e ['8‘ If you vvant the best goods for the least money read the advertisements ' n the Gazette“. familybaperthe Gazette’s advertising OOIUmns will . _ Proveiitsyalue to you. ~ VOL. VIII. N0. 1890 . NORWALK,.CONN., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 16,1898. _ . J PRICE ONE CENT 2*, v I . DYNAMITEHURLED! AWFUL HATOC MITE GUNS BY THE DYNA- OF THE VE-, ' SUVIUS. FIRED THREE SHOTS. WHEN THE, CHARGES STRUCK EARTH TREMBLED AND SHIPS OUT AT ' SEA WERE SHAKEN. HOBSON TO BE *EXCHANGED- . MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, June ' 16.— Three shells, each containing two hundred pounds of gun cotton, were fired Tuesday night from the dynamite . guns of the Vesuvius at the hill at the western entrance to Santiago harbor, on which there is a fort. It was the first test of a dynamite cruiser in actual warfare. The frightful execution done by thoSe three shots, will be historic. Guns in that fort had not been si- lenced when the fleet drew off after the attack that followed the discovery of ‘ the presence of the Spanish fleet in the harbor. , In the intense darkness of last night the Vesuvius steamed in to close range and let go one of her mysterious mis- siles. There was no flash, no smoke. There was no noise at first. . The pneumatic guns on the little cruiser did their work silently. It was only when they felt the shock that the men on the other war ships knew the Vesuvius was in action. . A few seconds after the gun was fired there was a frightful convulsion on the land. On the hill, where the Spaniish guns had withstood the missiles of the ordinary ships of war, tons of rock and soil leaped high in air. The land was smitten as by an earthquake. Terrible echoes rolled around and around through the shaken hills and mountains. Sampson’s ships, far out to sea, trembled with the awful shock. Dust rose to the clouds and hid the scene of destruction. Then came a long silence; next another frightful upheavaf, and follow- ing it a third so quickly that the results - of the work of the two mingled in mid, air. ’ Another stillness, and then two shots from a Spanish battery, that, after the noise of the dynamite, sounded like the I} , crackle of fire crackers... ' \ The Vesuvius -‘had' tested herself. 4 She was found perfect as a destroyer. She proved thatno fortification can withstand her terrible missiles. All doubt as to these points has now been dispelled. Admiral Sampson. has been apprehensive about the strength of a fort situated on a point high 'abOve the sea, to the west of the entrance to Santiago Harbor. This fort, the American Admiral thought, was one of the two not entirely disabled by the bombardment on June 6. To settle that point, and also to give the dynamite cruiser a fair opportu- nity to prove its usefulness, Admiral Sampson issued orders for the Vesuvius to shell the fort. It was eleven o’clock when the Vesuvius stole up close to the entrance to the harbor and sent three dynamite shells, one after another, in the di- rection of the fort. Terrific explosions followed, each shell bursting on impact and playing havoc where it struck. The fort attacked was the most powerful of all guarding the harbor, mounting several modern guns. In the darkness the Americans could not distinguish the point at which the shells struck, but they are certain that the projectiles exploded very near to the fort, if they did not actually hit it. This effective work by the Vesuvius was followed a few hours later by equally good work by the New Orleans. Captain Folger, of the New Orleans, reported toAdmiral Sampson that the Spaniards were emplacing new guns to the eastward of Morro Castle, and he was ordered to make an attack on the new defences at daylight. When dawn came the New Orleans took a position within three-quarters ’of a mile of the new fortifications, and gave the Spaniards the. hottest ten minutes they have experienced since the war began. The "range wasfound at the first shot, and in a minute the crest of the bill was being swept by a ‘thrricane of shells. _ was obscured by the smoke from the. bursting missiles, but the aim \of the"; New Orleans’ gunners was magnifi-I I. Every shell struck the top of the; - . . A GREES TO EXCHANGE HOBSON. i has authorized Governer General Blan- ' ordinary heroism in successfully bloc K- v- In a few seconds the. Spanish position cent parapet, bursting over its defenders. ' minutes, but the firing was continued.- until a signal of recall was hoisted on' the flagship. The New Orleans was uninjured. v FORTY DEAD SPANIARDS. MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, J unc lot—In a’: ing a band of Cubans as allies. They drove the Spaniards from their position four miles from Camp McCalla, killed nearly half a hundred of the enemy and took eighteen prisoners. On our side the only losses were two Cubansflkilled. Four other insurgents were wounded, as were two of the American marines Private Walker, of Company D, was shbt through the ankle.- Twenty-three marines were overcome by the heat during the en- gagement. ' . MADRID, June 16.-—The government co to entertain proposals for an ex-' change of Naval Constructor Hobson and the other prisoners taken when the. American collier Merrimac was sunk off the entrance to the harbor at Santi- ago de Cuba. __ . BRIEF WAR NEWS. American forces encamped .on Crest Heights, with Cubans as allies, drove the enemy four miles, killing nearly fifty and capturing eighteen. Two wounded. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius had her first test ‘in actual warfare, and with three shots made awful havoc at Santiago. ‘ Fifteen thousand United States troops have been ordered to start for Porto Rico. General Blanco has been instructed by the Spanish government to enter- tain proposals for the exchange of Naval Constructor Hobson and, the other heroes who were on the Merri- mac. Four transports, carrying the second expedition of troops for Manila, 'left San Francisco, yesterday. . Rear Admiral Dewey will not per- mit any man-of-war to interfere with our policy in the Philippines. The war loan of $200,000,000 has al ready been twice subscribed. The Yale is taking a load of ammuni- tion and the Celtic a load of fresh meat and vegetables to Sampson’s fleet. By a vote of 209 to 91, the House of Representatives passed the Hawaiian annexation resolution. The General Deficiency bill reported to the House of Representatives carries an aggregate of $224,032,323. On board the coal steamer Twicken- ham, captured by the St. Louis, 3. Spaniard was found, who said he was the first officer of the hospital ship Alicante. , , President McKinley will to-day nom- inate Richard Pearson Hobson to be advanced ten numbers for his extra- ng the Santiago channel. ‘-‘ ‘vr His Body Found. The mystery surrounding the disap- pearance Of Charles H. Reid, of Bridge- port was cleared up to some extent yes- terday by the identification of clothing taken from the body of a man found in the North River, New York,,as those of the missing Bridgeporter. The identi- fication was made by Mrs. Reid. She ispositive that the articles of wearing apsarel_were those worn by her husband when he left home weeks ago. _ Fire In Bridgeport. The most disastrous fire that Bridge- port has had for over adecade was that of last night, when the big four story building on , John street, occupied principally by the Bridgeport Coach Lace company, was practically gutted. The loss cannot now be exactly esti- mated,"but it cannot be less than $150,-‘ The battery was silenced in three? 5 bold dash against the‘Spanish guerillasi ' and regulars, who have harassed themzjf;-: since last Friday, the American forces-"w encamped on Crest Heights, gained a} " notable victory Tues day morning, hav-i ,, Cubans were killed and. two marines-.7 tiff» . (if I acv’m . 0L9 FRIEND, THE 5(mHEK, ' I '1 LITTLE ARGUF‘ENT ' YOVAEK THE, NEWS OF DIFFERENT ‘ ‘ EWSAE'O'LB MOON- ,, ' tMKEj- * '* VE f (restored order and cleared the way for the riders. Commodore Frank Burritt was the starter; A. W. Knapp, referee; Frank Leonard, announcer; . S. L. ‘Weed, Clarence Osborn, Samuel Lynes, W. A. Curtis, Fred Wilcox and C. W. Many, judges; F. S. Ambler, F. W. Rogers, . E. A. Bohme, C. Dilworth and A. B.“ I - Russell, timers; W. N. Haif, clerk of THIRTY SECONDS. course; Frank Volk and C. Blissard, GOT. LeWIs, Hartford, assistants; W. Jennings and H. Clark, SCRATCH. I umpires; C. J. Betts, checker; W. A. 9 s 4 ‘ . Tolles, Charles Glover, F. A. ,Taylor, 2; 37.1332233‘}: ,ngsgfilg; .. a . . V. W. Ferris, B. C. Feeney and G. R. 64 James O’Mara, Hartford . ‘ Bijingwni some“; . ’ » 65 U. H. Minie,'Chicopee ’ 'Are you ready 3” called the Com- 66 J, C. Hollis Scranton ’ modore and the racers started with the 67 F. A. Clark’, Waterbiiry - ! following handicap: 111 J. J. Weidenhammer, Bd’pt‘ J. J. Galvin, New Milford. ONE AND ONE-HALF MINUTES. 52 R.E.Prendergast. Hartford, 53 F. R. Childs, Shelton, . 5-1 F. L. Fenwick, Mianus, ONE MINUTE. 55 HIR.‘ Murphy, Shelton, 56 W; S. irench. New York, 57 W. R. ownsend, Danbury, ‘ CLARK WINS. The Speedy Young Rider from New Canaan First Over. the Tape. The Time Prize Won by S. B. Wheeler of Danbury. FOUR MINUTES. ‘4}; - M fully run, and the c, 1 F. M. Ghiotto, So. Norwalk - ZChaI-les Lloyd, Norwalk, 4 Charles Sasse, Danbury, 5 James Halleheau. E. Norwalk, - (3 F. De Giovanni, Saugatuck, THREE AND ONE-HALF MINUTES. 8 J. H. Clark, The men crossed the finish line in the following order and time : J. H. Clark, New Canaan, ' 27 23 S. A. Ezequlle, New Cannan, 2 C. Sasse, Danbury, A. Schummerick, Shelton, 28 06 " victory over alarge field of fast riders. Early last even-_ i'ng wh’eelmen from all over the state New Canaan, began to arrive in town until at even- 9 S. A. E z e qu ella, ,, ‘ Nelson Lund, Bridgeport, 28 '31 1-5 ' ing a largenumber had assembled and 10 A. J. Edwards, Fairfield, Wm. Falls,vBr1dgeport, 28 312.5 the scene about the N‘Fwalk hm’el’ the 11 L. A. Roberts, Stamford, George flames. 23 06 3-5 headqparters of the Alpha, presented 12 William Falls, Bridgepbrt, M. Dougherty, Shelton, 28 08 the appearance of opening day at a 13 Nelson Lund, “ Harry Way, Hartford, 27 35 county fair. 14 C. Rishor, (i R- L. Olsen, SQ. Notwalk, 27 39 Nothing, however, was discussed ex— , , F. De Glovani, Saugatuck, 29 22 cept the merits of the bicycle and the THREE AND ONE-QUARTER MINUTES. F. R. Childs, Shelton, 27 30 possible winner of to-day’s event. 15 Dwight Murphy, Shelton, 1; ICE NllllStSOllijhpOl't, 27. 31 . The winner this year comes from the 16 M. Dougherty, . H W B liege, WinnIpauk, 28 32 staid old towntof New Canaan in the 17 A. Schummerick, “ D .McFaglajifdkbézzgogr’ )2: g: . , r , z. . . H. Clark although he was 18 Geo. Hames, , a person 0f J ’ 19 Arty Johnson, New Haven, V‘ ‘ BJMHMOB’ New Haven, 27 35 so closely followed by S. A. Ezequelle, 90 Jas Dyer “ W. A. Raymond, 5,, Norwalk, 28 43 .. . . , were thus made easier. 36 R. L. Olsen, South Nor walk, R. E. Prendergast,fiHartford, 28 28 The porches of all the beautifgl res; 37 G. Van Dusen, Derby, A. Saunders, Darien, 29 29 dences on the Green .were fllle w1t 38 F. Cassera New York J_ J_ Galvin, New-Mil for d, 27 00 young ladies, and excitement over the 39 D W M F ‘1 d ‘S ’ f ,d F. M. Ghiotto “Norwalk 31 01 . .. . ., 1'sts . . caian,tam01, _ u i races ian high, some of the fan cycfl. 40 Harry Way, Hartford, M. w_ Mix, Stamford, 29 04 ' ' . ~ C ’ N ° growmg Snat gzciiidcmfiavgzggis 2111a: 41 J. J. Grady, New Haven. R. Jones, SheTton, 30 1.5 cream an 50 ' 42 A. Saunders, Darien, J' Hallehan, 19- Nor W94“: 31 38 favorites. C. Lloyd, Norwalk, 31 40 The sight presented by the vast TWO MINUTES- L. A. Roberts, Stamford, 3-123 gathering of bicycles, the handsome 43 A. L. Thomas, Shelton, G. Eppler, Bridgeport, 30 32 summer toilets of the ladies and the 44 F, L. Mills, Soutbport, F. L. Parsons, Danbury, .31 19 numerous carriages was a sight seen 45 M. W. Mix, Stamford, A. Wrigley, Danbury, 30 55 but once a year and one to be long re- 46 F. P. Coleman, New Haven, D. Murphy, Shelton, ' 31 43 membered. . 47 R. Wuerz, Darien, W. S. French, New York, 29 44‘ As the hour approached for the con- 48 F. Childs, Derby, James Dyer, New Haven, . . 32 0.1 .test to begin the crowd became uneasy 49 T. B. Spencer, Waterbury, T. Lewis, Hartford, 29 25 _ 50 W.‘R. Munro, Newr Haven, ' ' _ 51 C, J. Cannon, Hartford, ' [Continued on Page Five] I l and crowded in upon the starting line, but the able efforts of the police soon (00. , . ~ - I , . . ' . ' t I . a? Recognized as the . also of New Canaan, and Charles Sas- 21 C. E. Luce, Bridgeport, Arty Johnson, New Haven, 29 18 se, of Danbury, that it was not until 22 J. A. McHaley, Stamford, (831}; gvuges IBT‘lfggeport. 28 181-5 the tape was crossed that the winner 23 William Wicke, East N orwalk, W- R. T038113; (LaBEETEPy, if; :3 could be picked. THREE MINUTES. N. H. Minnie, Chicopee, 26 44 The morning broke clear and cool, 24 “g G. Nixon, Hartfolnd: M. R. Brown, Lyndhurst, 26 45 an ideal day for the riders, and by 10 25 E, B. White, Derby, A- L- ThomaS, Shelton, 28 45 3-5 o’clock, the hour set for the race, both 26 M. J enningsi Bridgeport. T‘ 3 Spencer, Waterbury, 23 45 4-5 ' sides of East avenue were lined with 27 A. T. Evans, Winnipauk, C. J. Cannon, Hartford, 28 46 ’ young and old all anxious to get a 23 W. A. Raymond, So. Norwalk, B. E; Wernsman, Shelton, 28 461-5 glimpse of the flyers as they sped in 29 P. C. Hansen, New Milford, R. W uerz, Darien,. 28 46 2-5 groups over the 00111'53- , 30 H. Finley, Stamford, . __ - 29 46 3-5- At the starting line on the Green 31 F. L. Parsons, Danbury, F. Cassera, NPWvYork, 29 16 445 thousands. had congregated and the 32 R. I. Shelton, New Haven, ‘ J. A- McHaley, Stamford, 30 02 Police were kePt busy in keeping the TWO AND ONE-HALF MINUTES. 3- B- White, Derby, V 29 47 1-5 vast throng out Of the path Of the con- 33 A. Wrigley Danbury, Jas.‘O’MaI_-a, Hartford, 26 47 2-5 testants. It was a good natured crowd, _ ’ ’, . T. C. Hollis, Scranton, 26 48 however and the labors of the officials 3‘} G’ Eppler, Budgepm t’ G Van Dusen D .- - ’ do W. B.-Andrews, Seymour, ' i erby, Z9 21
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