New-York tribune., 1910-10-08

the insurgents and a republic hao Deen won
by revolving navy.
The crew of the Dom Carlos IN the hour
OF victory became delirious Win enthu-
siasm or liquor or a combination OF both.
They behaved like demented beings and in
way were nearly emulating the deeds
| OF the Russian Baltic squadron When IL
met the Hull fishing fleet. At ! O'Clock on
wednesday morning furious cahnonaoins
broke out aboard the Dom Chrios. The
ships searchIghts swept the whole extent
OF the bay and the foreshore on Doth sides
of the Tagus.
Fired at Phantom Enemy
The night was ploughed with shells dis
charged at a phantom enemy II was as
beautiful as a pyrotechnic display. but one
| can only marvel how the frenzied crew Of
the Dom Carlos managed TO avoid sinking
nan OF the neutral shipping of the bay
Ii was easy to realize by the light OF
thls extraordinary performance wnat the
state OF mind of the crew was One could
picture them I'm the black. enshrouding
Iheht praying for daylight. Perhaps their
cohsclences smote them for their deeds OF
Oioocshed and they already were hounded
oy the ghosts Of their dead comrades. But,
Whatever the cause. they apparently were
III a state of mortal terror and their super
heated imaginatio made them see lurk-
ing foes everywhere. So, I'm panicstricken
terror, they loosed off every gun on the
ship in turn.
toward the latter part Of the night the
Dom Carlos directed her searchlight efforts
mainly on the shore at CocOhOs and the
Brazilian warship Sac PaulO. She ran her
powerful searchIght over the Brazilian
cruiser every two or three minutes, and
then the circles of its search narrowed.
The lights were depressed, sweeping in
lessening circles until they pointed at a
radius of scarcely more than two hundred
yards
Dawn Dissipates Nightmare.
Wherever the beams Of light fell there the
machine guns served projectiIes until the
water round the cruiser fairly seethed.
The end OF this fantastic night battle. this
furious fighting with a non-existent enemy,
came with the first streak of dawn which
was to herald the death of an ancient mon
arclv and the birth of a new republic. Glad
Of the respite which daylight brought, the
mentally harassed crew of the Dom Carlos
sank upon the bloodstained decks to snatch
few hours Of fitful slumber. The republic
was now established afioat; all that re-
mained was to establish it ashore.
At sunrise on the practically impregnabie
rock fortress of San Jorge there was shown
the white flag of surrender. The castle OF
Almada. antiquated, castellated struct-
ure of little military value, on the south OF
the bay followed suit. and the forts which
guard the mouth of the Tagus also joined
hands with the revolutionaries.
The news Of all these defections reached
the rOyalist troops who still We're facing
the republican forces in Lisbon and, natu-
rally. had the effect Of disheartening them.
REGIMENTS which to Tuesday night had re-
mained stanch began with the dawn OF
Wednesday to show signs OF wavering. An
honorable exception were the Municipal
Guards. who throughout the struggle fought
with splendid courage and fell in heaps
rather than surrender or Join the repubn-
cans
But the other troops, after the naval
successes of the insurgents, had no heart
to continue what they regarded as a hope
less and useless struggle. They had been
severely punished by the artillery and rifle
fire and tLeir morale was completely
broken. Many Of them were mere boys,
without the stifrening which is acquired
by active service. Once they lost heart
their decentralization was soon complete
The Republicans took good care not 20
minimize the Importance of the success
achieved by the navy, so the position on
Wednesday morning that the royalist
troops defending Lisbon found was a trf-
umphant Republican navy at their rear
and a hopeful Republican army at their
front. They might well have asked them
selves what use there was in continuing
the struggle after all. A live republic was
as good as a noribund monarchy
At first small detachments. and then
whole battaIions refused 10 face the fire
and hoisted the white flag. I saw an ex-
ample of this in the early morning while
the struggle still was undecided. from an
upper floor window of a cafe across the
south end OF the Avenue Liberdade.
The men Of a Royalist infantry brigade
were lying on the roadway, firing down the
avenue. The insurgents had crept along.
bringing a Maxim. which they used on the
Royalists with telling effect. Almost at
every discharge of the Maxim numbers OF
the Royalists broke and ran like hunted
rabbits. even throwing away their arms in
their panic.
Firing Line Surrendsrs.
I watched d captain trying 10 rally the
fugitives His clothes and face were black
ened with powder and a blood stained
bandage was tied around his head. He
shouted angrily to the frightened men,
cursing them for cOwardice Almost by
sheer force he dragged some of them back