Show fbi NEW YORK oct 3 the chaat of the newyork New York harbor has a new protection today in the shape ot the monitor winch has just been turned out of the brooklyn navy vard sho is commanded by capt montgomery icard when she was built during iniz tb close of the civil war ahe wa con adred the most powerful war ship in tub world she was built of oak and la 1 ain iron armor boiled over her hull tho last eight years ahe has been in thi brooklyn yard repairs aad modern alterations her ten inch throw solid sw projectiles weighing ibs with an accurate fighting emge of seven miles her lenetia io feet and her beam 55 feet she has a 12 inch armor cf blended iron and sarel and two coles two tei story comes eimo on wallo the baggage team and wason eliat runs to porters ville was on the i oad some distance from the station a thunderstorm arose lightning a tree near the road splitting it in two the same bolt jumped to the wagon knocked down the anle and the boy driver tha boy in falling his head on a georgia watermelon the force of the fall breaking the melon and the boys head sinking into the cavity in the melon the mula lay some minutes and recover ing got ap way having fortunately fallen with his head into the melon the water in it had the effect of reviving him and he shortly regained consciousness the only damage to the wagon was a split mobila ala register |