Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-16

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angle viii ~ Nos,hmos,a mou smeS Us"e nes. us
out n, = shors j;s,aa., H.. S;s, ."og msu 20
ohstruc,;ons .ans;s,;an - eos.ls.u m".s
torpedoes Attached ana net wo,Is ~ hlos
IA aseu ,d;S'., In. ne. yo.fs y vap.es
TTbe ysssusx -, ens, sn.pe W sa. - resns'
and Coal NJ, n ~ ios 49, ~ v 90 u. sS..
ifteen m;nntos ~, "a. Ill ~ ~. ~ eo~'',e ~X
lorpeS ernlo2 ~ Sai ~. .n ~ ~. 49,. ~ ~,
Weehauken. v;,bn., hoss.sr Js;e ~
dnmayeE "S-'' "N"S'e'' SS'"s .p'
the vessels all s,eer;n, vs,v ho.v;,, ,ho
narrow ma ssages thron@I ~ ry, 90 nrs,, .ne
tions oor,ld moi bs resehsJ AZ. oos s.a!sI
vain sstemn,s 1. ic"r vsss.is seyora.
and steamed hack down tbs hs .i,fS's
while sustaininS n beayv't;ra mi ~ r,ssaa,,T ~ ~
ine with their fups "A yicotonslv ss shsr
could. '
= The Patapsco had her 200. nonn,de AZ pa.
rott gun disabled by its own resoiI s.rlv Il il
the action. -G',H ="
The turret of. the Passaic was bept m
and cramped her | inch gun so AZ 10 nrsr
vent its working. Shortly afterward, her
turret stopped revolving, and she lost all
offensive, power.i 'lo' y. .TJ ii1S - - 81
The Ironsides had. meantime. ,v.;nlv
struggled to come closer to Furt Snmter -
The Rebel gunners finding her 6xed marx J.
piled her freely with shot and shell. Her
position vas such that she could nor bring
her broadsides 70 bear until about 4 q 'cloct
when she got an opportunity, to deliver her
fire at Fort Moultrie. - n
This was the only offensive demonstration
made BY her during the action. 7T,Hl
Z Wheh Admiral Dupont found that he
s;,,nsIaJ s.auy n'o,o 'ue Lyns,uss, ne
slsaaieu 70 tse Io9r Ton1c:aas pehipd her
~ r pase an1au anu ~ W .ne support OF the
ioI' Vessels alreeuy ensageo !,
Nly.ne " pass 10y ehe Oatskil ana
aoat,al'uoke' or9sneu ."e lrohsideS on me
po,s a.il ni s,ai ooAiu siues, put Aiter awniie
'inMm1asou mi t'l 3 ~. away alu m9veq on.
iney anu tne heokuk and Nanant came
unoer 'ne cohceh.iic range OF tne iorts and
ps..e.les at ABOUT tne time tne o'her tour
png.lispls ~ wele trrnlns PACK. ..,oil, =
Iney nevertne,ess auVanced Win lneh
guns az work orisky past the Northeast
,ace ,; o. rose'onmter, antlI tnelr course was
hkSwlss Tw l,lpyasS oy oos'ruocons
me Gatskl!i, Hsntucset ana NahSnt re-
oe,ycu tne I.'''eo nre Oh Dotn TOTS sumter
Inc neokok nad steered q little more
70 I9e ieIt, and f9r . whi,e received inc nre
OF rort sumter alone. she hred the gun
10 ner forward !urrct but three times, when
" 2ecame disabled. ,,tl, w
her after gun could not be brought to
pear encctiveiy ana was thus rendered use,
less AFTER continuing under the united
nres o. al the forts ana batteries Tor about
tnreeLquarters OF an hour, all the Monitors
anu tne whitney battery came back, In
ooen'ence 70 q signal from the nag-ship.
Inc ironsldes had already Cropped back
some distance out OF range OF Fort Sumter.
Az . CLOCK the entire neet was out OF range,
anT ml ths action ceased; ~
E Inc Ericsson raft, known, as the Devil,
was attached 70 the bow OF the Weehawken,
9ut proved hnderance instead OF help,
oy y1 en- oarrassing the steering OF the ship,
connected with the raft were not used, as
.ney required delicate handling, and fears
we're entertained as 70 Their success. The
oevil was iost the DAY after the hight, and
wasned ashore.
~ was tne intent,on OF the Admiral tor
new the attack on the next day, but when
c"s hs vsre ne the IRON
Ne keo5uk b and Psssaio, were fully; and three,