Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18
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the usorUing ~ IL 7th. bet ween and
3 o'c.~nk- . large schSsoer eatersd the
.'oisiea Gate. Cell - N . most inca
piicsbse manner And srosssa<d s.ssd
The shoals on the city ssd< u Old Fort
winfield scost
Hardy had she STRUCK when her
decks became black with meu She
sent uP several rocket sisna.s and he
gan to lower boats
The ltse saving ssssioa st tina, point
noted for It's treacherous drag of cur
rents. Immediately went % the r~~cu~
Upon arrival of the iifes,oats at the
now heavily listed ve~sess side they
discovered her to be aaanssed and load
ed with Japanese
A petty efhcer explained hurrs~Sly IN
very pislgtn knxlish that they had had
engine trouble-'that they were vessel
bound from Vancouver TO Honolulu
aud that they had put back 10 san
trancisco Sor repairs. There was very
little confusion In the rescue The pas
seaeers and crew Of the schooner he
haved with admirable composure. and
betweea their own and the stations
boats the asen We're rapidly taken
ashore. where uiey budsiied and chat
tered to themselves whiie waiting for
their comrades to he brought to land
II the NE saving crew expected to
he erscefully thanked Tor their hu.
maRe and heroic eGorts. however, they
were doomed to different fate. Hard
ly had the last boat emptied when the
men fell upon their rescuers without
mercy. They died 20 man. with
practically NO sound to Wark their end
The life saving station stands On Q
fat beneath the higher ground Of the
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most level beach the huddled mass vt
Japanese strsightensa ths1r lines and
began to move forward
They crept across the oats and be-
gan to mount the side 0f the hill to-
ward the bsildings Of the fort The
challenge u the arst sentry wss the
last weed - uttesed TIE crack VI
his rife exploding stabbed the night
with The sound snA Same. Like the
life saving cseW. - died. and sAs
silent lines swept %. But the alarm
had been given Lights nared through
the littls garris0a 4 buele sang
sharply. One u the attackers quick
nrers had been dragesl up the hill
Az the lines Of the awakened men
began to form on the parade the rapid
FIRE opened upon then. The garrison.
overwhelmed. went down fighting 20
the last In a hopeless grapp,e.
Hearing Of the affair, an editor on a
morning paper telephOned to the post
provost's office.
A voice answered him In perfect
English and informed him that what
had been heard was nothing but some
night practice. recently ordered tor
the men in responding to an unexpect.
ed call
Yet while the editor was speaking q
rocket snddnnlY shot nm frnIn the mills