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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 19: battle of the forts and capture of New Orleans. (search)
within fifty yards of the iron-plated battery Louisiana, lying at anchor. To our surprise she did not fire at us, though she could have blown us out of water. After passing her, I directed to keep the vessel off, and give her a shot from the 11-inch pivot and Parrott, which was done, and, as Have since learned from one on board of her, with good effect, tearing a hole the size of the shell through and through the iron plating of her bow. Until beyond the fire of the forts, acting-assistant paymaster Ladd attended in the wardroom to give his assistance to the surgeon, but later volunteered his services in boats, and brought off to the ship refugees from the burning gun-boats and the shore; he assisted, also, in disarming that portion of the Chalmette regiment which surrendered, and was encamped opposite the quarantine. I am happy to have no casualties to report, and that the surgeon, though ready, had no opportunity to testify his skill on board. Several of the men had their
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), Traitorous and incendiary Legends. (search)
Traitorous and incendiary Legends. Richmond, April 22.--Yesterday morning the walls of the houses of Purcell, Ladd & Co., E. B. Spence & Co., Binford & Porter, the Powhatan House, and other conspicuous establishments about the town, were covered with incendiary and blasphemous writings, a verbatim copy of some of which we givriter was an indifferent poet and an illiterate and blasphemous man, there can be but one opinion among those who scan the writing on the walls. On Purcell, Ladd & Co.'s east wall: On Yorktown's walls the cry is still they come. Change your bells into cannon, and charge with confederate 5‘s. Southern Lexicon cov the watchman on his way to extinguish the lamps at the corner. At an early hour of the day all these ribald inscriptions, except those on the house of Purcell, Ladd & Co.,and E. B. Spence & Co., were effaced by the proprietors of the different houses. Those of the latter places, owing no doubt to the fact that the owners of t
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
ill generate a stronger current. This again is passed through the secondary electro-magnet, and so on, the current alternately passing from the coil of the primary to those of the secondary magnet until it is intensified to a very high degree. Ladd's magneto-electric machine. Ladd's machine, of which a plan A and an elevation B are shown in Fig. 3026, comprises two magnetic iron plates a a, surrounded by coils of wire, and having an armature b b at each end. The wires of one armature arLadd's machine, of which a plan A and an elevation B are shown in Fig. 3026, comprises two magnetic iron plates a a, surrounded by coils of wire, and having an armature b b at each end. The wires of one armature are connected with a commutator, and the extremities of the wire which envelops the plates are connected with tangents resting upon the commutator. Magneto-electric machine. The currents generated by the revolution of the armature pass by the commutator into the wire enveloping the plates, thus tending to reinforce their magnetism; and the current, feeble at first, quickly acquires strength with the rapid rotation of the armature. If the other armature be now set in rapid motion, and the
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
from the interior of the making cylinders through hollow journals. John Cowper, England. Rag-mill comprising endless feeder which feeds the material to fluted rollers that deliver it to a toothed rotating cylinder. J. F. Jones, Rochester, N. Y. Machine by which a number of continuous webs may be made, or they may be united to form pasteboard. M. L. Keen, Roger's Ford, Pa. Pulp-boiler with perforated diaphragm, discharge pipe and valve for blowing out the contents under pressure. Ladd and Walsh, New York. Boiler for treating fibers with or without alkali, having a perforated diaphragm for keeping the mass submerged during the process. The Fourdrinier machine, as improved by Bryan Donkin and subsequent inventors, is illustrated in Fig. 1, Plate XXXVII. That shown, built by George Bertram of Edinburgh, is what is known as an 80-inch machine, that is, the endless web of wire cloth on which the pulp flows is 80 inches wide and 33 feet length, capable of forming paper ove
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 63: in the Northwest, among the Indians; trip to Alaska; life in Portland, Ore.; 1874 to 1881 (search)
., there were two large banks on Front Street; one was the First National, of which Henry Failing was the president, and the other a private banking house of which Ladd & Tilton were the proprietors. Ladd's bank was at the time of my arrival probably the wealthiest, and had the largest circulation of any in Oregon. Mr. Ladd was aLadd's bank was at the time of my arrival probably the wealthiest, and had the largest circulation of any in Oregon. Mr. Ladd was a Christian man and wanted to do a kindness to the Young Men's Christian Association, then very small in numbers and in possessions. He gave it a room in the rear of his bank building in the second story, and there our young men met from time to time. They were very poorly supplied with books or facilities for doing their work. Mr. Ladd was a Christian man and wanted to do a kindness to the Young Men's Christian Association, then very small in numbers and in possessions. He gave it a room in the rear of his bank building in the second story, and there our young men met from time to time. They were very poorly supplied with books or facilities for doing their work. I had hardly become established in my headquarters and in my home before I was elected to the presidency of the association. This came probably because I had been for so many years president of the Y. M. C. A. in Washington. It was not long before I found myself associated with several active workers such as Dr. Lindsley, Will
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
ton, Battle of, I, 528-539. Kip, Lawrence, I, 186. Kirby, Edmund, I, 158, 214, 238. Kirby, Isaac M., I, 568,569; II, 106. Kirkland, Mr., II, 152. Knapp, Hannah, 1, 10. Knapp, Rufus, I, 10. Kniffin, G. C., I, 506. Knipe, Joseph F., I, 618. Knox, Mr., I, 327. Kolb's Farm, Battle of, I, 571-588. Koop, Mr. and Mrs., II, 561. Krsyzanowski, Wladimir, I, 364, 373, 429, 430. Kuhn, John H., II, 14. Ku-Klux-Klan, II, 374-389. Kuropatkin, Alexi N., II, 539. Ladd & Tilton, II, 468. Laidley, Theo. T. S., I, 63. Lakeman, Moses, I, 136. Lambert, Lewis J., II, 300, 301. Lampley, Harris D., II, 10. Langston, John M., II, 317, 841. Lansing, Mr., I, 65, 66. Lansing, Mrs., I, 65. Lathrop, D. B., I, 218. Law, E. M., I, 421. Lawrence, Arthur, II, 531. Lawton, A. R., I, 290. Lawton, H. W., II, 573. Lazelle, Henry M., I, 49. Lee, C. C., I, 97. Lee, Fitzhugh, I, 102, 370. Lee, Mr., I, 503. Lee, Robert E., I, 54, 9
Cambridge sketches (ed. Estelle M. H. Merrill), Student life at Radcliffe. (search)
least in the hearts of its faithful members, is the Philosophy Club. The Philosophy Club, varying from the custom of other clubs, meets at the homes of its members and friends, and spends much time in discussing all things knowable and unknowable. Usually discussion is begun by one member addressing the club. We have had, however, the good fortune of addresses from Professor Royce, Dr. Santayana and Mr. Parker. Open meetings, too, the Philosophy Club has held at Fay House. One season Professor Ladd spoke to us and Miss Thompson has given the club and its friends a paper on Fichte. That the Philosophy Club may have a long and prosperous life, that the members may soon solve the problem of the universe, is the wish of all who know its real helpfulness as well as its charm. Besides all these discussions, the out-doors of Cambridge lies, an open book before the students, longing perhaps for fresh air and the presence of a congenial companion. At half past 4 comes a time for wander
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States. (search)
r the country they were unsuccessful for the time, and the irrepressible conflict was delayed until after the United States was enabled to complete the extension of its territory to the Rio Grande and the Pacific. The arguments on both sides show that the question was regarded as a contest for the balance of power in the Senate, and that the slavery question was injected into the discussion to promote a geographical division of parties. Said the New York Evening Post in 1844 (as quoted in Ladd's History of the War with Mexico, p. 29): The issue is whether this government shall devote its whole energies to the perpetuation of slavery; whether all sister republics on this continent which desire to abolish slavery are to be dragooned by us into the support of this institution. Said the New Hampshire Patriot: Slavery and the defense of slavery form the controlling considerations urged in favor of the treaty by those who have engaged in its negotiations. Such arguments found favor
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The last chapter in the history of Reconstruction in South Carolina— administration of D. H. Chamberlain. (search)
he seats thus vacated. I am not aware that he distinguished himself as a councilman, but his ambition led him to Columbia, where he was put in charge of the Sinking Fund. He was arrested on the charge of having embezzled coupons of the State bonds to the value of $225,000. There is an inextricable mystery connected with this whole transaction. The Attorney-General was unwilling to sue and declined the assistance of some distinguished lawyers in Columbia who had urged the prosecution. One Ladd who had been an employee of Parker, and who had attempted to escape on Parker's arrest, declared on the trial that he saw in Parker's possession coupons to the amount of $450,000, which were to be distributed among partes whom he named. Parker himself was to have $75,000 and Chamberlain $50, 000. On this testimony the jury found that Parker was indebted to the State in the sum of $75,000, the value of the coupons which he had kept as his share of the plunder, and took no notice of the $300,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Townsend's Diary—January–May, 1865. (search)
ute, and stopped with the Rev. Dr. Seely. Two others were sent on to apprise them of the change of our destination on the part of the main body with directions to wait until Monday afternoon for their coming April 17th. Fincastle. Went to see Mr. Ammon, who informed the boys that although he had no government cloth, he possessed some private stock, a portion of which he sold to those of the party that wished it. As he could not take Confederate money, the boys gave him a check on Purcell, Ladd & Co., for the amount he charging 75 cents per yard. After getting the cloth, the next trouble was to get it made up into suits. This was easily accomplished through the kindness of Mrs. Wilson, and the Fincastle Female Sewing Union, who by their promptness, industry and kindness succeeded in making the clothes by 5 P. M. Immediately after this was done, the boys bade adieu to the kind people of the little town whom they will ever remember with grateful hearts, and started towards Botetourt
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