Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-15
A You@G REBEL.

now Gorilla 49, rongest Fortress OF
South fiatf Was Captured.
The recent re- lntion in Nicaragua,
which has ende the success of the
liberal party. wii be celebrated in his
tory as the war I'D which the most dar-
ing leader WIS q aplnish boy sixteen
years Old. vita thirty men he cap
tured the fortress of Gorilla. the strong
est military post in Central America.
Lieut.. Garden, Of the United States
navy. describes the capture in iiarper's
Weekly:
Leading up TO the gates Of the fort
from the wharf was winding road
Up this road the young rebel and his
men marched, the boy leading off
some twenty feet in advance. and
swinging his sharp razorIike sword
much as one would a wallxing-sticl
could hardly believe my eyes. Here
was mere boy with only handful of
men marching straight up to the gates
of the strongest fort in Nicaragua. In
stinctively found myself ON the dock
and following them. My arms con-
sisted mainly of revolver. and doubt
If in the excitement | realized that |
might have occasion TO use IT, To look
at that body of men swinging along up
the roadway in splendid unison. one
would have fancied that it was merely
accommodating party in from tramp.
Surely, ! said to myself, their real
character win be discovered before they |
reach the gates. They never possibly |
can deceive the guard.
AT this moment the great. ponder
GUS gates opened, and an officer. the
officer of the day. stepped out He had
evidently just sprung out of bed, for
there was half-yawn around his
mouth as he made his appearance. The
sentry had told him that reinforce
nents were coming up the road. This
was good news II would mean lighter
iuty at the post, and more companion
ship. All this doubtless passed through
he mind of the officer of the day as he
'tepped out to greet the commander of
he reinforcing party. As for the
hought of caution il had not entered
us mind. The rebels he had heard Of
nut had not seen. He doubted IL any
eally existed and If they did they
we're hundreds of miles from Gorilla,
ghile, besides, these men coming up
he roadway were dressed as regulars. J
so with CHEEKY Glad to see you.
Where are you from?' he advanced 2
ome twenty feet beyond the gates. !
Inside the gateway the guard was
rawn up, prepared to receive the new 5
rival The CHEEKY hail of the officer c
the fort received an indistinct replv d
ON the young Spaniard In another v
oment the two were but few feet S
part ! recall at that instant a whirl v
steel in the air, sharp aponizipg u
y, and the next instant the body Of b
Ie officer of the fort lay writing on b
e ground. Without 50 much as n
ok at the man he had cut down in "
track, the young Spaniard, with '
e bound of panther. sprang l.
TO the open doorway. and quicker u
an 1t can be told he had cut down ro
20 soldiers. Like the sudden blast of m
mighty wind every man of the com
and rushed forward. Carried away ly
tn the excitement, followed: and as tr
I'D stumbled over the bodies of a he
zen men of the guard. Every man m
d been bayonetted where he stood hi
ms lad then proceeded to slaughter re
st of the men in the fort. and In
Ter ways to act like a pirate. In an
Ter words, this brave lad is also the he
I of boy who ought to be put into ms
eformatory. He has exhibited quail co.
similar to Napoleon's, and the tn
rid will get on very well indeed
-hout any more Bonapartes like the he
t and greatest. hei