fire-raft

A fire-raft, pushed by the ram Manassas against the flag-ship (the Hartford), set it on fire, and at the same instant it ran aground; but by the prompt and disciplined exertions of the men the flame was extinguished in a few minutes and the ship got afloat, never ceasing its fire upon the enemy.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

Besides the forts there was the _Louisiana_ floating battery that helped to swell the storm of shot and shell; and down the river came a fire-raft gallantly towed by a tug.

Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray William Charles Henry Wood 1905

At a moment when she slightly grounded a huge fire-raft, fully ablaze, was pushed against her by a rebel tug, and the flames caught in the paint on her side, and mounted into her rigging.

A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Nicolay, John G 1904

Confederate vessels anchored above them were busily engaged in getting ready a fire-raft which was to float down the river, and make havoc among the vessels of the Union fleet.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

The flagship "Hartford" was met by a tug which pushed a huge burning fire-raft against her sides.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

As a last resort, the flying enemy sent down a huge fire-raft, in the hope of burning some of the Union vessels; but this was stopped by the piers of a railroad bridge, and, burning that, effectually cut off Newbern's communication with the world.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

Presently, from an officer who had been captured as he was setting free a fire-raft upon the river to run among the boats of our fleet, I heard that Doltaire had been confined in the Intendance from a wound given by a stupid sentry.

The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 5 Gilbert Parker 1897

Presently, from an officer who had been captured as he was setting free a fire-raft upon the river to run among the boats of our fleet, I heard that Doltaire had been confined in the Intendance from a wound given by a stupid sentry.

The Seats of the Mighty, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

Presently, from an officer who had been captured as he was setting free a fire-raft upon the river to run among the boats of our fleet, I heard that Doltaire had been confined in the Intendance from a wound given by a stupid sentry.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

A vast fire-raft was constructed, composed of some seventy schooners, boats, and rafts, chained together, and loaded with combustibles and explosives.

Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes 1886