the enemys gunboats, out of the seventeen broughtdown to assist the forts in resisting the Union fleet. New Orleans was now at Farraguts mercy. Lovell, commanding theConfederate troops in the city, evacuated the place and left it under the controlof the mayor, Monroe. Farragut took possession of the city, and raised thenational flag on the City Hall, Mint, and Custom House, which were the 4<H DAVID G. FARRAGUT. property of the United States. He then turned it over to General Butler,and proceeded with his Heet up the river. THE BATTLE IN MOUILE BAY. In January, 1864, Farragut sailed for Mobile Bay. Morgan and Gaineswere the chief forts barring it. Fort Morgan
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