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The National tribune., 1893-05-04
THE NAVAL BATTLE.
A Participant Takes Comrade Linn to Task
Regarding 1t.

ToMRADE LINN. 10Th N. Y, zOuaves,
q has given the readers Of your valu-
~ able paper very good sketch of the
naval contest between the Monitor
and Mcrrimac. He says it was written for a
double purpose: first, to correct a few errors in
tho recognized history of that great battle;
aud, secondly, to add much that is of deep in
terest that has far escaped the battle. charged
eye OF those who have written the history"
Nevertheless, he also makes some errors
which perhaps are excusable, inasmuch as
he viewed the battle from afar. Now, here
are soIue facts: When the Merrimac first
camo in sight the Minnesota was not in the
middle ground" but was anchored as near
Fort Monroe as the depth of the waters w0uid
permit She Immediately beat to quarters,
slipped her cable and started for the MerriInac.
In passing Sewelfs Point her naiiimast was
penetrated, about six or eight feet above the
spar deck, by shot from shore battery, but
il was not allowed TO topple; in fact, it was a
small matter with the Mnnesota's experienced
officers and bluejsckets to splice and brace it
as good as new in one minute and a half, not
withstaudipg Sewel Point continued to pour
ia her steel pointed compliments.
/ agree with the cemrsde that it was great
misfortune this splendid frigate ran aground;
but ] never heard before that it was through
the treacbery or cOwardice OF her pilot"
Capt Van Brunt our commander, was not ig-
UOraHb ID 10 the CouStEuctlDn ana CAPABILITIES
of the rebel monster. He intended to strike
her amidships, if possible and to this purpose
had instructed the Engineer to put on all pos
sibIe steam. and we were bowling along at a
fine rate when we collided with that sand bar
What would have been the result If the Cap.
tain could have struck her as he intended no
one can tell. but l think it fair to suppose the
monster, with her heavy iron coating. would
have gone down. We were all willing to
chance ii.
There was no time nor necessity for our Cap
tain to arrange a regular order Of battle, as his
ship was the only one to be depended upon
Therefore he adopted plan of pell-mell ac-
| tion; or, l might say, he employed less art and
more impetuosity his object being a total dc.
structon of the Merrimae.
The rsbs had sufficient feet to have accom-
plished victory that would have justified, al
least, some of their subsequent boasting, but
those not covered with railroad iron lowered
around the mouth of the Elizabeth River
ready for a homerun to Norfolk. Once ths
jamestown steamed toward our stern, with the
intention of rakng us but was driven wind
ward by two l2-pound Howitzsrs our poop
| deck. The Captain thinking second attempt
might be made in the same quarter, ordered
! the hulkheads of his own cabin torn away
| and had run out TIVE heavy guns from ths
The National tribune., 1893-05-04

Levi r. Smith. e. F. Neighbors both OF Co.
b. I22i ILL., Scottville. H.. object 20 statements
made by J. l.. Leach. 10. ID. 59th Ohio. sup
porting what WAS said by j. +. Burns. Co. X.
9th Tenp. Cav. Ire writers participated. The
l22d ILL.,. 39th Ohio. and 50th Ind. were
brigaded. The brigade left Huntington on
the afternoon of Dec. 30 and marched TO
Cisrksburg. having with them three pieces of a
Wisconsin, battery. 100 mounted infantry, and
battalion OF Tennessee infantry. The next
morning after marching little distance they
had an engagement at daylight with Forests
forces. and managed to get them between the
brigade aud Fuller's Brigade VIXEN il should
follow. The fighting lasted until o'clock
ami the rebels were surrounding them, when
the brigade and the others of their force turned
upon tho Johnuies behind them and whipped
them soundly. The writers understood at the
time that Fuilers Brigade did not leave Hunt
Ington wien it was OK pecied, and did not come
up until the fighting Was nearly done. although
it probably did good part IN completing the
rebel rout. There were - pieces of artillery
40 horses. and nearly $40 prisoners. with a
goo'lly lot OF ammunition and small-srms
secured
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Homes for Settlers.

Horace Baker, Weatherford. Tex. says that
the climate in his section is something superb,
although they have a norther" there occa-
sionally. One may pillow and do other field
work all Winter. There Is plenty Of timber
land aud good soil of almost all kinds. They
have the best railroad connections and mails,
schools. newspapers, churches, and everything
calculated to give poor. frozen comrade from
the North a new lease of life. The State needs
Yankee grit aud elbow grease for its develop
ment. There is no country on earth that will
reward intelligent labor like Texas. C0mrade
Baker has received so many letters that he can
not answer any more, but he advises those who
can afford it to come down there and buy some
lands at from 81 TO $40 an acre.
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
MEMORIAL MUSIC.

4 beautiful book. Is pages. large size. Words and
music for Deco alton Day and al Men ORAL
sians- Price l5c r copy: sl.50 pr dozen. Gar
lands No l." same size and price. Z" tsarisndS No
AMI No. g. combined. 5c per copy: $50 per dozen.
S-ts. postage sxoTrss prepaid, part of the
u y upon receipt Of price Order OF the auhOr old
soldier. Rev. e. V. STRIC LAND Argos Ind.
Mention The National Tribune
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
Death of jackson.

q. w. S. Ganans Is Tafss street, Cambridge
port, Mass. e0rrot,orates and adds to the state
ment Of William f. Cole. Co. X. 9Th n. j.. in
the issue of April 20. He says: cit Il
practice for the commanders of Massachusetts,
troops tn write "a narrative of the doings
of their coIlmauls aad their reports were
printed III the Adjutant- Generals Massa-
chusetts) report Tor the year. And take from
tho report for the year 1868 tn. following ex
tract. rerbatiW ct Htrrdtim from the report made
at the time by Col n. b. McIsuehli1. LIST Mass,
First Brsasie. Second Division. Third Corps:
AT $50 p. ID. u cayalcale of dozen or more
borsemen drove down the Plank road, when
my men immediately opened fire EpOn them.
They Immediately turned about and rode fnri-
ousy back up The read. From the official re-
port of the rebel Gen. I.ep. | am led TO believe
that Gen. Stouewali Jackson was one of the
cavalcade, and that he WAS killed by my
men"
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
and Merrimac.

James McQuade, Go. d. 10th Mass. Fort
Madison, Iowa, wishes TO correct COmrade
Linn, 10th n. Y. Zouaves. The writer was
eyewitness of the great fight and was stationed
at Segsr's Farm. In the first place, Linn claims
that the jamestown ran down and took
schooner loaded with hay. 1t was schooner
loaded with coal for French man of.war; aud
the French man ofwar went down to Norfolk
and brought the schooner loaded with coal
back. for it WAS under the French man of wars
charge. Linn did not give any account OF the
7th Mass battery. of Capt. Davis, or of the 10th
Mass. Dodge's mounted ri1emen were at the
taking of Norfolk. and the 18th had a big race
up the road with the New Workers. The 18th
Mass got into Norfolk first aud stood guard.
1t was the 18th Mass that got possession of
Norfolk, Portsmouth. and Gosport Navy-yards,
and it was Capt. O'Hare who was Provost, and
he belonged to the 10th Mass. The writer saw
one of the largest guns on the Merrimac with
the muzzle knocked off, where one Of the steel
balls of the Monitor hit her. One of his conn
trymen told him there were four feet OF water
in the Merrimac when she got into the Gosport
Navy-yard. and that if the Monitor had fol-
lowed her up she would have sunk her in the
harbor. The reason the Nerrimac didn't show
fight was because she disabled her best gun.
The National tribune., 1893-05-04

J. MERCHANT. Co. C, 14th Conn.
h - ST. Joseph, bIich.. says: A" My regi-
d. ment was tho l4th Conn. aud we
formed the First Brigade. of FreucYs
:pivisfoB, Second Corps, with the lD5h y. Y
132 Pa. and 18th y. j. ! woHI,i like to know
ii Cen FreBch Is living. j rcmember him well
as lie rode his magnificent sorreI before in
the ul,s,siit. between the Pink road and the
woods on Saturday afternoon. May =. about
ur o'ciock Hi son, AS Aid carried the order
to each Sergeant to fall in. leave knapsacks, aud
go donhie-uuirk toward the Charlottesville
House iar bi>incss with the rcl's Aiterwartl
we passed though the line Of artillery in posi-
ton at Fairview in front of the lIouse, haltius
for few minutes, and rs dni so Gen.
Hfeker rode up OH his white horse and took
look through his field glasses down the road
toward the rebels. | could almost tnuch his
horse from where | rested As he turned away
our column PASSED on aud into he woods where
we faruied into battle column during the night.
rpmenhrr the two musketry and artillery
dnrls about and Ii O'Clock OF that Saturday
night. They were terrific, and the losses from
them seemed appalling to us at that time. |
did not mint the wouud very much received
tire next morning. but was greatly afraid I
slfonId be one OF the captured ones, and made
haste to the rear. | slept Sunday might
one OF the houses on the bluffs the other
side of The Unit ed States Ford were shelled
from our position by rehoi guns about daylight
Monday the rebel prisoners near us cheering
as he shot came near them and Monday after
noon We wake ed thenre 10 Falmouth where
we witnessed from the Lacy House the Union
lines as they fought and fell hack before the
rebeIe from the b lights back of Fredericksburg.
1t was "A grand sight,
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
The CoIored Troops

w. B. Gray. Morgan City, La, writes; "
note that the officers of colored troops scarcely
come to the front in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
1t would seem as though they were ashamed of
the part they took. The man who took a COM
mission as an officer of colored troops. if he
had any sense must have known that he
doubly imperiled his life IS q soldier"
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
His Prison Experience.

A. w. Beneway, Drummer. Co. c, 18th Ind.
Schultzville N. Y, was captured at the close of
the Chickamauga fight, and his whole term OF
Imprisonment lasted IA months and 10 days.
He was in Psmberton Prison at Richmond. at
DanvilIe, in Andersonville, at Charleston, s. C..
and Florence at which last place he was parOled
Nov 80, 1864, although he was not exchanged
until March of 1866.
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
Around HarrisonI,urg.

F. s. Morgan, Co. ]. 1ss Pa. Reserve Cav,
Mnscoda, Wis. noticed the article of Enoch
Barnum, lst Pa. Rifles. When the writer's
brigade arrived in front of Harrisonburg Col.
Bayard, for Shom the writer was acting Orderly,
ordered Col. Wyn1ham to charge the town and
take position on the ridge beyond. Col. Wynd-
ham did not stop on the ridge as ordered, but
dashed oat on the pike some two miles, where
he ran into regiment of infantry behind
stone wall His command was badly cut up,
AID he and most of the egiment taken prison
ers The rest of the brigade ordered into
camp. "The news Of Col. Wyndham's disaster
came to Col. Bayard. | very we'll remember
he was sitting log, and WAS holding MS
horse (isaster) He mouuted and off we went
to Gen. Fremont's Headquarters beyond the
town. Still III the saddle lie reported the matter
to the General. heard him tell BaysTd to
take his brigade utaad relieve Col. WyEdhnm
If he could, hut to be careful and not lead to an
engagement. So back we went. and down
the pike ut double quick the Bucktails
striking across the fields When VIC arrived in
the vicinity OF Col Wyndhan's disaster we
were saIuted with n she'll.
Now can see in my mind Col. Kane with his
four companies marching along the edge OF the
woods to our left. When he came up to another
piece of woods ut right angles with the way he
was moving, he mascied through the gap into
the woohs, and almost Immediately be was
attacked At the same time heavy line OF
cavalry skirmishers showed themselves in our
front, bnt owing TO Bayar,l's orders he could
not show much fight, aud ordered his Adiutant,
Capt. Weir, to instruct Col. Kane to withdraw.
But before he reached the woods | the
poor deertals" fighting every step coming
back across the open field. Col. Bayard sent "A
battalion of the Ist Cav. to their support and
they got out in fair shape"
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
At Gettysburg,

j. Fordyce. Captain, Go. +, 9TH w. Va, Ber-
wick. VT, says that ia tho issue OF Nov. last
Lieut.. Peek, 18th Conn, declares he wants the
truth, aud yet says he saw the 4th Ohio come
and drop in the grass in the rear Of the 18th
Conn, and again. in reply to Comrsde Thnrs-
ton. admits that he might have been mistaken
about certain batteries on account of darkness,
etc G. w. Ray says. in the issue of Marrh 16,
that il is nos 10 be- wondered at that Carroll's
Brigade should want all the credit due them,
aud that he never read anything from mem
Der of the Eleventh Corps that cheated them
Of their dues. Then Ray says. farther on. that
the fact was VIXEN Carroli's Brigade arrived
on the scene the struggle Was practically over,
etc. Comrade Fordyce does mt understand
why comrades will nos he consistent and not
be 80 anxions 10 discrrdit other regiments
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
Scattering.

Caleb II. Thomas, Co. d, 5th NJ Y. II. A.,
Beividere. N. Y. protests against Comrade J.
W. Barney's reflections OH the 7th aud sih \.
Y. II. A., and advances the same arguments
that many other comrades already have done
Henry G. Vaughn, Co. E, oath KY, asks. Why
don't the Western boys write more? The East
ern soldiers seem to have captured the whole
paper lately. There is no reason why there
should not he equal distribution of history,
for the Editor makes no distinctions.
Martin Luther. Co. G, 18th Ill. Cav. White
Pigeon, Mich, objects to the statements OF J..
r. Martin. Co E, 18th Iowa Cav. against the
18th ILL., Cav. The regiment did some noble
work aud should not be msiigned. Comrade
Martins memory is getting defective after so
many years
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
Burning q Barn.

John w. Risch, Co. F, 9th N. Y. 81. A, Vail
ley Creek, Mimi, criticizes Comrade +. Tall
mans statement, in the issue OF April Is, that
the only heavy artillery regiment at Trails
barn, near Monocacy Bridge, was the 9th N. Y.
H.A. There was detail sent from Co. T. 9Th
N.Y.H A., then at Fort Dix, near Baltimore,
to Monocacy Bridge This squad took cannon
and went down to Monocacy Bridge and was
with the 9th NJ Y. III. A. Three of these men
were Peter 8. Tower, now of Youngstown, N.
Y; Robert Mclaughlin, now of Bay City.
Mich, aud Chaunesy Cester, the last being the
gunner. McLaughlin's statement, made to the
writer about two years ago. was that " the barn
was full of grain. The sharpshooters had
worked down over the grain toward the win
dow and kept firing at US. A percussion she'll
was sent into the gable-e of the barn, and 1T
exploded and the barn was soon IN flames. Six
human skeletons and eight skeletons of horses
were found there the next day." The men
spoken of took the gun back to Fort Dix, but
never rejoined the regiment.
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
chanceiiorsyiile.

J. MERCHANT. CO. C, l4th Conn.
4 St. Joseph. Hich says: +" My regi-
H. ment was tho 18th Conn. aud we
formed The Fl rsi Uri ya.ie Of Z rerrTs
The National tribune., 1893-05-04
If YOUR HUSBAND Finds EAULT

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Mention The National Tribute.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-10
Yesterday in lIiStOry-ApriI 9.

30 Constantine II, Roman emperor and son
of the great Constantine, killed near Aq;:i-
LEILA, Italy; born 3l6.
1.5-I'Ope Constantine died.
EH3-Edward ~, Iorkist king of England
died; born in l44l.
ljGS-Sir Henry Wotton, English author, born.
died 1859.
lG!G-Francis Lord Bacon, reorganiIer OF phi!0s-
ophy, died; born 1861.
l.3I -Iiufus Putnam, soldier and principal
founder of Marietta. O.. born in sutton.
Mass; died in Marietta 1924.
t541-Simon L"d Lovat. Scotch .Jacobitc, exc
Cuted on Tower hill, London, for compile
ity in the rebellion Of lIfj: born 1870.
l15S-FiShcr Amcs, statesman and orator, born
in Dedham, Mass; died there July 4, lS0S.
l1Si-GCOrge Ill ratified the first treaty with
the United States after its independence.
lS4--JGCQucs NcCkCr, famous French financier
and father of Nine de SraCl. died: born l7S!
IsG2-Battlc Of Albuquerque, y. NJ, and defeat
Of the FedCrals.
lSGj-lce surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
Va.
lS9l-Licutcnant Grant and British troops de-
feated large force of Mauipurs near AS
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-10
This Date In History-April 10.

S10-Louis III of Franco died.
l5%}-Hugo Grotius, historical and theological
writer, born in Holland dutch name De
GTOOt); died lG+J.
l16-PrinCe Eugene Of Savoy, famous soldier
and associate of Marlborough Of England
died; born 1868.
ESG-Admiral John Byron died; born 100; hero
and explorer.
I%r'-Erasmus Darwin. poet and naturalist
grandfather of the more famous Charles
Darwin, died; born 1851.
lS2-John Howard Payne. author of Home
Sweet Home" died in Tunis: born l7E?
lSjS-llon. Thomas II. Benton, 30 years senator
from Missouri, died in Washington aged IT,
lH'5-A. ). Hamilton, ex-governor of Texas
died at Austin.
iSN' --l"hn I. Raymond, actor, died in Evans
vile. Ind: born 1896.
iSt-l0 boys of the Boston Farm school and
their instructor, \. +. NOrberg, drowned in
Boston haIhor by the CapsiZing of II sail
boat. Appalling loss Of life reported from
the submerged district along the lower
Mississippi. Argentine chooses presidential
rirr1orS the Cancellation party wins
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Literary Notes.

The contents of Harper's Weekly pub
lished April II will present among other
valuable matter the following varied and
remarkably interesting array of attrac-
tiOns: Portraits and sketches of Admi-
rails Gheradi, Walker, and Benham ; a
double-page naval picture, entitled "All
Hands of Skylark," by r. F. Zogbaum
an article on the history Of naval cos
tunes, with portraits and illustrations
an article by Miss Grace Dodge on the
college for teachers, with an illustration
of the new building to be erected a full
page picture Of a scene in Washington
coffee Seekers" by 7. de Thulstrup; a
superbly illustrated article on the city of
Stockholm, of Maurice Barres; illustra.
tions of the Columbian exposition illus
trated articles on the stock exchange
cleaning house in New York and the
art reception in Cincinnati; another of
Conan Doyle's sherlock Holiness" sto
ries, entitled The adventure of the
Gloria Scott" with illustrations, etc.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-10
As TO EDUCATION.

The Norfolk Landmark, commenting
on the recent decision of HON. J. L. NJ
CURRY, trustee of the Peabody and Slater
funds for education in the South, to the
effect that whatever money is to be de.
voted to the negro population out Of the
fund over which he has direction shall be
spent for industrial rather than the liter
airy education of that race, very truly
says:
at has been fully demonstrated by the
experience of more than twenty years
that literary education is of no practical
value to the negro population, when car.
ried beyond the mere primary studies.
The tendency, indeed, has been to make
the great majority of those who have re
ceived even an ordinary literary educa
ton worthless for all the practical pur.
poses Of life, and to unfit them totally for
their position in the world. 1t spoils the
negro, and does not convert him into
anything else that is useful.
THE children soon get to think them
oNANSo DClIOl ludu LuclI pdIeulS, refuse
to recognize home authority, scorn the
work of servant, and become, to all in
tents and purposes, burden upon the
public. They can neither earn anything
by their learning, which has not been
directed to any definite purpose, nor can
they make it in any sense ornamental or
valuable as a social attribute. They can
not understand abstract truth, such as
higher mathematics, for example, and
they are really crippled by the character
of the education which has been given
them, with the best intentions and at
tremendous expense
All Of the state governments should
come to the same conclusion that Dr.
CURRY has reached, and from this time
forward devote whatever money is to
be allotted to the education of the negro
children to primary and industrial de-
partments. The high school feature
should be dropped, except for few
normal schools, where it is necessary,
perhaps, to train teachers of that race
for that race and, in such cases, those
who are chosen for that purpose should
be selected with the greatest discrimina-
ton, and after thorough test of their
mental capability."
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-10
Ihc durham 1ailp Globe.
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RUN THEM OUT.

THE GLOBE has repeatedly talked about
the brazen and impudent criminality in
Smoky Hollow.
At least hundred of the best women
of Durham-those who know the con-
terminating influence Of such hell spewed
ilk-have come to US and asked US, i'll the
name of the rising generation of Dur
ham; in the name of the prattling boys
and the youths of the town; and in the
name of the eetfaced girls who are
growing up here and who will perhaps
become sweethearts, wives and mothers
here: they have asked in the name of
those who seek no sorrow; they have
asked in the name Of decency, of honesty,
of purity and of virtue, that the vile,
vicious and dirty harlots be chased out
of Smoky Hollow, and that the boys and
girls of this town should escape the
poison which is lurking in their dens
and which they seek to spread.
The grand iury-men under oath to do
their duty, last week returned indictments
against these brazen creatures-found
them guilty Of conducting disorderly
houses-and to-day three of the stupid
and impudent strumpets were brought
before the sheriff Two of them went to
Jail, and another one who calls herself
EssIE IRWIN, because, simply because she
had as her pretended lover a fellow who
is known as a dead beat and a libertine,
to plead with his friends for her rescue,
was set free, under bond.
And it happened that M. G. HERNDoN,
who should know better, goes on her
bond and explains his conduct by saying
that he rents his house to her and cit
would be damned hard to rent it to any
body else"
If MIR. HERNDoN, honestly says that
he must rent his house for a den of pros
titution, and that is the end of it, then it
does seem that Mr.. HERNDoN with
knowledge of the fact could we'll engage
in whatever the wobbly world calls de-
cent business.
Just 50 long as people who insist that
they are respectable, bail out these
painted prOstitutes.and chuckle over W hat
they do, just that long will Smoke smoke
and the sirens hold their sway.
There is too little attention paid to
this sort of lawlcssness and there are too
many men who COndOne and commend
the crimes of the prostitutes
The thing to do is to raise Smoke with
tar and feathers, and the sooner the
better.