The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
BEN Byrx1s..s MIDNIGHT RIDE
| lie CARRIED News that NJ ado Lincoln DO
wnr Dance In Ills Night shirt.

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Con. Dutlor addressed TO the engineer q Tho
locomotive that 81 ood on the track OF the Bait
August. 1851. The circumstances under which
by s s the Ills History Of the pfseodhs DAYS
! Gen. Butler had become weary OF the in-
a@t,y that a hnS fs nocy OF tho
which was his headiuarters as the commanle,
OF that lornrtment lls snw m;tny thing. tnaII
ana to DC u E"%
They had Q, n instructed fort, uuits n formidable
l. earthwork. at tho mouth OF Hattoras Inlet,
TO N IS
hster md 20 3,
was G proved rove nv subsequent events. liy repeat.
oil congratulations aud urgent nrreala he OBJ.
Sas I 81 tie matteras ior,i9cations OF the
rebels; and in ,hc month 81 AuGn,t nf ,Nra
S,r o ni1 and Y land !orre on .n"rs ION
mandrd hy Gen. fuller left Hampton Roads:
The n.yn p"t as
SMALLER II was io inns ,nss force 5, on
less formidable. 30 the work would have to DO
done by bomoardment heavy suns on nv ycs, i,l
wo!e all seasoned and under the highest dis.
cip!ine. and. ma naval exhibition. not during
woe w"F h sna m SSaHs Y hs nn
fore, wns 10 occupy nnd hold the rebel che work x
wien they were cartured. IN doing Which also
70 ilasi,ras was I'M earhwork on the out
ern,ost roin, 81 land ., The inlst leading 10 tho
On il were mounted a Formidable number of
| heavy guns from the Gosport Navy fRri. The
Of s' sad asfG
F.; and while our Government !:esituted ,her had
been active in ierti'y , f. i; r.u,,,,
n niiio everSthnl Of tic Kind was in those days
the enemy was pnennred ior II. Tie rebel
! forcos weio In reverse of the Union forces. that
w.n Ts the the naval naval ' 1ow Tnor
| no rebel navy. though there was RCommodore.
sn % st. mS o e.s
| Lommodore Barron-an honorable name IN our
naval history-,was in command mn, adviserin
! olina volunteers was in nominal rommnnd.
| His troops numbered about 1pn OF the volmn;
| Of discrimination There was Lieut.. Lamb.
who like Barron. had only short time before
loft the Mon service nnd como over to the
The weather was fine, the sea calm. as It
rarely was. and after duly reconnoitcring the
iiieet opening fire on the fort There wns a
small fort at ono side Of the main one. und this
ilattsras The rebel guns urder.ths dtrcc'lon \.
OF Barron and Lamb We're well served AMI It
was not until the homhardment I'm, hnd sx;enIrd
"Iayed dn III. White ia The Tact was That dur.
ing the whole Of the hombardment. with the
exception Of tho last half hour. our shi rs lad
been using fuaes that exploded the shei Ills short
Of the intended fntal aim. BY increasing tho
OF the shirs speedily rendered the fort unten-
able Flee the troops could not; and lbore was
considerabe slaughter in the fort. though not
man Of the Union forces had received
Wen nm nr;sonore on tha;r hands ~ woe
question with stringham and ,liutler what to
do with them. Butler was no, long IN PROBES
with Barron and LIANT. should 10 put aboard
the grea' frisatr Minnesota and taken to New
H S A. M. s h A on s aa not es il
n w Hss
II was tangible evidence that somebody had
been doing something.
troors. Birmingham set sail tor tho North and
Butler started on the transnor. Adelaide Tor
WAS 10 reach Before
country. And he did l, was during the last
mal with which thi. sketch OPENS were
spoken. Teaching Annnpolis. . locomotive
Time Butler and his >.aT and a corresponden
who had acGompnnlcd him on the expedition
in Jun trcy We're told by an oficer Of The
road that their train could not PROCEED until
the regular train for Baltimore from Washing
:" Has the train left Washington yet 2" asked
Butler.
asked how long 1t would be before it would
leave Washington under the rev schedulA. He
was informed that it would be certain num-
cannot n; .htf train run to Washington before
lie was was told that it might do it. but it was
contrary to the regulations OF the road;
Then: "snid Butler: we will do IT,"
It{t lie ant ff,f hn In an
No It Is not" quickly replied Butler.
There IRE, new regulations i'll force now
The engineer seemed to hesitate. hut on a
Ta u.er nsf ne @ tnf
know something about a locomotive myself"
Butler had calculated the time and distance.
understand what was expected OF him. The
train spe! as trains weEe not in the habit OF
oCseva ions os Of lis watch and inS t disuSee
i wa. midnight whon the llchts of the CAPT
tai hove in sight. The whistle screatped os the
train neared Tho station and entered the depot,
with several minutes t" spa ar p,o .r,o
renewed" he added as he sprnnc INTO a gar:
when Butler wanted the engine he manifested
reflect willingness. saying: ITS all right If
In the. briciest time the General was at tho
house Of Montgomery Blair Not soul know
OF The success OF tho expedition. Blair was
elated to the highest pitcn, and it was not long
before the health OF the. Victors hal been
drunk mora thnn once. Soon Capt. Fox tho
a9Lle and parlo!ic Assistant Secretary q the
g Lot us go over and tell Lincoln and Stanton,'
said Fox; and to tho White House the party
not soul stirring; except the solitary watch:
man. who I'm bbed his eyes at the unexpected
yisl,. Getting r. inside, Blair soid The wmShran
there is news" he nd!el ''Ee quick about
it, said Fox. rubbing his hands in Glec.
Mr. Lincoln almost instantly appeared In his
night dress, Fox was srokesman, aud in tho
fswest words caused the PRESIDENT u coInpre-
bend whnt had haupencd. Lincoln clNsl,et
Eoy. WHO was short. ttnIt man. in his arms.
idenr- long. naked logs cutting the widest
zion. hutler b.. hardly shown himselt ana
beholdinE the General tho President embraced
him warmly. For, once. at Toast, the General
danced. though Lincoln beat him at 1t. After
2 while there was n more delibsIate recount
Ing OF he SUCCESS 81 the expedition and the
Importance Of the vi;t' rs, Then strlngham
has gone 70 New York with the prisoners" o.
them he nd"J "ic US how our II troph E
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