Show CAPTAIN JOHN the remains of the noted captain JOHN have been placed on the baltimore the finest ship of the american fleat and while you are reading this the vessel Is steaming its way for foreign shores carrying away the mortal remains of a name that will always be dear to tho hearts 0 the american people captain was in an I 1 obscure hamlet of sweden july 31 1803 of low parents in early man hood ho came to the united states and gained his first great distinction during the civil war in 1862 the confederates had placed a formidable vessel on the water which they called the virginia it was simply tho old united states frigate merrimac that had been raised at norfolk and plated with an impenetrable mail of iron the ironclad iron clad had made an attack on the union fleet at fortress morroe and played sad havoc among the men of war located there asides sinking two of the most valuable ships this ironclad iron clad monster had injured many others the grea t question of the times was how this evil boat of the confederates could be done away with it was at this time that the genius of capt came to the rescue of the union he placed a new and peculiar war veasel afloat provided with a single round tower of iron exposed above tho water line and also heavily plated it was named the on the ath of march 1862 this peculiar warship war ship met the huge merrimac Merri mic and won the day the event revolutionized naval warfare and secured for capt a fame world wide while it pos aebly saved the union from destruction since then many inventions have been added to his proud record conferring a great boon to the seafaring portion of humanity for these reasons americans hallow the name of and do him honors today to day as his remains are taken rom our shores it was his desire to he buried in the land of his birth bat through life he was wedded ro america though offered exalted positions in foreign service he pro berred his private life in the domain of undo aam and here spent his busa life until death overtook him |