The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-09-23
DOWN BOSTON BAY
A TRIP TO FORT WARREN--HULL AND Mas
TAskeT Beach.

On Thursday morning. Sept. 7ttb, the
delegates in attendance on the sessions Of
the Cigar Makers International Union
having accepted the invitation of Boston
Union to a pleasure excursion down the
Bay, including visit to Fo.t Warren, as
sembled at the New England House, at
9 O'Clock, from whence they marched in a
body to the Long Wharf, foot Of State
street, where the pleasure yacht 4" Grace
irving" was awaiting their arrival After
a pleasant ride of eight miles-for the
morning was certainly made for the coca
sion-part Of which was enlivened by songs
by Mes>rs. Castne, Church AID Cannon.
the landing at FoRT WARREN was reached
permission having tviously been obtain
ed from the commanding officer for the
delegates to examine the fortress, which il
one of the strongest on the American coast
Under the guidance Of Sergearts Began
and Israel they were escorted over the ram
parts, and every point Of interest cheerfully
pointed out. Though capable Of accomo,
dating 5000 troops, it is at present garri-
soned by two companies, G and D, Of the
9Th I. S. Artillery, MAJOR Rawles CON-
handing. 1t is distant some six miles
from Fort Independence-a smaller work
which is situated about two miles from
the city. Fort Warren covers As acres,
and completely commands the deep chan
mel, through which all vessels of over one
thousand tons burden have to pass.
Two frOwning fifteen inch guns, carrying a
480 ID. shell four miles, with charge Of
l25 lbs Of mammoth powder, being
very apt to prove a formidable bar
rier to the progress Of an enemy. Its full
armament consists Of $50 ten and fifteen
inch guns, which are mainly mounted on
ten bastions At the time of our visit a
number Of workmen we're engaged in re-
modelling some of the easements and also
in erecting q bomb proof powder maya
zine.
Fort Warren, it will be remembered,
was used as a prison for a number Of cap
tured Confederate officers, of which many
queer stories are told of their attempted,
and in some cases successful escapes. 1t
was here that the first two drafted deserters
Of the war were shot, by orders from the
war department. A tuft of grass il all
that marks where their remains lie. The
following, copied from a tablet, may pos
sess more than an ordinary interest to
some of our Southern readers:
In memory OF
EDwARD J. Johnson,
let Ass't Eng neer O. s. Navy Who d, while prison
in Fort Warren, OF Il, 1863 9Eed Sc years
and months.
As memorial of thes regard q d respect, HE
brother officers Of @. s. g. Atlanta and fellow prs-
have placed this tablet to mark his resting place.
A whistle from the vessel summons all
on board, and after an assurance from the
Ordnance Sergeant that be will send to the
ADVOCATE III short time a reliable and
interesting letter from Fort Warren, the
yacht is headed for Hull, where magnifi-
cent fish dinner has been prepared in the
Oregon House, by the foresight Of our en-
fer alners In Is needless IN SOW annie
justice was done to the good things pro-
vided, and the manner in which lobster,
-broile6 mackerel, ha Iut and blue fish dis
appeared, must have con inced the prOpri-
etor that his guests believed be ''knew how
to keep hotel"
We omitted to mention that before reach
ing Hull an hour was spent in fishing, but
with the exception of Mr.. Kuhn of New
York, who caught very fine sole, it be-
came apparent that be company we're better
smokers than fishers-more especially as
some Of them, who bad become a little
white about the gills, "didn't see what in
h-li was the use Of going out 50 far, any
how"
A visit to Nastasket Beach, where the
delegates, or rather part Of them, enjoyed
salt water bath, wound up the DAYS en-
We were surprised to learn
that shell fish, like the muscle, should
be considered unfit for use. They were
toe most delicious we ever tasted, and if
rome enterprising individual will send q
sar loed to Chicago, We viii guarantee q