The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-02
P[LEE KILLS TWO HUNDRED ARMY CLAIMS VICTORY
Fort Guns DUPONT Those of
Attacking Fleet.
MARINES LANDED BY ENEMY
Admiral Higsinson's Squadron seizes
Martha's Vineyard and Block lsIand
and Captures Telegraph and Cable
Stations-operators Escape.

mdTtnaS vineyard and Block Island
and Captures Telegraph and Cable
stations-operators Escape.
Fort Trumbull. New London, Head.
quarters Army of Defense, Sept. g.
At just 1920 last night the big guns
OF Forts Wright, Terry and Michie
belched forth almost simultaneously
and there was no longer doubt that
the first attack in the war game was
in effect. For an hour the cannonad.
ing continued and the result from the
aYny standpoint is best stated in this
official bulletin, posted at headquar-
ters at 1920:
Movement to pass through the
race began at 1920 D. ~. Forts
Niche, Wright and Terry engaged
fifty minutes. Apparently the ships
entering have been put out of action
by points scored by the army guns"
The result, however, will be deter.
mined later by the board of arbitra.
ton. All was quiet at army headquar.
ters, when suddenly the reports of the
big gurs were heard and General Mac.
Arthur listened attentively. The at.
tack was on. but it came sooner than
was eNpecTed by the major general
commanding
When Tic booming of the big guns
signalled the beginning of the attack,
Tor the moment all communication
with the forts being cut off by tele-
graph and telephone General Mac
Arthur boarded his yacht kanawha and
proceeded 10 Fort Wright. Ear out in
the races, the ships commanded by
Admiral Higginson were sighted. 1t
seemed the feet of the enemy had
been divided, the squadron under Ad-
nlrai Coghlan not being seen during
the first attack. Admiral Higginson
came from the east to the race and
there the fight commenced with all
the realism as far as possible OF ac-
tual war. The ships lights were out.
and it was evident the admiral hoped
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he was discovered, bny in tnls ne was
foiied, SO the army officers, claim. and
his ships, including the Massachusetts
and Indiana, were put out OF action,
the ships hurrying TO the westward
out OF the firing zone Just exactly
where the Heet went is not known
definitely at headquarters.
Army Wins Another Victory.
Just before midnight four vessels
tried to storm Prices Neck signal sta.
ton, and their gunfire against that
point was followed by ninety-six shots
from Fort Adams. So we'll placed were
the latter that it is believed at the
fort that two of the vessels were put
out OF action. The vessels retired
toward the westward
Admiral Higginson did not long de.
lay after the declaration of hostilities
to cut out work for the jackies and
marines of his feet, accomplishing
by daylight. but under cover of fog,
two things that General MacArthur's
army had ANTICIPATED These were the
seizure of Martha's Vineyard and
Block island and the capture of the
army's signal station at each place.
Two Signal Stations Lost.
The army officers here were kept
posted in regard to the movements of
the enemy, even after the signal sta.
tions at Woods Hole and Block isl.
and had been captured. The detach.
ment of signal men at Block island
was in charge of a signal officer of the
Connecticut National guard, who es-
capped with all of his men but two.
He afterwards established a concealed
station and sent information of value
to the defending forces. Information
was also received from Woods Hole
by line other than that which was
supposed to be destroyed by the
enemy, thus showing the efficiency of
General Greeley's corps of signal men
and the completeness of their work in
preparation for the game Of war now
on.
General Macarthur informed an AS.
ISOLATED Press representative last
evening Of his extreme satisfaction
with the working of the wireless tele.
graph. The messages received were
by that system, this being the first
time the system had been used in the
maneuvers.
Butchers Strike Blows Over.