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under Lieutenant Colonel 7. =. Bell.
was ordered to relieve the Fifty-hrst
New York. which III suffered severe
ly. to pass in front Of It, deliver one
volley and then charge the enemy's
works. This order was Rallantly ex-
ecuted. At the same time the other
wing OF the Fifty-frst Pennsylvania
and the Ninth New Jersey charged the
iptrenchments and the enemy fed
from their entire left, leaving nifty pris.
Oners.
Lieutenant Colonel Clark. after cap
turing the brick kiln, moved along the
inside Of the works toward the right
end came upon light battery which he
captured. hut was driven back by the
Seventh North Carolina, which charged
outside of the works In most gallant
manner. The defense against Reno
was both skillful and brave In the
main. Next to the railroad the breast
work was occupied by militia which
coon abandoned the port. On their left
the Seventh and Thirty-hfth North
Carolina battled against odds all the
forenoon. Beyond the railroad Colonel
Zeb vancs's Twenty-sixth North Caro-
lima poured a CALLING frs into Rsno's
column.
General Fosters Decisive Charge.
General Parke's brigade. consisting
Of the Fourth and Fifth Rhode Island
and the Eighth and Eleventh Connecti
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The War Fifty Years Ago

Revelation In Naval Warfare--.With New lronclad
Ram the Confederates Smash Fleet Of Federal War
ships---Sudden Appearance Of the New Federal Mon.
itor Also lronclad Battle Between the Two Ships.
Four Hears Of Indecisve Combat 900 Battle at Pea
Ride, In Arkansas go Federals Under General s. r.
Carts Taken BY Surprise latter Two Days. Fight
The Confederates Are Driven Off.
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The War Fifty Years Ago

Stenswa" Jackson's Move In the Shensndoah Valley.
He Abandons the Town Of Winchester --- Federal
Geaeral Pope Captures New Madrid, Mo.---General
Burnside Force Attacks and Captures New Besne.
N. G. --- The Vanguard Of General Grants Army
Reaches the Mississippi Border--Grant 10 Restored
to Command After Having Been Reproved and Sus-
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eing OF a bun terrier. wanted 10 catch
him by the throat and with one shake
drop his corpsp." Hut there was no
death shake that morning for the little
irOnclad. Says Captain Howard: "The
shots Of the Merrimac made great
dents In the monitors plate, but did
not 70 through Il. Our guns tore the
iron NJ the Merrlmac, and had ne un.
derstOOd her construction we might
have sunk her. We should have aim.
etl for her mellow the water line. Her
iron plate did not extend much below
this"
r... A..;.. r.. n..
w. '~"'
DuT!hR 'he nR"' whrn Iasteu ABOUT
tnree hours. the shots III the Monitors
'"rre' gave out anu she nae'eu on 10
reP'en'sn 'he s"pTy. NeanwhlIe tue
Merr'mac turned again 70 tue MIME
SOM anu was "ru'k WIN = oroads'ue
'" 'we"! su"s '"h' wou'u nave tor"
"o!eh Snp 10 sn'eus ene s"S"er'
=" w" sue" INV re' '"e M"nes"'a
y" n'e h""' 's'""p' 'omnu Tue Mo"
WI ahsu '"S"H III. A~ "."' s"o'
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A nv ",p'r "'k VI wv p'"'"""se
e ""'"'" ""s '.A"S o"' ~"
u."eu w" wv" s"""e.. c"'i"S"s
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"". "'.s"e. WI" vas ;" WV ,e, ~
works.
Greene decided TO 10 on with the
nsh, "'ohe' TOT "oruen was s'uhheu
ny ,he 'oheussioh oi tue sho"H "s Wen
NJ bIihoed' hut the Merrimac hau
sai'eu AWAY wlth"n' waning 10 un'sh
her enemies Even tue Minnesota was
saver u! putting "u' 'he nres' ~ 'hp
net result OF 'ne sronu Ioray OF ,he
ram was 'hat sue went o"ck !" n'r
hhoorinRs with rev extra wouhh'u
men III npr crew anu tue relutht'"h VI
running from tue sha''es' nHh'ihg sup
ano"''
pnrihg the nght D"'h 'he Merr'tna'
ahu the Monitor 'rhd running Ihe
MONITOR heh's d"upeo ner aIt"eonis'
ann Ih TURN Jus. n'Ss'N s''kihg the
M'rr'mac win hef sharp 'hu ny
n"n' o"'Frs "'" NV" vi ""'" sn'Ps
uF'hr" '"a. '"e '""e-. was "o.
Io"eh' OUT I""se a"""ro tue ia'n Sa,u
'"a' wiz" Wv """f o"'n.u ou'
Whch WAS F" r'piehish ner ahh'huhi
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The Battle Of New Berne.


The morning OF March II the troops
detailed for the attack upon that city
embarked nnl that night, with the ma
vol forces. rrndczvousel mt liatterns
inlet. On the nth nj evening the fleet
anchored on the mouth Of SlOcum's
creek, about sixteen miles below New.
bern.
The morning Of the 18th. after some
preliminary Smelling Of woods. the
troops began to diScmbark. the maJori'
~ going ashore IN small boats. while
others jumped from the transports.
which were fast Oh the mud bottoms.
aud, holding their cartridge boxes ana
muskels over their heads, wnded to
land.
The enemy had chosen n strong posi-
tion well calculated for defensive pur'
poses. ON Otter creek about seven
miles NJ the river from the mouth Ut
Slocum's creek they had n line Of In
irenchments reaching from the N"use
river to the Ai..ui!r ana North caro-
Ina railroad: two miles beyond they
Ind erected u strong field work for pre-
venting u landing NJ that paint: three
miles farther On there was u battery
mounting four heavy guns, bmi bearing
upon The river. and one mile farther NJ
toward New Bcrnc was their long line
Of strong works. the chief dcfcnse
against an attack upon that city.
Fort Thompson, II large AMI careful
| ~ planned hanklng bnstion, located on
| the river and mounting thirteen heavy
guns, the enemy's extreme left, was
the commencement NJ their main line
OF breast works. which extended n mile
to the railroad. On the other side OF
| the railroad was another series OF de-
fensive works. consisting Of rifle pits
and detached intrenchments IN the
form OF retlans and mnettes that ter
minated IN a two gun battery, about
two miles from Fort Thompson. All
were located upon n swampy soil. The
protected by a ditch and clearing In
front and the one beyond by a swamp
and underbrush along It's whole length.
In the river opposite Fort Thompson
and crossing It's channel were q dou-
BILE row Of piles and many sunken ves-
sells. formidable Instructions. to assist
the fort In preventing an attack upon
New Berne from the river. The Fed
eral naval forces moved up the river
along with the troops.
Confederatss Taken BY Surprise.
The Confederates made practically
no defense Of the six mile line Of river
front defenses. The commander. Gen
eral l.. Oh. Branch, had placed forces
In each position to hold out against
attack from the Federal ships. How
ever. the Federal gunbOats Shelled
Confederate regiment out Of the works
IN the line nearest Fort Thompson
aud. learning Of this break In the de
lenses, all the fOrces posted for de-
fsnse below that point retired to the
Fort Thompson line. Here Branch de
cided to defend New Berne AZ best he
could. His men were still at work on
the ramparts. which extended the line
beyond the railroad. when Burnside'i
troops appeared The guns In the two
gun battery were not mounted. How
ever. the neld In front Of this line
across which the assailants mus'
, nsrch, was, apen ground aud swept By
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- cssss,n csones +. KiLr1ER. Late

- captsin ceOnCe I. k1lrfER. lsts
@N March 4 nifty years ago
General Earl Van Dorm,
~ dsshing leader aud the newly
appointed Confederate CON.
naandcr west ~ the Mississippi. moved
With ia.OUU Confssieratey against Gen
esal 8. q. Curtis army at Ben'onville,
Ark. Two days later the forces under
Van born aud the fe'ierala. led by
Curtis, were concentrating for battle
On Sugar creek. near Bentonrille.
The Federal renr guard. led 10y Gen.
esal Franz sigel, maintained = run.
ming fight Of Ave hours IN marching
from Bentonville 10 the main position,
q distance Of ten miles
On the eth Van Dorn's column. In
two divisions. STACKED Curtis. curtis
right division. under General osier.
hsus. changed front 60 meet the Con.
fsticrate onslaught on flank and rear.
Confederate leaders IN this attack. Gen.
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|cus rsglmenes, was aseiened to the cen.
ter In supporting distance Of either end
Of the npe. Soon after getting under
are Colonel Rohman. with the Fourth
Rhode island, offered to charge through
lem opening In the Entertainments where
the railroad passed through. The offer
was accepted. and the Eighth Connect
lieut. and the Fifth Rhode Island were,
ordered to bic support. Passing the
rife jdts. Rodman entered the rear Of
the intrenchments. moving toward the
right, capturing guns and driving the
enemy from his intrenched position be-
tween the railroad and Fort Thomp-
son on the river. simultaneously with
the movement Of Colonel R0dman
General Foster made charge along
bis whole front. The Federal Gunboats
had bombarded the Confederate lines
In front Of Foster for over two hours.
seeing his right nank broken in. Gen
sral branch gave up the nght and made
dispositions 10 roteAat Ro0mAn's
movement was the eliminating point
" the day and ended = battle mO~t
cr~siitabIe for all the troops and the
ofiicery who commando them. Before
retreating the garrison In Fort Thomp-
son attempted "a blow w the maya
zine but failed. They did. however,
spike all the guns, rendering them use-
, less to the victors. When the strength
VI the position is taken Into considera-
tion II II noteworthy that the assail.
ants came out Of the action with loss
Of only % killed and 3sO wounded. The
Confederate casualties were o. killed
and 10t wounded.
Confederates Abandon New Madrid.
The Confederate abandonment Of
New Berne and it, defenscs and
armament on March II had a parallel
on the Mississippi. ON that day the
Federal forces 81 General John Pope
entered the Confederate works at New
Madrid. Mo-. which they had evncuat-
I'd the night before. This step had fol-
lowed nm artillery hattie at long range
on the 18th between General rOpp's
Siege guns and the Confederate gun
boats and batteries.
General Pope had begun siege opera
lions ut New Madrid early In March,
M soon az II became known In tho
' Federal camps that the Confederates
/ had established themselves there This
they had done before evacuating Co
lumbus. on the Kentucky shore. thirty
miles up the river Columbus had
been the headquarters Of General
Ieoni,las Polk throughout the war uiI-
III he evacuated on March 2, being
forced there by the advance on land
ind water Of enemies too strong "a
/ Withstand. The troops and guns ut
Columbus were taken 20 Island No. 10.
In the Mississippi. near New Madrid.
and 10 TINT town. the two positions
having been selected for the COnfcd-
erate defense Of the Mississippi OH the
north.
At New Madrid the Confetlerntes had
two enrthworks mounting thirty.thrcs
guns aud connected by infantry breast
works: also six small wooden gunl,oats
~ the converted passenger steamel
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chsnnel-the hfty gun frigate Con.
gress. the thirty gun sloOp Cum,pr.
land. the forty gun frlgates Roanoke
aud Minnesota and the frigate ~.
Lawrence. also rating nfty guns. The
Congress aud cumberland opened on
the ram. hut she paid no attention.
aiming Z" make short work Of the enc
MY with her powerful besk. Closing
IN on the Cumberland she struck her
NJ right angles. cutting au immense
hole near the forerigglng and at the
same time sweeping away two gun
crews with shots from her bow guns.
When hailed TO surrender Captain
Morris of the cumberland. fired with
the spirit Of the old guard. shouted:
Never. ri sink Alongside" The Mer.
rinac backed away. leaving her i~ak
IN the side of the Cumberland. The
latter continued IN action nh hour. FIR.
Ink with her deck guns until she sank
NJ 20 her peak. The Congress had Civ
cn the ram n broadsl,lc ms she passed
Z" strike the Cumberland. hut when
turning Ia avoid collision she grounded
and wRs NJ the mercy ~ the enemy.
Her commander. Captain !. J.. smith,
was Killed nj the first fire. The Mcr.
riniac stca med w within twenty yards
and riddlcd her with shells and hot
shot The frigafc Minnesota grounded
when attempting To- enter the fight, hut
the ~. Lawrence and Roanoke hurled
-. "A. n.
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y cssss,n GEORGE L kiLnsR. Lsts
q, ".

AFTMl the capture Of Roanoke ID,
~ land and Elizabeth City on
"a the sth and the 10Th Of Feb.
ruary. isG2. the land troops
and the warships % the Burnside
North Carolina expedition rested for
month. with the exception Of . descent
upon the town Of winton on Feb. IL.
On that date eight Federal gunboats.
with q body Of troops led by Colonel
Rush c. Hawkins. sailed up Chowan
river. The town was bombardcd by
boats and the public buildings act on
FIRE. Then the expedition returned to
Roanoke island. This was for the time
being the last Of active operations hnv.
Ing Roanoke island for u base. !, was
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Won by Cannon Balls end Bayonets.

won oy V"hhoh BARS anu oayohe's'
During the nisnI Van l'orn'S col
umIi, rallied an u wuu,i"d height In
front Of which General Franz Sig"rS
fresh Federal division drl'l"S"l hf"r.
siay liplt. General jefferson q, Davis
nnd General l.. H. Cars divisions on
Sigcrs rlgh, Opened ia" conflict, Sig"l
wheeled his batteries into liz" ~ they
gallolnd Ia the field. I'll" pieces were
fifteen or twenty PAGES apart. with
Infantry between, Each gun opened
the moment II was unllmhercd Trees
IN the pathway ~ III" shots were cut
down. aud stones IN III" crest were nj
r,nicd aud hurled among III" tunfcd
crate ranks. After Nv" hours cannon
aiding Sigcl's line moved onward. The
artillery halted On the last ridge, firing
ut short range until the infantry he
gan t. climb the slope. Onward and
upward marched the dark bln" line of
men with cleaning bayoncts, from base
a. summit. There II WAS met by n
terrible volley ~ bullets from the en-.
envy sheltered IN the dense forest.
With an answering volley and cheer
the men swept on, lllinoisans. Indian
ians. Missourians. hunting the Con
ftsierates through the woods to open
ground. There their rctrrating line
broke In confusion. leaving flags and
cannon Ms trophies for the yi'tors.
The Monster Ram on the Rampage.
In order 10 economize IN time ns well
- In money the Protector Of the first
iron ram fshed the sunken hull ~ the
United States war frignte Merrimac
from the bottom of Elizabeth river at
Norfolk. Va. This Noble old ship had
been burned Ia the waters edge In the
general destruction Of the navy yard
there IN the spring Of 1851. Her new
owners christrned her the Virginia, hut
the original name has passed into his
tory with the story ~ her exploits ~
q Confederate ram. Nothing was lack
Ing 10 make the Merrimac q most ter
rible floating battery. She carried
seven inch rife each In how ana stern
and three nine-inch smOOthbores In
each broadside. Last, but not least.
for that was the main purpose ~ this
unique creation. came the ram or beak,
q east iron PROV projecting four feet
from the how, ami when In action NJ
completely submerged a. 20 be out Of
sight Of the enemy aud cut below the
water line In striking.
!. Smashing the WoodeA Faset.
When she steamed intA Hampton
Roads on the sth Of, March. 1872. Ave
Federal vessels !ay Just across the
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the Are Of ten light cannon In the
works themselves and also by three
navy thlrfy.two FOUNDERS W. Fort
Thompson. whmh bore upon this part
81 the battlefield nc fair range. A
good rad leading from the river front
In the direction n New Ncrnp blsrctesl
the whole area Of nghting and crossed
the railroad two miles above the Con.
federste breast works. Near the juno.
ton Of the breastworks nnd the rail.
road there was n loopholed brick kiln
which served as a blockhouse for the
defenders.
Early ~ the m ,rnlng Of the 18th the
positions Of the Federal forces were
designated preparatory TO forward
movement for attack. General ]. q.
Foster was 20 move his brigade up
the road and attack the enemy's left:
General J. I. Reno was to advance by
the railroad and attempt to turn the
Confederate right. while General j. q.
parke was 10 follow on the road NJ a
reserve or To operate In the center.
The heads Of the two advancing col.
umns soon came within range Of the
enemy's works. Fosters line. how
ever, merely made u show OF attack.
ing.
Fighting at the Railroad.
General Reno IN the left. moved his
brigade along the railroad In the fol.
lowing order: Twenty first Massachu
Al
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First Fight Between Ironclads.

The new ironrlnd Monitor left New
York 1T midday March H. Tier com.
mnndcr. Lieutenant John l. wordcn
Of the navy. was told to proceed to
Fortress Monro" for the protection OF
the Chesapeake hay and the Potomac
river from the expected rats ~ the
dreaded lronclad ram Mrrrinac From
the way the Nrrrimnr hid smashed
things on her hr>i at'rnIM II lp,,od
In" n hopeless rnS" frr the lite black
thing. which r"."ril'"' p. .r.1.""'. ~
with the war>hips ~ ~" a. q ,.u
ran on n hnnr1." ~ go T.. g''i'Gs: ~"
ram. She carried hy, to- ,".s. iicr
ports could only h" ,!.srN =" 49,. 90 ~
~ firing. Ouc snr'l = - "'s u''r'r
her, the ,urrct, 'nrll d.'a''c - @.r!.
ing power. AMI her ~ ," - DC
liycrcd NJ lnn,l"'I ng e.. ! '"'. 81.
the revolving tuiv ~ ~
rmy "rluSh" We 80 o."
slant H,'ihr .... 60.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-27
WARSHIPS RUSHING
ACROSS THE WATER

NEW YORK, May 2e.-Prepared for
the greatest naval demonstration since
the Spanish-American war. five dread
nopghts OF the United States navy are
rushing to Cuba under full steam, Three
other battleships md a cruiser are being
loaded with marines and munitions OF war
at Hampton Roads with feverish haste,
while still another battlesbip is hurryinG
across the Gulf OF Mexico to join the
fleet at Key West. At the Norfolk navy
yard are assembled hundreds Of marines
waiting for transports. several of which
are being made ready for a quick embar-
kation.
To add to the excitement in naval cir
cles today, well founded rurnor gained
circulation that the United States Is
rushing the nucleus OF her sea fighting
power 10 southern waters. not only to
suppress the revolution in Cuba, but also
to put final quietus on the situation In
MeIIco
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-27
FOR THE MEDICA
PROFESSION !

Place-st. WInifred hospital, San Frs
cisco.
Case-Chronic Parenchymatous Nepn
It's involving broken compensation, GO
pletc Anasarca and Ureamic ConVuisio
rognosis-According To the text poo
hopeless. The hest physicians had IA
and the condition Of the patient az
end of a two years fight for life was
extreme that Il was predicted he wo
not live to get TO this city.
The physician who was called IN
DR.. L. c. Mendel. who put the patenL
Fulton's Renal Compound and aided
with active measures TO sustain the ne
and promote the eliminatlons. etc. u
TO the Intense surprise OF the 70
physicians the patient went homo and
sumed business the hfth month.
The fact that a slight addition 70
orthodox treatment with which It IN
wise conflicts, now permits recoyer1es
many cases Of Brights and kidney
ease that the text books declare nopel
ought TO interest every physician In Z
country, -
Schramm johnson. Drugs, are "a
agents for g'ultons Renal Compou
Ask for pamphlet
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-27
Osterhaus to Command.

Rear Admiral Osterhaus. commanding
the Atlantic fleet. arrived of Tonlpkins-
Vile on board his flagship, the arrnored
cruiser Washington. but before anchor
could be dropped he received orders by
wireless from the navy department at
Washington 20 proceed at once to Cuba
without waiting for complement OF ma
rines and supplies. which was the yes
sells mission TO this port On hour later
tho battleships Minnesota. Mississippi,
Missouri and Ohio steamed up the Mar
rows at full speed. rushed marines and
munitions on board and turned south
again a few hours later.
The battieships Georgia. New Jersey
and Rhode Island and the cruiser Mont
gomery took supplies and marines on
board at Hampton Roads.
The Georgia was reported by wireless as
proceeding 20 Guantanamo Tho battle
ship Nebraska reported that she was
making fast time across the Gulf OF Mex
leo.
Tho supply ship Cclgoa II at Hampton
Roads taking on supplies for the trip
south
The 5000 troops whioh have been or
dered 10 hold themselves IN readiness to
embark AT once. can be moved as aoor
as tho transports are ready. Tho orders
20 place the army transports az Newport
News IN commission. naval men said In
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-27
WIFE OF DISGRACED
CHAPLAIN IN NEW YORK
By International News Service,

NEW YORK. May 26.-Mrs. Frederick
PercIval F'arrar. wife Of tho disgraced
Clergyman whose appointment as chap
lain In ordinary and domestic chaplain
10 the king and honorary domestic chap
lain TO Queen Alexandra wes Cancelled
last November By King George. arrived IN
New York today from England
Richard Harding Davis, tho author. and
Charles Belmont Davis her brothers. met
her at the pier and hurried her away In
au automobile TO the Davis farm at
Mount Kisco
Charges OF the grayest nature were
made against Chaplain Farrar TO the bish-
op OF Norwich and. following an juvesti-
CATION by tho bishop. his dismissal was
ordered by the king Mrs. Farrar, not
believing the charges. chose TO remain
with her husband. who was a fugitive
from justice.
There has been so much talk already
and IL is so distressing that 7 do not
care 20 say anything about IT," was Mrs.
FarTars only statement today.
Richard Harding Davis said the for
mer chaplain is at present in British
Columbia.
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HUNDRED THOUSAND /
STRIKERS PARAD
Largest Labor Demonstratio
Ever Seen in London;
Trouble Threatened.
Special cable 10 The Tribune.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
LONDON. MAY 2G.--Ore hundred thp
sand strikers. carrying banners, this q
ternoon parsded the streets Of Loude
making the largest labor demonstrati
ever seen I'm this city. The parade
the msn were the way To announce I'll
they will carry the Bght of the transps
workers and dockcrs for better con,
tiors TO the bitter end and try 10 bloc
ade ali the ports of England II "
Whitsunday and immense crowds lin
tho streets through which the long pl
cesalon passed.
The Amaigamated Society OF Wat,
men. Lightsrmen and Bcrgemen, Join
by the Amalgamated Trades Labor U'nio
and Labor Protection league. held
largest demonstration ever seen in TT
falgar Square Afterwards they went
various parks where other mestgs We
held and resolutions passed TO urge
general strike throughout the count
But 1t Was all orderly and the mount
policemen along the route had llttlo
nothing to do. Meanwhile other lead
of tho agitation are cauYaSSing the cot
try and holding meetings in an alton
| TO get assistance from the railway (
men.