The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-26
h0nduran and NiCaragu.
an Gunboa Is Met.
YANKEE GUNNtRs
On the honduran Boat Fired More
Accurately than Their Opponents
and Did Considerable Damage.

washington, March 2b.---SonOr
Corea, the Nicarsguan minister. last
night received dispatch from Presi
dent Zelaya, Of Nicaragua, announcing
the capture and occupation of Teguci
galpa, the capital of Honduras
Puerto Cortez March 26.--Details
or the engagement at sea between the
Honduran gunboat Talumbla and the
Nicaraguan gunboat Omctepe near
Trujillo, March II, have been received
here.
The steamer Olympia with Uondur
an troops on board Joined the Talum
bla at Ceiba, Honduras. March IL. a
larse iIotchklss gun was transferred
from the Olympia to the Talumbla.
making her armament ono Hotchkiss
gun forward, under Gunner w. p.
Kennedy, who served with the Rough
Riders in Cuba during the Spanish.
American war; one Hotchkiss gun
aft, under Gunner Greenwood. and the
larger liotchkiss gun midship, under
Gunner Adams Muench. formerly on
the United States cruiser Brooklyn.
The expedition proceeded at mid.
night March u. with the Olympia and
barges conveyed by the Talumba. to
a point on the coast known as Stevens
river. where part OF the force was
landed. The main force was landed
seven miles west of Truiilo. where
they were joined by the force landed
al Stevens river
These forces marched along the
beach toward Trujillo on March IA
and the Talumbla headed in the sama
direction at sea.
Near Truiillo no enemy was seen
and no vessels could be distinguished
IN the harbor. but suddenly from
around point the Ometepe was dis.
covered steaming directly out to sea
while small gunboat, the San ia
cinto. was headed westward toward the
Talumbla close to shore. The One
tepe soon changed her course to the
westward and the plan to get the Tai.
umbla between the two Nicaraguan
gunboats became apparent.
The Talumbla then changed her
course and headed toward Hog Island
f. and both Nicaraguan vessels heHdcd
directly for her. The Ometepe gained
rapidly on the Jalumbla and when
within 1000 yards opened fire. Nine
shots were fred by the Ometcpe, but
none of them struck the Talumbla. al
though some fell within 30 yards OF
her.
The Talumbla returned the fire
from tho stern gun. Gunner Mucnch
took charge of this gun after four
shots had been fired and fired nine
shots at the Ometepe. The second
and seventh shots struck the Omctcpe
in the bow. Although gaining rapidly
on the Talumbla, the Ometepc sent
up signals and with the San Jacnto
turned and headed for TrujillO. The
Talumbla did not follow.
Officers of the United States gun
boat Marietta. which arrived here
March Is from Trujillo, confirmed tho
report that the Ometepc was damaged
and said they had heard that several
men had been killed or wounded
Managua. Nicaragua, Mrrch a6.--A
few details OF the capture of the Hon.
duran -Salvadoran position at Chou.
teca by the Nicaraguan forces have
been received The Nicaraguans cap
tured 1,500 rifles, large amount OF
ammunition and quantities of field
equipment.
The Hondurans and Salvadorans
had 200 men killed and about an equal
number wounded.
Some of the Nicaraguan wounded
who were captured by the enemy he.
fore President Bonilla fed are report.
ed to have been hanged and their
bodies bsrbarously mutilsted.
News of the sacking OF San Marcos,
Honduras, under pitiful circum.
stances, an account of a fresh re.
volt IN the interior of Honduras and
of considerable financial loss TO Amer.
lean interests because of the war have
been received here. The sacking of San
Marcos was related by Gen. CarcamO,
OF the Honduran army, whom Nicar-
aguan dispatches said had been killed
at San Marcos on February 26. Gen.
Carcamo was concealed for several
days after his defeat at San Marcos
and finally gained the Honduras lines
uninjured. He then gave an account
OF the 0utrages perpeuated on the
women and defenseless citizens of the
captured town. which he said was
looted and sacked by the soldiers OF
Nicaragua. Details Of his story have
mot reached here.
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