Show 1 RICHMOND PUT TO THE TORCH I In n tv 1 j 1 r r A. A i I tj t-cr t 1 4 i C cc 4 c AA f h ji 1 i f p t e E t S t Z j Y itt e- e f fj 4 3 S I Io I'S i fUn rit f V Y nl x 1 d 0 r 3 t. t i i F- F rt r 1 y t y y g- g gt t Je 4 k t ff J iy i s. s La ff Y q v.- v. t. t f i ii i h f i f. f x M lj tIJA r tv h I f tv iI w Ii I t f. f r. r J. J rl t J I i tt 1 t f 1 j fi 5 t df p h j 1 t W P t I h. h Wt 11 1 a t x fIr I l 1 t f C r I l Y 1 il jj iJ ft t t tf tt 4 Aw oCr 7 Ll 1 t r. r t n r. r d W-t W q r 1 1 t 1 I f l 7 r. r 1 ri I w 1 U Y Y t M X s n 0 r i f fc L it crI cr hJ MS e Y H n r 10 11 r. r 1 N x 1 1 r. r t w 1 i Io 0 l M lIs j 1 i Cj C A f fri i j ff F r.- r. VT X t N f. f t w l 1 t 1 Nr f w M C II Mo All AU All that remains of the tho old wooden frigate Richmond long ago the pride of ot tho the American navy and conspicuous during tho the Spanish Spanish- American and also tho the world war Is isa a a. mass mana of or twisted metals and charred oak oale timbers Umbers on tho the rock rocky beach at Eastport tho the most moet easterly frontier frontierA A few fer da days dayn ago tho the Richmond one oneo o of the l last t of ot Uncle Sams Sam's old wooden warships t Was was put lut to tho the torch While the vessel was In flames lames Old Glor Glory was hauled down own The Tho Richmond was towed Into Eastport Eastport East East- port harbor the first week of ot May by bythe bythe bythe the ocean going tugboat at Pallas aft after r ra a a. long and ancI slow Blow voyage oage up tho coast where she attracted much attention As she sho came up UI bay blY she was ls greeted by blasts from the whistles of the local sardine factory factor harbor steamers and motor boats bonts and anel the city wharves were crowded with residents The tide which often reaches twenty six to twenty eight I feet here carried her far tar up on the Tho Richmond was purchased cel from thc government b by Jos Joseph ph Hyman Hman Sons Son of ot Philadelphia scrap Iron fron and amI metal dealers She will be the tho fifth old wooden frigate to end her days on the Coney ConCo beach bench In recent years ears After having Ing served faithfully for BI two sixty two t-two years ears and being In commission commission commis commis- sion slon during three wars the old warship warship war war- ship was brought to Eastport E from the Norfolk Va Vl naval station The Richmond Richmond Rich Rich- mond mood was built In 18 1859 18 g. g As An a part rt of ot Almiral Farragut's fleet she Ahe to took lc k part partIn In some somo of ot the tho famous naval battles about tho the Mississippi river It was during tho bombardment of ot Nov Nev Orleans Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans that Admiral Farragut ordered the tho Richmond to be camouflaged Not having paint she was smeared with Ith mud She passed tho the confederate batteries bat bat- tories teries at Fort Jackson and participated ed cd In tho capture of New Orleans After few tew service a n. years years' following the tho civil war tho the frigate was retired un un- til UI the outbreak of ot the tho A Spanish Spanish-Ameri nerl- nerl can war when whon sho Bho was again aln brought out In 1898 1893 she was WEB used as ns a re receiving receiving re- re ship stationed at th the Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia navy yard yare Later she was taken back to tho the Norfolk naV navy yard ard and during during- tho the recent world war she was t used as a a. training ship Finally she ahe was stationed at St. St Helena Berkeley Berkele Va It was from this station that she was reid old to Joseph Hyman Hman Sons Bonn It ItIs ItIs Itis Is stat stated d that there were fully tons of or high grade copper In her an and also other metals of ot value which were gathered up from the tho Coney Concy beach after after arter aft art er er the woodwork was consumed The Tho Richmond was f feet ct long 43 42 feet wide Ide 17 te fet feet t. t deep She Sho was wa equipped with sixteen boilers boiler which were removed remo before she was ras towed toed to tc Eastport harbor She wa wat brought here under command of ot Capt John F Turner of Newburyport Mass hc holds the worlds world's record for tor deep se sea diving diving- |