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seriously wounded, while the Cochrane's
projectiles passed right through the
esbip. fred at the distance of but q few
hundred yards. 1t was evident they could
not go'oD for long, though the plucky
little Huascar would not give in as long
as there any fight left in her. She made
several vain attempts to ram, but a we'll
directed raking shot from the Cochrane,
tred at very close quarters, entered her
stern, destroying her steering gear, then,
bursting, created fearful havoc among q
number Of men collected in the after part
OF the ship. Very shortly after this the
Huascar's flag was hauled down, the
action having lasted until II a. m. During
about the last 90 minutes of the action
the Blanco EncIada was on the scene, but
did not take much part in i. as it was vir-
tuallY:oyer before she arrived. While the
fight was going on between the ironclads,
the Union was making away north ct
full speed, holly chased by the O'Higgins
and the Loa, but, on account of her super
ior steamipg qualities, she out-distanced
them, nos, however, until the Loa bad
exchanged some shots apparently doing no
damage on either side. The sight on
board the Huaecar when taken by a boat
Of the sCochfana was most ghas'ly. The
deck was slippery with blood, while
portions of human beings were scattered
about but the scene below was more
horrible still, as the dead were here lying
in mutilated heaps, several shells having
exploded among the men on her crowded
lower deck /; and the wreck of the shat
tered bulk-head dividing off the cabins
and officers quarters, with the fragments
OF pictures and other ornaments and nick
nacks, were mixed up with the human
remains. The total number killed on
board the Huascar must have been little
short OF 100, but there were very few
wounded. The casualties on board the Co.
chrane consisted ia one killed and ten wound
ed +; and, except for some slight damage
among her rigging, her only injuries
Were one rlFdlectile passing through The
ship dlagohally. in an nnarmoured portion,
spljntering some wood work, and another
entered her bow a foot above the water
line, but did little damage while a third
shot struck the armour plating of the
battery, gouging out a piece and starting
q plate. In the Huascar are about 25 shot
holes, several OF which are ia her turref,
while the iron coming tower, which is
supposed to protect the captain during
action, was smashed to pieces. The Huas-
cars engines were urinjured, though
several shots lpassed through the engine
room. After the Huascar's flag was haul
ed down, her engineers made on attempt
TO sink her by opening some valves in her
bottom; but this was discovered in time
and prevented by the Chilians.
latter the action the Huascar was
towed into Megiliones, where the dead
were buried, and the ship cleaned, after
which she was brought to Antotagasto.
Here she remained a day, during The whole
OF which time she was crowded with en-
thuslastic Chilians, to whom she has been
such a eugbear fer SO long. She is now
on her way TO Valparaiso, calling at every
port on Der way, to give everybody a
chance OF seeing their late dreaded enemy.
al the prisoners have been sent to Valna.
ralso. and oil that was found of poor Cap
taindsau-only q foot with a portion of
leg. recognized by the boct-is to be sent
to Lima for honorable burial. Every
body regrets the death of Graz. IS he was
a brave man and one generally liked even by
his enemies"
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