in fact, goldsboro says that success would be certain if this could actually be done. and that's an idea that will pop up in any number of letters that the "merrimac should be swarmed and either shoved into the shoals and aground or taken out by ramming. ramming is the next very popular idea. after all, the "merrimac" had used it to great effect against the cumberland. so why not turn the tables and use ramming against the "merrimac" itself? initially, that was the navy's plan. they had tugs standing by in hampton roads, several of which were assigned to go after the "merrimac." that of course never happened. right after march 8th the federal government chartered two fast steamers, the "arago" and the "illinois," and sent them from new york to hampton roads to again fling themselves on the "merrimac" when she appeared next. the only problem was the crews, when they found out what they thought their suicide mission was going to be absolutely refused and mutinied. and admiral goldsboro basically wrote in disgust saying that these people are refusing to do the job that th

in fact, goldsboro says success would be certain if this could be done. that's an idea that would pop up in a number of letters, that the merrimac should be swarmed and shoved into the shoals aground or taken out by ramming. ramming is the next very popular idea. after all, the merrimac had used to great effect against the cumberland. so why not turn the tables and use ramming against the merrimac itself. initially, that was the navy's plan. they had tugs standing by in hampton roads, several of which were assigned to go after the merrimac. that, of course, never happened. right after march 8th, the federal government chartered two fast steamers to fling the problem was, the crews, when they found out what they thought their suicide mission was going to be refused in mutiny. admiral goldsboro wrote in disgust saying these people are refusing to do the job they are hired to do and it all came to nothing. stanton is concerned the navy is just not going to take care of this problem. the army, war department needs to get involved. he contacts cornelius vander

in fact, the assistant secretary of the navy, gustavus fox suggests the same idea to admiral goldsboro. what about trailing this and ruining the propeller that way. there aren't enough nets and it is not workable to try to do such a thing to destroy the merrimac that way. submarines are also proposed by quite a few people that, again, going with your 20,000 leagues under the sea motif, a number of these are very clever and totally impracticable. c.c. coe wrote in and said, do you wish the merrimac destroyed? i can do it but my methods are secret and sub marine. i can do it but i can't tell you. if england assaults our block a ade, i can destroy her in one day. the navy did take a chance on a submarine. i should talk about this one for a moment. another individual wrote in saying, how about a glass-bottom boat that if you can see the little individual there, that this boat would be used to remove torpedos and obstructions from 10:00 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon on a sunny day, you can see deep in the water to supposedly undue these enemy obstructions and a one-man submarine a

louis goldsboro writes to his friend saying, what has become of the $100,000 blowing up man? has his scheme collapsed or is the water too cold? secret inventions are also proposed. in fact, there are people who write in that say, my invention is so unbelievable, i can't tell you what it is. i can give you a rough outline, but i really can't tell you everything, although it can whip anything afloat. and they also insist that i will tell my idea to the president alone, or, if the president is not available, the secretary of war, maybe navy. in fact, louis winterbauer writes in and the navy says, thank you for suggesting your idea, however, we cannot judge it because you gave us no particulars. in fact, everyone wants to get in on the act. lincoln gets a letter from an unexpected source, a pastor from a baptist church in new hampshire, william sausen, who writes in saying, i have perfected an invention of the most marvelous destructive power that can immediately destroy the most powerful warships at a distance. you, sir, may smile at all this and suppose it is only the dream of

now, temperature coming in at 53 degrees, goldsboro, mid-50s frederick, joppa 50. the winds pick up throughout the day. see why we have the warning and it's dry with the humidity around 35%. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. i was talking about keeping both hands on the steering wheel, it's pretty windy as we go through the day. >>> extra caution on on and off ramps and bridges and overpasses with the windy conditions. great easter weekend and had to come back to a situation on 695. be alert for the hazmat, inner loop, i-70, one left lane getting by. overturned tanker leaking asphalt. be prepared for a brief delay, northbound 695. here is a live look at the beltway at wilkins, not bad on the stretch approaching the accident scene and east side and the topside of 695ch. >>> today is the final day of the legislative session and lawmakers have a lot of issues to work out. the biggest being the budget. linda so is standing by with how close they are with coming up with a compromise,. >> lawmakers have to reach an agreement on the host of bills if they can't

you are at 37 degrees, 39 chestertown, goldsboro 39 as well. northerly flow 5-10 miles per hour. we are gusting up to 20-25 miles per hour. we have a breezy morning , the breezes stay with us, sunshine in the forecast for us. as you head out the door, make sure you grab your big coat or it will be a shock to the system. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. how are the roadways. looking at a couple of overnight maintenance on the roadways blocking lanes in several locations including for those of you traveling through columbia, maryland 175, we are blocking two of the northbound lanes on the left one right lane getting by. in the meantime, it's a nice ride if you are traveling around 695, a live look on green spring avenue. no tie ups on the inner loop. live look at delaney valley road. >>> new report says the number of americans requesting unemployment benefits has dropped dramatically. a survey shows 30% of employers say they are planning to hire full time workers in the next four months. 7 americans fought for every one job posted four years ago. >>> boeing has become

goldsboro 6 6 6 63 this morning. don't need the coat in to the afternoon. another day like yesterday, in the morning time. in to the afternoon, temperatures won't be as hot. yesterday up to 90 degrees, forecasting 74, 75 for today. satellite and radar not picking up on a lot. fair weather clouds, we won't see rain across the area as of today. that is in the folk. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. >>> good morning, on the roads, dealing with a lot of overnight construction zones, traveling frederick right now, as you approach 695, alternating traffic, according to the construction zone workers, they maybe there through rush hour. be prepared for a brief delay. on 695, you shouldn't have troubles, bw parkway, both lanes open on both loops, inner and outer loop, moving freely. u.s. 50, maryland 8, we are in overnight construction zone pattern at the bridge. that should be out of your way momentarily. if you drive in baltimore county or know someone who does, listen up, you will have two more school zone speed cameras to watchout for.

we are seeing 63s in goldsboro and also urbana. winds will be out of the southwest today and picking up a little more. about 5 to 15 miles an hour. i will call it breezy going into the afternoon. we are looking at light winds across the area. we have a few clouds out there this morning. that's helping to keep the temperatures up along with the southwesterly breeze. but we still will get plenty of sunshine as we go throughout the day. you see the line of showers and thunderstorms out towards the west. this will be working its way east but unfortunately, we won't see the wet weather as we go throughout the day. i will talk about that coming up. but right now let's get back tomegan andcharley. >>> for women living with breast cancer, exercise may not be at the top of the list of things to do. >> results of a study that could help women fight the disease. >>> doctors offer tips how to soothe your baby after the vaccinations. are made with sweet cherries and the crisp, clean taste of our cranberries. i cannot tell a lie. 'tis tasty. oka

as i pointed out here, flag officer louis goldsboro, we didn't have any admirals until flag officer farragut was appointed. kind of wishy-washy, the capacity to support mcclellan was in direct relationship it seems to how angry the confederates were along the riverbank. if they were shooting at the u.s. navy, the support was not as strong as if they were simply waving as the u.s. navy sailed by. the army of the potomac began to execute its movement to the river ports near washington and baltimore in mid-march with the initial troop ships moving downriver toward the bay on the 17th of march. and this was no small undertaking, because, remember, at this time anything that was too heavy for a man to lift or pull or move had to be moved by a horse or a mule. and so thousands of horses and mules had to go at about the same time as the troops, because otherwise when you got them off the ships down here at fortress monroe, how would you move anything out of the landing area? it was very complex. very complex. and as mcclellan was moving his army out, he was being sniped at by the committee on the c

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and temperatures in the mid-60s to low 70s from baltimore and back across through rock hall and goldsboro. 69 by noon tomorrow will be up in the actually we shoulda a 10 degree mark. in the 80s again tomorrow and much more coming up. jamie. >> let's go to the consumer alert for you tonight. dole is recalling 756 cases of the bag salad because of possible salmonella. the recall involves the company's 7 lettuce salad a used by day of april 11th. they were sold in 15 states. we are included in that. so far no illnesses have been reported. >>> we are down to two days now to file before the tax deadline. and did you know the state is going to help you do it for free? there are several locations set up where you can walk in as long as your federal returns are finished. we saw the assembly line of people processing paper he returns. 25% of taxpayers mail it in. if you need help here's advice for you. >> come into any one of the 12 branch offices around the state and bring a copy of the completed federal return and their w-2s and we will i file the maryland return. >> branch office will open at 8

we are on the edge of goldsboro, here in sanford, and there have been some who have come by honking their horns, shouting zimmerman arrested. but beyond that, people know this is the first step in what is a long process. one of the things that should be pointed out, of course, many will say what a strong decision that angela corey brought here, and there are others who said you know what, it never would have gotten to her hands had it not been for the protests, many people who came out and marched in this community and many other places across the country. it was the sanford police department that originally handled this case and originally decided not to charge george zimmerman even though their investigation was on going. it was after the huge cry that angela corey was appointed and got us to the huge day. that's what the supporters of the trayvon martin family will most definitely say. >> the family and the supports made a point of that very thing, talking about how the protesters came out and had a response. that said, the argument can be made that one of the reasons it's taken so lon

we're actually on the edge of goldsboro, the historically black community here in sanford. there have been some who have gone by honking their horns, shouting zimmerman arrested, but this is the first step in a long process. many will say what a strong decision the state attorney, angela corey, made in bringing charges here, but there are a lot of supporters of trayvon martin and his family who say, you know what, it never would have gotten to her hands had it not been for the protests many, many people who came out and marched on this community and many other places across the country. you remember it was the sanford police department that originally handled this case and originally decided not to charge george zimmerman initially, even though their investigation was ongoing. it was only after the large hum on cry that the governor appointed angela corey that got us to this day so that's what the supporters of the trayvon martin family will most definitely say. >> the family and some of their supporters made a point of that very thing, talking about how the protesters came

goldsboro 67 degrees and urbana at 64. winds are light out of the southwest.t we have right now in frederick. plenty of sunshine moving in across the picture and that's going tonight scenario as we work through the remainder of today. and let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. on the roads right now, got rid of the accident on jones falls expressway but it's stop and go southbound especially. you may want to check out one of the alternate routes. heading out to liberty road, we have what couple accidents this morning on liberty road. and things are still looking pretty bad over there. lanes are opened. and as we look at the beltway at green spring avenue the inner loop on the right crawling along as you make your way up to the jfx and we mentioned the southbound lanes on the jfx also moving very slow northbound 395inbound from 95 to conway street. charley. >>> the to get your taxes done. that's good but if you put it off like a procrastinateor the state will help you for free. there's several locations where you can walk

we're on the edge of goldsboro.ring or will soon be gathering at a church just down the street because they will be waiting to hear. so definitely there is a charge going through this community. a lot of people are now aware something significant will be revealed and like everyone else we'll wait. >> as you point out they say they're prepared for the reaction. i saw the governor of florida rick scott issue a statement that said i trust in the goodness of florida citizens to allow the justice system to reach a conclusion in this case. is the implication here that if in fact he is charged say with manslaughter, in connection with the death of trayvon martin that zimmerman's supporters might react negatively in the sense of being angered by all of this and there could be protests from zimmerman's supporters and friends? is that what the concern might be? >> reporter: i think the greatest concern is that if -- if in any way zimmerman could be cleared of all charges, and that, of course, is a possibility that could be ou