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Title: The naval history of the United States
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John), 1863-1934
Subjects: United States -- History, Naval To 1900
Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead and company
Contributing Library: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Boston

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dshipman Hynson, a promising young officer, who had beenpartially disabled by a bad burn received in firing the Creole a few dayspreviously, was particularly implored to go into the beat. A lad by thename of Nutter jumped out of the boat and offered his place to Hynson,and a man by the name of Powers did the same thing. Hynson refusingboth offers, these men declared that then others might take their places, asthey were resolved to abide in the wreck with him. Hynson and Powerswere drowned. Nutter was saved. When the plunge was made into thesea, Sailing-Master Clemson seized a studding-sail boom, in company withfive of the seamen. Being a swimmer, and perceiving that the boom wasnot sufficiently buoyant to suppport them all, he left it and struck outalone. He perished—the five men were saved. Just about this time the first of the gunboats reached the squadron, andthe young men of the steerage were intensely amused at the smallness of the z m C C/) H O m c 9 CD o > H H> r to O H
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BLUE-JACKETS OF 1812. 545 vessel. A midshipman from the flagship visited the Reefer. He wentalongside of her in the barge, and, not knowing any better, stepped over herport-quarter. Lieutenant Sterrett, in command, said in his least gentlevoice: Sir, there is a gangway to this vessel! Before long even theyoungsters learned to respect these little steamers. Commodore Connernow made an expedition to capture Alvarado, but just as he was about readyto begin a bombardment his pilots predicted a norther, and he hoistedthe signal, Return to the anchorage off Vera Cruz. This was popularlyregarded as a fiasco, but doubtless the Commodore was entirely right, asAlvarado might be taken at any time, and subsequently was taken in amanner which has been a joke in the navy ever since. Of this somethingwill presently be said. Tampico, a town of 7,000 inhabitants, 210 milesnorth of Vera Cruz, was next proceeded against. The bar at the mouth ofthe Tampico River is considered the most dangerous on the co

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