New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-04
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SHINING CF Iur CHILIAN WAR STEAMER ~ CALLAO
Bty-NefNIoUs DEVICE OF PERUVIAN OF
FI.rH--r..eP PAIRING FOR TIE SIEGE or LIMA
PANAMA. July 24.-The CHILEAN transport
Lon. pur..s % al the rSuning If the present war; Is
the steamer v.lcl was blown up 1y torpedo IN Caao
Bay Jus B. Tine affair caused Grcat excitement III Lima
AMI mach -. i.ation amoag the Prruvians. The plan
adopted tle following az related by corIcspona-
en- Of The Star ant Herald;
AP.rt. au officer took ordinary fruit boat, put a
TORPEDO ID tAc bottom, and this he placed false
bottom RESTING springs kept down by The weight OF
the cargo III then loaded il wih very choice assert
me1is Of cam1tes, yucas c1lrlmof as. grdnaii'is'
fowl green vegetables, etc eic ana lowing il ouI
toward Che boc.alug squadron before daylight SET IL
Rdrit All day long the launch hoated about Du' tAe
CMhaa, could not sac IT, untI about O'Clock ID the
even n fearing 10 would fall mo neutral hands, Doat
was sent our 20 bring il back Tie Loa was dong duiy'
AM seem. the boat from shore making toward the neu-
v-,s .. caught sight OF the launch ana al once
turueo toward It, Seeing the boat from shore beat
ha.ts retreat The Loa lowered two boats 10 etch u
the prz., aud brought alongside and the Dis
ehars- o tIe cargo at once begun.
As tbs weight III the launch was diminished
the machinery i'll connection with the torpedo
Wa. sci free and moment 300
pouua. of dynamite were exploded, and the Loa was
al,o., bfted ont OF the water The effect, described
by tb, who were watching tie operation Win breath
lee interest from The shore, was awful III the extreme
Every house in Callao shaken to lts foundations
and every ship the bay shvered as though an eaTth
quake La spent is fury beneath them. Inc lated snip
appeared as j; enyeoped ~ enc mass OF flame. which
resolved itself into dense black smoke. When this
cleared away she seemed have suffered, but sud
denly she was observed sink at the stern, while her
bow weut high IN the air. and TIE LOa disappeared FOR
ever
While an tins going on, the Banco EDcalada ana
the Huascar IA their accustomed positions some
e hi miles distant, FAR OF render assistance
10 their unhappy comrades OF them we're leIi
struggling n the water lie boats Of the Thcils, PEN
gum. Alaska Decres and GtrDaldi were quickly low
cred and proceeded the Of the terrible event
The Is;-named ships succeeded IN picking ~ -hIiy
persons IN Alaska the Dccres three or IouI ana
TIE GarDald making about forty IN ali. OF WHO'LL u
Ia probable. many Val die. Al least 40 men pcrlshcd
tn only officers saved tue second COMMANDER
(W0uudedI. the doctor and one engineer.
IAC eKIsOrlOu occurred very close 10 the aD mirage
Of the neutral squadron ana the disaster mlsht Nety
easily have happened 10 one OF them. Inc Doat re-
sUmbrd tie ordinary frulters, when might hCclutAF
ally have broken adrifr and g0t out 10 sea.
Tue condition o. thtngs Lima ~ daily becoming
decree follows the other ia rapid success
s0n. and the purpose Of more nan nlntcuts 81 THESE
appears 10 he divert the attention Of tue
people from tho actual condition OF affairs. IN the mean
time the CAlaus recruiting actively, ana by tue
hTst on October expect 10 begin the siege OF Lima Nv
that foreign element remaining VIII be greatly
Teduc d. viii be lett spectators OF Tho bhaI
struggle
TIE United states steamers Alaska and Adams, the
British scam RS Theirs aud Penguin, tue Italian steam
ts OarntldI and Archlmrde ana the fIehch steamer
DecIes were 10 tie harJOr OF CulaO on July D.