Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-25
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Hs~ Yosx. JAY 2A.-Ths e:v q e
Brs6sh shin Corinss. vhieh asfised ne
Chilesn pess wednesday. rseaa has1se
souns e1eiGing expssasacss y fnageA- rs
voysss Witch has jast bssa ee.pssesd go
Cha Dejes, ~ oouonnd9 g - vsessL
his risht en-, and CHER nenhas g -
cfsu fecsivsd injuries shinh NY Nh nss
~ CsfiDea came in salt lsdes Al made
fsst = . pisI in the kfie bssin-
CayG Dsdes vss seen en- boafd nis
vessel. vhefe b rslsted the ssDRy Of
his misadvensures and experiences. Ac-
cordipe 3 ~ story the Coripsa arrived 81
P,ssau. amer hostiJiies bad begun On
accoast q The vsf be sas ucabls to OBJ
no "a eares ana lay % days in the haf-
bor, His provisions began 70 RIM snofs
and there vas no way Of fepienishtng the
stock from shore. ~ no one vas allowed 70
land.
q .b And The captain determined to repSen-
in his almost exhausted supply Of proys
lions fYom this source. He procured .
number Of dynamite cartridges and vss
roved Gu, in the harbof by four OF his sea.
men. A school Of h.h vas soon sighted AND
the captain, standing in the boz, prep ared
to hufI Z cartridge among the nsh
Before prof ne it be lighted the fuse.
The fuse NUT have been defective, - 'he
cartYidse exploded before it left bis hand
He was almost thrown on OF the boai ny
the .hnck, His right arm vas horribly
m.psi.d. Three OF his fingers struck one
AZ the oar,men with such force Is to knock
him senseless.
Cant. Dodge gave graphic Description
Of the bombardment by three insusgent We
vessels. The ships suddenly appeared in
he inter hsrbor, gave = snort notice OF
their intention 10 lombard the place, aod
then opeue a fire. The efscs Of the first
shell fred from the vessels was terrinc
The gun vas aimed BY former resident OF
Pisaaua, who had joined the lasuigeh
forces He vss perfectly famihhr WIN W.
place and aimed at its weakest point. Fan
ADD true the missile struck the target, when
was dynsmite msgs zine situAted IN al *
posed posi- ION in the rear OF the forts. Inc
rs suit can be be..er Unsigned than de
scribed. Men watching the bombardmen
from the distant shipping vera hurled &c
the decks BY the shock. The ships reeieo
before the explosion IS before the blast Of
a toraado, As might be in,agintd' tnere Wal
bu, little Eight, leftin the defenders OF sh'
p,,cs after The shock lad half OF the town 10
iuips. The var vessels had it very much theil
own wsy for the rest Of the day, and Ms
n ght they disappeared as suddenly as they
had come. The mex. day they fesppesred
but the Balmsceds forces hsd regnined tbeii
energy, and q hot fight ensued between the
chip, and the shore bs. cries. The vessel
retired at mig htfsll apparently little mi red.
In he course of the action shell from
one Of the shore batteries s.uek British
bark and completely wrecked il. The yes
sel YVES living becaimed close inshore and
the crew had taken to their b,sts before the
bombardment began. :,
Capt. Dodge says that as far as he could
Judge, Bslmaceds il very unpopular, arc
that the discomfort is e1 ending even int
the ranks Of his own party. He says tbs
both sides are anxious for tome foreiar
power to interfere and put stop to thu
slaughter.