The sun., 1897-02-14
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
THE TEsUTIUs o. U1BT TWICE BIZ
IHE sEARCHLIGHTs.


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fer,d from the ssa wa. more than oomp,n,sted
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In few minutes after she had started.
proccedinp IN soa until about two milss OF
th, n ,h,,bip. IN. v..uy,us came around and
headed for tho whistling buoy that lies four
miles southwest of the lightship. II wa. now
80 thick that nothins three ships iengths away
could be seen with the naked eve.
Tho blockading ships were at work with
all its lights to and fro and over the sea. To
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sp-o'A.or. On .no Ilent'n'p 'no hAshe' o. llRhs
through tho roR oank were ike the RioW OF
1a,s, r",.sn. sn,S,ns on ,s ,..n%;
ini'oui. ,ne, e~no hNo '"e ','0n.p ~'"k
of lighthouse beacon to help him hnd his
yay. Carefully locating the nacship New
yort ana m. M.in. Can, pui.bprv bs.d,S
,o'A sh' tno ".ino' oepe In'oury .'-uv'
way between them. Tho nearer he approached
,ha lin. m. rn.r. ..r,.,n I, h.,.m. ,h., ,h.
s .o 49,. ' ~. n's -, ..,s,s,ns h.'
yond q rad us of 500 yards..from the ship. and
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7:3a lie crossed the line for the fret time bound
In. and then he turned about and crossed and
recros..d again. Then he threw open HE
steam whistle, ana announced TO tho Admiral
and all hands that tho vesuvius was an able
crsit ~ ior snch .ysr pu.poSe" IN. Admiral had IA.
,,daS ,hai he woniJ caii on the eIsrcise for
That h S.hs SeSSa's SS % oi ,ns assssnd ~ oS
AZ Intervals of 2. 900 Yards at a time when the
veather was clear enough 70 warrant such an
no sn 10 ~ sisps to sioss M the interval
between the snip: Tn. FOG was, was IN fact; ;,G g
@ raiex .hss ,s.onuh ,ha tIns mbiis AZ intsrysi
was, maintsin,d. 50. .hils Capt Piil.SnIy .,
rs. s,,,nS ,uo .x,,h hsying rnn tSs biosS
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INC pre- pon' .nsi io.t IN sbs foe and nei,snp
runhe IN u, ~. %o ~ .as rnn.
ming exercises: c,.-,. u,,v ,n,.,
ine poop,o ,., -, amd na'rnni,e ,ha sncnrsion
steamers well: Tho picture afforded bv the
ships A. they io az anenSr on tnc wns,o @ % o1Ss 10y
wei.worth the a,ssoi1r. 9r mh',h ,h. " tnwhins
abeg, OF the small boats they must paironi,s. pat
Tho Massachusetts arr,ved ~ midaw R ,n. Io
last night In the fog, she lie. at the Sor,h
END OF tho Iine. ana ths MnnS; .ne non,s,s nn.
line. line Tn. ve.uvia. and the Amghitnss arc
IN parnuei nhe 70 tno MSs iho "noe
formida6ls Meet TO contsmpiate&; IL &,r,,,,,, en-.
crews at target 9rseties Win sma Nj s,ms y, ane
volley hring ana IN; nrinG ~ w, q. tAiHg~ Ss
targets were dancing about in the smart sea.
and Jack knocked thc sprsy OUT ot tne ,onsrs 81,
nrei a. q aoa'i"s csnSs.SseE. The Marble.
head finished coaline to-day and will go out
side. She is to leave tho Meet ana 20 south % on
Monday. On sunday ,hefe Miu Pc no aIiiihng. hg
This evening. for tho frst time since the ships
have heen anchored on this port ADMIRAL
Bance. as.. had sEmpeis nnd IL soy
ade running. Just before sundown tho
feet stretched out 70 the usual inter.
station At the extreme north o. the line, With
the Maine next tho Amphitrito Opposite the
swnsh channel, and the Now York the Indiana,
and the COLUMBIA to the south 10 complete
chain not far from nine miles long. IL WAS
an ideal night for .psetsstowrs; ps RS and; contrary
To what landsman wouln nave supposed.
pretty fair night for the blockade runner. A
gentle breeze from the north stirred the sea
and went sprawling in broken white caps while
tho moon at intervals pceped through the clouds
that almost overcast the SKY. SO the aiternste
lights and shadows that were thrown across
the water played hide ana seek Win tne waves
In way 20 discourage any out tho mest oAport-
enced Lookout on ,ho pioEk .s Eknusns s sSusu.oni x
AT o'clock. when All the sn'ps had anchored
in their places. rocket sent nr from the nag
snip served a. An order 70 eniorce the bocs-
adr." and with thst tue NeeuSius wsni sneak.
ing out TO sea with every nghL hoodsd ont oi
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