Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-19

forests e, II. e liS constituent. no nIsacs to
Houston and lbs many friends fiends here. III
shown nie city; ile &. ciassed among Tie
ranged 4 system ut his home Tint II IN.
equullci as volunteer organization In
the Scuth.
guest at tho Hutchins House Is Com.
mandar John c. Brain, formerly Of tina
Confederate States navy. lie Is one Of
the heroes OF she late unnlcasanlness, and .
hin walk Indicates the wounds which no
received while lighting under tho stars
ana Bars thirty years AGO. The last plis-
oncr OF war. he was released with tho
hcara OF battle on his features which he
VIII carry 10 his grave as a reminder OF
tiuec days In which he was one OF tho
brave who fought for cause, which.
though finally lost. is ntnl treasured ia
the menorits OF those who were In tho
South at that time.
Commander Brain Is now iccturlns for
the benoft OF the Jolrcrs.on Davis Aionu-
mcnt association and Will deliver two IN.
teres'ins lectures at Turner Hail Wetines-
day and Thursday cvcnlngs next, Tina
following are his subjects:
Tho Capture OF the Steamship cbesn-
hoske aet o. Now York iiasbor Decent
Muil steamshlp Hoaloke on the Island Of
Cuhn, September -, iSUl" ''rho l,ngt Con-
ins,asrnte Naval hSpcditlon, Which Lett
hlchmond. Va, February a iN,5, tfudur
orders for san Francisco, Cali "rhs
capture Of The st. Mays OF pauNt~n
nnnvi. Shesnpenkc BAY, April L. 1855;
ClniHe OF. the Vessel ami Her nestructioii.
on the Island of jamaica, juno N. iNas y
- reporter OF The Pos, was u visitor at
No"in9ander llraln's apartments last cVen-
az MI III htay-hulted old veteran Is ruh
~ lviitihlsethens oi the war and recalled
teao.y many incidents that nro intsfcst-
l vg, iic 'aiks Hike historian and hr con-
tions NJ" oe N, ueinanas the undivided attrn-
eNpoilencna the commander said:
When they abandoned the navy ward
~ y, ~, Moi'o,h me Tedcrals burned and de-
snoNed Tho ffigate Mcrrimac, which Inv
naun tho ways Ia the yard she WINS
inied by Captain John NJ Brooke ma
INN g., lnto she famous ironciad vh-
mriglns tho hull OF Il shin whnn IN er.
Ton md this feature was iufroiucod on
the Nirglnla' that being The nrsi vessel u
ne KIND 10 he constructed In the world.
sue wan also M nrst vessel evor built
WIN T. neak or ram She was 1oublY
non nlnied with railroad bars crossed 20
lhal thv shol tel from her sides Ike so
many pile, She destroyed the whole Fed
tiAl squadron IN two days save those
vsas3ls which ran away from her. sinking
INC largest ships In Federal commission.
the Cumberland anu the Congress
This 10 the ship the FedIrnis clnirn TO
nnNo lestoycd hy the Monitor. but the
hour ana a quarter, upon her cn1tain
being severely wounded BY having his
r}oa shot Out, She put about and went
back TO Norfolk for rupuirS During the
time she was ~ Norfoik ,he leueral Meet
was reinforced by vomo tlftetn sailing YES,
sells When sho was repaired she came
out into Hampton roads, while that enof-
nous ueel was engaged IN ahgllmg our
NfIW tho AlTWImIn making fpxyurl - f
thcv went under cover OF the runs uf
lGrtress Monroe AMI for two weeks he
OF the James river, but was prevented
from going near Fortress Monroe ON
account OF her deep draught None OF
heri yet they tell their children thai
the Monitor the 'chovsc.hoN' saved the
linton by destroying he virrnay or he
was In 1854. The Virginia was ordered TO
luel mond. but 1t wus found. that she
being TOO shallow. She Wa. therefore,
diHmnntled aud destroyed, her crew pro-
sg sa5r q hSeIoa .Ss hst Is how tho
roa A9 ,eia Pei2rs, iihs war aa, me hTst
follow tho example OF the Confeacracy
tho honor belongs 10 her navy, She also
has tic honor OF hrst making and USING.
does, They were made OF bs1r kegs,
demilohna, etc, and, although we had 10
II those days they worked lust tie same.
tined by the Federal government that my
officer taken In the act OF uAing iorpedefs
would not he treated ns prisoner Of war:
mat tho uAg OF totpodoes was not inglI'
mate warfare; ivy ,nHey Mern usru;
generally used Tho Confederate navy
also built the. FIRST aubmarlnc te,b,do
and had quite u career, destroying large
number ~ Nesseln ~ Charlcston harn9r'
She was. while sinlanE another vessel
the wnr she was raised by the Fadstal
government end " now N the museum
at ulc Brpoklyn navy yard ,,
our position; "" swept tie gnctnys cont
merco from the seas and she has novsr
States win never assume grent deh or
!;.!fnf'nnce upon the rcas until tho M
M S6sc EN- en- Ams SSS bai G vessels 10 don't
the American nag " rotten ny o. -
Captain nra'n has starred ou, t2 t,,nrs
yrnnuinrni 10 Jefferson DAVIS. aud ,hs
proceeds Of his lectures Will 10 forwnrdsd
10 tho Monument association at Hloh-
mand.
Thero viii be . .rpecial mc,ctlnr q ws.h-
inRlon chapter NO hoss, n eng,rt W,,y hhs
II. NJ i. Masters degrce, - .s
The rervlce ut tho First Bartlett cnnrcn
w was , hrsf power and Interest IN the meet.
lna. aud mnny came forward for prayer.
The mrciinge will continue every evening
tbis week commencing Mt 1880 O'Clock
The Ladies' association of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church VIII meet In ms
ahnnoi this afternoon AT 1870 O'Clock when
a fuil attendance 10 exnretod. " u especi.
ally necessary that all the members on
committees nppointcd be present;
Yratcrdny was tho birthday nbniyorfary
Of Captain George Writ. or the Central
IRE station. and the boys presented mmm
" engraved md bearing his monogram,
Tho "cnutnin" II very popular win NJ
crew. md they TOOK TINS occasion TO fho"
their esteem for him.