Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-05
A DEFENSELESS CITY.
FORTS AND BATTERIES WHICH CAN
MAKE LITTLE RESISTANCE.
An Easy Passage Afforded a Hostile
Ironclad-Few Cannon That Could BE
Used with Effect on the Foe-Two
Hundred Millions Ransom.

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