The new South. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, January 09, 1864, Image 3
A New Ieox-Clad Ixvuntio?;.?3Ir. Owen^Collins,
an enterprising and ingenious mechanic, residing
at 73 ilott street, New York, has exhibited i
the model of a new iron-clad vessel which ho has ;
recently invented. It appears to be an ingeniously j
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contrived piece ?I umcuumsni, uiiu. is hi least. (
* worthy the consideration of the naval authorities
at "Washington. The inventor claims that a vcs- '
* sel built according to his model is capable of
withstanding any artillery force now in vogue.
He contends that four sheets of iron constructed 1
according to his plan have got more force of re-!
sistance than seven sheet of common plate iron ;:
that it has twice the resistance of solid plate iron
of the same thickness, and almost the same buoy- j
jiyioV a wooden vessel: that it can be applied
to either land batteries, coast or harbor defences,
or to mercantile pursuits ; and that, with a go&l
pair of engines, she eonkl ran from seventeen to 1
eighteen knots an hour.
Not the least important feature in the*invention
is that a vessel so constructed cau be submerged j
and pumped out in thirty minutes.
Launch or the Dictator.?The third effort to
launch this iron-clad vessel has resulted in com-;
cn./iiMo Klio v;ia lnnnnlifd frr>m tho vnrd
of C. II. Dolamater, N. Y., on the morning of the ;
2Cth Deo. It will be remembered that two unsuc- '
cessful attempts were made in the latter part of
November, but failed from some.difficulties in the
construction of the ways. Capt. Ericsson, Chief
Engineer Koble, U. S. N. and ether distinguished ,
gentlemen were present
Death 07 Gen. Con cor. an.?Gen. Cor.cor.an died
at Fairfax Court House, Dec. 22d, from injuries
received from a fall from his horse. Iiis body
was taken to New York for interment. This
melancholy event has thrown a deep gloom over
the army. Gen. C. had endeared himself to the
American people on account of his early and
*treTt*ions advooacyNtf the war, and hhj long incarceration.
On New Year evening a furious wind storm visited
this city, and blew with such violence that
{>eopie walking through the streets were almost
ifted from the ground. The blow was by many
degrees the heaviest we have had in this neighborhood
for a long time, and the cold was about
equal in intensity. Such hardy people as exposed
themselves out of doors paid dearly for their rash
ness. Jack Jtrost cut puucssiy mrougn overcoats,
mufflers and every other contrivance invented to
keep him off. Every blast from old Boreas sent a
fearful chill rushing through the mouths, throats
and lungs, while the ears were frozen off entirely.
The efforts of suffering humanity to counteract the
combined effect# of wind and cold were both amusing
and painful. People might be seen rushing
through the streets at full speed, swinging their
arms, jumping, stamping, hallooing, and performing
the most extraordinary gymnastic exercises.
The very stones of the streets seemed uneasy
under the infliction, and flew around in every
direction, accompanied by blasts of dust and dirt,
which increased veiy materially the discomforts of
animated nature. In doors the wind whisked
through the chimnics in a mournful manner, and
whistled shrilly between the cracks of doors and
keyholes, besides rattling loose windows and shuttors
in no musical fashion. Altogether the storm J
was quite uncomfortable, and continued una unabated
force all Friday night, ushering in the .
second day of the new year with increased fury, if
possible.
All yesterday the temperature was exceedingly
frigid, and the wind blew very violently. At the '
late hour at which this was written there was no
sensible decline in the gale, and the cold was moro
;r YntvrithstiinrTinrr this, how
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ever, no accidents to our local habitations were j.
reported. The shipping in our harbor, as will be j
seen by our marine report, suffered to some ex-1
tout, and it is apprehended that the disasters at
sea must have been very numerous.?Herald ilk. [
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The Xorih Carolina Tiines says " The British
schooner G-. 0. Bigelow, which was - captured l y ,
the U. S. Transport Fulton and then abandoned,
made her way into Swansboro near Wilmington,
unloaded her salt, and was about to run the
blockade in ballast, when she was caught and
burnt by one o/ the U. S. steamers."
The health of this department is good. The
weather is mild and pleasant.
THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.
(Irom the London Times, December 11.)
Tlie fieri it vesterdar between "Heenan and King
terminated, as the public already knows, in the
unexpected but absolute defeat of the former.
This result of the American's second effort to claim
the chief distinctions and notorieties of the prize
ring will probably put an end, for the present at
least, to his pugilistic pretensions. The circumstances
of his first encounter, in April, 18G0, with
the champion of England, were such as to obtain ;
for him a considerable reputation, which he natu- ;
rally forfeits by his complete incapacity to cope I
with a man of average standing in his bloody calling.
It would be difficult to describe how thor-1
onghly popular anticipation has been disappointed
by this result. The soundest judgments and the j
coolest calculations had settled beforehand that
the American could not fail to win. Not only were !
tho acjvantnges in letting wholly upon his side,
but even the friends of his antagonist aeknow
ledged by their acts, if not in words, a sense of
inferiority. How prediction and expectation were
ultimately overturned a plain narrative of the j
events of the day will show.
The manner of the men on their entrance to the ;
ring was thoroughly characteristic. King was the
first to appear. lie had a serious and thoughtful
aspect, and- ga*d abont the ground with a careful
scrutiny that foreshadowed the anxiety which
throughout the fight he never coesed to exhibit.
Heenan, on the othe| hand, entered with a light
and jaunty step, Lrisldy shook hands with his opponent,
and at one* turned his attention to the
choice of the ground. This point having been
decided, and the choke won by Heenan, the men
were taken in charge "by their r^pective seconds,
and di-posed wkh aUaecessible appliances of comfort,
in their corned to wait the settlement of
preliminaries. V -
At this early point of the affair the popular feeling
in favor of Heenai} was manifestly increased,
not only by the superior heartiness and confidence
of his bearing, but also by the apparent advantages
of training which keen eyes detected in the few
glimpses of his person that were revealed.
The betting rose at once and vastly in his favor.
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lieennn w as nrsi stnppeu. .v single gmuue
sufficient to show that, however massive and
brawny his present appearance, it contrasted ill
with the recollections of his gigantic power in the
memorable fight wii* Saver*. There vfcro, indeed,
the same broad frame and sinewy limbs, the
same muscles that throbbed with nervous force at
each movement of the active body, the same depth
of chest and reach of arm, the same splendor of
physical proportion. Ilis action, also, ut the outset
was the same, vividly recalling the triumphant
air with which he threw his outspread arms from
his sides, nr.d heaved his enormous chest as if to
inhale fresh rigor from the morning breeze ; but
the perfection of symmetry which three years ago
..1. tr-ifli n<^m:TTifir.n fcornipfl now
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impaired, and a shade less of elasticity appeared
to animate his frame. Three years and upwards
in the life of a prizefighter leave traces that even
in a man still young, like Heonan, cannot fail to
be distinguished.* His advantages over King, as
the latter appeared half naked, were, however, too
evident to change in the slightest the flow of opinion
around the ring.
King rose from his corner with a singular air of
doubt and anxiety. Every movement, even before
the fight began, seemed cautiously taken ; but
there was certainly nothing in his appearance to
warrant premature exultation from the opposite
party. More finely trained than Heenan, he
showed less bulk and weight ; but there was
scarcely less development of those qualities which
make tip real fighting strength.
As the men approached one another the feeling
again rose in Ileenan's favor.
King, although taller than the American, preserved
at first a stooping attitude, which caused
him to appear the smaller man. Ileenan stood
rigidly erect, seaming to find a satisfaction in
looking down upon his antagonist. From their,
countenances it was easy to see that one looked
upon his victory as a foregone conclusion, while
the oilier felt thoroughly conscious of the difficult
work that lay before liiin. Both faces, however,
were smiling and good humored?Heenan's even
broadly so. King's handsomer features were sha- ,
dowed by en evident self distrust. The seconds
i-_i. imu In nrnnftrinrr their men for action.
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find after tlie long waste of time tliey at last stood
ready.
Twenty-five rounds were thus fought, lasting 31
minutes,* at the conclusion of which it was admitted
that Ueenan has lost the fight, and in the
rounds immediately following the superior endurance
and youth of the Englishman enable him to
pursue his success with tremendous rapidity.
Hardly could the American appear upon his
ground?where, it must be said, he presented him- J
self with undying plucl: to the end?before he was :
prostrated by King's furious Hows, or crushed
down in his all-powerful gripe. His face soon became
a frightful spectacio, although far less hideous
than at the close of his battle with Sayers. At
last even the dull and opaque humanities of his
friends were stirred, and, after another merciless
round, in whieh the failing strength of the great
nladiator was 110 Ion per canable of afford i hp him
ft shadow of defence, he was, at the close of tho
twenty-fourth round, withdrawn reluctantly by his
friends, though himself insensible. Thus the cruel
contest ended, leaving for the moment little to
choose between the condition either of victor or of
vanquished.
Such was the end of the fight, after nearly forty
minutes of hard, quick, desperate fighting, between
two of the most powerful men that have
probably ever entered the ring. It was fought out
fairly and truly to the bitter end, neither man
taking any advantage of the other. No hand was
laid upon them but that of their own seconds from
the moment they both entered the ring until the
American laid senseless, bruised and beaten out of
all sembltfnce cf the man who in the pride of manhood
and strength had steed there only half an
hour before.
There were great cheers as King won, to which
for a few nJbments he was very deaf, for the pace
Had been rapid, and, all powerful as He was, tHc
heavy falls had shaken his vitality, and the giant
who had strode into the ring an overmatch for all
could scarcely close his fingers round the glass of*
water which was to keep him from fainting. Yet
there must be a soul of goodness even in things
evil, for the first really conscious thought that flitted
through his mind was a wish to make friends
with his late antagonist, and as he said it he
lunged heavily through the crowd of his admirers
to a little knot of curious lookers on, amid whom
what seemed the corpse of the redoubtable Heenan
now lay.
Sayers was with him, and kept with him ; but
better advice was needed than any pugilist ought
to be called upon to give; for Heenan, though net
nearly so much punished as when he fought at
Farnborough, was evidently much more injured.
He was pulseless at the wrists, and even over
the heart the palpitation was fluttering, faint and
low. Yet he had not fainted.
It was the insensibility of exhaustion, the sheer
want of vitality, though almost till he collapsed so
suddenly he was supposed to be the winner. One
man was trying to heave up his immense inanimate
form, while another stripped the wet draw
ors, /tamed deep vna Irs own blood, Irom the
limbs of the stunned athlete. There was a dreadful
significance in the way in which he was hauled
about limb by limb, as wanner clothes were dragged
over his unconscious form, like dressing a
corpse. Yet noone seemed to mind much, for all
were crowding round the victer, who, with very
little signs of punishment about his face, came
gaily up in the train back to town. '
Hecnan was left with his seconds on the field ho
had fought to win. No one seemed to think much
of him?he was a beaten man. and among pugilists
there is no mercy for the defeated. Fair or foul,
there js as yet oyly one morality with them?
success.
Still there are men alive who think they can revive
the prize ring. It would be as easy to restore
the sports cf the arena.
Effects of the Cold Weather Nor.in.?On
Friday night Jan. 1, the Susquehanna river froze
up so tightly that the railroad ferry-boat, with
three hundred passengers 011 board, was locked
up in the river, immovably tight. Senators and
Congressmen in large numbers are on the boat,
in houses near the fern-, or returned to Philadelphia,
where they are waiting for a thaw, or something
else, to supply the terrible defects in the
only railroad connection which now exists with
the capitol of the nation, and enable tk?m to get
to Washington. Numerous dispatches are daily
received at the Hotels in \\ ashington iroin these
unfortunates, written mostly to quiet tlio apprehensions
of lrienils.
From North Carolina.?The Xr/iih Carolina
Times says a $5 gold piece was sold at auction for ,
$150 in Confederate notes at Dam ille a few days
since.
The same paper heartily indorses President
Lincoln's recent Proclamation, and advises the
people of the State to accept it. It also copies and
endorses a remarkable article from The Richmond, *
H hig, which contains the following significant
paragraph :
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" diavery nas swooed useu 10 ueum. jx uas
sinned against tho light, committed the unpardonable
sin, and must die."
The Raleigh Standard and The Raleigh Progress
are very severe in their criticisms of Jeff. Davis'
message. They publish President Lincoln's
message and proclamation with favorably cowment9?
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