The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-10

quenfly thes desiref 5 rrActicaf test OF
the mzttsr uJon me rsbefs, 70 rhat N
case the 8estrurtim of HE ard ;prVpersy
Wa great the FniteG States magazines
mIght be removed tea greGter distance
from OUT Northern homes Thus n was
question OF benefit to Northern bu-:
manIry, although elucida.ed a. tine cost
OF lite and property OF or Southern
brethren Wrer Butls- VIZ caller sun-
dsniy back 10 Beautori, AdmIrS PorIsr
inoertoou tine management raAe ne 4
good authority he can speak A. To the
contemplated etfect NON tnez5xpiosIoBa
THT IGSoMINIoCs FAILURE. IL
Buitsr tesiifies Ethat-'P0rte- told
General Weiue And EolonelGomsrock
tina, he though; the explosion would
KNOCK down " iimIngusn ans smith.
vile" and, ie ADDS, an sill o. tine
opinion tnai II Il had been exploded
properly Ii would nave answered INT
PURPOSE AimIral Porter also test'-
ned tnat thought it~oulG pr;nr
down number Of honsss IL Winning
uou anu Smithvilte ! thought the
conclusion would BE- so great tnaJ l.
would be likely To tumble down some OF
then and ne ADDS. from q convection
% having violated mora! dury, J
remarked that the inhabitants OF Smith
vile would cerIaIntv bs injured
Nov, ar 80 much was expectedsfron
the explosion. II viii Ut well 10 &c. whv
l failed wneL actually DIT 10 rrlaI
Butte give the expianaIIor Il was
!nteuied 10 ignite all the powder g.,
once w putting instantaneous tuse
comes among the bars o. powder
But al TIRE eonrrIvances failed OF Dpersi
IDOL The poUOsr caught on fIre n
one enU o. tine boat anu blew Itseii INTO.
tne ar and waTs- NJ piecsmea. bags o
powder being sesL to explode IL the AT
/, wac proposed 10 expioHe al the
powds- a. once TINS was vita 10 the
success o. tnr experiment, nui that Wac
no. done
The ouugiiug o. those IL cnarge
therefore, was the cause OF the IaIfnre
10 knoch down Wilmington and
SmItnvili- a. the immens- e1pto~
slul would nav, its influence fo- cor
siderable distance AdmIra Porter
wrote tbs following ietIs- uenera.-
! THINK W. will he able JC Dlnv VI the
vas-s' ~ tomorrow nIrn: II talking
win tn engineers SOME o. them SUI
yesteG that even q twenty-five mikes tne
explosion mlgHi afeci the boilers Of
steamers ann make them explode. II
heavv steam was carried anC ! wouLO
alvtse Inal paIort the explosion take
place tn steam re ruD down a. low a.
r.--ibl. anC nr-- crawl The result o.
thss warning wa that the bieckadsrs
wen Oul 10 SEA. shor; n,sJance AND
Butte remained a. Beautor: SEVENTY
mites away. b. the rules OF civilized
warfare Il - usua 10 give a. teas;
rwentv-toI- hour NOTES tC al enemy
betur- cIrv l. DESTROYED |nis y one
o the safeguards 10Y tint women anu
children auC nOr-C0mbaIante
i THIS -T-I-IzEI WARFART'
That denera. tran: die nor give thss
uorcr vii TT seen non tne following
Adm!ra Porter ''Nnsl can Won IN
ready with our iIrttr experiment. IInf+
y valuable ron rne news W. gel. tSer-
larnir : Butter Tne common o.
butte OF in,e 1t W. diC no. tAIh
apeul our little experiment IL plan
- - 4.
surprise anc secrecy were o the MS In,-
PORTAGE AfIs- Ins rallurt o the eS-
lredluou TRAM undertook IL beiItiEe tlit
plar He Saw IL M For Fishe- r.
nor. - an inclined 10 asc-lu-. tne DELAY
wine. ma COS; Il. 81 hea-ly Il ~ eX-
,.s-Imen. AL EXPERIMENT. saws
Butler 81 oatl. winch ne approved O.
anr advised IA vel as any o. tins
r4s, @, IL. hut tran. testified about
tui- Dial. H. saw = snort tine
i,efore the eal--iIiiou starteC TIM suI,-
rowas- no. We gOr uT.-tne powuer
roa. /, s-eni-C T. G- & favO-It: scnem"
viii Gene-a Butte: Il mac heel 10
-. me- sevsra months before and
wantet L. blow III Charleston Will
yesss ioaieC witt d Thousand ions O.
rowae- J did h0i fayor Il Wnv >
.hsc.u-. d,a moi believe /. wOuid
nave any etisc. There Il TN exeu,-
rlincay.or Of conscience II our tresi-
den. A. ne believe. / wouIC no, blow
III Charleston and H. rsnple ne Gld MOI
favor l..
Southern mel vii, nov see the dis
ference o. tne hostility trrani non
me hostility o. tireelev Northern mel
cal nov iudge o. the crime o rrant
wnit. tnev are Indignant q the attempts
OF the Radicals To maiIgn tins cnRracte-
o. ,rreefev through tne acne o. '-rene.