New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-02

Buck heard groaning. lie then sought chamber.
maid, WHO obtained a skeleton key and accompa-
MED Mr. Buck 20 the room.
Opening the door, the two entered. Tbe room
was tightly closed, the windows and ventifators
were down, and the room filled to such an extent
with gas as to be absolutely suffocating. Major
Buck now threw open the window, and then dis
covered Judge Lloyd stretched on the bed, ap-
parently in dying state. His condition was per-
fectly speechless; he, however, seemed to recog-
nize MIR. B. A physician was sent for, and Mr..
Morse, the proprietor of the hotel, was informed
fthe condition of the dying man, butt did notpre-
vent his death at about FIVE o'clock in the evening
although every attention was bestowed by the
proprietors Before the judge died be was visited
by DR.. Lewis, DR.. Crane, DR.. Boyer, Dr. Richard
son and DR.. Scott, but no satisfactory conclusion
was arrived at as the immediate cause of death.
There was high state Of congestion of the brain,
which seemed to indicate the presence Of some
powerful drug. No money was found. The key
to the room was lying upon the mantelpiece. No
receipts even relating to his transactions in the
city were found.
A partial investigation was made Of the case
on Thursday morning at Bothick's, the under
taker, on Camp street, whittier the body had been
|
Drs. Scott, PIN and Lewis Dr.. Crane was also
in attendance. But as the examination was only
supcrfcial-that is, for general indications of
poison--no conclusion as TO the cause Of his death
has thus far been arrived at: he died and left no
sign.
There are two Or three conjectures which will
at once arise in the mind of every one-n refar-
ence to the absence Of his money and papers, the
gas evaporatins III Ills apartment the appearance
Of his key upon the mantelpece; but FOR the
present we allow the reada2 No form his own con
lectures as to whether the deceased Aad been
drugged and then robbed or whether the death
WIS caused by the escape of due gas.
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SISEISG MoNITUNs.--A writer in the London
Times who has seen oar Mautonomah thinks he
has discovered the certain way to destroy all such
vessels. The fact of her showing no side above
| The water for shot to strike instead Of securing
her iaVulaerability, Is the indication OF the true
pout Of attack. 1t is useless to altenptt TO smash
such vessel, either by shot or shelf, or ram, as
ordinarily constructed, he thinks, bnJ a whole
feet Of such vessels can be ann5liaLed-that is,
| run down and SINK, one after smother without
| the firing OF a single shot. Tile monitors being
low he woald have the attacking vessel high out
of the water, with an oVer-hauging bow, capable
Ot great speed--say sixteen miles an hpul-anG
by running with force would 60 right upon her
and run her down TO rise no more; in fact, she
waters The attacking vessel would he subjected
to severe trials; but she need not be Of iron only
subdiyided like a hOneyCOMb into numerous air,
tight cells. 0fcourse, she would have to run the
gauntlet of the monitors fire from heavy guns
but as she would not have a large, but only de-
termmed distance 10 run the writer thinks she
could not be stopped before size would reach her
antagonist, although she might nave holes
knocked into her, being kept afoat by the water
{ tight compartments. The Great Eastern, prop
erly prepared and strengthened inside, he thinks,
would make a model vessel for this sort of work.
A ship of $4,000 tons would, for crushing weight
be formidable antagonist TO any vessel, but there
are not many such to be found and they would be
2 too costly for such game vessel that cost
three millions could hardly be afforded to run
down monitors that might be built for a quarter
of a million. Let any one think what q target
: snch a ship would afford for about four miles
How much of her would be left? Can it be sup.
posed no shot would disable her, or so retard hei
progress as to keep her under fire fatally, rem
der her too slow to ram with effect?
As to the results produced upon well-constructeG
vessels Of the monitor class, it may be questioned
whether they would be found so easy to sink b,
! being submerged as seems to have been takeI
t for granted. II was found impossible to get ou
of the way of the direct attack, still the decks
e a vessel OF that class are made to go under waite
i without injury. The Merrimac would no doubt
have been glad to run down the first Monitor ha,
a it been in her power, and did butt her, thOugl
without effect. There is no vessel that is not liza
, BILE TO be run into and sunk under certain circum
stances The Great Eastern might easily be thu
destroyed by vessel willing to take the risk her
q self but the damages to both ships are too nearl
equal for this sort of warfare to be often resorte
to. No doubt we shall have more of this style 0
: fighting in extreme cases of peril than has ye
t been seen.
, TPhladelphia Ledger,