Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The Run Past Vicksburg.
Fourteen gray haired boys" out of
The twenty-cight survivors of the crew
Of the old United States "turtle-back
Carondelet, hanqueted Mt the Admiral
Cafe, in Cincinnati. Ohio, recently.
Over coffee and cigars they talked over
the memorable night of April Is, 1863.
when the CarOndelet with other Uni
ted States boats, successfully ran the
long stretch Of Confederate batteries
at Nicksburg then being besleged by
the Union army. The success of that
feat meant the capture Of Vicksburg.
The Carondelet also participated in the
Smelling Of Fort Henry and the attacks
on Fort Donelson, ran the batteries OF
New Madrid, Mo, took part in the
Smelling of Fort Pillow and fought the
Confederate ram Arkansas at Mem
phls, July IL, 1869. She was finally
dismanted at Portsmouth, Ohio.
1T was clear, starlight night when
we started down the Mississippi" said
John Dorman, secretary, and every
thing about the boat was still. | was
first loader and the entire gun crew
was eagerly watching the shore bat
teries. TO get better view crawled
out on the end of the gun. We had
begun to think we would not be dis,
covered, when shot was fired. and In
the glare Of the light we were made n
target for what seemed millions Of
bullets. 1t did not seem possible for us
to get through.
I'VE returned the fire. We were
caught in an eddy and nearly ran into
the bank. Just then l was wounded
in the face by exploding shells, and
dragged to the ships hospital. For
ten miles we were under fire, but we
got through"
Martin Graham, the retiring presi-
dent. said Il was standing behind
norman when lie was shot piece of
the shell gave me an ugly wound on
the head, but | never knew il until we
were below the batteries. Then some
one told me my face was covered with
blood"
Il was on the old Carondelet when
we fought the ram Arkansas in 90,
said Or Thomas g. Heron. "A man
does some queer things when he Is ex-
cited During that fight the two YES
sells crashed together headed ten
men, who got on our guard rail to
board the Arkansas. Capt Henry
Wake herated me for such a fool idea
but the next day he promoted me to
master mate"
Surrender of Raleigh.
April Is was the 30th anniversary
Of the surrender of Raleigh to the fed,
eral forces and Of the occupation Of the
city by General sherman, says a Ra.
leigh, \. G., correspondent OF the At.
lanta Constitution. Raleigh was one OF
the few places which were formally
surrendered, a deputat!on Of leading
citizens having gone on a special train,
under flag OF truce, to meet General
Sherman and surrender both the cap,
itol and the city to him.
There were few sensational incidents
at the surrender except the capture
and killing OF Lieutenant Walsh. q
Texan, who was member Of the or
gonlzation known as "Wheelers Cav.
airy" but OF which General Wheeler
diaoiained command Walsh rode ont
from a store and shot at General Kirk.
patrick who led the federal advance.
then turned ana rode westward I'm
the direction the confederatcs had gone
the previous day. He was run down.
captured carried back TO General Kirk
patrick who sat on his horse near the
statue ~ Washington, south Of tho
capitol, and was ordered to be taken ia
some woods nearby and hanged. An
this was quickly done The other sen.
satiou was the protection Of the CITY
by the troops Of Major General John
a. Logan against the attack Of the ne.
gro troops who had planned to burn
it, to avence the assassination OF Pres
ident Lincoln.