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Cuba, N. Y. (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
ing a revolver, Captain Austin pointed the muzzle in the German's face. Stay where you are, came the hoarse command. Obedience seemed necessary. The stowaways agreed to pay their passage if allowed the freedom of the vessel as passengers to Cuba. In the face of the circumstances the demand was complied with and the ship sailed on its course. But it was not for long. Morning dawned, and with the light a ship of war bearing the stars and stripes appeared in the distance. The captain rblue uniform was there awaiting them in the private office of the captain general, who sat at his desk writing. At last he turned toward the group. In his hand he held a document which he handed to Austin. It was a certificate of citizenship in Cuba. Snapping their fingers at the officer who had come to get them, they left the Palace free men. During the remainder of their stay in the Cuban capital Captain Austin and his companion struck up a close friendship with the Governor, who had gi
New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
al records. No man who ever fought upon the seas showed more intrepid valor than did Captain Austin in his service beneath the Stars and Bars. In the North his name is unknown, while in the South few recognize the fact that a hero came out of Texas who set a standard for the world in fortitude and daring. With his death in 1889 the major part of his life's history was lost. Like all true men, he seldom talked of his achievements. A distinguished family. Roger Sherman, one of the New England ancestors of Captain Austin, signed the Declaration of Independence. Another of his relatives, Stephen F. Austin, is known as the Father of Texas. His home was in the Lone Star State. At the breaking out of the war, he commanded one of the Harris and Morgan Line steamships plying between New Orleans and Galveston. He built and fought with the Manassas. He has a brother who was an officer in the Confederate army, now a resident of Atlanta, Ga. For four years his life was filled with
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
although with years the memory of the deed is dimmed. In broad daylight Captain Austin ran the blockade of the port with his ship, the Susanna, and brought provisions and war supplies to a distressed land. It was the last year of the struggle, the result of which was already foregone. Almost all of the blockaded ports along the Atlantic and the Gulf had been captured, and the entire Southern squadron was blockading the harbor. The story of the event, as told by the commander of the United States ship Seminole, which led the chase, has already been published in the New York World under the title of A Dash Through a Fleet. The authority for the tale already told was unacquainted with the identity of the captain of the vessel he had chased, but with due consideration gives him credit for being the coolest man that ever walked a quarterdeck. The Susanna was built on the Clyde, and was a long, low steamer built for speed and concealment. Time after time she had run into Galvest
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
shed family. Roger Sherman, one of the New England ancestors of Captain Austin, signed the Declaration of Independence. Another of his relatives, Stephen F. Austin, is known as the Father of Texas. His home was in the Lone Star State. At the breaking out of the war, he commanded one of the Harris and Morgan Line steamships plying between New Orleans and Galveston. He built and fought with the Manassas. He has a brother who was an officer in the Confederate army, now a resident of Atlanta, Ga. For four years his life was filled with daring exploit after exploit. Three times he was in prison, twice escaping. Now, but few of his adventures are to be remembered, but those few are enough to brand him as one of the greatest naval heroes of the age. After the Manassas had been abandoned he took to blockade running, and from that time one feat of daring crowded rapidly upon another. Capture of the Fox. From New Orleans he went to Mobile, where the blockade was close. A great
Gulf of Mexico (search for this): chapter 1.21
, his further immunity from captivity was avoided by virtue of a previous meeting with the captain general of the island. How this was brought about is another story. A terrible journey. The details of the capture of the blockade runner commanded by Captain Austin in the year 1862 is forgotten history, but the fact remains that he, in company with his second in command, was confined in a dungeon in Fort Taylor at Key West. From their cell a window looked out over the waves of the Gulf of Mexico that beat fully fifty feet below. For weeks they languished in captivity, until finally help arrived. One day a rope was hastily thrust through a grating, followed by a jug containing a surplus supply of water and a package of bread. Below the window of the prison a ship floated at anchor, and at her stern was tied a small boat used as a tender. The location of the ship was marked. That night was dark. Securing the rope within the cell, Captain Austin, with the water jug tied
Harrisburg (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
The First ironclad. [from the Houston, Texas, Chronicle, November, 1902.] It was constructed and commanded by a Texan. C. W. Austin had the honor. Ante-dated the Virginia (Merrimac) and the Monitor—Story of daring deeds that Surpass Fiction—a terrible Journey— individual acts of courage. Contrary to all the teachings of history, to a Texan belongs the honor of having constructed and commanded the vessel that revolutionized naval warfare and displaced wood hulls for those of steel Stevenson and Captain Charles W. Austin, and constructed and commanded by the latter, the Confederate ram Manassas was the first ironclad ever built. Captain Austin was a Texan, a relative of Stephen F. Austin, and his family resides to-day in Houston at No. 2712 Fannin street. But for the success of this vessel the Merrimac would never have been built, and Ericson would never have submitted his plans for the cheese box on a raft. The first ironclad, the Enoch Train, a towboat on the Missi<
Savannah (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
time afterward the struggle was ended. Returning to Galveston, the hero went back to the merchant marine and again took command of a Morgan liner. It was at this time that he met and married Miss Georgia Grafton who resided in the Texas seaport. During the struggle Captain Austin was unknown to the girl he later took for a wife, but his vessel, the Susanna, had brought her many good things from foreign lands, and his reputation as the handsomest and most daring man in Texas was common property. Some time later the couple removed to Savannah, where Captain Austin took charge of the construction of the jetties at the mouth of the river. There the family of two sons and one daughter grew up from childhood to maturity. In 1889 this naval hero of the South died as a result of exposure during the war, and to-day his body rests upon the shores of the Atlantic, while the everbeating waves pay tribute to his greatness. Nor should his glory be forgot while fame her record keeps.
Galveston (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
t the breaking out of the war, he commanded one of the Harris and Morgan Line steamships plying between New Orleans and Galveston. He built and fought with the Manassas. He has a brother who was an officer in the Confederate army, now a resident ofut a break in the machinery caused delay. Steaming along, Captain Austin found himself one morning but a few miles off Galveston and in sight of the blockading fleet. As yet he was unseen, owing to the low construction of his ship, and he decidecked, but she went straight ahead. Raked fore and aft, the Susanna, quivering like a frightened animal, rushed on. All Galveston was on the wharves watching the engagement, hoping and praying for the safety of their vessel. Suddenly the course ophia in his own vessel, there to be thrown into prison. A short time afterward the struggle was ended. Returning to Galveston, the hero went back to the merchant marine and again took command of a Morgan liner. It was at this time that he met a
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
evenson and Captain Charles W. Austin, and constructed and commanded by the latter, the Confederate ram Manassas was the first ironclad ever built. Captain Austin was a Texan, a relative of Stephen F. Austin, and his family resides to-day in Houston at No. 2712 Fannin street. But for the success of this vessel the Merrimac would never have been built, and Ericson would never have submitted his plans for the cheese box on a raft. The first ironclad, the Enoch Train, a towboat on the Mississippi river, was purchased by Mr. Stevenson before the Federals had been driven from the field of Bull Run. It was a powerful vessel, with twin screws, and mammoth engines for a craft of its size. One hundred and eighty feet in length, it was registered at about 100 tons. Hauled upon the ways at New Orleans, builders swarmed over its hull, while all the city laughed at the plans laid down by the two captains. It was sheathed above the water line, under the direction of Commander Austin, with t
Havana, N. Y. (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.21
themselves in the hold. The vessel was going out light, bound for Havana, a haven of safety for the prisoners. At the appointed time a shmitted that they were escaping prisoners of war and wanted to go to Havana. With a great Prussian oath the master rushed toward the door withost, and so the two sailed away destitute, shaping their course for Havana. Day dawned, and still the two men rowed on, assisted by a makessed. Still there was nothing but the burning sun and the salt sea. Havana was ahead of them. Loaves of bread and bunches of fruit appeared pe picked up by fishermen just off the Cuban coast a few miles below Havana. Water and food were forced down their throats a little at a time.ved. Almost worn out by their awful experience, they were taken to Havana and turned over to the authorities. They were taken before the capt the wharf in the morning. Her last run was momentous. Leaving Havana with a cargo of gunpowder and provisions, calculations had been mad
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