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A DARING DEED.
The Sinking of the Yankee Wnrship
HORsatOnic, by Confederate
"Cigar Boat"

If we are approaching the romantic
era which certain writers have been
trying to create, when literature and
the drama of the daring heroic type re-
ceive unstinted approval, we may look
for a revival of the stories Of sublime
courage exhibited in the civil war.
OF these tales few will more readily
appeal to the o-worshiper than that
of Lieut.. Dixon and his comrades who
embarked in a crazy little boat on an
expedition against a big Yankee man.
o'war in the siege of Charleston.
The incident was daring in its con-
ception, heroic in its execution and
tragic in it's termination.
Charleston was choked off from the
sea by the strong hand of the federal
blockade. Ten majestic battleships lay
in the outer harbor, and by day and
night they rained a storm of shot and
shell on the Notifications and defend
ers of the ancient city.
For each gunsEot from Sumter or
Wagner ten or more Numbered back
deadly answer from the fleet of fed
sral gunboats.
OF this latter most aggressive mem
Der was the Housatonic, splendid
new ship anchored in the north chan
mel. She was particularly offensive
from the advantage of her position.
The firing of her ritled cannon on the
forts was cruelty perfect and persist
ent. She threw Parrot shells into the
city and her solid shot tore away great
sections of the defensive ramparts. BY
reason of the wholesale havoc she Gre
ated and the destruction she dealt, the
motive of the catastrophe which be-
fell her was conceived.
Beauregard had accepted from Mo-
bile firm for the torpedo service q
strange craft, 40 feet in length and
shaped like cigar. She was propelled
by land and was intended for sub
marine work.
But in each of the half-dozen attempts
TO submerge her in the Charleston har-
bor she had smcthered her crew in
the green waters of the bay, so she
was tied up to the wharf near the bat
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Dixon then ordered all aboard, and

Dixon then ordered all aboard, and
they descended ladder into the boat
through IL manhole in the top.
The cover was fastened from the in
side and the queer craft moved slowly
out into the harbor, only partly sub
merged. A shell dropped in the wate.'
and exploded so near that the waves
from the disturbance nearly swamped
the boat, but she righted herself and
kept a straight course for the outer
bar.
The Housatonic that night lay silent
and dark, as if resting from her muir
derous labors of the day.
A red light burned at her masthead,
andan otficer-Crosby-paced her decks
slowly and alone. He was watching the
red and blue signal rockets that rose
majestically high into the night from
the flagship of the squadron.
Presently he looked out over the bay,
and his attention settled on long,
low, black thing which came drifting
toward him over the ripping waves.
1t was like loose plank in the water.
He watched it intently for few sec
onds, then suddenly realizing the peril
of his vessel, he ran at his utmost speed
for the pilot house, shouting at the top
of his voice:
"a torpedo on the starboard A tor
pedo ON the starboard."
He rang all hands on deck, and as
they tumbled out he gave frantic orders
to start the engines and back away.
They cut away the cables the engines
| began to throb, and the whole ship
trembled with the first motions of get
ting under way.
She was too late. The few seconds
Crosby had spent in observation of
''the plank" cost him dearly.
Dixon and his strange craft had
closed in on him and struck the Housa-
tonic in the side, little forward of
the mainmast.
There was an explosion that was
heard far out in the harbor, and the
force threw the ship over on her side.
When she settled again the sea poured
into her through an immense hole that
had been knocked in her side.
In four minutes there were only a
few spars protruding from the water
where the stately ship went down and
n crowd of officers and men were cling
ing in the rigging, freezing in the Feb
ruary night. They were rescued by
other ships of the fleet.
With the success of Dixon's expedi-
ton came, too, the finale he had eN.
pected. When the Housatonic sank the
pugnacious little boat went down with
her, locked fast in her broken timbers
Years after, when they raised the
sodden hulk of the Housatonic from the
harbor, they found the bones of Dix
on and his comrades in the Cigar boat
and they threw them back into the
sea.-Atlanta Journal.
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terry, with only her curving back above
tho water line, where she vacillated
like o stranded sea monster, tossed by
the moving tides.
There the "cigar boat" (she was un-
named) was observed by George Dix
on, an officer of the Twenty-frst Ala
bama infantry, then engaged in the de-
tense of Charleston.
Dixon had been casting about for
some plan by which the harbor might
be relieved of one or more of the block
adcrs. A careful inspection of the
abandoned boat convinced him that
sho could be used in plan which he
favored. He was fully cognizant of
the grim record she had made for her
self and realized the extreme dangers
which lay in the execution of his plan,
but he determined to try it in the face
of all risks.
Likewise with the six men to whom
Dixon unfoldcd his project. They knew
a fearful death for themselves was al
most certain in the event of the sue
cess of the enterprise, yet they readily
agreed to accompany him as crew of
the boat.
It was o deliberate sacrifice of them
solves for the attainment of desired
object. The men were Capt. Carlson
and Ilidgeway, Becker, Wicks, Collins
and Simpkins.
At seven o'clock on the night of FEB
ruary II, in 1864, the party assembled
or the deck of the oncc-abandoned but
now important boat. 1t was u pictur-
csoue situation. The darkness of the
night was dispclled by contiagratior
back in the city and by a calcium raft
which burned reilly over against Fort
Sumter. Overhead a perfect networE
Of screaming and bursting shells made
npyrotechnic display, gigantic and fear
ful, while the crash of the distant guns
was continuous.
The men were perfectly cool and de
Iiberate in their movements. Dixor
gave his orders in a calm manner, anC
inspected each step of the proceedings
with the keen perception Of an expert
A sailor approached the group on the
docks, with round, black object sluns
over his shoulders. 1t was sea tor
pedo. This was taken rather tender
Nv by two of the men, who fixed it Il
the end of a spar which another of tn
party had drawn out of the water will
rope. The free end of the spar wa
thsn fixed to the nose of the boat. TIT
spar, being thus adjusted, was kint
OF ram, which pointed straight ahead
of the boat and lay just under the wa
ter, with the deadly torpedo on tn
outer end.
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uaunts i'm the wild Woods and Guy
Places for Summer OUTINGS,

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Lake, Marquette, Madison, Kilbourn, Mi.
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content. For pamphlet of Summer Tours"
and Fishing and Hunting" apply to near
est ticket agent, or address with two cent
stamp, GEO. H. HEAFFORD, Gen'l Pass.
Agt., $50 Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill
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TWO VETERANS.
They Meet by Accident in Washing
ton Hotel and Review War
Experiences.

A few mornings ago tall, handsome
gentleman, with mustache and hair
tinged with gray, walked through the
lobby of the Ebbitt aud stopped in front
of the news stand. He was about to
pick up a newspaper when little old
man with gray, shaggy Burnsiders got
up from his seat in one corner of the
lobby and walked over to'him.
Isn't this Gen. James Il. OBeirne""
the little man asked
II am Gen. O'Beirne, sir" was the
reply, land who are you, may l ask?"
DO you remember Maj. Bell, Of New
York;"
DO I remember him? Well, l have
cause to remember him. He saved my
| life once
well, am that person." said the
little man.
Tears came into the eyes of both rs
they grasped each others hands and
adjourned to convenient seat to talk
over old times.
At the battle of Charlottesville
| O'Beirnc, who was then colonel of the
| Thirty-seventh New York regiment,
was shot through the breast by a bull
let. 1t made hole clear through one
lung. Dell, who had been in the same
regiment, called to his assistance one
of his comrades. and they carried him
off the field of battle,
| O'Beirne was sent TO his home i'll New
York, and it was supposed that he could
rot live long. But under good nursing
| he recovered and went back into the
union service again. At the tine of
President Lincolns second inaugural
| ton he was provost marshal in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
| During the ceremonies on the east
side of the capitol, Bell who was i'll
Washington on leave of absence, &c
tectcd n pickpocket pursuing his work
in the crowd. He called the attention
of policeman to the man. The police
man arrested the pickpocket anu took
Bell along for witness.
The hearing was delayed for several
days, and in the meantime Bells leave
of absence expired. When he presented
the outlawed ticket at the steames
wharf he was placed under arrest for
having disobeyed the order. Bell tried
to explain, but the rules were fixed and
relentless.
The case was brought to the attention
Of Gen. O'Beirne as provost marshal
and as soon as he saw the name he had
Bell brought before him.
General. wish you would let me GO
as I am anxious TO join my regiment
said Bell.
You will he dealt with as man
should be who has dared to Gisobey the
injunction ofhis commander" o'Beirne
replied, stcrnly.
He then issued new order extending
Bells leave of absence two weeks and
accompanied it with command that
ne appear 1T his home in this city. Bel
visited the man whose life he had saved
spent q week ard later joined his regi
ment-Washingto Star.
1
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Proof of 1t.

$50 you think there really is something
in heredity, after all?"
81 do. Young Mundsley, who is trying TO
get up a north pole expedition, is the SON
of a woman who used to be an inveterate
house hunter, not because she could have
used house if she had found one, but for
the mere love of the thing. Chicago Even
ING News
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Through Sleeping Car.

The Southern Railway operates hand
some Pullman drawing-room buffet sleeping
car, Memphis to New York, without change.
Train leaves Memphis 500 P. NJ. daily.
For information address c. A. De Saussure,
d. p. A., 300 Main St., Memphis, Tenn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-05-20
A Promise-Drenker.

Attorney Ito witness)-What is the
plaintiffs reputation for truthfulnessf
Witness-Well. she Is a dressmaker.
JUDGE.
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An Excellent Combination.

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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21
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WHO WILL GIVE YOU
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Always Encourage Our Home Industries.


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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21

GEN. SIR w. f, GATACRE.
prevent, if possible, the junction of
the British relieving force with the
forces at Estcourt and Ladysmith,
while on the Orange river border the
Beers are believed to be concentrating
at Donkerpoort to oppose General Bull
ler's advance 1t is said 5000 Beers
have already laagered at Donkers-
poort. The English plan seems to be
a threefold advance from Durham to
Ladysmith, from ORANGE river to Kim
berley and from East London, by way
of Queenstown, to Burghersdorp.
General Gatacre will be able to keep
the Beers on the Orange border suf-
ficiently occupied to preserve General
Methuen from undue molestation, es-
pecially If rumors from various sources
are we'll founded that describe the Free
State burghers as in nowise enthusi-
astic for fighting.
Although Kimberley is supposed to
be the objective of General Methuen,
many military critics are Of the opin-
ion that his advance will be not to-
ward Kimberley, but across the Orange
Free State, in order to secure COM
plete command of the Orange river,
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THE pArRIA A TOTAL WRECK.
she Lies on the Kentish Coast, still
on Fire Forward.


on Fire Forward.
London, Nov. 20.-The Hamburg
American liner Patria. Captain Froh-
Itch, which caught fire in the English
channel last Wednesday while on her
way from New York to Hamburg, and
which was finally abandoned Thursday
noon, now lies between Walmer and
the South Foreland. on the Kentish
coast. She is still on fire forward, but
there is no smoke abaft the bridge.
At low water she will be partly dry.
Apparently the fire has completely gut
ted her and rendered her total wreck.
The partial submersion has materially
diminished the fire.
Captain Frohlich, of the Patria, in
the course of an interview at Cuxhaven
yesterday, made the following state
ment:
81 knew nothing of the fire until the
Patria was off Folkestone, where
promptly brought the ship up, There
was a panic among the passengers
otherwise they could have saved theil
personal belongings. The fire, how,
ever, had such a strong hold of the
fore hatch as to prevent US reaching
the heavier baggage. The vessel il
now only a shell. and there is LITTLE
hope of realizing much"
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1nr Rrp FLAd BodEY. -
II Is No Longer Effective In Exciting
tho French pOputnCe.

Nht Fffufu i-hpWihths
Paris, Nov. 2l-in the chamber OF
deputies yesterday NJ. AHcot. Republt-
can. brought up the question OF the
display Of red flags on Sunday in con-
nection with the ceremony OF unveil-
ing. on the Place de Ia Nation. the
statue symbolizinE The Triumph OF
the Republic" by the president OF the
republic. NJ. Loubet. NJ Alicot wanted
TO know II the government had au-
thorized the display. Premier Waldeck-
Rousseau replied that the government
had not authorized the carrying OF any
red flags i'm the procession. adding
that whatever discordant notes might
have been struck. they only served to
emphasize the magnificent scclama-
tion which greeted the republic. 1T
is useless said the premier. ITO en-
deavor to excite public opinion 10y
raising the red flag bogey. as was done
so years ago"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21
The KentncRy Contest.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 21.-The Demo-
cratic state campaign committee con-
cedes that Taylor has a majority on
the face of the returns. but bases a
hope of the election Of the Democratic
ticket on throwing out the vote Of
Louisville on account of the inter-
ference of Governor Bradley's soldiers,
and Johnson and Knox counties, where
tissue ballots were used. The Ken
lucky election law plainly provides for
a secret ballot, and the Republicans
admit that they are not as we'll forti-
fed in the defense of their interests in
johnson and Knox counties cases as
might be, but they assert that should
Louisville be thrown out they have as
surances that Governor Bradley will
back them up in resistance, which they
say is already fully planned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21
Give the Children a DRINK

called Grain-O. 1t is delicious, sppetizing
nourishing food drink to take the place o
Coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by al
who have used it because when properly pre-.
pared it tastes like the finest coffee but is free
from all its injurious properties. Grain-O aids
digestion and strengthens the nerves. 1t
not stimulant but health builder, and chill
dren, as well as adults, can drink it with grea
benefit. Costs about 4 as much as coffee
IS and CSC.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21
THE BOER INVASION
Of Cape Colony Continues Steadily
and Rapidly.
ALL QUIET AT LADYsMITH.

Wen supplied with Ammunition aud
Confident Of Ability to Hold Out.
General Gatacre VIII Prevent an
Attack on General Methuen's Force.
London, Nov. 21.-'rhe reports of
heavy fighting at Ladysmith last We'd
nesday have not been confirmed. On
the contrary, the most reliable advices
from Estcourt indicate that there was
nothing more than a desultory can
nonade. Probably the rumor of a
serious engagement grew out of the
fact that the Beers threw few harm
less shells late Tuesday night, leading
to the supposition that an attack was
imminent. Nothing, however, hap
pened Wednesday.
A Ladysmith dispatch, sent by q
runner to Estcourt, says: "All is well
here, with nothing important to re-
port. We are amply supplied with am
munition and confident of our ability
to hold out Information from outside
is very scarce, but it is believed here
that the Beers now investing the town
are only a small force. Rain is ham
pering the Boer operations severely
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
continues steadily and rapidly. There
are 300 Beers at Colesberg, and news
has reached East London that Lady
Grey, near Aliwal North, has beer
deserted by the British and is now il
the hands of the enemy.
From Delagoa bay comes reports OF
the arrival of more German officer.
and artillerymen, who have volunteer
ed to serve with the Transvaal forces
The plan of operations on both sides
is slowly unfolding itself Genera
Joubert is evidently moving south t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21

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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21
SIX KILLED ON THE RAIL.
Construction Train Coilides with
Handcar In south Dakota,

Construction Train Coilides with
Handcar In south Dakota.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 20.-SlX men
were killed and four perhaps fatally
injured in an accident last evening on
the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad at Humboldt, 20 miles
west of Sioux Falls. A construction
train was backing out of Humboldt
when a handcar bearing 95 Italians
came around a curve. The Italians saw
their danger and jumped from the car,
which caught under the rear of the ca
boose, and this and the fiat car next
to it were wrecked. On the fat car
were 20 Italian laborers, five of whom
were killed outright and five more in
jured. One of the injured died en-
route to this city. OF the dead Brook
Cobelman is an American. The rest
are Italians. AS soon as the wreck
occurred the Italians made threats
against the train crew, who were COM
PEELED to pull out at once to save their
lives.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21

In the county of Escambia in Alabama
is the little town of Flomatou and there
lives Mrs. Mollie Grimes She was a
good wife and mother but several years
ago she found her health slipping away
from her. She realized that this meant
the inevitable nervousness and irritability
that would surely lose for her the aifec-
ton of her children and husband, and
that as her health declined discord and
misery would appear in her home. She
was filed with the loving motherly in
stinct, but two miscarriages in succession
almost broke her heart. She had almost
lost hope when the clouds rolled away
and the light of health and happiness
returned.
She tells her story in these words:
- was almost heart-broken to think could
not raise any more children and had to suffer as
l did. had lost two children by miscarTiages
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21
nrrinn nrohlhltIon or Foothn1l

st. Louis, Nov. 21.-After spending
several days investigating the death of
John Allen. of the Christian Brothers
college, who was injured on Nov. IL
in game of football, the coroner's
jury yesterday rendered the following
verdict: I'VE find that the game was
played strictly according to Rugby
rules, but we believe the game is dan
gerous and should be prohibited. Ver-
dict, accident"
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Three Killed. ina Fight over Mortgage

Antlers, I. T., Nov, 21-Near Doakes.
vile, so miles east of Antlers, Deputy
United STATES Marshals James Ennis
and Dave Everidge and John Kelly, a
Goodland merchant, were killed by
two men named Bishop and Frey,
whom the officers were trying to arrest
for removing mortgaged property.
Bishop some time since was sent to an
insane asylum, and while confined
there his wife mortgaged their cattle
and other belongings to Kelly. Bishop
was released recently and claimed he
had been dEugged and put in the asy-
lum