Life — January 4, 1894 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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“LIFE: FPA SesGORS Ait Millis White. preparations were being made for the attack on New Orleans, the Navy Department came into possession of a complete set of plans of the defenses of that city. Not only were the positions of the forts laid down, but also the submarine mines, as well as the system of torpedoes, and the reserve of war vessels which were to co-operate with the land batteries. No time was lost in sending it to Admiral Farragut, but no acknowledgment ever reached the Navy Department. Meanwhile, the passage of the forts was effected. New Orleans captured, Admiral Farragut, in due time, went North. Proceeding to Washington he at once called at the Navy Department, where he received hearty congratulations upon his brilliant successes. While he was in the department a prominent official referred to the plans of the defenses of New Orleans, and asked the ‘Admiral if he had ever received them, “+ Yes,” he replied, ‘I received the plans but, on examination, I found that, according to them, New Orleans could never be taken ; so I tore them up and threw them into the waste basket."—Argonaut. 7 sor Morse : “My Dear Morse : Wt was very pleasant to me to get a letter from you the other day. Perhaps I should have found it pleasanter if | had been able to decipher it, 1 don’t think I mastered anything beyond the date—which I knew—and the signature—which I guessed at. There is a singular and perpetual charm in a letter of yours ; it never grows old ; it never loses its novelty, One can say to one’s self every morning : ‘Here's that letter of Morse’s. I haven't read it yet. 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