Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-06-27 | Page 15 | Secretary of [Illegible] Given Naval [Illegible]

SECRETARY OF W J r GIVEN NAVAL m 1 Y WASHINGTON Juno June 27 A 27 A brass speaking trump trumpet from the hand of Captain Jhew J J. hew WainwrIght as he lay de dethe e ethe the deck of his ship the United gunboat Harriett Lane in Gal harbor January 1 1862 has j s presented to Assistant Sec iSec Wainwright of the war depar descendant and namesake lant officer by R R. R C. C Duff of ofton orton or ton Tex in whose family been preserved as a war relic fc a century century- The rhe trumpet was to Duffs Duff's father by C. C F F. F Rl Radd dd later years connected with wi Baltimore Cit City college e but V buta ly lya I a member of the Confederate which boarded the Lane aft ship was shot to pieces in the took it from the hand of then of-then thel thel commander dead at his po post tI t. t I In recalling to Secretary Wright the tale of the old battle the Lane shot pounded by federate vessels at short rangE rang rendered Mr l Duff told als also alsol t other tragic incident on the d the the battered craft Captain Wrights Wright's executive he was Lieutenant Lea whose ft lf Major A A. M M. Lea commande commands Confederate force which retool I vest veston on in the counter attack Lea was first to step I Lane he said adding H HIt It Is said that one of of objects that met his sight w c body of his son lying on oUe the theof t of the Lane Iane mortally wounded lieutenant died in the armS father a few moments later a next day h he and Captain Wain yal were buried in the same grav grat Jor jot Lea Iea conducting the fungi vice aj