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Show STOPS TORPEDO WITH HAND In Tierce Naval Battle Commander Jumps Overboard and Block &g Machine's Frogrcn. "Bvry country has its heroes, and It Is refreshing to rend something of th heroic In tho history countries south of us," aald a thoughtful man to the New Orleans Times-Democrat. "In a recent history of Sotfth America attention Is called to a number of things which tend to show that tho popular estimate of valor and heroism In that section of the world may not be altogether the correct ono. It Is related thatonce the Peruvian monitor Huascar fought against threo Chilean ships. "After both Admiral Grau and hU Hag nontenant wero killed, Capt. Agutrro took command, was killed, and then succeeded suc-ceeded by Capt Carbajsl, who was put hors da combat by r shell. Tho command com-mand devolved then on Lieut Rodriguez, who was killed; then on Lieut 1'alaclous, who was disabled, and finally Lieut Osreyon, with the ship on Are, three reel of water in tho hold, and with a loss of 'half his odlccrs and crow, was forced to strlko hfs (lag. On July 23, 1879, tho Huascar was in action against tho Chilean ship Abtao. Torpedoes at that Ume were not much understood, and one, being fired from the Huascar, through faulty mechanism returned bade straight upon tho ship. Seeing this, and knowing that If the ship was struck she must sink, Lieut. Dlnz Cansro Jumped overboard and In the water with his hands altered IU course Just before It came In contact with the ship.'' |