. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . it required all the steam-powerof the Carondelet, with both anchors down, andthe most strenuous exertions of the officersand crew, working day and night, to preventthe boat from being dragged adversity appeared to dampen the ardorof our crew, but when the next morning theysaw a large number of white objects, whichthrough the fog looked like polar bears,coming down the stream, and ascertained thatthey were the enemys torpedoes forced fromtheir moorings by the powerful current, theytook heart, regarding the freshet as providen
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . it required all the steam-powerof the Carondelet, with both anchors down, andthe most strenuous exertions of the officersand crew, working day and night, to preventthe boat from being dragged adversity appeared to dampen the ardorof our crew, but when the next morning theysaw a large number of white objects, whichthrough the fog looked like polar bears,coming down the stream, and ascertained thatthey were the enemys torpedoes forced fromtheir moorings by the powerful current, theytook heart, regarding the freshet as providential and as a presage of victory. The overflowingriver, which opposed our progress, sweptaway in broad daylight this hidden peril;for if the torpedoes had not been disturbed,or had broken loose at night while we wereshoving the drift-wood from our bows, someof them would surely have exploded near orunder our vessels. The 6th dawned mild and cheering, witha light breeze, sufficient to clear away the 10:20 the flag-ofticer made the signal to. CROSS-SECTION OF A CONFEDERATE TORPEDO FOUND IN THETENNESSEE RIVER. A, iron rod armed with prongs to fasten upon the bottom of boats KOigup-stream and act upon B. a lever connecting with trigger to explode:i cap and ignite the powder. C, canvas bag containing 70 lbs. pow-der. D, anchors to hold torpedo in place. This torpedo consisted of a stout sheet-iron cylinder, pointed at bothends, about s/^ feet long and I foot in diameter. The iron lever was 3^feet long, and armed with prongs to catch in the bottom of a boat. Thislever was constructed to move the iron rod on inside of cylinder, thus actingupon the trigger of the lock to explode the cap and fire the powder. Themachine was anchored, presenting the prongs in such a that boatsgoing down-stream should slide over them, out those coming up shouldcatch. 428 OPERATIONS OF THE WESTERN FLOTILLA.
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