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Show ,i ';! THE ITlItST I JION JIAM. 1 . i t ' THC MEnniMAC'S OAniNO nAID OH 111 A UNION WAR FLEET. ' ' Una Vm an l'tpcrlmrnl, tho Offtprlnjr ' t1 r Xr-ifi"a I.mIi il af Ifitarlf 't ftlrlrWn Uirk.t.o. but M.a It1n , tlonlrvil Hi MtthmU of 1 laMlnf ml . (CunrrLglit. Iff, by AirrrlrftQ Irt Auucla J I ttoo. Hoot tUbU Wfwl.1 I ' fcK ITKMlMK IW- 5 I- J Vt$7 iH iim! Mi rot- I il; ! r Ih4 ! wt , ' SSr &1 ,,w to ,l"'t 11 ' SS?$r3t llH'' i1 n flrrtl 1 1 t4 4rat3& rrlt mi'iii-monrti r 1 ; viii:5r ...i ti thin.' I U i.7? ami. I, nn.1 tnon , - ami UrKr kIiI, . flit with tnor Ktiil liri.) r RUtm t.nlK ii(( . t)Utftttblrtortl!rAtliniitliaviiUiM)iiM 1 IIJ'V kmjw totttUr for )iar Ilttic ! 1 ,i fltjr' t rclilloitl rt,l wn r.1(itr. ami ttn 1 J flnt (run Hunting rnm, tbu tlitnilsl itml 1 li tlfttrtictlro 3frrHiip. IM ilonn fnttn lirr j f' jtnyi one flnt iirlnir morning ltnk n Mtnn- T1, ltitf If rallirruiisnurtil pluiitra lu tli Vir-' V , Klnl wfttfr, then rliihtM hi rwlf with nn . j , nlr tliftt nwinnl toruuvrxtu Ihntrlm niul ino-l. I mrii-of wir ut tlia HorlJ, nnd of tl. ; )i Uiiltnl Mfllr In irticul.ir, tljo wiiry, ftn cltllrtidlii Mitutflt 'l am hrrc! Jf mil jj downwircolorr' 1 Tli iiuiitttf r, for hkIi lm rnrrl lo W, j hml hut lilntc la brna tit a n palling U mity . Phe lmknl lllf Ihn r",f i,t n Imaih aRimiU J ikr ttMitructitii wm cf the mmttrlinl- 1 j' tlvn Vin.t, illth fir A people hf tlminrito Kriilt could hrlust uljout itttU Ma Ha rcryUiln?, ftopitiK I mitt 11 hl'lm, t IroticUd liUtd for ntlnt Iioum, nn rhntif v In r, imrhlnrrr uiu rrew' ijunrU pi nntl a mm Kttlunt nctil hull and ramming Utik. Thnt ' V WNntheiirwtliliittiiiidrrtliaiiuiilniittunl ! K; pructlcr Iron, irui nrwherf In onlcr lo ccoiiotnJw in tlma ntnl money ( tbrroJcrtrr ot tl Mtrrimac rm (Mini , Itlio luiU (f tl.o fonnrr Unltd KintM m revr war frlgito Mtrrltnitc from tltolmttomff tlmLlliulHlli rlv.r ut Norfolk, Hlirrrnlia . mi hl lfn onnk, itftir nrltiitaixt muttlli Ki I. tiTAUnkn eiidmoii mrly In tU uar t Oli trnnforniatlou Into n ram Ivttnnljr CrittlnuthfTAUU.nviilOMltliliitlin-u Ml ' of UrohUlsht water lino. IWImihI fori MVtrtty tttl trrru drrknl orr r lure 1 mi llmt j the wrljLt of euHritiuctura ntnl nriuv inrntvouM krt-p ILcin In-luvr wnttr la tlo mtddto Mrtlon-ubout mio-IiaH tho thin Alofilnu nf w) U 1 of pilch pli. And oitk Iwcuiy four furliri thlrk. 'lliH cxteiidiil from tho WAtrr lino nt nn nnuto ofUUk.ioaHntM)(ii ftrt aInivo tht Ktin drck At the vvutl'M red tl.U si ItM nn roiiudrd m a to ctre tho Injut ntid tern Btinx w Ido nvnjt Thaupprr thd cf the Mrld ihnklnt did not come tcthir 1-y nU.m twuny coirrrdwlth n untln that wrrcil a n vinttlttor to tho rlittmU nt In low and nto a a proineniule drtk, Ovir tho M Id plaoklng wMbolictl four lneh of roll! iron In io Uji n, tho umUr In) r runnio t horUon tally thconur ono up ntnl doit a ttiu Bloix. '1 bo bolt rxtctidrd throtuli tbl Kr UMity fourliiLba&fuootlandUuruclliiLU 1 rtloulhdltiMdr J? The projM llliitf pmrrr of theold hull a , K thewrAkrtuirtf l.ir. 'll.fluiln 1,-id I : uciiuondctniml Ivforv lh war, niul the , t N '' nnJ a 1"UI( Miu In the mitt water u f 1 'J kholaytulrtnrrKMl.hndu'tliutrnvnlthcm. ij j lufutt tha CoufoderuttB had coiidtium-d t the old thing for nil prat tlcnl purptmii In I v Iho imry, Init nliUml lirra cheap plant r v tolrtlh"cruiika"tliikirwlth( TliuCotf r y fide racy 1 ad no fotuidrle, no pnticnu, ic j f Morkmenand itotoola nor machinery fut ' Ironclad hiiiflUiir, and rtrrythln had to i'jw l Improvlml, workmen hml to Iw trnlmit, j 2 "" l,1( proJecUm and lutckipt of the now. tftf funsU-d liutlon wcrooMUcd to Ihj pitlent K.1 atidcauttouvionaiiot to weary practical kjfc ptppIelTdrnnudnfor thU And that im- ,cT henrdof thlt W Tho dcMynrr nnd ronntrurtor of the rnm l.f - WMJobnUl'uiter, auotd United ht&Ui PK ttl oillccr, who had carrUil Ibo plan of If' nn Ironclad ohMd fnr nr TcawUluhU r head for yvarsU fore t he Cotifitlcrary uiu MM ' thoncht of. Anotlxr fmtor xm Unit. "f L J(hu It. Ilroi.kc, who laid tho platluu ntxl VjJ' AloprrpHndth Armumsutfur tho mon f . tr bfUttry, Tho un imtnUrcd U11, ,1 ft 7 Inch rilht apiece for tho Iwwiuid ftirn, Ki f a Much ilfln am) thrt-o tf-luth kinooth- K& J torn for eneb hruuMde. The monster w J! I not to I unique In tap telly for htaiidlnj; l I Lartl knock nlnui.'. Hhe wa to filvo hunt (II, I Lnwkt. Ily a dtrlco of IJrnt llrook' i'ljf' ttrtl Itand thn-o Inchea In thlcJni wro , v ahruukonnrouiidthobroiHU of each chii J mm to 1 mint lmratluu under hmvy t charjtM. Int, hut not hntt, tor that win X the main piriOMf of tht nuw crvatluii, il r V came the ram, ncaitl roti prow projJtlntt if 1 1 'our fwt. nnd to 1mi oomph ulynhiii rued ? V diirinffnUloii. ICelutUil) thlaantrlllln4 3 ft Appurtenance, like the ihimi on a run, hut 'I H weltfkml 1,S0 pound. All the hmvy jj. j Artuor Hualiuplj to thluM men, tutluta, , fco t rnaildnrry nud cannon, whIU the uwl khould Iv flkihtinu her way up loan 1 nemy toiflitfnttulauluu thnutwlth that t4.nl . hi. beak. , Iheiicniof Ilia Imllillnu of thu Mrrl- nitu) wa luunJitl nhruod In the fall of , hutMiownmmt rtruly fur lauiuhln until Marth, 1st,, nn M ..pjr t)p ,(jru,( i, ,y. iKiidedupoiiloiiurm nLi liitom 'htn thun,f u luddthu r u,,;,, , tlJ outlit rn folk , ulii vt (, d Iron, rare Koldutiduinuyiionddaj w k k jIii j Into Itr ALd ua output, nt Ltr ilowa &i a U74U Porlien h ttmel from Norfolk Into ltampton llond on Man.li 8 Alio had n fair hem to Kite tht public on both tides of tha luctAM-n'ttlmi JUmjton llofla I a waterway tptwren the lower end of Chipeake Uy and tbo ruixithof Jitnin rlrer The Cotifwlcracy ftipMl t! 1 aohtlirm ohore with t-ttrli. thf Notiti tbo iKMthiin olurm nlth forU an I Ik ttrlcaud wnr iewl nt nt.chur Wl.tli l Merrtn.ni Kentind Into tht Hood llo Union tl liy jutiacroM thefiiiliieliannel.tho H'nti Mnnp Cum Wrland and (bofunn frltfile Connm Mnwpori Nwa, nnd x mllon eait, nir rortrem Mrmnip, the 4)-tfun frhxateii Mln W)trt and Itofllioke And the Nfiiu f rigate l ht Iwrence. 7huy were wolen hlp like nil navlerf In thotlny4, nnd on March I T. In nntlcipitlwiof the Mcrrlmac'i raid 1 rnonltrhAd lieeiiiU'iMteheil from Uiodt In ton for tliee vf-ri la to tnnke all hiult Into tbo lSrfomne river frttrtty 1 hi order hadn't rroehed lti1ellfifttlon at noon of the sib. and on luird the (.'tun lier.fthd anil Contrreae Ihetuillont' nahed ' clothe were tlrylui( In the rlKtflotf onl 1 their Inmi Mere wii(lnf from lb hoonix when the rain hovo In atght. Ihtnint thanKetlln tuttikltiif. honcrrr. wbn pillar of hUek atnoke WAern tlnIiU otit of l.llanlwlh river and n MranKe craft t teamed Inmi umiir the ConnOeiA'o tut terlM and Lvadnl (or Newport New. A 'anlitaallliii; L'ului picket boat ran out to i-Monnolti r, And fired a faw ahote to wirn f rletMl litahon thai the Mrantftr came ik4 In (Mice but frr war The ConKirf no-1 I CumM-ilend uml tho altore battcrlefl, ag (fietfAtltiK 100 Ktn npened otithornru at 1 thm fomthaof Atnllf dlttnnce. Coinmo-, I tloiv ll.it itAuan, ah old nary of11rr, war ! eliotml tin- Miirrimat nnd dcrldeil u uiak abort woik of It AnliiirlkatiieCumbrrlaiHl I ht once. While moving up to her J rey the I 'rrlmnctaedUieConttreMamlrevelvwl from her a full bmaJMa, At the Mine 1 time the pivot imn of the rani woe fired at htr IiiUikUmI tlrtlmiAiid onoKUiraorewt f , the ( uniUrland waa awept nwny. Then thwpirn atrook with tar poMtrrul beak lmoatut right hIc, -lon to the Cunt ljcrland'a forerlitRtng making 11 hole that A'l.trMend enrt1' inluht im through 7ht forwanlrlHe gunoftlHt rnm nt the Instant of colJIidoti ill llvcrrd a ihot that killed ten men nt 000 nun on tho Uiimbvr Und Tlienthe Mtrrimac backet nwny hfim her Iron beak hrokin off In the Idea of the lucklemt frigate, And ijlllckly tumel ttpoti tho L'onxna with a raking tern (Ire. The Cumberland continued. In action nearly on hour When balled to trlk color her cutunieulcr, UWut, MorrK bouMt, "rer. I'll alnk otoairalde!" Hbe waa lenklitK badly all 1 f tht 1 1 mo and her trow wa ilrlvtii by the rHmf water to tbo upjier deck anl there contlnueil fir lu fnmi the deck Kun. A wiltor oti the ronf of the ram wa cut In two hy a khttl from the Cumberland Jut a Ih) woiitdmvn, hhn aank In fifty four fret of water ntv htr flag lloatnl from lur tfinnnot nlnive the wan. Ibo ovw a.ived tbuniKhca by jumping nnd awlmutlng Aahore. The Congrcsa tried to nroid the fatecf her commit aihI tfvtpe, but ho Kroundnl nrxl the Merrlmao ran up to within JO yard and riddled her with ihtlta. Ilrr commander, I.Ictit. J I hmltbtwaikllUtl, her acupnt reran Mood, her crtw wa tlii ahiuul tLivil with no chance to retaliate, ami her ofUcer dlpU)cd the white flag 3helleuttnaiit lu charge mado a formal ainnmdrr and unit nn board n Confitlerata (;uitlmut, hut the Uulnii trmp on ahore contlnueil to tiro upui tho Confute rate, the ConardtV eclura were not atrurk, and Commodate Ilnchatinu dlrccteil that liot ahot le pourtil Into her WMlo ihe wi. hundiig her crew juiipetl Into thewntir, I and two aouthcrti oflktr ht tbtlr Uvea la - 1- - niit r.vM I'miiii rLiK nitr. mtnnPtlnK lu riKiio Ibo dUall.il mllon fnmitlrvwrilni; Tbo Ctmcruiii liitniwl nil ullllit, bikI Mltr immrniiia cxplu.lt.n4 nt rliirlU ami lilnl cui.iion, nt inti rvul., In 1 m-illAXlitM KUwr up tuwaM mciriilnj auj duly 10 iilnu (miinciiU ninntnM. At tlntrcituliirttccuu-bl cf thu fleht ttib Union friunta Mlnniiiotii, n IhIii vmI ultU Itonlil Mcrrlmnp.htrninisl tip lo tako nlinnd, Wlirlt tlio CfingnMHlroppnliiut H10 .Mcrrlmaa .tartitl to nmt tlm .Minna. ut n, but tli. Inttrr uniuiuliri In unt(r lirrs I l.o CuiiMcrotg pilot ftunil to rLlt kl.rtl. Tin JriijalM ltor.uol.o oll SL Jjiwmuttvrra not nt nil flijrlitftcmpInK nrUiilntnuroUh lliuu.w n.liutbr tlio ul nnvjr fanlnntl w.ro on llionrrnt nliuut tb llins tli. Mlnnrmli Rrounilnl. 1 Ilia rnm flml nt nil thrru nlttrnutrlr, I (.Irlnic t-aeli n mtltautlnl liirnirntn of tlio I l.r.t lrtmila.1. All tlirni rnllnntljr tt.nl to 1 rrttini the compliment. nnl littrlwl trunl. U1 nltir lirwiiUlit. Hint lliil oil tl.o Mirrlmni'i roof like o murh Lull. Wl.ot tlmrliil wouM liitulMtiiHitbA faTlit)iin ilnyllitblnui.nocnntill. IlJtknw. cmlol tbt'liinttcrnnil llucbntinti Lnulnl hi. vl torlouiiIlaM unJcr Ibo kuih of frlcnll Imtt.rlr. on tbu noutb .bore ntnl ct nUut rutintlniT brulf. A n killil nml SO vrouuilul rcro tbo cniualt n. Two kuih bail lobt thrir IllUXxK. Iijr mi o gotnl ibimt lliKfniintbctitbir.lua. Tbo 4 Imli Armor un Imrrlr Indented, Imt mrrtblna ot nble Innitf ttiotii(l) to bolil tip n iiiImIIo bn 1 ilonn m n brief hcodiI aa 1 tben tllMppenrrU AlonxMllblt. 'Ibo iinoknitncl; rn. none, llkowlio otio nncbnr. llivlt, .Intuition, rnllltiK. nml Mntm plpmi were nil uono, nn.l tbo Unit. (tinting Ibo lnl blilf of tlio Utile. I'otiti-.! from n IrtMinllutt plko. Hut tbo n otihUr nunnit.ti.lir t 111. Klala of her rein forcrtl rnuiion mil llulr irenn ircro Is lluhtlnit trim, nml Ibu Iron .blebl nl.mt th in naiH-tlin n little Ulttr lor Inlnc I rul.UI tiniutb bjr tho .but uml t.bi II Hut I hmlriklniilUioilltotil) toulnlitentr Ihe north n.piruleil hen llnnrn. luwhisl nlouu the m Irvn ll nt tbu Merrlimn n ntlunlly rhllnK mi r I be wiet k of the elnkluit LuiuIn rhiiul un.1 tlm bimtinit Con ltr-M nml .tetrlu furtburL.tof the lh.it rtiinlurjr hunton vxtlnlnil Itoforu tin tnblnrt nt Wn.blngloni Ibu .Mitlluine will thuliKe the whole ibiiructkr of Hit w in .bo w 111 ilL.truy.M rtntim, iv.ry imvul ul li mil hi) iilili..ii.l,iiil,l lionnl iiinler nmtrlliutloii ot linllkrlr we.bnllbim.n.heloriiiiinoii Ivill rroiii nun of Ur kUiH In the bile II. m- Ufuro woliKlathUroom" Hi the i.l, m.rlnil rnm wnn n cliiiiiiptoii ImualitMi a. w,ll x. lUlili'r.ljeimal.Mnfnlluplo I ,,r iht,. I lut her il i v n. i ef l.o orki.li. n of ihoSneilU, wUnr.1, 1 rliiim, i" ii in beur (mill when Ibu .Merrlmiic .turtlml II o worhlmel .oiltilnl Ike iloom f Mo.. leu khljuo. foiton In nnuil udiualn. "ii'iim I- Kltuhll |
