The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24


:, ~. American attack on tazlr pF.nciPas
,.xs,. stskssn mosfG pat a tsrrls'i- haE'di-
-. m AZ ffsure operations Undertaken
- tie spanish snars against oars. one
- szxaiy imagine. insuefoTe the stTsra-
-. ssYo-4s frat would be maae. cn tFs
e. aaaa 10 carry cut, and On tho other
- rscel. any ssAcA attack. Yet II - eiiil-
-. ~ sec how. In .aSn face Of a strong
.s.~sgny feet IN fxort and an almost GER
- astxsg,ct from the rear by ne instr
80. aided possiL4sg by ar invading force
- anr aysn troops, sssss garrison could nope
:. raid out against the Inevitably GIsas-
,-assx Commandment tEat must follow
ysraross resistasce. Nothing save TIC
,~sx~nee-og q powerful Spzaish squadron
ssssss a4f.l 20 prevent the city falling at
ases into oa- hands
:, v.ew Of siezs fars u IS interesting
a. -.v.ewr the fates Of some famous cities
LIZA, aregsrred the horrors OF a BON
hs,arren. TO an isalIniaso1s stlrFenasr
r.. r~ass r~snxEkails instances OF recent
xesrs were thoae OF .Asexandria an3 Paris
T. bssh eaaes frc attack prevailed over
.a~ ce4.nsr. Notwithstanding tnat the for
.saAslsns OF beth cities were Immensely
.sesas AID up-to-tsaiss IL every particular.
Hcwerer, there we're estennatln6 fsfcuin-
s,saeee Ia each case which accounted for
tfes prensfars suresss OF the enemy.
The nsubsr ssa eaf ut Alexandria
Ysse een.es, a. Alexandria was short
but decisive. Within ten hours the british
esef, aae.eT Admiral Seymour. HAD effect
uaTfy ssiennea every gun or tns saofe,
Tea fi.ouxznd saea sssd solid snos were
pssietn In OH tha thoroughly frightened
kxyr.iasa, ard 3 complete evacuation or
IN, Eurls was fa& rsstE<- fe. very little
ex<crf.oa WEE done hy Ills versuole hall
q ISsl. FAR SO srasxss paTapets ef sand.
vHch protected tae batteries. rendered
h&nGaiE tbs huge 5-lElcA pEo3ecEiies. and
II wes only because a. lie havoc caused
b. lie fragments az shells which few
arsur.a every where AID accomplished
ffiGSffaislsslgE.es atnong che gallant ad-
hereats Of Arab Pasal3. joined 10 4 knowi-
edge that rfseir want 81 accuracy In aim
tnr Jeff this feet practically unframed,
thai tho Geferses weEE 80 speedily reiin-
ualsised 10 the Hr5tGSa admiral. "a avery
ems knsws. tEfe safs were nfostiy all
spiked or hiown to pieces by Landing
marty OF marines. but outside az ths forts
themselves the destruction was very
smsAn. far the presence 81 friends - well
as fssA ia the city forbade an extensive
Snealng 90 any hut tho .cognizesi native
auArfer. yet sufficient damage Was Gone
~ the .nceasiary shells 70 start fire tina,
A,msst Destroyed tha entire town Ia this
management the enormous power OF the
yi-tcn guns tise proieeisies OF which weigh
ever i.soss psuads, Was amply iefnonstrat-
I'D hat'.i was also made evident that the
aai<kIy fhrawn-up and inexpensive EN-
opafknents Of sand formed an inyulYera bio
defes.sc against even these terrible
weapotGs and there can be little doub,
that; In the hands ~ experienced gun
serx. tie guns % the hartsor batteries
soaid have given a much better account
- <hs1fffE ~ 80
ton whether tho feet would net have
tten rspulsed under surh circumstances
Herein lscs an example and moral which
those who oppose all proposals 10 snrras ~
Ia artillery branch az our army might
sell panser. far the success of the
ships under Admiral Seymouf's command
showed cunc!usivriy that Ii ~ useless 20
expect that the magnificent: engines of
roaeen warfare can be manipulated even
ns&rrateiy we'll by men, however brave
and willing. who have not undergone the
lengthy and ardu8uz course of training
taAi ss necessary To turn out properly
qualified gunner.
How the Germans Pounded Paris.
TITO homsartlment Of Paris. though II
can hardly Der compared with A possible
attack on Havana. Is yet worthy or notice
- Illustrating whs; measures can be taken
81 reduce an unwilling city 10 subsection.
es
r75fssaa guns literally rasned on the fortl-
fessttoss % the beautiful capital the scen-
i2sty impossible pUmner 81 io.en shells
cash DIZZY and az these mare than 80 fell
e. daily average into tho city proper.
fae devastation caused by tae latter ia
sOaae paris Was ftixhifui, and the fires
IT, consequence often threatened 20 ruin
~asAa dsstr.ots. Many houses ana walls
wsTs chrBwa down By the garrison, 80 a.
.ptt Anatz
could Dc hat hsr@e or - damage. vet many
ora who hid endured the parlgs ~ hun
g1 ~ silsnca~and, submitted without com
PAM 70 the ssv~re regulations or tho
es'aatssaTy gersr3i, fer The houar and
sass ~ "a Bate France found Il hard
- sSssrafn bath teays and Indignation
sssa, en- rsnsrnl,lg from The trons after a
1oag ard heig8css struggle against an APP
Tsseaf-y !nv'ncials zoe. - could discover
asshlns save The ruins az his former home.
During 'ae cNil war there were many
i4reus eoMhavdneGss. bar they were
Principally directed against important
lHtS and u us case were the ports or
Giles threatened with destruction. IN fact,
'Se wonderfully sf8Sll less OF lifa ia Al.
's''se operations during the mcinento4s
s,FGssls % iSsl ~ ts worthy ot remark a.
sheslns tae completeness O. the means
s@9ptrs 10 eroiecE tae defenders from the
sAaxeFsa@ missiles; tie mere worthy
.hee n Nearly every case. the forts in
se~ssesa Nefe very severely handed and
S@hy q thsrs diSassntissi. A fsw years
sf'a's aeHeVey. during The prQtractctl
&c ~ sasae'spo! ths combined fees 81
49, sna Enslaud had demonstrated tho
sN@F ARs possibilities II ths cannon o.
s iSfl'a Narn 4Fraysa fn apnusftAaa %
70 sa2s elaborate ana sc5ensluc Sys-
e art'H-s vrjY tae severity 81 the
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