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tain Willlanis and he atat.ed that at tnrfmite. v Of course tnli Inclnded the
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viewed bbth figbts jat tfift Fori : frona
srnitnrwte (now Known afi putnport.
I was one of tbe participants itL both
of them and while the reporjt "w.a "'91
rec( in most instances, still I found
!i that there wa's riglit much lacking dn
the MWPt tb as, facts .aind
i8f?nquncs at thprough jcenovating and repainting of the Hotel,
and ,..e l8llriP0? ning gr6urid3ari roads leading tKeifetb arr being put in excellent
C?1p'ltjn; ? e pong reason promises to be the most active one in the history
oi nedmonn-ittisadvisable that rtangem etits be made without delay for those desir-
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Fiedmonl Springs Hotel.
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IS THE PLACE TO BUY
Specials for
Mondaif and Tuesday
; chic
millinery
EVIDENCE
S yheT throngs 6 leased customers
tat;tna;ye .been kin: .advantage of
our low prices will testify that every
articles is sold as advertised it is bur
custom to place on our bargain tables
new and desirable mercuandise at very
low prices the entire stck being .ne w
goods and all this, seasons, purchase-.
You take no cbaq.ces of getting old
and shop worn goods,
WHITE
FOOTWEAR
r6und shells from I'lnuhert tin and-tha
long or ParrptTshelt and that Jje could
not,5ee bqw. It. wa poisible tor any
Q;f 4Jt 1 to live under such a rain . ct
sheljg ot, ,sjieis.j calibre. v jHOWereri
strange as it may seem, the, toul loan
kitig (IP !to ,the garrison Jn both days waa only
feeneral 1 or, 2 killed and .4$ 01-&D woubded ahd
abthit : 30 ior i 10 ' m.t The Conf ed- : "
vratea had In the ifprr durlngl the efi T
gagement;a.bout n. the fort ,.
Wa . 4tt- the ; iminadlate command o't
C61 WJlllara v tamb, . but General V C
Whiting was thtre during the entite
ihgkgement. ' Both were severeiv
wounded and General Whiting died ,
from his wounds, but Col. Lamb rex
covered and afterwards lived in Nor
HoikVa... where he died a few years ' ;
ago.?- The . Confederate loss in Iflij
whoI engagetrieht' wn. about . BBO '
kllledvahd wounded and-'nont of thestl
CisliaitleS were Inflicted Sunday aV,
ternoon during . the Infantry aiHautt;
All thi?-Confederate forcp which, wail
hot' killed ; was made prisoners excebt
a terjr .few who got across thp rlvpr.
information necessary, to- givAahe read- tln-ee At.' thbatk ' itltira torn, J Iti: Some 'Small, boats from llattprv
er at .tbis late uttdertahdr bairlng tbe' un, as abov stated ahd i Buanhab. l '
ing of, what transpired, there I Jftr-! six or seven. h the., buttline- nt'nhk- The Federal -force consisted of the
Ueipated in bath .fights' and aisd at:! of our own iun. Th mrinn nf tkn aanie fl -et whrch was ft th- flrst.at- V
tended;'-the reunion of the : Blue ahd
the.,Gray. at the. fort ;a f ew years ago,
Wfcen and .where. th,e uhole was gpne
over in ,a friendly and brotherly, spirit
by the men on both sides,, who were
fort when mrr i.ntniun nn n tnck on the fort in Deormbor and
3rd N. C. H, ;A. arrived -consisted !Yas &a n cmmanded by Cornrip-,
of . the 36th N. C. Regiment and a ! ?"rnPorter and ft land force of About
portion of the 40th N. C. relmenk ! 1'000 commanded by Gen. Terry. Us
and some Marines and thia earrigon i l0Ees . n ulIl :d anfl wounded werp
enffkeed in both of the memoriablelmnnH rho v. o-..- i about three times as gve-it aw the
cosiIUcts. ;which finally ended An the nri '-hntinnJ o-.. ! Confederate loss "In killed and wound
capture of the forfc and: the garrison rexcept such of the guns as were ,as-!
of the same by the Federal forces, 1 signed on Sunday to obr company and:
:as a member of Co. D, 1st N. Cqq, c. '3rd battalion. After 5 o'clock j
baUalion Heavy Artilery, commanded on Sunday evening, there was only a'
by Capt..J. L. McCormac. 1 simply shell every 10 of 15 minutes which!
give this, porUon. of my narative as ajwas kept up during the most of the'
prelude to ;what I, am going, to write night : Just after dark,, all the men
about - the,-battles which took, place except a fey detachments, who were
at the fort. manning guns on the land face of the
Our company was stationed) at Fort ?ort were ordered to the Pallisadcs to
Caswell and 'On Friday night, Decern-! meet an assault from the infantry of.
ber 23rd, i864, before we were dismiss-the enemy. : The Palisades was a lowi
ed. When we went to F'ort Fisher'
for this fight a portfnn of our com:
pany (it numbered 115 men) was on
other duties and so we only carried
85 men, rank and file, to' tfco forty Out
-r tMt n!i"b"i we' lost In kUlodf our
captain and 14 non-commissioned rif
i.cers -and .privates' arid 30 nori-coin
mls'srnpd officers and privates
wounded.
ordered , to "cook and get ready three
days' rations and be . ready to march
mi a moments warning. ".."Next; morn-
to the river and . on top of this low
work, pine posts about 6 inches in
ing at roll call, none of the members diameter were placed upright, side by
of the company was detailed for. guard jsiile: and loopholed 5 for infantry. How-,
duty, but we were dismissed in: the; ever, the assault; if. contemplated, did
nsdal manner, but with the -lnjuac- not materialize. Monday morning i
tion to . be ready at any moment to 1 came bright , and . clear, after a driz
marph . Later, we were assembled zling rain, all, night and the enemy had
an . marched to the usual parade . re-embarked his ships, that is the
ground and stacked as and were ' ihfantry .which had been landed and
at rest. About 11 o'clock a. -mi writhe whole had departed during tbo
saw the J. T. Petteway, a. : river! night., 'Thn; fleet whieh engaged the
steamer, : used by the Confederate ! fort : wai CQmmanded;. by Commodore
goyernment, coming over towards Porter, and the land forces whiqh ac
Fort .Caswell ; from Smithvilie. :, Soon Lcompanled it;wera jconwnanded by Gen,
thereafter we Were ordered to "fall in" B.; F. Butler.; Whea it was report ed
and: we. marched to the warf and. were. to the omcers in command of the. fort
there joined by Co. C. 3rd. Battery, i that; the enemy bad re-embarked: pn
which waa commanded by Captain
Sutton and had been stationed at Bat
tery Taylor. The Petteway drew up
-v rb wbajf and we wera marched
aboard and aaj was on the "gangway"'
tbe ships and ,ihat all had left, . the
omcers oivere suspiciaua ot a ruse and
a-deitail of 2f. men mM sept from our
Co. (Co. C lst rNi - a. lh iAi) to
see it it. was. true .i. It waa iound true,
I saw the ' first shell explode , in Fortj'bJtt Ibe .detail , waa skept up on the
Fisher. We proceeded up the Cape j beach .until Wednesday afternoon. Jn
Fear river and landed at Craig's warfr' i the meantime Co B' 40th. N. C.
which was located, about two miles j Regimen t, .which had been stationed
aboye. the. fort . Between the line of jat Bald Head came to.Fort Pisher and
the sea face, of the fort and the river on ; Wednesday .eveoing our company
there were located a large number. of
wooden buildings, which had been
used by the soldiers who garrisoned
the fort, as living quarters,-and while
we are passing the fort, these were all
went back to Fort Caswell
' On Thursday evening, January 12th.
1865, it was again reported at Fort
Caswell that a fleet was coming to
ward Fort Fisher and our company
aiire, naving Deen urea Dy me enemy snn h nn r. Srrl m r. M a ivhtnu
shells, .. They were being , heayily,waa- commanded bv Cantain ''antton.
shelled awhile , they were, burning and
the appearance was really appalling,
though grand ; to behold.
An incident happened while we were
along-there Which shows the different
kind of bravery which . different men
Will show under the same circumstan
ces . The J. T . Petteway, the boat
on which we were travelling was a
were again, on, Friday afternoon, Jan
uary 5 13th., 1865, . sent to Fort Fisher,
by. boat and we landed at the point
near Battery Buchannan and marched
from there up to the land face of the
fort The bombardment' of the fort
by the fleet had commenced about
12 o'clock -that . day It ; had; not been
so intense, as it was on the Chrlstmes
hhmhb ic
irflfw 1 itrYt f '. oti1 ttq II rr o o rrl wet a tir 11 A a xr. Kaf Ara a tA . -nra a 1 a f I1 1 craltiiv nil a a
jr . iig1 uuu vuv- -bru.. tvi j uh-j uavA 0.1m civ1' o.BBmO. . w -c3 t
crowded by the two companies of we marched up through the fort. As
soldiers . A Confederate flag; was we marched, 'ome shells came right .
floating from the flag staff, of the same.;tiear us, but we suffered n6 casual
Some of the soldiers; knowihg it; wdulditi.es. , Sonie .other compahies, -InclUd-
attract-the hre or the en&ny seen
and that one shot would.sink' the boat,
if it hit it, pulled down flag. One
Smile
Thoroughly tried and
proven for. Headache
even the most stub
born,' aggravating, ex i
asperating headache,
yields to .
DR. TUTFS
LIVER PILLS
The; relief aflorded is
sorprUing.
Learn for yourself.
Bixy a box today
' ana smile tomorrow.
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of the petty officers of rtne boat botlc-'during Friday afternoon, Friday night
ing that tpe nag had been named j Saturday, Saturday night and Sunday,
SHOE DEPARTMENT
. Tennis Ties is here, the cool and cool looking
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
MOURNING HATS
Ttys Department is nfu)j.awingjr-ajlf'inds .
of good lpoking' hat
trimmings and a most polite and accommodat
ing: force of milliners at your service Wh! 0
Milatos' - Panamas and Bankocks; " " ' ' '
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WE OFFER REAL SAVINGS ON PIECE GOODS
FOR SUMMER SEVyiG.
40 inch fine Weave - White. VpH. .pep-., yardlc
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Tennis and White t Oxfords are the favorites
we have a; large stock on band of ;all the
- newest, all sizes from . . . . . .48c a pair , up
; r- SPECIAL
Misses and Lajes White Canvas,- Leather
v BOlei Pumps, high heel .or low heeFa pair.-1 98c
36 inch Skirting Linene, per yard ... ... 12 1-2c
3fr4ncb eairySklrtfjhig-W
36 inch fine Cprdet Pique, per yard .. 1- 25c
36 inch Basket Weave Skirting, per yard . . .25c
36 ; infcbrbeaTyiba4inlgtnirig per yard . .25c
36 in fiarbadltfe jatripted iSkiPttng pelyd . . 25c
3G inch .Figured lrtlng,.vpentyard. . . . . . . . .25c
36 In ftn0- Wait4n8. white, per yard.12 l-2c
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fff6h FJufed" Voile, pyard J.
i Figured Voiles, stripes, per yard
27 inch Black'Iuawn, :per - yard ,.
27 inch: Black Batiste, per yayrd.
Inch exrflt fie,blaik Persian Lawn, per
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get in on the Weik-nd bargain
teast for this week we- have
put but the choicest - Eemnants-
and ,mil ends , at eey .ajxracwvp
ydsron't nlsJhJs(?
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down, ran to it and started to run it
up again when he, was told ky. the sol
dieisao let it alone and informed of
the danger of having it hoisted. The
officer drew his revolver, and said he
would haul it up at-all hazzard, but on
being informed by the determined sol
diers, who raised their rifles, that his
life would be the penalty if he did so,
he beat a hasty retreat.
. On landing t Craig's wharf we pro
ceeded down the river towards the.
fort. When about half way to the fort,
we were ordered to get in light march
ing order, with the intention of run
nine into the fort. To have done this
we would have gone over the "cause
way" which was several hundred yards
long and in full view of the enemy's
ships. Up to this time, we had been
protected by the bank of the river
which is right high along there. How
ever, before we arrived at the "cause
way," we were met by. a courier, with
ofder to remain where.. we; were until
dark or the firing slacked- : The shell
ing practically ceased about sunset
ahd we marched into the fort. Every
thing made of wood which was ex
pose had been , destroyed, but the
sand fort and the guns, with one or
two exceptions, were intact and ready
for further use. We worked all night
endeavoring to. repair one. of the guns,
the pintle of which had been sunk by
a. shell, but failed by the breaking of
one-leg of the. "Gin", used to hoist it.
The next mornine; (Christmas arid
Sunday), at dawn, or very soon there
after, our company was sent to inan
Bolles' Battery which was located on
tlie Sea Face of the fort. I think Co.
C. , 3rd Battalion . was sent either Jjo
Batterv Buchanan or ' the Mound .
These batteries were near the point
at New Inlet.. (This ...Inlet has since
the war beendosed np by the govern
ment to improve and deepen the chan
nel of the Cape Fear river.) During
tbe war the river Jiad . two outlets,
New inlet which Fort Fisher was built
to protect and Old Inlet, which was
defended by Fort Caswell. . r.,
' ; About 8 o'clock a. m. the ships
opened fire again on the fort and kept
it up until 5 p. m. sTbe writer heard
a4 man,, who was under the fire, say
that he was at the bombardment of
Sebastapol, which up. to .that time was,
said to: have been the heaviest bom
bardment the world ; ever knew, was
child's play in comparison with what
we had poured on us that ..Cnrlstmaa
day. Captain Parker, who was a
minister of the Gospel when the writer
met him after the war, said in a con;
servation several years after the war,
tfiat he was executive officer of the
U. S. S. Minnesota, one of the ships
engaged' in the ; bombardment , of the.
fort; that they had engaged; 85 ships
Which mounted nearly : 600. guns rang-,
Ing in calibre from 8 inches in diamei
er to 18 inches In diameter, which
used round shot and some Parrot guns
which were of large calibre and used
ing Co; E. 40th. KiiC. arrived dur-N
ink the night (Friday). While, all' I
portions of the , Fort was bombarded ! Th Proflreslve Railway' of the South
Bulletin of, Special Round-Trip Rate
f. ; ' itrfim Wilmington, N. C. . i
ATLANTA; QA. $13.45
still there were not so many guns used
as during the, first' bombardment, but
those used, were pf the larger calibrs,
that is 12, 15. and 18-inch and the large
Parrot or long shells, ; and. while the
whole fort was bombarded, still the
greater portion of it was directed to
the land face and consequently by the
time the assault waa made on the Fort
by the marines first and then by the
infantry on Sunday, the 15th, about 2
o'clock p., m- all the guns on. the land
face, of the Fort, except one 22 pounder
had been .either dismounted or other
wise so badly disabled as to be use
less and all the Palisade except the
portion: from , the end, of the. Fort to
the edge of the river had-. been practi
cally demolished ( . . This. 32 . pounder
gun was. manned alt day Sunday by a
detachment ;pf our. company (Co D.
1st Battalion Heavy Artillery ) and did
great execution djurlng the assault,
especially on: the battalion of marines
which; made the first assault.
The first assault was -made by 600
marines led - by Captain Parker, tue
executive officer of the U. S. S.
Minesota. They were landed from the
fleet by small boats, nearly opposite
the "Sally Port" and formed into
line and came in fine shape towards
the Fort. Apparently we paid no at
tention to hem, but when they got
in close range, this 32 pounder opened-
on them with double charges of can
ister and such of. us as were acting
as infantry, with our rifles.rand Capt.
Parker said afterwards in the writer s
presence that at the first fire 400 of
them fell, either dead or wounded.
A short time after this the regular
assault by the infantry came from
'where they had landed above the fort.
Just before the assault by the in
fantry commenced such, of our com-J
pany as were not engaged in man
nine , the 32-nounder. gun were or
dered to the left end of the land face
of the fort, or what was known as
"The Gate, and there we- were
placed behind such portion of the
palisades as had not been demolished,
and consequently we received the
brunt of the assault, as that was the
point at which It was directed.
We repulsed this-assault three dif
ferent times, and General Curtis, who
commanded : the assaulting column,
said at the reunion which was held
In 1905 that he found tbo; opposition
there so strong that he thought he
would try another point, and ordered
his men around to his, left: and
climbed up on the fort: This put his
men in- the rear and much elevated,
over us and they used, the advantage
for all it was worth, and the conse
quence was that the greater portion'
of pur company wbich . bad. not al f
ready been killed or wpundeif '.was J
forced to surrender. .: ; J
cThis waa about 4 0 clock, p. m. The
fighting then proceeded on down the
fort Irom trayls -to travis, ; and the
whole fort was not overrun until
On sale Jnhe 15, 16, 17, limited returtt
lu Midnight Juce.25th. Stop-over aby.
point. ' . 1 ,
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C 99.95
RIDGECRE3T, N. C. $9.95
On sale May 31st, June 1, 11, 12, 13, 21
22, 27, 28th and July 5, 6, 13, 19, 20, 21
and 30th, August 1, 6, 10, 14 and 17th J
limited returning midnight ceventeHi
days following date of sale. . 1 .
BIMINGHAM, ALA $24.50
On sale May 14 to 17 inclusive, limited
returning midnight June 1st.
RALEIGH, N. C $4.30
On sale May 13, 14, 15th. limited re
turning midnight May 19th. -,M,
ST. LOUIS, . MO ...$41.85
On sale May 13, 14, 15th, limited; n$-
turning midnight May 23rd. . -
SPARTAN BUBG, S. C $8.33 '
On sale May 14-to 18 inclusive, limited
returning midnight May 21st. f i
NEW ORLEANS, LA. $28.75
On sale May 11 to 16th, inclusive; lim
ited returning midnight, limit extended ; '
to June i5th on payment of $1.00.: '
WASHINGTON, D. C. $8.90
On sale June 2 to 7th, inclusive; limit
ed returning midnight June 31st; limit
exteded to July 6th on payment of 50a. -;
DALLAS, TEX. $52,20
O nsale May 12, 14, 15. Limited return
ing midnight, June 8th. 1
For further information, apply
' Phone 178. S
R. W. WALLACE,
2. T. A., Wilmlngtou, N. C.
H. E. PLEASANTS, . I "
T. P. A Wilmington, N. C.
State Treasurer,
NORTH CAROLINA, ,T
, Raleigh, N. C. i ; ;
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of State Treasurer until noon.
Thursday, May 24th, 1917, for the pur
chase of all or any part cf the follow
ing bonds: '
for "The State Home ahd
Training School for Glrl ';
and Women," dated July "
1st, 1917, expiring July lit,
1927.
$75,000.00 4 per cent ten year bonds
for "Caswell Training
School,", dated July lt.
$25,000.00 4 per cent ten year bond ! -.
1917, expiring July 1st, 1927.
$400,000.00 4 per cent forty-one year
bonds for "Road Building." ;
dated July 1st, 1917, expir- -Ing
July 1st, 1958.
Blanks for bidding will bo furnished
upon application to me.
B.' R. LACY,
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Oscar P. Peck,
WOOD ,'
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WOod, $1.50 per load; pine wood,
c$1.35 : per load., AH wood sent
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