The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-26

IL Il
an angle OF about ninety degrees; passing
through the cAscmate and connecting pipe OF
the boilers, killing gunner on the starboard
aide and slighfing in the stewards pantry.
The effect OF soyering the connecting pipe
may be imagined All the steam Of the
boilers ct once rushed with q shrill, Kissing,
sound into every part of the gunboAt. which |
presented no means for lis escape except |
through the port holes aud sky lights. II |
Was like injecting steam into an air tight box. |
and when We remember there we're nearly |
one hundred and eighty human beings below |
the deck, the inetiable horror OF their stua-
ton NAV readily be seen.
fERKisLf pEsrkrcrios % ras srKAs
The burning steam fairly moved them
down. They shrieked and ieaped aud
writhed with pain. Blu, the steam did not
| pity their fortunes. il seemed rather 20 de
light in their suferings. and extended is
yaporous torrents 10 new victims. Horrors
upon horrors accumulated ia that low.
| square. seething. boiling. fiery enclosure.
where man endured all the tabled agonies
the damned. and vet could not die.
| To some, Fate Was merciful; for IL slew
them at once. As many ss forty five or
fifty who had stood on the gundeck a few
moments before with buoyant hopes and
elAted spirits lay there In crimson death: un-
conscious Of the pain OF those around them;
unhearicg-0 how fortunatel-the terrible
moaning and grooming Of tho wounded suf
ferers.
IL is easy TO die. bat ii Is hard To suffer-
And many a pain cleaning eye turned TO
the flushed oorpsss Oh at slrswed the deck,
and asked Ia silent accent. why heaven had
not been 80 Kind TO all.
Oh the horror OF that scene Oh The
fearful power Of man 10 suffer
Who that saw what vas visible that dsy
can ever forgeti
Will not that vail OF distress fall on his
ear ia biz dreams. and make him start Ia
dread even from the arms OF her he loves
above his life
As soon az the fret shock had passed.
those who had not been slain from full In.
halation OF the steam, were prompted, mad
with pain. 10 leap into the river TO cool
their burning bodies. The impulse appear
ed TO seize upon all simultaneously, and out
OF the open ports plunged one wretch after
another. until 10 or 50 wrere struggling in
tho water Some were so badly scaIded that
they could not swim. aud they. most fortu
nately. were drowned: whild others. re-
irosned and cooled by the river, struck out
maniully to the shore. as IL they had been
uninJurod
BARsARisN OF rnr REBELS
At this crisis. when every principle Of hu-
I manity called for aid and ssccor. the rebels
proved themselves worthy Of the antece-
> dents that have dishonored ard disgraced
them from tho beginning OF the war
Instead OF initiating the example OF gen
crosby and magnsnity set them by brave
and loyal people. struggling for the preser-
walton offs great and glorious country. for
a getting the heroic conduct shown by our
!: seamen who endeavored. in the gunboat
: fight Off Memphis, TO save tho lives Of the
G unfortunate crew OF the General Lowell
q wsen she went down.--the rebels, meanly
0 mercilessl " and dastardly. made every ef
: fort 10 destroy the poor scalded fellows who
J. were seeking TO reach the shore or our yes
4 sells with their burned and suffering limbs
: Perpetual shame upon the people-eterna
q infamy TO the cause that can forget the com
mon promptings OF Nature In the demonlac
= hatred that strives only to destroy!
v The gunncrs IN the upper battery turne,
4 their guns upon the suffering officers ant
!. seamen Of the Mound City, and Capt. Fry
Il the Commander Of the works, ordered hi
e sharpshooters to kill every Yankee before
: he could reach the shore or succoF could b,
= brought.
o The devilish enemy needed no second bid
a ding. He ran with alacrity down to tn
% boat, and there, under cover of the trees
= fired muskets and rifles at the Wounds
swimmers with cool dabolism that's saw
age South sea Islander would have blushe
to witness. Many brave fellow was kille
= and sank in the river and others were wouI
I" ded several times before they obtained tn
!! ncedful all from their loyal friends. TIL
- Mound City was powerlcss and drifting wit
y the current, She could not aid them, ali
the ~. l.oui- was then opposite the lowe
~ fertilization.
~ UNION SMALL BoATs HIRED INTO.
s The Conestoga, which was Just below d
y Mound City, promptly lowered two Of h,
" boats, aud sent them to save the survive
y Of the horrible accident. No sooner la
&c the gigs been manned. and no sooner wei
VI the sailors pulling at their oars on the
vine errznd OF mercy. than the upper VOL
VI blaxed with its heavy guns at the succore
o. Of distress.
The Union gigs were struck twice: one
NJ the bow aud the other in the stern; bu
ey strange 10 say. they were not swamped. NJ
L. we're they prevented from rescsing from a
H. river sou.e Of the i'll fsted crew.
ca A third boat, from the St. Louis. beliey
Of Vas struck with rebel shot, and shattered
ev pieces, but none of the inmates were hurt
b. drowned. The enemy WAS still bent on
n demoniac work, and would have fired
last cartridge at the defenseless sailors. h
not the brave Indianians under Colon
OF Fitch succeeded by this time 10 reachi
lie the rear Of the fortihcstion where FRY COZ
he handed. and arrested the labor Of destru
he ton.
a.. THk KrBrL soRrIFIoArioSs TAKEN.
he The Forty sixth Indiana rushed With
nd shout and a vollsy Of muskstry into tho be
nd tile works. aud then charged with bayon.
10 upon the inhuman Zoe. The rebels we
re completely taken by surprise Before th
= had time 10 throw down their arms or cry
quarter. they were lying in their intrenc
nents aud their life.blood ebbing away
-, Some Of the secesssonist fought " ith dogg
"a obstinscy against superior NUMBER, and
am covered With ghssty wounds.
~. Tho-e Of the rebels along the shore 81
, . had beeo firing - the Cnionists In the va
ion were soon charged upon by the INDIANA
a. for whom they did not ~ait. but took 60 III,
=. along the bank toward the village Of
ho, Charles A Tortion of the insurgents ran
"a a place above where the river had been
M structsi and jumping into lev small DO
they had moored there, crossed the stre
If and disappeared in the woods
,.e The rout was complete. The victory '
al our: but. slssl at what price
In Io~s OF INK KSKHY
L.