Orange Daily Tribune. (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 109, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1903 Page: 4 of 12
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THE 8NAKE EDITOR.
Swqps a Few Fish Yarns With the
Sporting Editor.
Nacogdoches Sentinel.
The snake editor entered the office
last night, as all were working over
time He was bursting with virtuous
indignation. "The sporting editor
went fishing last Sunday," he announc-
ed, "and he said he waB going to a pro-
tracted meeting."
"Sunday!" exclaimed the chief.
"Oh I was over in Panola county,"
anwwered the sporting, editor airily,
and you know there isn't any Sunday
over there. Went with a man from
Center and he could certainly tell tall
fiBh stories. He told of a fish he
caught that weighed 900 poundR. He
said they had fixed an immense hook
"Mubs have been an anchor," put
in the snake editor.
"To half inch rope, and baited it
with"—
"A yearling?" asked the snake edi-
tor.
"Shut up. Who's telling this yarn,"
snapped the returned fisherman.
"They had it baited wftlf a large fish.
Immediately the line was seized, run
away with, and the united efforts of
the entire party of 16 were powerless
to draw in the rope They were in
despair, when they notmed that the
railroad track ran close to the water
edge. They beckoned the engineer
of a locomotive standing on the track,
and he backed his engine up, they
fastened the rope to the smoke stack,
and as the laboring engine, puffing aa
though going up the Fltzie Hill with a
train of freight cars behind it, steam-
ed away from the bank, up came a 900
pound tarpon and lay gasping on the
beach."
"I'm Just oft a fishing trip myself,"
remarked the snake editor, breaking
the deadly pause, "but as I propose
to tell the truth, my story will Bound
tame"
"Tell it anyhow; it wil be a relief,"
commanded the chief.
"One of our party," Bald the snake
editor, "was one of these musical men,
never happy unless they are playing
something, and he had left his fiddle
at home. Hé would have been all
right If he could either sing or whistle,
but he had caught a cold which was
a hoarse on him, and as for whistling;
in cutting down a bee tree he tried to
stop a bee with his mouth, so he was
left: but he went on fishing as hard
as he could, and when be had caught
enough fish, rigged up a bass-drum,
fixed a, perch for his music, and went
to practicing scale. Some of the other
boys wanted a little game, ao they fish-
ed til they had seven up, and I wanted
to read so I cotch an eel."
"An eel?" echoed the puzzled chorus.
"Yes, cochineal Is red, you know."
Did you have any fish for dinner,
using them up that way?" asked the
chief.
"No," truthfully answered the snake
editor. "We had a thousand pounder
hooked but the lyln gave way. And
with a triumphant glance at the thor-
oughbr subdued sporting editor he dis-
appeared into the night.
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[Copyright, 1908. by O. L. Kilmer.]
SOON after nono the 11th of Jan-
uary, 1808, the Confederate
cruiser Alabama was sighted
by the Federal blockading fleet
off the port of Galveston. Captain
Semines of the Alabama had steered
his course for Galveston in the ex pec
tutlon of stirring adventures with the
enemy's transport ships which be sup-
posed to be in the harbor of Galveston.
To his surprise be found warships
guarding the port, and also to bis sur-
prise as well as satisfaction the out-
look In the cruiser's tope called out In
succession, "Sail ho!" and. "One of the
steamers, sir. is coming out in chase or
us." Semmea decided to be chased un-
til he bad lured the stranger away
from her consorts
Using her salís and a small head of
steam, the Alabama drew the stranger,
which proved to be the United States
"team gunboat Hatteros, a distance of
twenty miles from the rest of the fleet.
Then the sails were furled on the erais
or, the crew summoned to quarters, and
her bend put about as a signal for com-
bat. The ships kept their course until
within 100 yards of each other, when
the Harteras hailed and received tbe
answer, "This is her Britannic majesty's
steamer Petrel." Then tbe Alabama
hailed and heard only the words, "Unit-
ed States ship"-—but that was enough
for Sentmes. There was an awkward
pause, during which tbe Alabama's offi-
cers got ready for action and her execu-
tive officer pang out through bis tram-'
ship from explosion be flooded the am-
munition chamber, thus rendering tbe
guns useless. Tbe ship was slowly
sinking. Every moment of delay in the
catastrophe meant tbe saving or lives,
and Blake ordered tbe guns mjt en
gaged- to be cast overboard to lighten
ship. At the same time a gun fired to
leeward announced to the Alabama
that the Halteras gave up the light
From the firing of S.-mmes* first
broadside to tbe boom of the gun of
surrender was only thirteen minutes.
Semmea Instantly ceased firing, and
the Alabama's crew gave a rousing
cheer for their first victory. The Ala-
bama steamed rapidly up to the Hat-
teras. and Semmes formally asked if
the sbip had surrendered. Blake re-
plied that she had. Semmes then asked
If he could reuder any assistance and
upon learning from Captain Blake that
the Hatteras was going down sent off
boats, which, with tbose of tbe Hat-
tersa, took off all the crew and officers,
over* hundred in alL Five of the Hat-
terair crew bad been wounded and two
UUed.
Tbe Alabama and Batteraa were
fairly matched In the number of guns
and fighting rorce. Each carried eight
guna, and the broadside batteries con-
tained four 32 pounders. Tbe pivot
guns of the cruiser were heavier than
thoae on tbe Hatteras. and her shots
carried destruction wherever they land
ed. Semmes admitted that be ought to
have won tbe fight, but took glory for
the short tl the in which be forced the
THE HATTEUA8 FIH1NU A BJ GNAL GUN OF SCEKENDBK.
pet. "Tbis> Is tbe Confederate Btstss
steamer Alabama," while a broadside
from tbe gone emphasised tbe startling
message.
Captain Blaks of the Hatteras was
not deceived by tbe ruse,,of denying col-
ors. He bad oome out exporting to msst
the Alabama, «nd his men stood at tbe
guna The Confederate broadside was
Instantly returned. Blake was anxious
to .fight, for bis ship was foul and In
Itoor trim for a long chase. He tried to
lay the Hatteras alongside of the chiis-
er and attack by boarders, but tbe Ala-
bama was the fleeter ship and kept out
of reach of bor antagonist However.
tbe ships were only thirty yards apart
at one time, and tbe fighting men
aboard exchanged pistol and musket
•bota
After tbe failure to board, the ships
steamed along on parallel lines, fighting
broadside to broadside. Semmes* crew
handled their guns with spirit for It
was the first fight of tbe cruiser, her
previous adventures while crossing tbe
Atlantic from England having been the
capture of unaratod ships flying tbe
United States flag.
Tbe shells of tbe Hatteras ton sever-
al boles in the cruiser, one at tbe water
line, but tbe damage didn't cripple ber
fighting powers. But tbe Hatteras was
severely punished from tbe start She
was not In tbe first «class as a warship
•nd soon took fire la two places from
tbe enemy's sheila One shell smashed
her steam cylinder, filling the engine
room and deck with steam, and another
smashed tbe walking beam, making her
engine ueelesa
Blake quickly spw that tbe Alabama
wss mors than bis match, but be hoped
to prolong tbe fight until his consorts
reached tbe scene. But calamities
greater than tbe firing of «be ship and
soon for-
s shells
at- tbe
sink m
cylinder
the lass of tbe
Several of One
through tike
water line, and tbe
a flood which
•hip. Tbe loss of
disabled the
the
sasiny to strike. Tbe distance
tbe ships during tbe acthm
twenty-five to a hundred yarda
Semmes didn't tarry In tbe gulf wa-
ters after be saw tbe Hatteras go down.
His outlook bad Sighted flra Federal
ships In tbe bunch from which the Hat
taras had out loose to take up the «base,
and tbe wily sailor rightly surmised
that tbe ships had not lain to Íp await
the resultof the Hatteras* chase. In fact
three steamers besides tbe Hatteras
had steamed in pursuit of the strange
sail, and when they saw her making off
In a diagonal course scattered in order
to be sure of overhauling her. These
three passed on either aids of tbe soetM
of battle same hours after it was over.
But tbey saw no enemy, neither foil In
with a trace of the Hatteras until
tbe return next day the tops of the
royal masts were seen }ust above wa-
ter. This grim discovery caused the
whole Federal blockading fleet off Gal-
veston to steam sway again down the
gulf In hot baste to overtake tbe cruis-
er, but tbe Alabama, crowding on all
sail and using her powerful
chlnery, which lay below tbe water 11m
and passed unscathed through tbe fight,
was alrsady a hundred miles off, head-
ing for tbe passage of the Yucatan,
with gallant Blake and his era pria
of war
wm a pbsuloi iftir
to thin thrilling mi frfttttf
cruiser isy at a neutral part la
waiting to exchange nriaoners
gave his sallara shore leave Is
and each Johnnie took along a Tank to
•bars his aaouscments. Thus die man
who had recently girón one another the
bast tbey had in their lockers wars boh-
nabbing together along the quay rs
amis of ^^gpton, the factors in battle
payliwi^pl^forjbe Yanks bad lost
One day the band of the
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