The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-29

/ no u!iilcu!ty in getting another volun-
tcer crew 70 run the same risk.
! On the evening Of February II, at a
little before 9 O'Clock, the uousatonic
detected the torpedo boat, but too
late, for Dixon had closed upon her
and fred his torpedo. A hole was
knocked in her and she sank in four
minutes.
The victory to the "fsh" was fatal
to herself and crew, for she sank with
all on board, and after the war, when
the wrecks off Charleston were re-
moved, she was found lying at the
bottom, alongside of the big boat she
had sent down before her.
a handsome drinking fountain has
been erected on the battery by the
citizens OF Charleston to commemorate
the unparalleled bravery of the crews
who lost their lives in this ill.fated
boat.
The arst iroaolad fertilization ever
used in any warfare wac designed and
constructed by Mr. Clement A. Stew.
ems, then cashier OF the Planters' and
Meohanios' Bank, of Charleston, s.
Y. When it was determined to re.
duce Fort Sumter (under Anderoon)
with artillery Mr.. Stevens, whose Pc
ouliar genius had never been dreamed
OF before, devised and built st Cum.
ming's Point, Morris leland, this for.
siiootion. Over heavy timbers he
placed railroad T iron, laid at an an.
gle OF 55 degrees. The amazing sue
cess of his plan established the value
OF iron armor and revolutionized mod
ern warfare aud the navies Of the
world. Mr.. Stevens was afterward
made brigadier general in the Con.
federste army and was killed at AT.
lanta.
It is fact we'll =orth recording
that at West Point there are only two
models Of fortifostions used for pur
poses OF instruction to the cadets in
the art of attack and defence. One of
these is battery Wagner, the other Sc.
bastopol. Capt. Landon Cheves, who
was identified with the building and
perfeoting Of Battery Wagner, was
killed by the bursting of the first she'll
hurled at the fort. After his death
model Of the fort was found in his
pocket.
One Of the most daring and success
full episodes Of the civil war was the
recovery By the Confederates of the
two large guns from the wreck of the
lronolad vessel Keokuk. This vessel
was 80 severely injured in an action
against Fort Sumter, April, 1862, that
she sank the morning after the fight.
In an article from war correspond.
ent at that time the Northern people
we're informed that the work Of recov-
ering any spoils from this neck of the
woods would be impossible. The
writer said the rebels cannot raise her.
for she is filed with sand and she is
covered by the guns of the blockadine
feet and will ever be beyond their
reach.
| Not SO, thought the rebels, how.
ever, for in the darkness and silens 90.
with slippery footing on the roofing
OK che su-.ets, their ssant clothing
Kept wet with the salt spray, picked
gang Of men worked for three weeks.
until the two guns, larger and more
powerful than any in the possession Of
the Confederacy, were raised from the
wreck and landed in Charleston. one
to be mounted on Fort Sumter and the
other at Battery Bee on Sullivan's
leland, both destined to do good ser.
vice in the defence of the harbor
that they had once been brought to
attack.
A more thorough and interesting
account of the defence of Charleston
harbor has been written by the Rev.
DR.. johnson, Of Charleston, s. c., at
that time major Of engineers, and this
book is now used as text book for