Life — June 9, 1898 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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water, his necessities compel- ling him to float them over with barges. Then he had no men to man them. Then he was taken sick with lake fever, and in July, in this condition, he had ‘written to Chauncey: The enemy's fleet are now off the bar... . Conceive my feel- ings. Au enemy within striking distance, my vessels ready, and not men enough to man them! In the meantime the enemy had sailed away to Malden, and Perry, finally succeeding in getting crews, bad followed, and his ficet, stationed at Put-in Bay, waited for the British, Now they were in sight, and his opportunity had come. He walked around by the guns and encouraged his men. ‘*Are you ready, boys?” he asked in turn, Perry's Victory. From an old print,