White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10
BRINGS BODIES
Of SLAIN TARS
STEAMER san JUAN ARRIVES IN
FRISCO, WITH REMAINS OF
AMERICAN SAILORS KILLED
IN NICARAGUA.

cific Mail liner San Juan arrived in
San Francisco, Sunday evening,
bringing the bodies of four Ameri-
can marines and three bluejackets
who lost their lives during the recent
engagement which marked the dis
ruption of the revolution in Nicara-
qua by the United States.
The remains were those CT Roy
G. Morgan, gunner's mate on the
cruiser Colorado, % years of age,
of Los Angeles; d. Il. Bourgeois.
able seaman, Colorado, %, of
Boerne, Tex; John Bartell, able sea-
man, Colorado, IS, of Cleveland, o.,
Charles II. Durham, marine, 90, of
Junction City, Ky; Clarence II. Nc
Gill, marine, %, of Portland, Me-;
Harry Pollard, marine, "a, of Med
way, Mass, and Ralph b. Bobbett,
marine.
Bobbett, Durham, McGill and Pol
lard were killed at the taking of
Baranca hill on October 4th while
Morgan, Bourgeois and Bartell lost
their lives two days later when the
American troops captured Leon, the
capital and completely ~disorganized
the forces of the revolutionists.
Morgan, a turret captain on the
Colorado, met a terrible fate, follow
ing the rout of the rebels at Leon,
being literally hacked to pieces by
maehetes. With a squad of blue
jackets, Morgan was p~atrolling a
section of the city, when his atten-
tention was drawn to a house by the
firing of a rifle. Leaving his men to
continue, the gunner's mate entered
the building, and it was evident on
the finding of his body later that he
had not died without putting W a
brave struggle. His empty revolver
was still clutched in his hand, and it
was apparent that he was battering
down a door when SET upon and
murdered by rebel sympathizers.
Details of the battle of Baranca
Hill, which took place on October
4th, were related by F. l.. Morse, a
discharged bluejaeket from the sup
ply ship Glacier, who arrived on the
San Juan.
Although Morse was not at the
scene of the fighting, he heard de-
tails of the engagements from men
who returned to corinto.
The federals let the Americans do
all the fighting at Baranea and
Leon,' said Morse. The rebels had
possession of two hills which looked
down upon the railroad near Leon,
and until the arrival of Colonel Long
and about 800 men, it appeared Us
if they would soon get possession of
the city. A hot engagement took
place. with losses on both sides. and
the rebels Were finally routed.
Mounted upon the forts thrown up
by the rebels on the twin hills on
either side of the railroad cut, Col.
Longs men found two excellent
wooden models of a Colts automa-
tic machine gun, with which the
revolutionaries had been hoaxing the
federal forces.
The killing of the marines and
bluejaekets greatly enraged our
men and it was all the officers could
do to keep them from slaughtering
the rebels right and left. At night
some of the men would sneak away
from camp and satisfy their desire
for revenge for the death of their
shipmates."
According. to the officers of the
San Juan the backbone of the revo-
luton is broken and the occupation
of the country by American troops
has brought conditions back to a
normal status. The Federals are
again taking VI the reins of govern
ment and while the effects of the
revolution have wrought great des-
truction in the country, the situa-
ton is much improved. Many of the
rebels, shorn of their leaders, are
turning over their arms to the Amer
leans in various sections. With the
execution of General Zeledon, who
was captured by the federals at Leon
the rebel organization has been
shattered.
Captain Frazier reports quiet con
ditions at Corinto. Admiral South
erland is making the gunboat his
flagship, while the California and
Colorado are lying outside the harbor
The Cleveland and Denver are pa