Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington
Subject(s): Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918, Bombardment, Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918, Corruption, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Davis, David, 1815-1886, Fortification, Gunboats, Jones, John P. (John Percival), 1829-1912, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Legislators, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Newspaper editors, Newspapers, Public opinion, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Scandals, Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
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Print shows newspaper editors Charles A. Dana, James G. Bennett, Carl Schurz, Henry Watterson, George W. Curtis, and Whitelaw Reid, as well as Puck, with a fleet of paper gunboats labeled “N.Y. Times, N.Y. Sun, N.Y. Herald, Ev. Post, Puck, Brooklyn Eagle, Courier-Journal, Harpers, Phila Times, Mail, [and] N.Y. Tribune.” The fleet is firing cannons, “ink” bottles, and pens, bombarding a fortress flying a flag labeled “Plunder,” where the walls are comprised of paper bundles labeled “Bills, Jobs, Bargains, Corrupt Bills, [and] Logrolling.” The fortress is defended by “Robeson Bey” standing at center with a bandage labeled “Record” around his head, “Keifer” and “Jones,” with John A. Logan labeled “306,” James D. Cameron, David Davis, John Sherman, and others. Cannonballs burst among them labeled “Criticism, Censure, [and] Condemnation.” The fortress cannons are labeled “River & Harbor Bill $20,000,000, Pension Arrears $103,962,300, Monitor Job, Public Buildings, Mileage Steal, [and] Mississippi Levee.” Within the fortress are the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Treasury labeled “Ammunition House.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-08-02
Creator(s)
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
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Chicago:
Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington. [August 2, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287970. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington. [2 Aug. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287970.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1882, August 2]. Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287970.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
