The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
IL. that there Is not much to be feared

Ii. that there is not much to be feared
from these ironclad monster"
Alas! for the theories OF these dis.
tinguislied writer's; here, saw them Bur
led In the waters Of Hampton Roads In
the bright sunlight OF a Saba tn day with
out hope Of resurrection The North y, nth was " 8
overwtlel,ned With CONSERVATION and
dread while the South was jubilant over
the results of these great battles OF the
tho Sth and 9th OF March, 1862. Yet itshasi
been written By northern iistoricans that
|5the sMonitorn defeated the virginia
and by Virginia historians that It was
a drawn battle. W1iei, twp men fight
and one cries enough, lie who cries is
whipped. When two men clincll IN a 1lslt
and one disadvantages himself ana runs
away beyond the reach Of III antagon-
.ist he who runs Is whipped. The Wiz
gtnial,s and Monitor we're IN close con-
tact;stlie Monitor drew OF into shallow
water, out Of reach 81 the Virginia, |" and
dared not return to the contest; either
at this, Or two other oh allenges after-
wards offered. Ittswas a tbrillia ut z ant
magnificent victory for the COME ra ties.
This virginia was x victorious, the
|'NIonltor' was de featcd. ~
After the Virginia v wa alretl, and
had Iron shutters for her por holes, she
steamed down to Hampton r Dads, a Tril
AlSDSt Hllta
longing the IN onitor,' to- tight; but the
.tSrieson't kept close Under the guns
OF FORTRESS Monroe and failed to accept
the challenge. IN IS i, a,s34i I.
on tho Sth day OF May, 1862, he FEEDER
ais having heard the Confeder les were
cvacuating Norfolk, the " MONT orr ana
the whole squadron Of wooden ships came can
over from Old Point and attacked the
forts at scwell's Point The bohpard-
= eX ner.
fenced.
The vessels were so arranged that the
guns from our forts could do little dam
are to them. They seemed to have their
own way until the X, Virginia" made S.--i 4
appearance around Crnney Island u til en-,
before tile Virginia could open Ter 1
ports tho whole T'ede Tal fleet beat q has 4
IL retreat to Fortress Monroe. This was "a
the third time I 10 NJ omit 9 owed VEG
her heels to the virginia Ma, .Ti
y Thus ended the Confederate batt1es on
Hampton Roads; forso the 10TH Of M ay.
1862, the Confederate forces evacuated
seaboard @3v Virginia, ana the z' Virginia
was destroyed u near Craney d STAND by,
tho same crew, which ma de- her. the m ar-
vel Of the world
Forty-tso years had come and gone
since this cvent-1il ear " tllirty-nine years
5I,afi passed Bsjncc the war. which @itness-
ed her glory, closed The q Gu IN OF the
Confederate States--Wh hen, soil tho 9TH. OF
April, Il ga Ia now s.Y irginln. ,bap-
3tised neutrality-suspicious. hrpath OF ne old
Virginia. Demonstrating mn evolu ton IN IN
iron ships almost too ii ond erful 10 cotrpre-j
bend which would lave been fdeno,lrce q
as a startling dream OF 4 wild production 70
Of an nbalanced lima gina ton pred icted
50 years age. @ VT ~ !. IS, ~
$Thls new Iron sea arrior's hull Oh the the
load wa terslineiis 1876 foet Ion and bonn,
extreme, rs feet a. nches Her draft z!
on normal dlspiaceme q q, PSI tons 4 u
2s feet 9inches dcsig ned Ind icated sl.olse
wer 1e OC0 spec a $kllot Hers5col'r,-
pIement lot officers eanlen
marines, &c. ~ 81
Shelts protected shys rltsa rrnor y
tending I'VE feet beow q tl,re 4z Y feet
above the normal load y line, from TEN
10 stern. Ills belt is eleven inches thlcks
at the top and sight Inches thick Fl the =
bottom. e The ma imum thickness isl pre-
served for a dept h Of i've Inches q from
the top. Tho arinor tapers ut the stem
and stern. to- a thickness of fou & ilchesi 81
Tho armor on tho 6superpo led I'll hborn
balanced oval turrcts with Il lined port
plates IS twel I've inches thick on the port
plate, eight inches thick on the side. and 1