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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1964

Page

7

Confederate Raider Florida Ended in Bahia Harbor Raid

The Confederate steamer Florida, once aligned with the Alabama, was captured in Bahia Brazil on Oct 7 1864 after a ram from the U S S Wachusett. Lt Charles Morris and 58 men were left ashore as the raid ended with Florida towed to Hampton Roads and later sank amid mystery.

Florida Bahia Brazil Confederacy England Alabama Cherbourg France U.S.S. Kearsarge Bahia Harbor Mobile Ala Fort Morgan Charles M. Morris U. S. Navy Florida Watch U.S.S. Wachusett U. S Waschusett Wachusett Napoleon Collins Navy Gideon Welles Collins Morris Thomas K. Porter Porter Hampton Roads David Porter Washington William H. Seward

Diamond Talk For Engineers At Cedar Rapids

John H. Olson, authority on diamond mining and processing, will speak to the Cedar Rapids chapter of the American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers at 6 30 p m Thursday in the Montrose hotel He is manager of technical services for Engelhard Hanovia Inc Newark N J He will discuss industrial diamond research and laboratory procedures and indicate the anticipated results of current projects Olson formerly held senior posts at Ford Chrysler and General Motors and gained practical experience in diamond mining and processing at laboratories in Johannesburg South Africa.

John H. Olson Cedar Rapids American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Montrose Olson Engelhard Hanovia, Inc Newark N.J Indi- Olson Ford Chrysler General Motors Johannesburg South Africa

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