Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-23

l,orrvE WAS cHASTIsENEST
| ..,,.D,e impression produced
p '0''' caracas the SHELF
" go !, lncomprebep'ible'

,,.,,laDo. Jan ss-rhe oo a,.,''', !, !,
Aa' y ror, san Carlos by the German
~ ylreto, Panther and r' "",n I's :
u,,, no1 Yesterday afternoon un'il =
{"o.s Il was resumed this morn l,1,.,o .,
~, ,.s rhe first shells were hurleu
". v' ,o,t at o'clock at long range.
o,a,ook Inc Panther being OF hsh'
a slosed in and again became ac I.
u ,'' sngaped. The fort replied AL .
'sp ,,, ,ss engagement was proceeding
sercely as yesterday -. .,.,.,,.d
4 rr,lve dead ana 10 badly wounded :,
.oesusIan soldiers were counted IN the
o'clock last night by the cor
.s'ndsnt Of the Associated Press
4 n. panther left her position close to
soO Carlos which she took up ear
4 !, N me day, Withdrew this after
o'clock and joined the heet
4 /. .hlp was half mile outside OF tiie
|, and about Ave from the fort AT 3
4 MN fine correspondent Of the Asso.
Nv" Press IN a rowboat approached
saa of the fort out OF range,
4 N trom this point witnessed the long
y nye Are OF the German cruisers,
4sss continued from until 6 o'clock
"a NM vlneta and the Fake were close
n 1s,bsr and nearer the fort than the
= snther The first tNo vessels at
nSe If four and a half miles poured
"s' continued rain Of shells on the
4 ;, and only stopped firing with the
Il H,sni Of dusk at o'clock. Al TINS
rnr Inc German vessels retired sea-
AMI after having made a second IN
5 sctual attempt to land troops In the
lsge Of San Carlos, situated at the
- se Of the fort
Mn o'clock Wednesday afternoon the
5rrsspOndent who was accompanied
4 government telegrapher bearing a
r egam from President Castro TO the
mmandant Of san Carlos landed on
island and entered the fort. The
&ans Of the fort are terribly hammer
and there were many evidences OF
ariug. Twelve dead Venezuelan sol
i p were counted behind the ram
&ts and IS other men, seriously
bounded, were lying on a low plat
m.
Nine fort is literally covered with
ees OF broken shells. IL was seen that
great many Of the Germany shells
4 4 not exploded, The magazine had a
try narr1s escape. two shells having
u me- within an ace Of penetrating II.
he walls OF the fort which face to-
Jarl the entrance OF the lake suffered
aicuarly and were greatly damaged.
Il l. estimated by the commandment,
In Bsllo that the German ships fired
ofs than 1900 shells at Fort San Car
4 Although the damage inflicted upon
IA fort by the sustained fire of the Ger
an cruisers is very great, II is not all
lat could be expected from oontin-
y d FIRE from modern high power guns.
De village Of San Carlos suffered
reaily, The aim Of the German gum
4els appears to have been inaccurate,
more than 60 per cent OF their shells
IbplOded in the village before reaching
e fort. The cannon mounted at San
<arlos have not sufficient range TO
ach The Fake and the Vineta, so the
" from these vessels was not return
4 as they kept out OF range OF the
teaezutan artillery. The Vineta and
falRe are Of too great draught to
@ the bar, The Panther alone can
4 tnis, and this fact explains why the
~ mentioned cruiser was the only one
4 come IN close 10 the fort. Some OF
II artillery on the fort has been des-
4 Dyed by the German fire, but there
sui 1--WE guns that can be fired.
zen. Bello is a soldier OF remarka-
courage and daring. He has shown
feat bravery and is In no way intiml-
ld' He viii not abandon the fort,
4 y Wlll resist as long as it is possible
nun 70 do So He swears that on
W i, the occasion Of the first bonn
.llment the Panther fired upon him
Filon ''O'' p'o'o
ins report that the biggest Of the at
cnng vessels was either an English
iallan ship is untrue II Is known
=, az three vessels were German.
Inc venezuelan gunboat Miranda il
, Lase haraeaibo. Il is doubtless the
'shuon OF the Panther in trying 10
y lhe lori and get into the lake 10
Epture MS vessel. The PASSAGE over
Oar mar leads into the lake is mar
!. NJ. auu NE Tort commands it. Gen.
uo i confident that he can sink the
kaa. s u she attempts to yet by with
NJ iV OF the guns remaining Ia him
~, "sunesoay night passed without Incl
~ snl lhe garrison on Fort San Car
I , wv, IRON the fight Of the day and
I y, r1eplatons for what the morrow
NV usI h.n from the village of San
"a ta, nss arrived here in canoe with
- AMY sin Two Of this mans children
I'M, ~ AHea by shells from the German
| lpsl,, n a reports that more than
5ossgS'saa9 .l fishermen have been Killed or
1 s rsI 4 |, al San Carlos. The fisherman
I ueI
~ ,as' night there was a demons,ra.
koplee' w, we streets Of this town. The
Soysss y l,sfsded but there were no
'' O' hatred or insults as thew