Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-31

Of Williamsburg. he thus ailudes K
!: tho appearance Of the Commanding
General ~ DO came upon the field dur
ing the fight:
When tho firing Was most terrific
and tho anxiety the most intense, there
came from the rear Of our ranks q soune
which seemed for the moment to subdu.
the roar oven Of the artillery. All eyes
and cars were turned to discover it
origin, which proved to be the approach
of General Mcclellan and his staff
Throughout the day he had been mo
mentarily expected, and his opportunt
coming was hailed with long and en-
thusiastic cheering. Regiment aftel
regiment, as he was quickly recognized
gave utterance to q welcome of which
Napoleon might have been proud. Ar
irving al headquarters he-without dis
mounting from his horse-held briei
consultation with Gen. Reyes, and ap'
proving his course, and especially bis
order for reinforcements to Gen. Han.
cock, joined him in ride throughout
our lines. His appearance was every
where the signal for an outburst OF the
widest applause. He wore plain blue
coat, and had his cap enveloped in a
glazed covering. The rapidity Of bis
ride to the field had we'll spattered him
with mud, and the drenching rain had
penetrated his every garment. He,
however, showed no signs Of fatigue, and
it was not until he had in person ia
miliarized himself with the entire field,
and by critical observation studied the
exact position of the enemy, that he &C.
| cepted the shelter of room which had
been reserved for him at headquarters.
Among the wounded, who were visit
cd as soon as the battle was over, says
the writer:
Gen. Mcclellan had kind word for
each, and smile which carried consola-
ton to the pale sufferers, most Of whom
had not vet received the slightest sur
gical attention. TO tho various iDqui-
ries he replied so pleasantly, so prompt
ly, and with SO much apparent feeling,
that we might have thought him an old
and intimate friend and companion.
Few of the wounded recognized him,
and when afterwards told who had 60
generously cheered and comforted them,
they were greatly surprised. 1t had
not occurred to them that victorious
Major General would stoop to tenderly
inquire into their casualties and pro-
vide for their relief.
Colonel Dwight, of the First Regi-
ment, was stretched upon a cot in the
centre of the hospital room. Ills wound
in the leg had been partially dressed,
but he was by no means comfortable.
In response to the Generals common
dation of his conduct on the field, he
stated that he would not have given up,
but for the severity of his wound, and
that the appreciation of his commanding
officer more than compensated for his
suffering. BY the order of the General
he was at once removed to private
house near at hand, and attended by a
skillful surgeon.
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An Unscemly Organ.
In small church at a little village
near Brighton, where the congregation
could not afford to pay an organist, they
recently bought self-acting organ, a
compact instrument, we'll suited to the
purpose, and constructed to play forty
different tunes. The sexton had in.
structions how to set it going, and how
to stop it; but unfortunately he forgot
the later part of his business; and after
J singing the first four verses of hymn
before the sermon, the-organ could not
be stopped, and continued playing two
verses more /; then, just as the clergy
man completed the words, "let Us pray"
tina organ clicked, and started a fresh
tune. The minister sat it out patiently
and then renewed his Introductory words
"let US pray" when click went the
organ again, and started Oft on Lother
tune. The sexton and others continued
their exertions to find out the spring,
bnt no man could put stop to it =; so
they got four of the stoutcst m en- in the
church to shoulder the perverse in
strument, and they carried it out down
the centre aisle of the church, playing
away, into the church-yard, where it
continued clicking and playing away
until the whole forty tunes were fin.
ished.
Mr.. CowEs, Of the Patent Office, at
w ashington, states that Thomas Gregg,
of Collingsville, Penn, is undoubtedly
the inventor OF metallic defensive armor
in ships. lie had patent issued 10
him in 1914, and he describes in his
specification vessel with angular sides
call around" covered by a deck tc
glance the projectilcs Of an enemy up
ward, while the shot striking above tho
apex Of the angle will be glanced down
ward. The angulated system Of ship
building, as exhibited in the Nj Q rimac
and the fr'gate recently launched a,
Philadelphia, is claimed to be invented
By Josiah Jones, of,hc British Navy, a.
late as 1859. MIR. Gregg invented this
half century before. So Of metallic
shields; MIR. Gregg's vessel was s'to b.
coppered or covered with iron."
MAJ. GEN. Wool has awarded Tho
contract for raising and saving the re
mains Of the Merrimac. as we'll as othe,