The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-05
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE
Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FoRTREs MONROE, August 8, 1885

Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FoRTREs MONROE, August 8, 1885,
SALE OF cASsoS GUNS.
An auction sale of one hundred and seyentytwo can.
OF diverse metal and caibrc bakers dozen of tho
10 called Union repeating guns, or coIee-mi guns 40
they are generally designated in the army, twenty nine
sporting rifles and sixty shot guns place in
the arsenal yard. There quito q crowd, aAd The
bidding animated. soldier acted auctioncer,
and he did his part Of the WELL Uncle Samuel did
not realize largely from the SALE One hundred and ny OF
the sold at three fourth Of per poundhess
were old cast iron thirtytwo FOUNDER smooth bores;
guns Ave twelve FOUNDER and two sx pounders
brought 1kc per pound Two brass twenty FOUNDER
mountain howitzers up to Sac q pound and
twelve FOUNDER Of four-inch bore, also brass
knocked down at twenty nine cents the pound. The
Union coffee mills went Off exceedingly we'll considering
their utter vaueessness bringing from five TO eight dol
lars piece. For the sporting rifles there was sharp
contest the prices ranging from i've to thIrtyfour dol
lars apiece American gentlemen of African dsscopt
werc the pnncpa competitors for possession Of the
muskets; these brought all manner Of prices, ffom
twenty i've cents 10 four dollars and Afy cents apiece
The most interesting part Of a was 10 look through
the arsenal yard the sale concluded Here are
the monsrous three PARROTS that
looked denantly from Fort Darling, and many that
looked ssvagcy and spokc hnrshy occa-
hiCnmOn0
and Petersburg and at Charleston Fort Fisher and about
Savannah conspicuous object Of motto, is the bronze
brecch-loadng whitworth, that used to spit out Ms
venemous contents frequently and furiously
at General Buffers signal tower And mineng
with these, arc plenty Of cannon used on s,de
THIS grand concourse Of cannon Is suggestive sight,
Each has history connected with the late war
as varied a. all its varied phases On forts, ships
amid the nerce tumut Of battle and keeping pace With
sw cavalry charges they have actrd their part In tho
great war drama Many noble lives have been yielded In
the vain effort to defend them Many manly forms havo
been maimed and sundrred and torn % atoms IN cbarE
ing TO take them Their work Is done their mission OF
death is over There is no further usc for them except
TO be sold and scattered and made 10 render peaceful
service In husbandry mechanics and the arts.
RAISING coNaaEs
Tho work Of raising the old L. g. frgate Congress,
sunk on Ncwports News in the memorable naval CON
nct in which the rebel Merrimac figured conspicuous
and disas,roas, has at ensih been crowned with
throwing streams Of from SIX 70 eighteen inches in
diameter were put in operation AZ noon the bottom 80
long deeply embedded ooscd s,lf from s muddy bed,
rapidly had the pumps gained on the water. spent
nearly two hours the wreck watching tho progress OK
the pumping and digging OF relics from the debris Tho
safo containing the specie said 10 be on board has not
been reached Barnums eyes would glsten with delight
could he house for exhibition tshistorical hull this
rious and most Interesting compound Of mud
non chains oysters copper and solid shot and SHE'LL Tho
oysters plentiful and delicious and the only expense
was 70 open them Several pieces OF the encmys shells
were found-one piece embedded two inches In beam.
anreps snona tue boat load or csnp"n sod sno,
and old has already been taken to the Portsmouth
Navy Yard IL Is estimated that the parties raising her
will realize $40 900 from the copper and old iron her
Mr. wyman made two dcscents In adivng dress during
my stay His diving apparatus is constructed as 70
enable him ~ stay under water q long time This samo
gentleman has made several submarine explorations
about the wreck Of the Cumberland When l came
away tugs had been sent for tho hun Of tho
Congress to Portsmouth Some believe that she cannot
he got away without sinking The experiment. viii be
made. however and II II s found there ~ likelihood Of
her sinking she will be blown up, and the fragments be
gathered up, II possible, 80 that nothing be lost
TEXAS
Tho wcybossctt LEFT to-day for Texas She has few
troops board The Eliza Hancox has also been or
dered 10 Texas as flagship Sha goes 10 New York 6t
She Is the fastest steamer on these waters.
puRsrISG Gux IN rms ronr.
One Of the cghtnch wrought iron riled guns In the
fort yesterday afternoon during experimental
firing No one happily, was injured.
rHlRry v'rrf ILLINOIS
This regiment has arrived from Richmond, and viii DO
stationed Norfolk This Is the old regiment Brc,ee
Irigadler General o L. Mann commanded IL VIII be
remembered as the regiment that behaved with sueh dis
tngushed galantry ut the taking Of Fort GreEr lhee
10 MOI old oceS 10 The rssimsni that has nos sssN
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