Show hobsons Hoba ons died of daring and self sacrifice is compared with the heroism of gushing anrine the civil war in october 1861 the confederate iron da J ram the albermarle bad successfully resisted a whole fleet of united states gunboats gun boats there was not a federal warship to with her she waa army and navy imperiled by her W B cashing volunteered to dearoy her with steam launch and a volunteer crew he ran up the roanoke river an armed cutter lie broke through the confederate picket line drove his launch straight at the albermarle and in spite of the furious firine from her men at cached and exploded a torpedo which rank the vessel jj gushing and bis men jumped from the sinking lainca and swam down stream two were drowned and the rest except cashing and one other were captured cap cunning reached the bank halt ft mile below waded through a ecamp and the following night was taken ap by a united states gunboat at uh mouth of the liver |