Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-06-07
Copyright. 1901. by q. u. LcwiA

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| was In the marine hospital ut Cal.
lao, Peru, when war was declared on
Chile and was just able to limp around
when two Of the Peruvian gunboats
were chased into port and the Chilean
man-ofwar Vengeance took up her sta.
tlon to blockade. There was n third
gunboat in the harbor, and there was
great deal of boastlng as to what the
trio would do when they got ready to
pitch In. The very least they would
do would be to sink the Chilean within
n quarter OF an hour. The people
fonmed and ragged, and the navy walt.
ed. Those gunboats had no business
to go out against that modern ironclad,
armed with the latest and most power.
full guns, and their officers knew Il, but
there came n day when public opinion
drove them out The fight lasted 20
minutes. One gunboat got back to sink
In the harbor, while the other two went
down outside. The people were fairly
wild over the defeat, and women as
well as men howled for vengeance.
The day after the fight, while I stIll
had my quarters in the hospital. one
of the lady visitors happened to speak
to me aud discovered that was an
American. She began talking OF the
fight. and | never saw n madder wom-
an. She was grleved. Inundated and
angered over the defeat OF her country
men. and when | sided with her II
bronpbt out n etortIIng nronos,,,on Oh
was tba widow oe CoIIn,o 90 80.
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of the perpvions wos cousod n. ,h,
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into position and press the button
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could be FOUND IN Calno 10 90 WIN
me. AS hlgh as $Io.OoO was on'red
but there was no moving phirlot
IL was consider'u sure tn'hs thh'
the muhch would DC Diowh 10 pieces
along Win the Dlothnder' anu al
tnough all IoVen tbelr country 'ney
didht want any sure thIns 10 tne'rs'
ID inns emergency anu tn'nk,ns "
put Tue men 10 snunie Dohnn '"''n'e
came tor"aro anu o"ereu " 20 "ous
ana Sne WIS very hucn W e"rneS' 700
Inc scheme didnt WORK. Inc nneD
sun nuns on, anu unnei no cons"ieIh