Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-23

Cant trtu uguin attempted 90 ram tho
GILLIAN ship, and again the engines sisppsl
TOO soon But pFstt's spirit fingered as
wr.ith on the deck Of the Esmcraldu, and
his successor. Lieut., Serrlno, nm unmistal
able son ot tho tropics, headed the board
"a, and gained the liuascar's deck. .Bui
The vessels parted tdN soon, and tho blN1
bpurlcrs perI.hod TO Il man under tho'bul.
lets fired from thc turrct aud pilot tower
OF tho lluuoar llalf Of the Esmeuldas
crew were dcnl ar disabled her machinery
useless aud her hull leaking 80 that size
wl9 settling rapidly.
Capt. Grau hailed to surrender, hut oct.
ting "A decided MOI In answer hn rammcd
again, stopping the engine. at only 20 feet,
aud strucl, tho siurboatd bonn oil the l3s.
ncfalda q blow that sent her down, her
deck guns firing and her flag flying In ia
place Us sho disappeared IN tho wafer.
out Of go CLiliau1 80 escaped.
The attompt TO win by boarding was not
W. rocklcss az IL seems ut frt thought.
The Chilinns wcro good seancn and good
ightcrs;. Gpu's crew wns u poor one, is
Pratt had time 10 learn from their bad
firing during the canuduadc BESIDES hls
men had driven all the porlyinns from
the deck, and N 80 men had succeeded IN
crossing the Hausoar's bulwarks the yu5.
scl would have been ut their mercy. Had
the llnuscnr rammcl with force enough 81
! catch the Esmoruldn aud hold her, tho
Chilians wWld have had chance. Had
Pratt been one OF the Kind who say GO
lnm instead Of "Cumc oulN he would sim.
ply hny0 lost a man or two and spared his
own life for q second Hnd II may Dc a
successful nttompt, Capt, Grau sent the
effects Of the fallen hero 30 the widow, say
ing, capt Pratt died victim TO his
excessive intcpidlty In defense OF aud for
the glory OF his country"
Meanwhile pUtts inspiring example was
not lost on the companion ship Covadongn.
When the lluascar Singled out The Esmcr-
aida Capt. Condoll, OF tho Covndonga,
tried TO draw his antagonist, the hide
pendcncln, to shoal water Tho Peruvian
gave chase, iirlng often and attempting To
ram. Her frat i50-pouud shot entered the
stnrhoaUl OF the wooden ship, rlking her
whole length. Condcll turned, and with
one shot diamounted the gun TINT had done
his ship such damage, and milors drove
tho Peruvian crew below with their
splendid rIac practice. In this way the
running eight WAS kept up for ten miles
along the indented coast the Cuvadunga
huggng the shoals hnd slipping by her big
hAfNt'hAs hh wig NfNA''NtAH INtNNs ~
last they reached a reef at Point Grucso
| Condoll took his vessel over where 10 was
so shallow that she dragged on the rocka,
tho Independence following in excited
chusp.
Tic Peruvian helmmmcn saw the danger
md tried TO put their ship TO port, wien
the ready Gillian ilGcmon shot the man
whose hnnd was at thewheel and tho vessel
drove ahead upon rock. Then Condcll
turned, and hauling up out Of range
| poured In fire that hct the Independence
| nleal, and In flames and her dag was quick
| ly luulcd down Before ho could secure
hls Prize, however, tho lluascur hove IN
sight and knowing that his vessel hud
been damaged in her speed, he didn't uHl,
another fight but escaped TO the ilcct In
northern waters. The ndcpcndencia was a
total loss, Capt Pratt u huuorcd by u
granite pyramid and two statues In Chili's
chief cities and May "a, the anniversary oi
his death and OF the wonderful bgt.lp Of
lgu!aue, Ia national fete DAY for tho hero,