Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-01-09

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"S'oi''Sni'''"' "h'h ~ SHUT '""E' Wv
Alliance poured IN fakihg broadsi'"'
0i when the Richard received the
bruht' thonsh II was apparently us
charged impartialiy nj the two ships.
AS Landnis drew past the stern the
helm OF the Alliance was SHIFTED. IN"
swung parallel to IN" Richard, poured
in another broadsid". circled the Rich
ard forward ana rak'd her again! The
last discharge was u frightful one.
The shot AT clos" range swept the
crowded decks OF I'll" American snip,
which seemed actually to culver and
linen az ms tr"ach"rous blow. This
broadSide did much damage, Killing
and wonnding many on the forecastle.
among them Midshipman Caswell,
morally. Shrieks. groans and cries
or startled surprise and dismay rose
with increasing volume from the ship.
"The Alliance. the Alliance
we are betrayed We are bctray-
ga:
The English have got the ship
came from every sid" in Wild confu-
SION.
Jones al m" top Of bis voice at the
hfst hie Hold your fire. Show the
private signals there" he cried has
vi! 10 The faithful Brooks; but the Al
name" pad no attention to these ana
'th'r warning CRIES. As m" three
hroadsideS wer" delivered by the
American frigaie tn" men in their per-
i'c'lE "Ncusahle terror AT his treaCh
crous blow in th" back actually began
~ Df"nk from their quarters and leave
ID" guns. That was never to be
.'honIht Of under any circumstances.
Back" shouted Jones promptly.
Back 10 your quarters. every moth
'' son or YOU. Shoot III" first man
mat lIincheS from III" guns" Dale
ana DE Weibcr and the midshipman
sallahtIE seconded his orders. and the
Alliance sailing away toward the Pa
las and delivering no more shot upon
Them the conflict was resumed That
the men could be got 10 the guns again
AFTER this frightfully unseitling at
tack was supreme testimony to the
quality OF their officers ana to their
own as well.
Indeed. upon the part of the Scraps
the battle had never been intermitted.
Inc Is FOUNDERS of her main battery
mad simply siienced and dismounfed,
Knocked To pieces and put out Of action
nearly all the IL Founders on the main
geek OF the Richard. The starboard
side OF the American had been beaten
N and the port side beaten out by the
heavy fire at close range until the
british were literally firing Through
" mole. the shot hurting through the
an ana tallihs harinlessiy In the water
lar on the farther side. The under
inning Oh the upper decks of the ship
Was OF course nearly Knocked to pieces.
why me decks ala not fall in and the
NhoIe thihg collapse was Il mystery.
mere had been no fighting al all
On 'he perrin hcck since the bursting
VI the 'hfce guns, but poor little Payne
La" huhS Srlihly TO his post. One by
one inc men OF the guarding squad
nad neeh picked on by stray shots I'M
VI 'here was none LETT but ne ana the
lnaster at arms. Several shot from the
i''''sh haa entered below the water
me OF the Richard. and she was max
,hs water '"st. Ih"re was nearly four
''eI oi water IN the hold then, aud ii
was rising The prisoners below were
III Wi'h STATE OF terror, lmpreca-
IONS curses appeals had come up
through the gratines over the hatch
way 20 Wh''h the young man had
turned dear ear
10 'he "her dangers OF the battle,