Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-29
WAR IN DELAWARE BAY.
Two Battles Between Oyster Pi.
 rates and Riparian Owners.
THE sHoRBMBN USED A HowITzBR.
Today the Pirates Have Planned a Rig At tack by Sea and Land on the Fort of the Owners. and Deadly Engagement Is Ex- pected-ThIrty-tw Vessels Concerned.

Owners, and a Deadly Engagement Is Ex-
 pected-ThIrty-two Vessels Concerned.
 PORT NORRIS, N. J., May % Tho bat tie between the Delaware bay oystermen and tho riparian owners was continued. The fire was continuous throughout the day. Bullets cut the sails of the vessels. splintered the woodwork and splashel in tho water about them hut the drudgcrs kept at work whilo a section of their feet kept continually maneuvoring and return ing tho fire from shore.
 It is not known yet whether thore have been any casualties as the fleet has not re- turned. but the oyster villages have been wildly excited all day. The drudsers who remained at homo anu their friends wore busy getting their arms in order fur today a well organized attempt will ho mAdo to capture the riparian forts, and tho men know that there is critical work before them.
 That the owners will make most deS- porate defense is evident frum the manner in which they cunductCd the fight Tues l day Their numbers must haNc lcUn in | creased, for their shooting was rapid and continuous. Al almost regular Intervals, above tho sharp crack of rrluai!rg rifles. sounded the boom Uf tho huwit ur. uu1nt- ed on the land fort Thr NarhSlEtn who p i and many of tho shn;s told,
 They Intend to I>Il. Tho mon ashurc arc lar better armed ! than the drcdgags. the majority of whom havo i;rcnrus of an obsolete pattern. mug ! zlo leading nuskets and pistols and shot 1 guns that are hardly lfcrtivo at extended l range SU it is that in the assault planned l for today tEO men will rely upon their | strOu&th ut numbers tO carry the strong l hold and kill-f for that Is what they will l do in their present temper-tho men who 1 Monday shot down Captain James Hilton and wounded two of the crew of the Arm l strong. Hilton, who is in a Philadelphia hospital, will have to havo his leg ampu- 1 tatUd and th" doctors are still of the Cpin- l iun that hC cannot survive.
 The S,rnO "f the conflict is about ROO | yards "H Eur'rscUe pier. Oljvvr anI Harry l Candy, who have several hundred thou i sand dollars invested in the beds are the 1 leaders uf the riparian owners Tho bay 1 men hOpu tu capture thCm before the law has done sn That tie haymen will ad- i minister their own law no one horCabouts has the slightest doubt, There has henn some uncertainty as to who wCrC behind the fort during yesterdays enEagemcnt One thing, however is settled in the i minds Of thc OyStorlmen-Olivcr and Frank
 
 Two local fishermen declared that after the shooting of Captain Hilton and the retreat of tho oystcrmen he saw the Gan l tlys with rifles in their hands wading arrOSs tho marshes Warrants have been issued for their arrest.
 \ ;iuut ot 33 vessels sailed 10 the beds at dHybroAk Tuesday morning. All ui them were we'll armed and carried extra crows, moro eager to fight than to work. WH. N. wei. arranged thoir plan for sailing. They had no sooner appeared at the disputed grounds than the land forces let loose their batteries.
 Heated Engagement. While ono portion of the tlcot went tC work dredging the other engaged the ri parians The oyst0rrnCn gunners kepr themselves well under cOver for the mor ashore wCro good marksmCn. AS one of thG crew of the Volunteer discovered N hen h, incautiousy exposed himself to shout hi. dotlanco and had his hat shot of.
 It waS hot work, and the busy. deeI toned huwitEer caused the drcdgcrS th, greatest concern. shot from it below the water line would have been serious They knew this from ugly gaps that hal beon torn in the bulwarks of several of th, SchoontrS Tho dredgcrS however. dit not loso thor heads, and after the flrS division had done it's fighting a seconC swung into action. and the first retire( among thoss At wor& dredging,
 The scheme worked well and was direct cd at different times by Captain RiSly q the Emily smith. Captain Adams ot tn, ACkerly, Captain Laws of the Volunteer Captain kirN, temporarily in charge of tn, Armstrong; Captain Sueod of the Ware B, smith, CapGain NobCs Vf the Cotting l., ,,f b., Eli hat I, all ot whom were under fire in Monday engagement.
 \ SUCrvt meeting Uf moro than 90 oyste captains was held at Maurice River. anI a plan was devised tu capture tho riparian fort. This moruinI at daybreak tw, squads ut heavily armed ncu-t0 in oacl sQu"d-wiil start from given point fO tlIr svvue uf hattie The mention $ l. completely surround tho fort by water an, land. and at a SlGUai tu the hnatS n >vur ut NHwlS full ut ultn N i!i attempt Ia ruak S landing under CuVer Ot H heavy fire Th,n combined attack will he made. II case this is sucCCsSful it is probable tho Il parians will die fighting.
 Fire In the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
 BROOKLYN. May 2g-Fire broke out il what is known as building No. 9 in th Brooklyn navy yard, huge wooden struC ture about 900 by >0 feet and chiefly use for storage purposes, The fire made
 1iorcc blaze and kept tho flremen busy fo an hour ur moro in preventing 1t spread ing. The damage is estimated at abou $25 900, without insurance
 The Reaper Wrecked.
 QUEBEC, May a.-The signal service rs ports from Cape Ray, x. F.. say that tn 1 brE., from, |