Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-20
Acct ,b., really hold ,h;, oar, Of Virginia,

Why do you live here alone ?" ! said to
sench. Ny husband is dead" "Why
ont you get another man ?" "What do I
want anoder man fore What's the good Of
noder man to me?" & Why, set him to
work. to build you better shanty" "Oh,
la more trouble dan da wort. Don't want
'noder man." ] left her singing, fat, and
,appy, as all that race are. - Visited
he graveyard. Many sailors and soldiers
ie there, all with white head and foot boards,
read # .. .aam..
Private Samuel J. CLARK, Co. y. Cd n. H.. died Aug,
I'd, lSd2 -E-.etH. sasa. .. 4 ...s..s a .s. s
Engei Reitchurch seaman U. S. s. Frgaie Minnesota.
Killed In action April 2ist, 1893. rocr fellow. knew
him as lively, hearty seaman and of undoubs-
ID courage.) . 10
Jas Herrold killed on board U. 9. friyate can,ber.
land March stu 1862 THAT was In our first days aglH
with the Merrmac.)
22d.--Thousands of soldiers landing at
Yorktown. Fort Monroe and Newport News.
The new Lieutenant General whom the West
has given us is up to something.
24th.-The wo-turreted monitor Ononda.
ga arrived last eve. The Merrimac No. 2 is
below Fort Darling. "* Capt Flusscr, the
Paul Jones of North Carolina, was killed .
few days ago on board his boat fighting -
rebel ram. All the officers and old crew Of
this ship knew him we'll how he used to sic
on stool on his deck, under flre Of rebel
smoking his cigar, firing his
revolver and musket as fast as loaded and
brought. A remarkable shot, rarely miss
ing his man. This and much more they tell
of him. - $4,000 troops at Yorktown.
That means work. Tho Admiral is contin.
ually receiving dispatches. This also indi.
Gates that an active movement Is about to
take place. @
May 2d.--On the 30th ult at o P. n. VIC
received orders to proceed 20 Yorktown with
dispatches from the Admirul Next day Mt
9 A. N. we delivered tho dispatches to Lieut..
Commander Babcock and rec,i lived orders 10
wait and then proceed to West Point TO GOV.
er the landing Of troops. Z" = The fleet for
West Point was the flag ship Gov. Morse,
gunboat Putnam aud Shawshcen, and four
large transports. We had hardly got up an
chor when a hole was blown through our
boiler. We let go anchor, reported to tho
flag ship, and were ordered to make repairs
and proceed to destination as soon MS posi-.
bic. Six hours made us all right. The sol
ders were landed without opposition. Dis.
covered four torpcdoes. Experimental with
one of them and blew wharf in pieces. =
= We will be here only long enough to pro-
tect the troops until they get ready to protect
themselves. - It is q sharp lookout we
have to keep here, especially at night. Last
night one solitary whippowil kept up his
notes all through my watch Of four hours.
The night was beautiful Once IN awhile it
was -" what's that p Something seen in
the water.) "Torpedo" would be suggest.
ed. Torpedo or whatever, everything Aoat.
cd harmlessly by. = Z" Virginia might bo
one of the foremost States II is long long
years behind the times. People ignorant
and Of course conceitod l describe the
masses. II you can play good game Of
euchrc, drink double allowance Of whisky,
and talk about drawing bead, you will do
for the middle and lower classes. - Our
steward, Eugene, (French,) had this with mo
to-day :-"oh! yes, sailor want everything.
Pies, cakes; oh yes, plenty pies for the
sailor" ! told him wanted pound cake to-
day. "Oh! yes, you like pound cake, eh !!
All ha pound cake, ehS Oh yes, you
get eggs, me make pound cake, sponge cake.
anything, for do sailor" So he viii, and not
forget to be well paid for it, lie likes to
make money and il is impossible to find
fault with his ruinous charges, he Is so
charningly polite.
3d.--Wc are now in York River, driving
along for Hampton Roads. Iexpect my dis.
charge to morrow MS am three days over
my time = = There is Hampton Roads.
And there is the magnificent friga,e Mime.
sofa, with the Admiral's flag at the mizzcn,
the pennant at the main, and the true Gag at
the spnnkor gaia ship where have spe,t
two years and ten months Of my existence
where have seen the crow In their neat
earb standing quietly at general inspection
where have seen them fairly springing
to their work in bombarding where (upon
the order to cease fring) have seen them
lie down painting at their qtiartcrs--where
have seen them waiting in expectation Of i'm.
mediate death Gas when the Merrimac seem.
ed to have us at her mercy and was pouring
in her awful fire. there she floats, the same
good ship, but Of all the six hundred who
sailed in her from Boston on the 9Th Of May
81 hardly man remains. Some dead some
ashore, some afloat, scattered all over tho
world, shall never see many Of them again
Goodby Minnesota Good by Minnesotas
BALTlNoRE. 5th.--On the Sd, at 4rM.,
arrived Off the Fort. Eight, including my.
self, received orders to get bags and ham
mocks ready to go ashore. did not need a
second order, assure you We were soon
discharged. Landed at the Fort. Took the
packet for Norfolk. Passed the night on
board the Florida at the Navy Yard. Went
on board the Brandywine next morning and
were paid of from the U. s. Navy. Went
to Commodore Livingston, who gave US trans
portation document which entitled US to free
passage to Baltimore and reduction on fare
thence to Hoston. At 3P.N. took passage
on The City Of H1dsoii; At five r. II. ar
rived At Fort Monroe. At5A r. N. went to
Provost Marshals and got document, then
to the Assistant Quartermaster's and got q
document, which finished the paper business.
Returned to the boat. Left Fort Monroe st
6p.x. Arrived in Baltimore at six this
- At the Fort, saw many