The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

difference between the wreck of the mule and the wreck of the cart could easily be distinguished, but both were lef, where the explosion hurled them.
 In December. 1905. the English schooner Ringdcve attempted to run into Indian river, Fio-ida. The federal bark Roebuek was on blockade duty and headed ;he schooner of and gave chase Alter long run the Roebuck came near enough to use her guns, and one single solid sho, settled the question of capture. This sho, was fired from bow gun. IL us; graled the stern rail Of the schooner. killed the man al the wheel. destroyed the steering apparatus, and then struck the main mast and brought t dovn with all sail. The schooner was rendered a hopeless wreck in less than single min nte and by one single shot. Her crew of ;ive or SIX men rushed below and left the vessel 10 take care herself, and before the Roebuck could come up the prize had run herself aground. The sho, which created all the mischief was found in the water cask.
 In December. tS6;, while the federal gunboa, Marblehead. carrying stN guns to d broadslde. was lying ln stone nver she was opened on one morning a; day light by six or seven pieces of heavy ar ullery from the bank For fifteen or twenty minutes there was sharp fight. and while II seemed certain ;ha, the ves- sel would have 10 haul down her flag or g. 10 the bottom lucky sho, hanged the whole outlook Tn moment An eleven-lnch shell from the Marblehead fell between two of the confederate guns, dismoun,ed one, killed nearly all the crew of the other and killed or wounded eight inian,rymen lying in support. Dur ing the confusion caused by the sudden disaster the gun-boa, increased her steam until able ;o slip her anchor and maneu- yer, and after that she was more than a match for the attacking force. Her hre was so rapid and accurate that the con federa,es left par, of the battery Tn posi- tion when they drew off
 In March. iS6I, six federal vessels as- cended the Ouachita river. winch emptics into the Red, 10 small town called Trinity. The confederates had quite ! force of infantry here, together with sew eral thirty-two poanders and some lighter artillery. The whole fleet were well abreast of the town, and preparations were making to land. when a heavy ar ,llley ire WIS opened on two of the craft, This was at once replied to by over forty guns. all firing ngh, into the town d, rife range. The hte was continued for d quarter ot an hour before there was any cessation, and the results were appalling
 The confederate artillery in the town had come up only a few minutes before the arrival of the fleet. and therefore no time had been given the citizens 10 seek shelter outside. Of the sixty or more houses in the place only one or two es- eaped that furious cannonade. With the first crash of the guns women and ehll- dren started tor shelter. The only place of safety was the river bank. To reach the town the guns were elevated. thus making the waters edge the safest shc ter for a miie around.
 The effect of some of ihe proc tiles was aaaslnJ. nne solid shot struck the corner c. d frame house neAf the upper floor loists and tore away 50 much of t that one standing on the street could look into the upper bedroom. Ths sho, glanced across the street into yard and rolleiio the Coor-s;eps ot a house on which two or three women were standing \ shell entered 4 dwelling near window. tore i,s way through three partitions de- moIlshed beds.ead and m its explosion tore odt half the se ond iloot and d gtea, par, of the root. and yer d woman and three children who were croua he'd m d hed-rpom were unhul,.
 Seven or eight lnfanirymen sought shelter behind q cooper shop. \ shell entered the building rus, under the cave, exploding as Il struck. and ,wo-thitds ei the root was earned away. Every man behind Il was more or less severely wounded by ;he fylng spln,els. In ], house m which an old nan Wa H. a shell penetrated the roof. ahghted on .i bed upstairs, and in l,s explosion Il tore away one end of the building and most of the rooi and threw the house OF Inc blocks on which |, rested The sick man was covered with dus; and splinters, bu, did not receive a scrat h. Another build ing la which mother and tive or siA children were imprisoned had a soid shot pass into and out of Il. without n- jury to any one, while barn near by in which was span of mules and wagon was literally blown away
 A, the attack on For, Morgan, Mobile Bay, in s64, rifie-shell struck the fed eral sloop Oneida square on her broad side near the wateriine. The shell broke away her chain armor, crashed through heavy blanks, penetrated the boiler, and exploded inside. The boiler was torn ,o pieces, half the crew fatally soalded. and nearly every man aboard was knoc ked down and stunned. The men returned to their guns while yet the steam vas 50 hot that legs and arms were b!isieIed They had not yet recovered from the plssion when another shell broke through and exploded in the cabin, u,- ting ;hc ;iller ropes. knocking down All the buikheads. and destroying eserythlng breakao.e n that par of the shlp. With. IT i've n4snstes ! tt.r. sheli rfashed .nta the oneida and s,Ay'ed a nie on top oi the magazine. The flames were pu, oa. by the crew wiihol, adalng to the lonfl-