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SECTIONS OF THE HULL OF H.M.S. TERPSICHORE, SHOWING EFFECT OF THE TORPEDO EXPLOSION AT CHATHAM, 1865 CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham, 1865. Official drawings '...by Mr. P. Thornton, Master Shipwright of Chatham Dockyard, showing the exact amount of damage that was inflicted upon the hull of the old 18-gun frigate Terpsichore by the explosion of the two 75-pounders [during] the very striking experiments with Mr. Beardslee's submarine torpedoes, or explosive shells...in the River Medway. No. 3 shows the relative positions of the ship, the torpedo, and the boat from which it was fired by an electric wire: the figure a representing the place where the boat lay when the torpedo was lowered from its side; while the figure b shows the place to which the boat had been removed before the signal of firing the torpedo was given...No. 1 shows the general longitudinal lines of the ship, with the hole made by the explosion of the torpedo...An enlarged view of a portion of the outside planking around this hole is also given. No. 2 presents a cross section of the vessel, showing very minutely how her timbers were shivered. In the parts marked a, the knees are seen as broken through the throat - viz., two on the starboard and four on the port side'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham, 1865 Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609546193
EXPERIMENTS WITH TORPEDO-SHELLS AT CHATHAM: BLOWING-UP OF THE TERPSICHORE BY A 75-POUNDER, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. 'Preparations were now made for destroying the Terpsichore, 18-gun sailing-frigate, which had been placed at the disposal of Mr. Beardslee by the Admiralty in order to put the destructive powers of the torpedo to the most practical test...a couple of 75-lb. torpedos were taken...close alongside the Terpsichore and there sunk...after a momentary pause, came the stifled report of both the torpedos at once, and the Terpsichore suddenly rose at her bows 10 ft. or 12 ft. into the air and heeled over on her starboard side, while great masses of water burst up through her decks, her whole frame being convulsed and heaving as with agony, till she began to settle down forwards. In another moment her stem stood up at an acute angle, and her bow sank deeper and deeper...The mischief she had received would seem to be a broken back; for she still continued to go down by the head, until, in about five minutes from her first movement, she lay fast aground in the Medway mud on an even keel, with the tide, now at three-quarters ebb, up to within a few inches of her portholes'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609546188
EXPERIMENTS WITH TORPEDO-SHELLS AT CHATHAM: EXPLOSION OF A 440-POUNDER, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. '...Mr. Donald M'Kay, the extensive shipowner, of Boston,...has undertaken to help in introducing the contrivance of Messrs. Wood and Beardslee to the Governments and public of Europe. Mr. Beardslee...had sunk a torpedo charged with 440 lb. of powder in the mud and sand off Gillingham Point, at the entrance to Chatham Harbour... A boat's crew was dispatched from the operator's barge to establish electrical communication with the sunken shell, which was to be fired through a length of two miles of wire. This preliminary completed and the train all ready for firing...in an instant there rose from the placid bosom of the river high into the air a huge column of water, in shape and action much resembling those great waterspouts occasionally witnessed by sailors in mid-ocean...The splendid volumes of snow-white feathery spray soared quickly to a height of little less than 200 ft., and then fell gently again in exquisitely graceful curves into the vortex whence they had risen, leaving no trace of themselves behind, save a slowly-expanding circle of bubbling, foaming water, the muddy, yeasty aspect of which showed that the river had been stirred to its lowest depths'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609542931
THE SIEGE OPERATIONS AT ST. MARY'S CREEK, CHATHAM, ON SATURDAY LAST, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The siege operations at St. Mary's Creek, Chatham, on Saturday last, 1864. Military rehearsal. 'The besieged garrison were all men of the Marine Artillery and Volunteer Artillery, the besiegers Marines and Royal Engineers, so that the difference between the red uniforms of the latter and the blue undress of the former marked the lines of attack and defence...from behind earth mounds, from rifle-pits, from parapets and breastworks, from dyke and fosse, the cracking musketry kept up an incessant fire, which was answered by the assailants...a subterranean rumble was heard indicating that a mine had been sprung. A slight trembling of the ground was felt by the spectators...The engineers had put in four charges of powder, of 761b. each, behind the counterscarp; and three charges of 76lb. with one of 200lb. behind the escarp... The besiegers had altogether eleven heavy guns, eight mortars, and four howitzers, and all these were going at once...the assaulting columns were seen hurrying across the open with scaling-ladders. In a few minutes...the heads of the foremost men were seen above the parapet, while the defenders were keeping up a heavy fire upon them. At the same time another detachment of the attacking party was entering by the breach'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The siege operations at St. Mary's Creek, Chatham, on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609540568
NIGHT ATTACK OF THE KENT ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS IN ORE CREEK, NEAR FAVERSHAM, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. View of '...the rehearsal of a night attack and defence, with the assistance of three ships' launches armed with 6-pounders lent by the naval authorities at Sheerness...The defending party...took up their position in the fields near the village of Ore, close to the water of Ore creek, where they had a battery of 24-pounders behind some earthworks which they had thrown up in an intrenched and palisaded space...On the other side Captain Harper, in the three launches from Sheerness, which represented gun-boats on this occasion, brought the 13th Kent Artillery Corps to force a landing; Lieutenant Darling, R.N., being in command of the boats. On arriving in Ore creek they began to exchange shots with the battery, and presently the assailants landed, as shown in our Engraving. They are just passing over a substantial turf embankment which divides the fields or marshes from the creek...It lasted about two hours; commenced punctually, and was finished at the time promised. There was no hitch at any stage of the proceedings, and the programme resolved on by the leaders, though neither printed nor distributed, was rigidly carried out".' From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609540488
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE WAR IN DENMARK: FIGHT BETWEEN THE DANES AND THE AUSTRIANS AT VEILE..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: fight between the Danes and the Austrians at Veile on the 8th of March, 1864. '...the Austrian infantry regiment of Hesse was sent...across the frozen swamp above the town, to gain the bridge over a little river called the Veile Aa...The Danes fell back, leaving the town, and then took their stand on the steep wooded heights where their artillery was posted, on the north side of Veile. There are a few poor houses at the end of the town, close under the hill, which is the place shown in our Artist's sketch. Along the top of this hill, where the smoke of musketry is seen, the Danes had constructed a sort of breastwork of earth and trunks of trees, from behind which they fired upon the enemy; while upon the second hill, in the middle background they had cut an oblong gap in the thick screen of trees, through which their battery commanded the road below; and they had another battery still farther back, which we observe to our right hand. The Danish guns were 12-pounders. The Danish infantry was about 1600 strong...The resistance of the Danes, however, was only to gain time. They held the Austrians in check till about six o'clock in the evening, when the Danish batteries were withdrawn. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Illustrations of the War in Denmark: fight between the Danes and the Austrians at Veile..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487160
THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND: THE GUN-BOAT PIONEER AT ANCHOR OFF MEREMERE, ON THE WAIKATO RIVER..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The War in New Zealand: the gun-boat Pioneer at anchor off Meremere, on the Waikato River, reconnoitring the native position, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by '...Mr. Messer, assistant surgeon of the Curoçoa...General Cameron has succeeded...in forcing the Maoris out of their chosen post of vantage...The arrival of the Pioneer, an iron steamer built at Sydney, enabled him to ascend the stream and more thoroughly to survey the position...A cloud of white smoke burst from the bank at the landing. The Maoris had fired their lower gun...Another puff of smoke sprung up...the shot fell miserably short, endangering their own people more than those in the steamer...The gun at the landing belched out again, and a jet of water spouted up alongside the gun-boat. She was at last hit...The appearance of the steamer-as she lay for half an hour quietly reconnoitring the position, without deigning to fire a shot or to return the Maori cannonade-was grand, and suggestive of the idea of the overpowering strength of science when in contact with barbarism...taking to their canoes, the Maoris rowed away...General Cameron embarked 250 men in the Pioneer, and hurried to Meremere. He found that the enemy had departed, and at once occupied the position'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The War in New Zealand: the gun-boat Pioneer at anchor off Meremere, on the Waikato River..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486920
EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE BARQUE LOTTIE SLEIGH, LADEN WITH GUNPOWDER, IN THE MERSEY..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey, as seen from the Cheshire side, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Wood. '...the Lottie Sleigh, with 11½ tons of gunpowder on board, blew up...This vessel...was taking in powder from the magazine-boats off Tranmere, and had stowed away eleven tons, when, about six p.m., as the steward was engaged in the cabin trimming the lamps with paraffin oil, some of it exploded and ignited the captain's bed-curtains...the crew...were taken off by the passing Rock Ferry - boat Wasp...the flames had spread all over the vessel, and the news was circulated on the pier-heads that the vessel would soon blow up. Hundreds of persons awaited the event...When the explosion took place the spectators were panic-stricken...Suddenly a deafening sound burst upon the ear, and the black hull belched forth a volume of flames, which illumined the heavens, and cast its lurid light over both sides of the Mersey. The masts and yards were pitched high in the air, and, after a few fantastic evolutions, fell hissing into the water...The shock at Liverpool and Birkenhead, and for nearly five miles round, was severely felt, and created indescribable terror'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609485885
EXPERIMENTS WITH THE ARMSTRONG 600-POUNDER AGAINST THE WARRIOR FLOATING TARGET, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Experiments with the Armstrong 600-pounder against the Warrior floating target, 1864. 'The sight presented by the target when struck was very grand. The shell, from its enormous size, was distinctly seen throughout its flight of 1000 yards from the gun to the target, and as the shell exploded an immense volume of smoke and flame instantly enveloped the target. Above the smoke pieces of plank were seen flying in the air, announcing the demolition of the box in the rear...On taking the target to pieces the shattering effect was found to have extended far beyond the limits of the hole...The whole of [the] inclosing planks were torn off and blown away by the explosion of the shell. One of the massive timber struts was also tom away from the target by the blast, and another was broken laterally by the same cause. The Engraving shows the appearance of the target and the sea immediately around it at the moment the shell burst; the fragments of the wood inclosure were sent into the air, and portions of the shell and the splinters were hurled into the surrounding water. This sketch was taken from a point in front of the barracks at Shoeburyness, and from it may be readily gathered an idea of the deadly nature of this ponderous missile'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Experiments with the Armstrong 600-pounder against the Warrior floating target, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484950
THE EXPLOSION ON WEDNESDAY WEEK AT EDMUND'S MAIN COLLIERY, BARNSLEY, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. 'Instantly a dense column of black smoke sprang from the cupola, like a gigantic tower, towards heaven. Its height is estimated at more than 100ft., and it remained for a few moments as clearly and sharply defined as the steeple of a church. The explosion was so violent that it not only forced back the current of air which was descending the downcast-shafts, but vomited from them also an immense volume of smoke, carried on a blast which hurled away the planks placed across the mouth of the shaft, snapping some of them in two like laths and tossing the others against the head of the gearing, whence they fell to the bottom of the shaft...In a few minutes the current resumed its natural course down the downcast-shafts; but the cupola continued to emit thick volumes of smoke until evening. The explosion is described by experienced persons as one of the most violent that had ever occurred in the mining districts of the North. In consequence of the explosion it has been determined to partially fill up the cupola-shaft, seal the mouths of the other two shafts, and flood the entire pit with water. The recovery of the bodies is delayed for months, but no more lives are lost'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484385
SCENE OF THE FIRE AT DOCKHEAD, BERMONDSEY, SKETCHED ON SATURDAY MORNING, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. 'a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs. Barry Brothers, wharfingers and saltpetre merchants...The warehouses...contained many thousand tons of saltpetre, and, as a strong wind was blowing...the piles and blocks of saltpetre caught fire one after another, sending forth immense volumes of brightly-coloured flame and scattering smoke, ashes, and sparks...Adjoining this capacious warehouse stood another...termed the H Extension Warehouse. This building was filled with several thousand bales of jute, and in less than a quarter of an hour it also was wrapped in flames...It was impossible...to prevent the fire from spreading...The steam fire-engine of Messrs. Roberts...was supported by two steam floating-engines...upon the floors becoming ignited in which the saltpetre was stored, loud and fearful explosions took place in rapid succession, which blew down heavy brick walls and lifted the tiles and roofs...The flames lighted up all the shipping in the Thames...the water itself shone like an immense stream of liquid gold...The damage, which was confined mainly to the warehouses just mentioned and their contents, is estimated at about £80,000'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609482940
THE LATE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION: SITE OF THE POWDER-MAGAZINES AT BELVEDERE, IN THE ERITH MARSHES, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The late gunpowder explosion: site of the powder-magazines at Belvedere, in the Erith Marshes, 1864. Plan showing the magazines '...which blew up on...1st October. This plan was drawn from an actual survey by Mr. H. W. Marriner, of the Edith Academy, for the inspection of the Coroner's jury at the inquest...The magazine of Messrs. John Hall and Co. was 50ft. square, with 10ft. perpendicular depth of wall. That of the Low Wood Company, otherwise Messrs. Day and Barker's, was 28 ft. wide by 48 ft. long; depth of wall, 6 ft. 6 in. The length of frontage belonging to the former was 165 yards, and to the latter 64 yards. The distance from the one magazine to the other was 64 yards. The distance from the Low Wood Company's magazine to the house of their foreman, Silver, was but 50 yards; while Rayner, the storekeeper of Messrs. Hall, had his dwelling 71 yards from their magazine: but the cottages of Wright and York were only 67 yards from it. The jetty projecting from Messrs. Hall's magazine into the river was 122ft. in length. The nearest powder-magazine to those at Belvedere was that of Messrs. Curtis and Harvey, which was 682 yards from Messrs. Hall's. The scene of the explosion was 1300 yards from Erith Church and 1500 yards from the gasworks'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The late gunpowder explosion: site of the powder-magazines at Belvedere, in the Erith Marshes, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609482230
THE EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER MAGAZINES AT ERITH:…THE POWDER-MAGAZINES AFTER THE EXPLOSION, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: the site of the powder-magazines after the explosion, 1864. 'Shortly after the explosion showers of letters, invoices, and other papers, which had been borne on the wind a distance of four miles, fell within the precincts of the arsenal, and clearly indicated the scene of the catastrophe...As soon as it was supposed to be safe to do so, people...proceeded to the spot and ventured to explore the ruins in search of anyone that might be living...[The injured] were conveyed with as much care and speed as possible to Guy's Hospital...Elizabeth Wright, a child nine years of age, died shortly after her admission...It is supposed that the men on board the two barges were blown to pieces, as their bodies have not been found... Of the magazines themselves not a single stone remained upon another, the very foundations being torn up, and the site of that of Messrs. Hall was marked by huge fissures and chasms in the earth, immense lumps of which had been scooped out and hurled about the adjacent fields...It was resolved that the disasters clearly proved the impropriety of large quantities of gunpowder and other explosive materials being allowed to be manufactured or stored in the vicinity of populous places'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith:…the powder-magazines after the explosion, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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