The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13
What Was News
Fifty Years Ago
From tho Richmond Dispatch. May Is. lss.

During tho fight at Half Sink. near
Yellow Tavern late Wednesday, after
noon. General j. T.. Il. Stuart was she
| through the body. the ball cntcrin-
one side and coming out through the
back. He fell from his horse and was
quickly taken up by his aids. lie was
brought to llchmond ns soon as pos
siblc and carried to the residence OF
DR. Burwell, where he died last night
Iho death OF this magnificent cavalry
commander throws Il pail over Rich
mond and all OF the Southland.
Yesterday at sunrise the enemy. ind
| ing that Meadow Bridges over tho
Chickahominy had been burned by
our forces. attempted TO go down tho
Mechanicsvillc Road. On this road
they were met by 4 body OF Infantry
ana repulscd after q brisk fight They
fell back into a dense woods on IL.
l.. Taylor's farm. near Strawberry
NH From this woods. only Il half
mile from the outer fortifcations OF
this city, they advanced their artillery.
and some Infantry skirmishcs and n
! vigorous fight cnsucd. Our infantry
advanced and drove them back In the
woods. Fighting was kept up In n
dcsultory way nearly all day. ending
after o'clock, neither sido having
any very decided advantage.
Yesterday morning considerable
force OF the enemy made their appear
ance for the second time on the turn
PIKE between this city and Peters
burg. About 1880 they attacked n
force of our cavalry. and n heavy Skin
inish followed in which the enemy
was driven off, and th"r went back
10 tho river. our loss was three
killed and six wounded
The heavy firing hoard in the city
yesterday was the Smelling OF tho
woods by the enemy Mt Drcwry's Blur
The enemy used heavy siege guns. and
hence the firing was easily heard in
Richmond.
Captain Lucien l.. Bass. captain OF
Company G, Twenty Virginia Bat
talon, writes 10 correct the statement
published In Richmond papers that
MS company was cut nil to pieces In
tho engagement with tho United States
Eunboat at Curtis Neck. His company
was tho only infantry on the ground.
ana none were hurt. He also says
thero were no d!smountcd cavalry there
acting rs shnrpshootcrs, as reported.
New hampshire regiment. 500
strong. was posted In Chesterfield
county, TO make an attack on Peters
hurE Tho regiment was somewhat
Isolated. and this fact becoming
Known 10 our officers. n midnight as
Sauit on inc New Hampshire men was
determined upon. Two companies OF
the fifty-irst North Carolina Rer!-
'ncnt, Clingham's Brigade, were Sc
!ected 10 mako tho assault. and right
well they did +. Tho attack was made
about II o'clock, and tho first vollcy
fired Into the sleeping Yanltces created
great confusion. The second volley
threw them Into r. panic. and when
the third was fred they took to their
heels Tho attack was sharp, sudden
and decisive. and tho New Hampshiro
men. who came from n cold country.
could not stand such warm work They
retreated in panic-strickcn fashion In
the direction OF Bermuda Hundreds.
tn" next day. Wednesday, II was found
that largo number had been killed
and wounded.
During the very heavy thunder
storm OF yesterday the residence OF
Major Louis J. Rosslcux. corner of
Nineteenth ana Franklin Streets, was
struck by lightning and tho slate roof
shattered. At tho same time the resi-
dencc Of Secretary Mallory. on Tenth
Street was also struck and more So
nice was shattered, nnd fire was start
ed In lnmber-room which did CON
siderable damage before II was ex-
tinEuishod.
The w!ndstorm yesterday afternoon
blow down the stecple OF ST Johns
Church, ut Twonty-nfth ana Broad
Streets Church Hin.
All tho damage done by the raiders
10 tho Central Railroad has been re-
paired. and the trains are again rum
Ming In regular order.