Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-12
FIGHT OF NANCE
ENGAGED TWO ounso.,
SHALLOW VAR.


VI the bombaFdment OF n.
oarien, on the northes., -. a.
province OF Santa Clan. o..
Mansroys. The Asnsrs,, =
protect the landing Of a. ,,,.1.a
der Colonel Bosas. yAks n.
ahead on the schooner Ad.,.
lilo. When the Mausroy. -,
Ia Maria Key, near cais,,,
found the Cuban party A.4 ~
embarked. but feared 10 ~.
cause OF the presence q -.
knnboas Herman cor,ss a. b
sunooa,. which we're srlas,,,,
caioarien their base. o. |,
afternoon the Nansro., 49,
Isy Francis. jus, ou,s.4. -
ana as she lay there Ii. ~
les came GU, and ran arcx,a Z
To get a peep al her. sru,,,s,
into the harbor as seoa a 4. u
was discovered. The Mr.
loved a. far as the sAoal ~,
p~fmi, ba, could Only ~ ~
way up the harbof. Tbs ~
ting Captain Stuart. ,hs scsr,1
the Mangroye. decided 10 ~ !,
at the Euneoais. lie - -,
the odds agains, him vs., -.
he did a bold thing. ss,1
Say Inch BY ineh ,hs Msarvs
along tho channel. drssiss a
OF water In an average u ~
half. until abon, . o'elseh a. >
both the Spanish sunhssss nj
nan cortcs VAS aaeAor-s -
shore. about a thoasass ma 81
RICH, Of the town. vita sss ~,
To the sSa. The sraii gzssex
the wharf Tho spsnlares VI
dsn,iy anticipating a ss,,s N
vas crowded Siih sparasA q
and soldiers. ~hlls the seas 4
building that COMMANDED 4 ~ d
hsrboF vas literally scr-@s VA
pie anxious 10 sec the .xs, rxI
nan cortss carried tvo ti-ss
and four onr-ponraers vi.
smaller eompani0a was arrx I
three ono pouuarrs saa 4 Sol
rapld-firs gun. The Nsnrsss Z
sniire battery conaisis os c1ir NJ
Founders. worked into a raazs I ]
yArtA tn. channel pas v =
that only one gun could v IN I
time. AZ 10 ts n shs q ID
port gun at The ilsfnas csra
shot fell short. lntiasiir ~
line shore bufs, laso ta=s. "a Z
boats and the fsid pieces ~araa Z
heavy hr- upon The k=s'xsa =
Every shot Of this rolIsr ssd
water ahead o, the AaaGrvs
continued pumping awzf u Be
sin Founders. she ecesss'1N
ere on the Herman cor,ss. as4 n
or sir shots fell on tho sbas'nTs
between the bow gun .ad 49,
scattering a bodY % =ss- -
the latter mas, have b<xs ~
though tho spanisrds laisf sss~
they suffered any loss. Fof ga
Spanish gun Sns hrsi, BIZ -
spanlards GOT the NanErvr"
aud a vsritAble avalanche q -
she'll vas hurled at BET. u w
Ing lsaz thaa a miracle TIA, iss =
lifs vas not heavy. Shells -
big gun % the Herman Caf'ss g
within twenty feet % The srf
bursting. aud the traEnsn' ~
bits on hsr hull Others yes )
ring through her shTuulds. ass :
bullets psppsrsd the suffossspt
ern like n summer shower. 10 y
midst ~ all this. and vhiis !"
grove vas swinging cautioss'y =
10 bring her starboard Iup ~
the watch shouted. "Flas o. ~
And sure enough not only -
three white iaEa could b 'ssa
flying from the small sunhos' y
from the government, houses Q :
Tho MauErovs Acknowledges y
nal and presently q small Sss'
ont with a Spanish Officer, We !
bcred aboard the MsnSro's = 5.
exceedingly nervous tones, ahss-'
Peace is proclaimed. and -.
strur,IonH for your commandinf :
from the military eommah's
district" =.
He added that during the -
ment the Spanish AUTHORITIES
barion had wired the H'''. -. /,
mander of the distric, thar ''. .
lean ships were bombard'ns - :.
and that Immediate Response -
received informing them 's.' !
had been restored and the arm. |.
cease. The Spanish crew o. ~ !.
boat which brought this omes, !.
Mangrove said the spaniafas !, 4,
lost n man. but tho once, = ,
made no sllusIon to the ns"s =,
had lasted an hour ana 'e" =,
IA the MauErove was eIVv.Jl
way out OF the narrow e"s ~.
went aground and lay there -" -,
Had the same mishap befa''s.
ing tho engagement the e". -,
that she would have been w
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