Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-12-02

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kept the monitor, - bsy. which
famed aud Numbered awhile upon
Wagner. are dismounte,l. broken.
overturned. and lie buried beneath
the mountain OF brick, dust, con
crete. sand and morter. After Dn-
points attack in L.pri!. 1868. rein
iorccmcnt of Palmetto logs was
made on the harbor side, and against
half of the wall facing Moultrie.
The lower tier Of casematcs was
filled up with nd,bags. but when
Genclal Gilmore obtained possession
of Wagner, his fire began to crum-
bic the parapct.
The rebels endeavored to recon-
struct the wall, or to maintain its
original hight by gabions filled with
sand, but this compelled widening
of the base inside. Thousands of
bags filled with sand were brought
to the fort at night. Bombproofs
were constructed. Day after day,
week after week the pounding from
Wagner was maintained so cffectual-
ly and thoroughly that it was impos-
sibleto keep gun i'll position on
thatsidc.
The only guns now remaining are
five or six on the Moultrie side in
the middle tier of casemates. Five
howitzers were kept on he walls to
repel an attack by small boats, the
garrison keeping under cover or seek
ing cover whenever tho lookout
cried "a shot !"
Chcveanx- .frisc ofpointed sticks
protect the fort from Il scaling party.
AT the base, outside are iron posts
and wire net work. There is also a
submerged net work Of wire and
chains kept in place by floating
buoys.
had the curiosity to make an in.
spection ofthe wall facing Moultrie
to see what was the effect of the fire
of the iron-clads in Dupont's attack.
With my glass at that time l could
see that the wall was badly honey
combcd; Il close inspection shows
that it was Il very damaging fire.
There are seams in the masonry and
great gashes where the solid bolts
crumbled the bricks to dust. 1t il
evident that if the fire could have
been continued any length OF time
there that wall would have fallen.
The effect of that fire led to the fill.
ing up of the lower classmates.
An hour was passed in the fort, the
bald playing national airs, aud the
party inspecting the ruins and gath
ering relics.
FOR IMpEAcMING PRESIDENT JOHN
soN.-Thc Boston Commonwealth,
Summers organ, is intensely bitter
on the "w0oden nutmeg State. -
"the Jersey Of New England
while its London correspondent calls
thus for the impeachment of the
President:
There should be some chivalry
somewhere. enough h to Il i.ght the Pres
ident and his Cabinet. one and all. to
the death. and pluck the spoil out of
lheir teeth. Shame on them. one
and all ON johnson, who has basely
betrayed fho>e who placed him in
power. aud the negroes TO whom be
offered himself as Moses on Sew
ard. on Stanton. on the whole Set
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