The Queen’s Birth Day

On Friday last, the Anniversary of the Queen's Birth Day, was celebrated with the usual formal festivities. A review of the troops in the domain— a Levee at Government House,…

Several Young Toughs

Thursday three girls, and a boy aged 13 years, arrived here from Lewiston, Fergus county. They arrived here unsder sentence to the reform school, having come on complaint of their…

April 29, 1861 – Burning of the Gosport Navy Yard—A Thrilling Scene

Destruction of the United States Navy-Yard at Norfolk, Virginia, by Fire, by the United States Troops, on April 20, 1861

Destruction of the United States Navy-Yard at Norfolk, Virginia, by Fire, by the United States Troops, on April 20, 1861

A correspondent of the New York Times thus describes the scenes presented by the destruction of the vessels and other U. S. property at Gosport Navy Yard, on the night of the 20th :

It is impossible to describe the-scene of destruction that was exhibited. Unweariedly it was continued from 9 o’clock to 12 during which time the moon gave light to direct the operations. But when the moon sank behind the horizon, the barracks near the centre of the yard were set on fire, that, by its illumination the work might be continued. The crackling flames and the glare of light inspired with new energies the destroying marines and havoc was carried everywhere, within the limits of orders. But time was not left to complete the work. Four o’clock of Sunday morning came, and the Pawnee was passing down from Gosport harbor, with the Cumberland, the coveted prize of the secessionists, in tow – every soul from the other ships and yard being aboard them save two. Just as they left their moorings, a rocket was sent up from the deck of the Pawnee. It sped high in air, paused a second and burst in shivers of many colored lights. As it did so, the well set trains at the ship-houses, and on the decks of the fated, vessels left behind, went off as if lit simultaneously by the rocket. One of the ship-houses contained the old New York, a ship thirty years on the stocks and yet unfinished. The other was vacant. The vessels fired were the Pennsylvania the Merrimac, the Germantown, the Plymouth, the Raritan, the Columbia, the Dolphin. The old Delaware and Columbus, worn out and dismantled seventy fours, were scuttled and sunk at the upper docks on Friday.

Excursion Season 1896

Tuesday, July 7. Opening Excursion Season from Falmouth Heights, Cottage City, Vineyard Haven to Gay Head, leave Falmouth Heights 8.45 a. m., Cottage City 9:30 a. m., Vineyard Haven 9.50…