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The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], Interesting incidents. (search)
abre. Another, attempting to take the place of his comrade, was likewise dispatched, by the now bloody steel of the Colonel, and the rest turned to fly. At this instant one of the retreating Federal halted, took deliberate aim, and shot away a portion of the Virginian's car, while a second sent a bullet through his body. Hardly had the flash of the two muskets disappeared, however, before the Yankees paid the forfeit of their temerity with their lives, one of them being killed by Serg't Major Jones, of the First. "Forward, boys; always forward; don't mind me." cried the wounded Colonel, and there he fell among the trophies of his prowess. I am glad to say that, though seriously, and at one time thought to be mortally hurt, the gallant soldier is now believed to be out of danger. Brig. Gen. Roger A. Pryor during the day had the misfortune to be taken a prisoner, but the corresponding good fortune to effect his escape.--He had started off on foot to call up two or three regiment
The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], The iron-clad navy of England. (search)
ple plates the knowledge gamed of the structure of different kinds of iron has been very great. "Some of the plates, on being struck by several 68-pounder shot in nearly the same place, so as to compel a fracture, have exhibited a peculiar silvery appearance in the separated parts of the metal, which have at the same time shown an extraordinary length of fibre. This was particularly the case with the rolled plates made at the Parkgate Works for the experimental angulated target of Mr. Josiah Jones, of Liverpool. In these plates, however, as in most other rolled plates manufactured at that time, the greatest injury by the shot was found to be inflicted on the reverse side of the plate, next the timber backing, where, the layers of the metal being opened by the sudden shock of the 60 pound shot, they spread out with radiating cracks, and penetrated the timber to an average depth of from four inches to five inches. "The Atlas Works rolled plates were equally faulty with the Pa
The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Accident. --A son of Mrs. Jones, a widow lady living on 25th, between Main and Cary sts., had his right arm broken and side mashed, besides receiving other injury, by getting jammed between two cars at the York River Railroad Depot yesterday. Soon after the injuries were received the sufferer was carefully conveyed to his mother's residence, and a Doctor called to see him.