New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
THE ENEMY" REPULSED
First Attack on Entrance to Iona
Island Sound.
WAR" OFF BLOCK ISLAND
Flagship Connecticut Disabled
Battleships theoretically
DESTROYED.

Rlock leland. r l.. july lo-Tha thsor.,-
zeal smoke OF the mornings powdArles,
battle az sea has hardly cleared away 70.
night. and another conflict Is said 10 &.
impending
What the people on shore saw this morn.
ing was series Of manouyres ny ~,
fsets one composed of battle=hips seeking
10 gain control Of ihe entrance 10 ong
Island Sound and the naval base IN Mar.
ragansett Bay and an opposing feet com
posed NJ second class cruisers, destroyers
end submarines.
At dawn the submarines we're apparently
patrollins the ocean between the easterly
side Of Block Island and No Mans Land.
with the destroyers along secondary line
between GARDENERS Bsy and Newport and
the cruisers on guard at Newport, Point
Judith aud GARDENERS Bay
Just as the sun was peeping over the
horizon, according 70 Commander Z. ".
Eberla Of the defenders the battleship
fleet approached from sea. engaged the
enemy and were apparently theoretically
destroyed Observers AT Block Island saw
the battleships approach, GO through 4
series Of manpuyres consuming several
hours and finally stop three or four miles
northeast OF Block Island Destroyers and
few submarines were sighted between the
battleships and the shore.
At 10 a m. three cruisers. tho Washing
ton. the Salem and the 'hsster-a part OF
the attacking feet-came In from sea rap
idly and passed between the hattloShlpS
and the north end Of Block Island, and
then headed in the direction or GARDENERS
ten-minute attack by Rear Admiral Oster-
haus, in command 81 the invaders, and he
claimed to have won victory by one anh
one-half minutes.
ened by the loss OF the Connecticut. Rear
Admiral Osterhaus's flagship. Tor she Is
actually out OF commission for the time be-
ing through the cracking " crankshaft
After day of resting about Block Island
the boats OF the attacking feet put 70 sea
late to-day, but left the Connecticut be-
hind. She will remain AT TINS port untl'
the war" is over, taking no further part.
and will then proceed 70 New York for re-
pairs.
Newport Il. l.. July la.--After spending
tho greater part OF the day IN Newport
harbor TO allow the men 10 rest after their
strenuous duties in defending the coast
from the attacking feet early this morning
the boats Of the seventh, eighth and nlnth
torpedo divisions left here tonight ap-
parently headed toward the eastern an
trance of Long Island Sound. where a
night attack by the battleshp feet was eX-
pected In the afternoon the submarine
salmon, which is acting as dispatch boat
for the third submarine division, came mo
the harbor bearing a secret message wnlch
twas delivered on board the tender severn
few moments later the salmon hurTe,
! our OF the harbor. and when of Castle Hill
disappeared beneath the surface.
Fishers Island, n. Y, July l9-Just be-
Tore 6 o'clock tonight two torpedo boats
were seen between Montauk Point and
Block Island by the watchers In the for's
here. and IL is thought that they belonged
10 the Red. or defending. squadron. ne
two boats were kept in sight until DARK
ness set in. The night Is clear, ana INC
searchlights at Forts Wright, Micnie anu
| Terry We're extended for fifteen mlnuter:
| n most thorough search OF the VAT,
| being made for an hour ana halii pu Wv
! only commercial boats were pickEn ny
oven the two torpedo boats seen carrier III
tho evening having disappeared