Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-31

FIRED ON OUR FLAG.
THE DETROIT OPENED on as
II ESCORTED
THE AMY TO ITS WHARF.
The Guns Were silenced, Though,
and it is Rcported That Ia GamA
Has Surrendered TO the
American Admiral.


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miral Benhom, commander of the United
tatcs fept In IN. harmon.
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friday irrl upou SNIP by
ing the United States llag. /
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TINS aeuoi' ana ms response was 'N"' "
bad warned the commander OF the Plp
when il was al tho bar az liio de lagei-
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Aue' ordrvu Auwlfu ua Gun"
firing. both guns On the island OF Wv
bras and the runs OF the Insurgents WAr
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the bark Agate vessel hAlihs i'Pm
New York. 1 warned Admiral ia HaAa
az anon thnt If the firing was repeated
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that II he touched an American ellp OF
American goods | would consider HAT a
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American property Absolutely itO"i 'AV
fire OF hts guns unless it was enulc,y
apparent that the damage was due 90
chance shots.
Admiral Bcnham said he notned Az
miml DE Cana unoiheuly ihat tle
firing by the insurgents uiNl the Whali'a
for the purpose of mcrcly creating ttifur
| nul to pioluug the blockade would pot
be permitted 80 far as Americans ont
American vessels were concerned
10 this communication the insurEent
admiral made NO answer. Catmins OF
! American vessels, Admiral Bcnhlin con
! tinues, irtimatcd that they wanted TO go
| 10 the Whayos and the American all
| minl iotihcd DE CANA that IL was hls
| Intention 10 convey them at sunrise ON
! Monday. Fearing trouble Admiral Ilen'
! ham ordered That the vessels OF mis- uect
be cleared for action 1he thrcc shp.
referred 20 were Tie Amy, Goodnews and
.luiia Rollmgs, The captains of TWO of
the shipa weakened and fuilcd to comc
into tbe harhor. The Amy was the only
ono that ycntured iu aud she was ,s'
corted hy the United States cruiser De
| troit. As "a precautiOn against further
aggressive action on the part OF
| HE insurgents, the cruisers New York,
Charleston and Newark were assigned
| 90 watch the actions OF 10 Cana Hhlps
ibe Aauhlabal and 1umandare. wi3ls
the Detroit aud San Francisco were Rir-
nalled TO positions near linjanO and the
Cuuahara.
These precautions certainly proved Of
rrctivc aud ,hc insurgents ia the fucc OF
the formidable array Of American vessels
mndc but the fpcblesi attempt TO binder
Inc Amy's passage TO her wharf M
guns were opened upon her by De Gamu's
vessel nul ga a matter uf COURSE the
! A-,,ricon vssscil Jii mot fire upop the
insurrent sbips
me insurgent prd5ut consisted Of
ttt az t6e Ann got abreast OF hc
Guaunbnrbn. n marine on the last
ti,n,sJ vessel mined mtskot
t nor .uI fr.I Tw, nuisEci
T.ots WON. Gred AZ tbc O;uana.
I'm, and I'rnianc from thr Amv's as.
r,,rt tbr Drtr,5f in return. This wis
Mi The firing done during Inc Amy's trip
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w." ~, ,,co ',d ,5,n i,ao af br,,yv ann. NM
,,, cg,sficr.I pc'.essary ma any Time y
mo reason mar tho other two ships,
,,.iinb baJ notiEcd Admiral Bepham
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