New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
'ENEMY" MEETS DEFEAT
TITO ATTACKS REPULSED.
Big Guns at Forts Send Ships 10 the
Bottom.

spurred 70 renewed action by two crushing
defeats and st hopeful Of victory. the "enemy's''
ships attempted twice yesterday 10 blow mp Forts
Hamilton aud Vadsworth hut were unsuccessful
both times One attack made yesterday morn
ing. and at o'clock last night the call ~ arms
was again sounded the forts \ heavy fog hung
the harbor last night and IL was raining hard.
but the searchliEhts ut tho forts caught sight of
the "enemy's' feet down off Sandy Hook. and in
a second everything excitement The order
was given to fire soon the ships came within
the glare Of he searchlights This done. and
according tho Judges the whole feet consist il,,
of eight hatteships eight torpedo boat dcztroycrs
and notllla OF torpedo boats sont TO the
bottom of the harhor.
Two launches filed with mon attempted 10 pass
Fort Wadsworth capture the power house and
put out the lights. but both sunk by the guns
Of the fort The attacking fleet In commend
of Captain F. r Patterson. and he was assisted
by Captain Ferguson and Lieutenonts Jerion ana
Tompkins
Following this Lieutenant Tomrkins crossed Tho
NarroNs and made similar attempt 10 put the
searehlights Of Fort Hamilton ont of connie. ION.
He and his party halted the shore. bat
produced supposed pass from Colonel Harris al
lowing them to enter the fort Captain MacpougaU
Of the 18th. discovered the In time 10 capture
most of the party and shoot down those VINO at
tempted 70 escape and the lights continued to
pierce The darkness of the bay.
The attack Fort Hamilton was hcEin about
$3.50 o'clock last night. but proved Intellectual The
enemy was repulsed and TWO Of their men were
shot dead" The feet was discovered Nv search
n{I,.n ~, 90 lam
49, - - ~ " " ''' vas l'7 i ''
Early yesterday third attack was made Every
ship in the attacking squadron sunk together
,ri,b Tho hatt,osnirr ,,,~,,...,..,. , 49,
,.hic, ,oo,, = hari =; ~, - 't-,,'''-'
,hir ro ,,r1 a., ,,t - -, 90 .'-,s va
Vile. To add to their humiliation several of the
eneny's men were captured in pitched battle
the southwest shore. near the lower end of the
reservation.
oeht,n, bean ~ o.croc, ana ,t ,.m t,a-
midday did the order come for firing to cease \
heavy rain fell during the rIeb, r,,l,t,,o ~
ground wet ana SossS' inc hafnor was yelled in
dense fog so that 1t was not possible to see more
than few hundred feet from shore with the naked
eye No better time could have been chosen by the
enemy for an attack Concealed IN the mists mo
enemy hoped to creep M close to tho forts and ,a
oro ho,ora :, ,,.o .,t.o,,...., NJ. -. - -
,,re Delofe II was rlSto'eTed Ihe landing parties
IN Si"ah poa'S' were 10 aienpl 10 make tn" shore
and put the outposts to rout. The enemy thought
too il is believed that the dofcndinc frcaa ,'
too fatigued by their past eXertons to make strong
resistance
'u' liA' W.T. ""9. "i"' 'i'e hii'tia was looking
doing at the FIRST sound Of the h1gIo W,, ~ anu
was being served the cou to arms so,,niad ~.or,
the battle station. Lieutenant W D. Finke. OF the
18TH who is posted at Fire Command Station No T.
reported ne NAG Sighted TWO large lighting craft
manpuvring off Sandy Hook. Immediately there
was stir I'm the carnp ont into tho rain tr,,dc,4
tho so,d,ors. tho ortil1ar,,ro, ,,ro,,,,,tI 49,, 20
e 9"lui'' 'o al '4i'ei ''c' promptly LOOK charge
of the guns.
Al tbc hattie commanders statio,, ,,o,o,.a, Co..
. - ''' ~'i'nel NI''W-
Iord ioIo"ed inc progress or the warships. The
fog made the sighting of ships difficult even with
rouyorfu1 ,,Iassae RIM II vrae coon o,.i4o,. -
o,tna ,er ,.osso, ,,oro ot ~ a. - - t''e on
coming WaI Vessels were not OF the makehelteve
y NHe e WoIu WIS at sem 10 the IunncrS at
bdtIeIlc2 Dairy anu hlcnihoid 10 prepare To fire
upon ana 70 SINK inc Conhectcut the leading yes
sci, the real hShting fever TOOK hold of the men