The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-25
Her Destination Is Apparently Unknown:
III Outside Of Naval Circles. !.
Her DEPARTURE WITNESSED. BY. MANY
The whHrves hincd wish Interested
SPcctntors-Tho Monitor Passes
= silently Down thc River a NJ Drops
Anchor. ct Old sPoiht-Recaiis>A Ans
other Dny sIany Fenrs Ago. !:

Merrimac steamed out Of the harpor to
Hampton Roads, Where It Vas To- strike
blow which was to make an enemys
heartbeat stop beating, and to revolu-
tioniZe the navies of the world, has
such intense interest been manifest In
the departure of n vessel from the Nor
folk Navy Yard rs was that which at
tended the passing out OF the formida-
bic Fighter Terror yesterday morning.
For twenty-five hours the ironclad
had been lying at the wharf ready at
moments notice 10 Sail. Finally, af-
ter hours of waiting and uncertainty,
that notice came. At 1910 o'clock Cap
tain LUDLOW received his orders 10
leave. In five minutes the huge -tloat-
ing battery had swung clear Of the dock
and turned ne: nose toward Hampton
Roads. Smut lneouely a salute of
eleven guns doomed from the Terror's
battery, and Immediately that portion
Of the two cities adjacent to the harbor
became strangely alive. II was as
though hive OF bees had been dis
turbed In their labo:s. From their Of
fees, from their residence, from the
streets, the people hurried to the water.
side, and In less time than it takes to
write ii the wharves were blocked with
curious and eager humanity. Every.
aviiiab bic roof and window was occu-
pied, and the thought that there was
possibility that perhaps this might be
the last time the brave big fighter
would steam down the Elizabeth. and
that her great huge guns might be
called upon to fulfill the mission of death
for which they were created And so
the throng which lined tile piers Was
silent. sI.r.. . "a
But even more silent was the great
engine of war which was moving down
4 ha ma GOD III Of
the old frigate Franklin the guns Of
ST Helena beloved a salute of seven
guns. but the Terror did not reply.
mere was hardly ripple in the flag
that Strcamed from her stern, and not
4 movement among the. hundred and
fifty sailors who crowded her forward
deck. watching with quiet eyes the
slowly recedinE shores 1t seemed as
though this splendid type of the mod
ern navy disdained to notice that relic
of days by gone.
The Washington steamer. lying at her
pier, whistled 4 salute but the Terror
passed her by with never Il sound, cave
the monotonous tinkle of the water
against her PROV. A British tramp
rolled lazily to the, monsters swell, but
did not dip her colors. Several tugs
lying near footed noisy greeting and
sood-bye. but the\monitor passed ST
had turned the angle At Lamberts
Point and disappeared from view
The Vessel. after leaving Lambert's
Point, proceeded at once 10 Old Point
and anchored
At the time Of her departure the Ter
ror's destination was known only TO the
department in WVhington. Captain
Ludlow Is supposed-to have had sealed
orders, which were to be opened as
CHI t,, CHI Il
the Capes. What these orders are can
merely be surmised, and a theory is
only guess, at least. 1t is thought her
instructions are to proceed either 10
New York or to Key West. The chances,
seem equally in favor of either
At l o'clock this morning the Terror
was still anchored off Old Point She
Is probably awaiting further orders
from Washington
THE TERROR AND VIzcAYA.
The New York Evening Journal, In
Its fourth extra edition of Wadncs-
day publishes the following.
Captain Edmund Zalinski, tho in
ventor of the celebrated dynamite gun,
waE apparently we'll pleased to-day
when told by representative of the
Evening Journal that the double tur-
reted monitor Terror had been ordered
to hurry her reftt!ng at Norfolk at
once and report In this harbor The
expert rubbed his hands together al the
news. That's good. he exclaimed.
When asked as to the probable out
| come Of a fight between the monitor
Terror and the Spanish armored cruis
er Nizcaya. the answer of Captain Ia
iirFki betrayed the cause Of hit; sati:,-
faction
Many things must be taken into
consideration in comparing the chances
of the two said he. One most import
ant. perhaps all important. fact is that
IN harb0- conflict, such as this would
Dc" the immense advantage Of the Span
lard In speed and manocvring capacity
! would be ncu;raliZcd
1t would, of necessity. owing, 70 tho
limited space be almost entirely a case
or stand UP, ding dong fighting IN
| ShHh = light am confident the Terror
would give a most excellent account Of
| herself Then, too. the shore batteries
and torpcdocs might be able TO give
! effective aid.
An this leads to the conclusion that
! the N!zcaHa might conclude to leave the
j hirhor rather than engage in a close
quarter fight with the monitor, and
| as look at Il. that would be mos:
| impofian; point gained. If she cnuld
! De forced out 1t Nigh: prevent any
/ ehectuai bombardment OF the city.
| he chief advantage of the ViZcayi
! Is h"r speed. which. as compared with
that OF the Terror, Is as 90 10 ~. Ii
can readily he seen tina; where there
was room for manocuvring It would
| give the Span!ard a tremendous, ad-
j vantage.
I lie could practically circle the mon
tor. pound her from any point he chosa
OF ram me cheese box at any time.
This advantage however, would ba
, ,rAl!Zea IN fight in New York
harbor. The Terror could take nm a
position inshore, where the water was