Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; (1904) (14740772226)

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Title: Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen;
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Morgan, Forrest, 1852- ed Hart, Samuel, 1845-1917, joint ed Trumbull, Jonathan, 1844-1919, joint ed Holmes, Frank R., joint ed Bartlett, Ellen Strong, joint ed
Subjects: Connecticut -- History
Publisher: Hartford, The Publishing Society of Connecticut
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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by the wholeNorth. Footes old temperance ship, the Cumberland, wentdown with colors flying, on that historic morning when theMerrimac sallied forth to destroy our fleet at HamptonRoads, and had not yet met the Monitor. The name of Ericsson had not rung round the world then;but it was known in engineering circles as that of an inventorof genius. In the Princeton, a naval vessel designed by himin 1844, the warning note of the Monitor had been sounded;for its engines were below the water-line, and it used a screwinstead of paddle-wheels for propulsive force. But the unfor-tunate bursting of a gun, for which Stockton, not Ericsson,was responsible, causing the death of two Cabinet memberswhile on a party of pleasure, with President Tyler on board,resulted in the unjust refusal to pay Ericsson for his services.He at last declared that he would never set foot in Wash-ington again. The plan of the Monitor had been made for some years,and in 1854 he had a letter of thanks from Napoleon III. 90
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CONNECTICUT AS A STATE for the privilege of examining it. So near did France cometo gaining a prize; but she was even then beginning to usearmored vessels. Secretary Welles had asked for a Board tolook into and order floating batteries; but Ericsson, with theplan of the immortal Monitor in his hand, could not get ahearing. To him, while despairing of favor, and yet sure ofthe value of his invention, C. S. Bushnell came for esti-mates on the amount of metal that could be borne by theGalena, which Bushnell was building for the Government.After his business was finished, Ericsson showed him hispasteboard model; and Bushnell was so filled with enthu-siasm for it that he carried it at once to Hartford to showit to Secretary Welles, who happened to be there at that time.He too, was greatly impressed by the importance of the mat-ter, and urged Bushnell to take it before the Naval Board. Full of zeal, Mr. Bushnell secured the co-operation ofJohn A. Griswold and John F. Winslow, both at thehea