The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-04-28
From the LIST wis. Heavy Artilleru

From the LIST wis. Heavy Artillery.
Correspondence of the Kenosha Telegraph.
FoRT JACKSON, La, April II, 1864.
Editors KeaoSha Telegraph:
Last Wednesday,the 9th, was day when
lesson Of caution was administered to us.
in the premature discharge of barbette
signal gun. Through the premature dis
charge of the gun, two soldiers, Of Co. 'I, +"
91st New York Regt. Vol Veterans, were al
most instantly launched into eternity The
accident occurred under the following circum-
stances
A steamer coming up the river, was sig
nailed to stop, by the firing of blank cart
ridge from the signal gun, in order that the
Boarding Master might board her and ex-
anime her papers. The steamer, however,
continued to move defiantly up the river
The signal gun was again fired, and solid
shot was thrown across the steamers bow.
The cannoneers, in their haste to reload with
solid shot, did not run the gun from the bat
terry, nor did they spunge the bore thorough
ly, neither could the vent have been well
covered by the gunner. Under these circum-
stances the cartridge was put in and forced
home to the bottom of the bore; but on the
return Of the hammer, the powder ignited,
and the gun fired. Cannoneer No. l, was
blown by this discharge into the moat Of
water surrounding the fort, to distance of
five or six rods, with depression of over
twenty feet. When taken out, both his arms
were gone and the greater part Of his
head. The 'rammer evidently passed thro
| his head. Cannoneer No. Q was blown at the
same time, from the parapet, the rammer
carrying with it one of his arms. His face
and body were badly burned. The first was
dead when taken up; the second lived but
a few hours after the accident This is the
first accident Of the kind which has occurred
since the fort has been re-occupied by the
Federal forces
Last week the resolution of thanks, ten.
dered ''each of the Wisconsin Regiments
and Batteries of Artillery" by the people Of
Wisconsin, through the Senate, the Assem-
bly, concurring, with the kindest assurances
of the Governors regard, were read before
the Company, and appreciated. These as
surances, SO propitious, will nerve the Wis
consin soldiers for the coming conflict, and
wreaths around their hearts memories of
golden friendship, and true patriotism, new
er to be efaced. 1t is most emphatically a
consolation for us to know that the people,
the Legislators, and Chief Executive of our
noble State, are in complete sympathy with
its soldiery. We might remark that, while
the State has confidence in, and feels proud
Of its soldiery, that the soldiery feel equally
as proud of their State, For we feel that
she is State that stands highest among
the glorious consultations of States in her
integrity to the Union, and determination
to crush this rebellion. Her star in the po-
litical sky of the nation, is continually radi-
ating her glorious light, before which the
stars of other States, and even nations,
might bow in reverence. May her crown of
laurels never be taken away, either by her
subjects at home, or her sons abroad, and
still greater glories will await her. We do
not feel proud of our noble State, simply
from the sympathy we have received, but in
that she has been loyal to the Constitution
and the Union-the Union, one and insepa-
rable. What bright history to hand down
to coming ages. Ages when this mighty
continent shall be tie home of one People,
one Nation, one Congress and one Chief Elk
ecutive. G. W. BREWER