New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-09
a brooklyn Engineer KILLED ID esertcrs
! .Arrived-AH Quiet.
In FRONT or riTLRsBuR0. Va.
Saturday. August 6. 1864.

! In FRONT or riTLnsbrR0. Va. !
Saturday, August G. lt6i
The name Of tue engineer killed by sharp.
shooter or board Of tho Sanitary Commission boat
T. Brooks ap the James River the Other day. VIA
Is Halnlin. Of Brooklyn n Y. whore hc leaves wife
and one child. lie had just remarked to tic secorf
engineer before taking lis sest on the larboard guard
where he shot through tic head that tie Rsls
should opes fire upon them he would feel decidedly
blne.' Poor fellow he was probably thinking Of hi
wife and clill. and little did he know low near thu
fatal ball was at hand DR.. J. G. Mayo OF Ncw.YoTl
City who shot from tide TO aide through the back
at the time lies IN very pioclrisus condition
board Of one Of the Commission bsiges et City Point
he not bay'ng bcon sent North as beime stated
lie endaies his suTerngs with great hrtiiule nnd
With qiet Christian resignation. Mr. Brooks tho gcn.
tcmany Steward Of the Commission the Point aiso
had vcfy marrow escape. having occupied cousp.c
tom po,ition on the bows and been made a special
target ~ by tho Rebels lie only saved himself by
freezing ttc deck Inside Of the low rim II the bows.
The Misses shaw already mentioned. alec had mar.
row escape. vel the Of the group with which
| they we've sitting On the staIboaid bows.
The blood nom tic Wounds Of Dr. Mayo and Mr.
Wilson u issuprosrd that the ball that passed through
tic former wounded the hteD spirited upon The dre..
OF Of these ladiesuLich by Tie way she says she
intends TO preserve Just it IT, relic u the fagui
adventpre The boat, Brooks. bcnrs sundfy marks Of
the deadly volley. .-.r
Col Seadman Of the nth Connecticut. commanding
q brigade. who was wounded In tho Gsht on Thursday
evening ut tie time the Rebels ied to bow Up font
is one Of the most popular officers the army lie hns
been In the War from tie inst and Is both gallant
soldier And an accomplished gentleman and scholur
Eight desertors came into tho lines today Mt one
point and on being questioned 10 the condition OF
affairs in Scccsh. represented II os very "bilious
They say that almost the entire Rebel army is greatly
discouraged and that many entire regiments arc ready
to throw down uelr arms just ns a. tloy can
escape tho penalties Of mutiny and deserton. On being
asked about Atlanta matters. they said their papers
claimed great victory there but that they were ia
the hnoit Of misrepesenlDg matters that no faith al
was placed W their statement They think that IL tho
mssses OF the Sonberu people and Of the army could
DO sure Of the protection Of tho Federal Govern.
snt against their leaders, there would soon be an end
of tho Rebellion.
ia SUNDAY MORENO Aug. q 1854
vi the situation here this morning Il eau only 10
said that oil Is right the banks 81 the James and tho
Appomator. ss we'll as before Petersburg and Richmond
Asyou arc already informed Court Of Inquiry 4, ,n
pfogfess OF City Pout. with Con- Hancock NJ tbeheod
to ascerteln where the fault of lest snturdsvs fau,
Hes and "a soon te army IL Satisfied on ,b,, mint
1t Is ready 70 go ahead, and before II necossory.