Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-15
STORY OF THE SIEGE.
GEN. GRANTS DESCRIPTION OF THE
NINE EXPLOSIONS AT VCKSBURG
Blowing or ths Top vt u Hili-A Fright
rned Earkey- Throwing Hand-Gren-
ade-- renbsrton's Srhsrns-ChaT
the Trenches


Gen. Grants Taper in Tho Century,
From tie PSI ui May the work of fort:-
fy.n: and pushing forward cur pc it'ou
nearer TO the enemy ha beea steadily pro
gre>,in-. At the ONT on the Jacks IN road
IN front Of Ranspm's lr.-ado n sap was ran
~ IN tie Enemy, p.rape;. ind 10y the - h
o Jane W. had il unierminsd and the mins
char el. TIE enen Lai c9untermins9.
iut did NOT succeed ia reaching our mine
.,
On tie 25ih o: June, ut 3 o'clock, ali being
ready. Ia, m ne wa exploded. A heavy
arti lery TIRE ali along the linz la been
orlerei TO open with the explosion. Tne
effect 10 blow ths top Of the hill off,
AMI make crater where il stool. The
ireach wa not sufficient to enable us to
pass n Column of attack through. In fact,
TIE enemy. having failed to reach our mine.
hsi thrown up line farther back, where
more of the rlen guarding that point were
III ced
There were a few mrn. however, left al
the advance line, ami Others were working
IN the count mine watch was still tein,
flushed TO find cur All that wers there
were thrown into the air some of them COM
irg down on our side still alive. | remem-
Der one colored man who having been I'M
deicrluni at work when the explosion ok
place. was thrown TO our side. He was not
much hurt. hut terribly frightened Some
one aske him Vow high he had gone up.
dun no, maSa but fink bout tree mile"
was le reply. Gen. Logan commanded at
thi, pniat. an i TO this c.lorsi man 10 his
quarters, where he did service to tho end of
tie siege.
THROWING HASD-GRENADES.
A Don Il the eyp..,-irl took riac, the
crater was seed by two regiments Of our
troops who were near by. I'M Ter cover
where they had been placed for tine expire 5
purp Sc The enemy male a desperate
effort TO exo,i them. Int failsd and soon
rctirel behind his new line. From hsre.
however they threw tani-grenades, which
did 'ins execution The compliment wa
returned BY our men. but not with 30 much
effect The enemy could lay their greaa les
on the psrspcti, which alone dividet the
contestants, AMI rall them down upon u.
whA. from ur side thev had 10 be thrown
over the psrapet, which WAS at considerable
e.evaiion.
During the night VS. made efforts to 50
cure our position in tn, crater against the
missile OF tie enemy. 50 a t. run trenches
aion- .ae ouier base OF their parayet. ri ,bt
and leit: tut the enemy continued throwing
ter gr.nades. aud brought boxes Of field
Ammunition hellsl. the fu eS az which they
WI Il light with y rt-fires and throw them
lsv hsn into our ranks We found Il i'm
p's-ible 10 continue the work Another mine
wss ao,s Gu-ntly started. which was ex-
pole an the IL of Juv. d -stroying an en-
tire re,;an. kii.n- and woun ling n consider
atle numler a. it, occupants, and leaving
an imineu 2 caasm where 1t stood. No 1t
TENT {, charye va ma e tiis time the ex-
rer ence IL the @5,h imoui>hins u. Our
/, IN the first aifai. was about thirty
kali i ami wouu lei. TIE enemy mus. havs
I moe in tn two explosions than we dill
in tie fir. We 81 n ,na in IL secoul
PENBERToN's SCHEME 10 ESCAPE.
Alb ut this time an intercepted di patch
from Johnston 4 Pcmler;on informed IN,
that Johnston intended e. make deter,
ninei attack upon " in or lert relieve tie
garrison at VIcksiur- l knew the garri>on
YOU i maze no form .dab.e effort 10 relieve
itself The picket lines were o clos, TO eaca
other-waere there WAS space enough be-
tween the lines to ost picSets-that the msa
could covers. On the 2ist OF June / was
informed, through this IN ,au'. that femoer-
ten WAS preparing t. e cape nv crossing T.
tee Louisiana side under cover OF night;
that he hal employed workman in maxim ,
blats for the purpo .: tn { the men ha been
canvass.i TO ascertain il they would make
an a-sault on the Yankee TO cut thei,
way out; that they lad refused, AMI had
flmest putisisd bscssss teetr eswnandss