The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-26
MIMIC WAR OFF
COAST OF MAINE
Much Powder Burned on Shore
and Sea.
FLEET WAS QUICKLY LOCATED
SEVERAL VESSELS SUNK UNDER
THE RULES.

Portland, Me. Aug. 25.-The search
lights at 1885 p. m. we're trained on a
warship approaching the harbor en-
trance. ard the batteries at Fort VIII
hams began a heavy cannonade.
Portland. Me-. Aug. 25.-Two battle
ships have been destroyed by shots
from six and thirteen-inch guns az
Fort Williams. Other warshlps can De
seen outside the harbor.
Portland, Me. Aug. 26.-The vessels
fired upon probably were gunboats or
torpedo boat destroyers. Three small
vessels were brought into view by the
searchlights at 11:55 and one round Oh
shots was fired from the six and thlf-
teen-inch guns at Fort Williams, which,
according to the rules, sank one yes
sci Fort Mckinley and Fort Levitt
each fired one round, each OF when
sank a vessel, so IN all probability
three vessels we're theoretically de-
stroyed.
Portland. Ne. Aug. 25.-At 1:15 a. m
a large vessel. evidently battleshlp-
came into range and was fired upon
with one round from Forts Williams
and Levitt and three rounds from Fort
Mckinley. The vessel returned the
fire on both the Fort Williams ana
Fort Levitt batteries.
The ship appeared to come in a short
/ distance and then stand off to point
/ opposite the two lights on the cape:
/ General quarters were sounded at Fort
/ Preble. the fertilization farthest INSIDE
/ the harbor, when the fire was opened
| from the other forts.
The rattle of musketry was heard IN
! the direction of Fort Levitt and II was
! supposed an attempt had been made 10
/ land men from the fleet.
At 1870 a. IN. the harbor near Fort
/ Preble was filled with launches from
/ the fleet with landing parties, and the
/ troops defending Fort Preble. the ac-
acknowledged key to the harbOr defense,
/ were firing i'm force.
The firing at las a. m. was general
| from all the forts in the harbor
! At 1:43 all the forts had ceased firing
! escept Fort Levitt.
Another warship came in opposite
/ Fort Levitt at Cushings island, the
] divisional headquarters, but soon
! turned about and withdrew from the
| shore 1t was supposed the musketry
! heard at Fort Levitt was caused by a
| landing party from this ship.
| The harbOr was filled with smoke al
| 1:30 and when the batteries were al
| engaged the cannonading was deafen-
] MS I ne SllOht anu illlth WSeh1lAf~i
! made it almost impossible to observe
the movements.
A cutter and launch from the ships
! were captured by the land forces al
| Fort Preble shortly after lao.
A torpedo boat destroyer came into
the upper harbOr in the dense smoke
| and was opposite Fort Preble before
she was picked UP by the Searchlights
and fired upon by the Fort Preble bat
| teries.
From the heavy cannonading of
Cushing's island heard at , o'clock il
was supposed a part of tho enemy &
fleet was attempting to fODe White
head passage between Peaks and
Cushings island
/ Portland Me- Aug 26-The attack OF
Portland by Admiral Barker's co.'s bineC
North Atlantic fleet began promptly al
midnight, the allotted time and was wei
under way at O'Clock Vessels from the
fleet entered he harbor. At least two
boat destroyer succeeded in reaching For
Prcble, the innermost fertilization anC
/ acknowledged key to the defense befOr,
being picked up by searehiights and fire.
upon.
! At o'clock a l>eavy cannOnading from
the ships and Notifications had been u
| progress two hours. A part Of tho flee
at O'Clock was attempting TO come IT
| through Whitehead passage. one Of TIT
! available entrance channels 20 the har
! Dor. Fort preble was surrounded b!
| landing parties who were Fought bach
/ by all the land forces. massed for the de
| Tense Of shat point.
! A launch and cutter were captured b,
the Fort Preble forces. The cannonad
ing continued at go a. m.