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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1912)
FAMOUS IK. RATAL ANNALS' Hittorie Dnel Between' the Ironclads Monitor and Merrimac. BOTH AKSIVISSAIT OF EVE5T PtoiMr Ireaelade ajevelatlenle .Navlee at the World Weodea f Wereaipe sent ta 1 Jeakptle. '. Tlfty year agn th coming Saturday lb mo! remarkable battle In naval an nal up lo tha! time wa fought la llama tea Rrad between the Monitor and Ut Merrlniee. It we the flru dual fought ty Ironclad warship aiiJ demonetrated 1h mttlMmN of woodra enina la combat wits IroncUde. A revolution ta tha naval erchtterture ef tha world waa tit raeult. Oo March I. ISii tha day te- (ora tha dual with the Monitor, tha rebel Ironclad Merrhruc attacked and deetroyed tha rangnaa and th Cumberland, tara fluted Wlln frieatee lying at Newport New. Tha frigate Minnesota waa alee attacked, but brln In ahoal water the rebel IraDGlad'a gima eould net ha brought rti bear on It and ita fate waa deferred until th following our. Between auaaat and aunrlaa tha unexpected, tor tha oua federatea, happened. . Tha oriflnal Merriniar scuttled April H. 1X1. when th I'nlted atatoa naval officer ahandnned . Gwpurt navr aid. Tha contederalea iaid It and trenaformed It Into a tormldabla treacled ram. which they named lit Vlig Bla. la bla Thraa leceded of rVderal ldda tton" (laaJI. linn. & 8 ru. a dixln gutahed New Tark eongrearman at war time and hue., bold ta tha confederate nana Virginia la hi 'count of tha fa meu duet, which tllow In part: ' At o'clock th aame night. the newly fliilttied Ironclad Monitor arrlrad at Fm raa Monroe from New Iota, under eeov mand of Lieutenant J oho I Worden. Her appearance la not anticipated. It Mr ha that har ei let once la naknowa ta tha eea Tedrratea. About mldalgM aha takea pa ction by the at da at tha Mlaaeeeta. Aa anticipated, neat taming at dock tha Virginia with har eoaeort cornea out fro Norfolk. Mho open flra on tha Minnesota tOU doaa ao e the Hula Monitor lying behind tha frigate, nana tha monitor ap pear, aba 1a aa abject of earteelty, If not of rtdlrul She ba aa low and M ao amall that urly aha will not attampt t.i eoaa wltfe tha Virginia. Tna rommtaiaT of thai muL whtt wwald have Waa atera than a mstrh for tha finest ahip la tha BagUah or Preach nary, hoe re so what confront him. It If aa liuncnlftcaat looking ttttla auadnmlpc It roermblee a raft with a ah una hex aa M. Ne each ' man-of-war waa ever before aeon. U ad vaaeaa to meet tha Virginia. Waa thara v avar aura Impudence! A mlag'.ed feetlaf at curloatly and cantaaapt raaa through taa atriorra at that vanaai. Tha awry wavaa gaaat ta laugh at tha add and aa dadoua arafl. But H waa aaaa found that tna Vlrglnta haa a tea not ta aa ; aaa aatlraly worthy of har fclga- rraanptly aarytng tha atgwal ta altaak. tha Moattar tuna avwa paat tha Mlaaoaota ta lay haraalf elaaa alongalda tha Virginia, hatwaaa that laarmildaata vaaaal aad tna Mlnaaaota. It la tha aaa Uat of Daatd and Oaaath arar agauv Tha Virginia ta aoaoaipaatat hy tha Tark tawa aad Jamton a. TSa twa lattar an nad with traoaa. aoana ta board and anptura tha Mlanaama. n a) a gala any la Norfolk.- rrarhody ta la alga gtoa labia var tha avaaMad atrtory aad artaaa. WUl tha aapaoutloa aa fuiniwd? A ahat froa tha MoMtor amata tha advaooa of tha Tarktowa. bat tha Vir ginia qontlnuM ta approach. It la within M yarda of tha daring lift la aatagonlat. At this dlttanca tha cngagamant bagma. It laau aavaral bourt. It la a furtoua canaonada It la hot and doaa. Tha - aola Sgh altnla from fifty ta m yard of each ather. Tha Monltar carriaa twa anna aaaiatt tha Vlrglala'a aight. Tha rarolrlng turret enablee tha Monitor ta be ready for tha"occaaloa iuddan." It la Mow for blow. Thla teada to eaualtee tha condlOone of tha daeL Tha Vlrglala ttade tha Monitor Impanetrabla to ehot and ahelL It therafora attempt to run It down. It fella U thla. Tha Moaltor avoid tha Mom of It enemy. It Mill deal notntblank ahota at abort rang agmlnet Ha pandemia aatagnnMN. At Irngth the Virginia etaba th Monitor la the Mda. II Ihfuat la rata. No reault. Th Monitor iplna around tike a top. It Boon obtain It aeartha' again. aad ad one of It formidable mlealle late It hug opponent. By thla tlm th ofrloar -of th Monitor have acquired complete confidence In It Impregnability. They no loagrr fire at random or heJtlrr. Tha Monitor worn round tha Virginia, re peatedly probing nor aids. fh, for weak aetata and tint ret kw fir with with eoolaee until h haa the right aaot. Now ebe etaadle tor a tailing Wow. 8h take the exact range. Craah! rruh craah! three ahota are dealt In thla delib erate way. Th Virginia will take no pnte today! 8h4 la overmatched. She bow reaorta lo totraat. She la awlftor I haa the Monitor. She will try th Mlnaa aota again. Khe turn to tonew the at tack an that veeael The Moattar win not permit thla aaa aome up aad take po ll 11 on netware the two ahlpa. 8h agaia make the Virginia feel her nr"e. Where are the contort of th lattar? They amy g beak with their boarder. It la naw high noon. Th tour hour' conflict la aver. The Vn-giata I aarieualy daaaged. Like a weueded guutl aaa move aft (or Cewell' point at NO apead. Th Monitor follow tor aoma dtatanc. but ke I autattlppad In taa race. She abandon the aarenn aad retara ta the Mianeeeta. Vlrar 1t! lltUe Moaltor. Th atory of thla ronfUct I the ramaac at tha war, where merbaalam aad aolu gar mack iavtnojblllty to the aorth- ara caueb. The cenfederata were aadar the Impreaaloa that the Ihruat at the Vlr glala ram aad kafaatad aeraVu damaga apoa th Moattar: bat tale not the oaa. ana oe(elaed n lajary: while aa taa ether hand, aaa confederate authority state that th Virginia leet bar I roe beak la bar axunge at tha Moaitar. The Vir ginia leet her ram ant epruag a leak. The eeme writer beeata that the Monltar raa off la a rrtapted candltloa. The aanv awttea aa naval affaire, at arMoh the enter haa aaea rmatly iiaalimia. re ported aaoa thla remarkable fl.ht la or der ta adluat a claim for artaaa. The ex aminattea reaurted m a report tram Jwdge a at Tian wwerb awalea that tha Vlrgtata waa aerleuaty damaged. Th oppoette epmlea kt preeeated the report at Mr. Jena K, Taamee at I'aaeU. whkh aawrta that tola victory at the Moaitar ultimately no need th daatruetloaj of the Virginia. Bath repeat are re aaa rt!abe with th facta; tor. although the Virginia waa dieehled la aoana ragarda and reejuired earn repair, aba wa not al together enabled. There can be aa awaa-, uaa aa te tha ahtllty aaa gallaaery ta which th twa armed nana taught. But it win alwaya remain aa aaaa a aaa aa te th extent et daamga doaa ta taa Vir ginia. The Manlier aama out merit at having tha armor at the reafedarata treacled I Ueeteaaat Jean . X Braoka Confederate gtataa nary. The high pre.ee aed not aa entbhetd from Fifty Years' Development of the Fighting Ship 1WAL CQMBAI BETVVEIIW - THE- HERRIHAd ASD THS TlGyiTgR HBumM.' xdoo Tons, TWO u-w. l&u "smL Scrazjiari (sxsr.) s,aoo vane nvx 9-ur. i 1876 3UNTaSlaDB, 3,990 TOWS , JX30R KHir. I 1671 'PaXABJnfcGBX" (EXZ7.) 30,8X0 taut iwn ias-vr. 117, "DrJiExnax: (xsoj n.eeo nns iocs a m. 1881 IVMOAJIT' .0w0 T0S3, TVVTR 10-W. 37 TlCTOJUA" (lint.) 20,H70Tnra.TWP la,u-m r5 " '".a: i- -W '- it -. a. v J V-"r:. -r i 4r., 111 I fit II dT .. '- . r-i..v - : A--i., , v.t risra , - ik iwmamed It I ' II ." -- i ' j liiejij eMeeeMeMLA'yntJFenau I "oiAjm: "s.iys tow two 22 -nr. 1 2906 "racniwArr- la.OOO XCX , riQHT 1-XtT. 1511 "JOXAfOAS 6,000 TONJ . TxFTiTE 1S. T3T. CCKFARE7E tffill.CT mm. 5HIP3 I5CW18&2 TO 1911 Unpeei laed aad wealerful achlaveeneat la almUar etruotore of traa aa a tavalvthg naval arrhitactara whk-h eeuld have do- aaea, cauM bring all lie gun. ta bear aa trend a float at ordinary wooden vea- any part at the rhaaaai. Ha fued acev aaeaoa a H waa Intmedlately our. ! vat for Mo Invention la the patent ofUce - - . etar aarmi warfare bvlea Jaauary U, UO. The au th aaarvelaaa taeaatlea of tha Monitor. ! blotted a mW before realdjmt Tyler Beth laeadeaa are Amertraa. Amrka.,aaa am eammw. w. f them. Aa American Uee at the geauemea waa inaugu " v the hiSaua, Ttmoy worn ua rrmavm with hi modU He aahihitad ta th Ewrmral MapeleBB ItL Butt ft tor the gralue at Krtceaoo to kppey the ra varvtaaJ turret in actual warfare. How wall be executed the design tha battle Jat boy named Tub by invented the revoMag turret twenty yaara before. Thla wa la due te mu when be waa only yaara old. He at the j aamght tha htaa la eroaaaig the terry from need at, New Tark ta Jrreey City, la peextag aacaatla WaOam . eourred te htm that a fire To Utah, Nevada and California March 3, 4, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 13, 14, 15, 1912 The low one-way fare of $25.00 in effect from Omaha daily daring the Colonist Period, March 1 to April 15, 1912, will apply oa those trains. The destination of the train U San Francisco, bnt they will have sleepers for Los Angeles via Salt Lske Route, which will b handled from Salt Lake. City on train No. 1 at 11:50 p. m, arriving Los Angele TKX) o'clock third morning from Omaha. Also tourist deejiers" to Los Angele via Southern Pacific from Oakland, affording a daylight ride along the Coast Th above trains will leave Omaha at 6.-00 p. m. Beside the low fare, there will be other special features - . Fist Seh.ile, Retfseel Price Title D0ete UeiMooluaj tad Leicxis.Cir. Yietrelt Concert. Th following is typical of what the Table D'hote meals will consist, and the prices charged: J BSLHAX7AST Proit or cereals Ilam or bacon with two eggs Bread and batter ' Griddle cakes Coffee X.XJ1TCHI0N Soup Hot frankfurters or. ' corned beef hash Potatoes Bread and butter PW Tea or Coffee ' TOPPER . Soup One roast meat Potatoes One fresh vegetable Bread and butter Dessert Tea or coffee 35 cents 35 cents 50 cents We feel certain that the above special features will be an inducement for yon to have tout western trip arranged via UNION IPACIF1C r STANDARD ROAD OF THE WEST Protected by Automatic Electric Block Safety Signals. New and Direct Route to Yellowstone National Part For literature and information reUtiv-e to above trains, call on or address L. DEINDORFF, C. P. &T.A. Phones Doug. 1P28; Ind. A-3231 1324 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. dunrlbit telta-that battle at tha TtHaa aad tha mtnnew la Hampton Roeda kt Ihlt in which the oUaaow wea. It would atom from tht irdraoalooa moult that tha great northern dtlee at the eaaboard eacaped bombardment through the geaiua of Erlcaaea and the Intrepidity at the gallant Warden aad bla crew. Hletory record no event aa providential m Ita bearing upon the deettny of th ttemlepbere. It demonatrated the worthleaineai of wooden aavtea. The government of Europe began at one to dwla plana la proJecUlea and armor aad to remodel their ahlp at war upon tha new American pattern. Both Ironclad auffered aa tngkaloua end. The Merrtmar. aa It I anKwraally known, waa toned Into aa untenable po ll t ion by the movement of tk onion land force and waa bio em up hy th eon federate the following May. 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