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The Daily Dispatch: June 8, 1863., [Electronic resource], Explosion of the gunboat Chattahoochee--sixteen persons killed. (search)
lowing very hard, and the bank was very muddy upon which the wounded were landed. Here the picture was horrible. The poor fellows lay writhing and groaning in the mud for some time before they could be got to a cotton gin near by.--Assistant Surgeon Marcellus Ford, although scalded, remained and continued to render aid during the entire night, exposed to the storm. Our country can boast of but few better men than Dr. Ford. The ship was hauled in near the shore, and has sunk to her deck, Dr. Ford. The ship was hauled in near the shore, and has sunk to her deck, settling firmly on the bottom. The powder and shells are a total loss. The guns have been landed and the 9 inch and rifle are already in position at a strong point, and although the loss of the vessel and the brave men is much to be deplored, yet with the guns ashore, manned by the splendidly drilled crew of the late Chattahoochee, the river is much safer than ever before. Midshipman Mallory is the same gallant little fellow who pushed his way first aboard the U. S. frigate Congress,