Word: coquimbo
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Died. Boatswain William H. Gowan, 72, 35-year Navyman who retired in 1942, one of the rare peacetime winners of the Medal of Honor, for "extraordinary heroism displayed by him during a conflagration [in a ship of the U.S. Navy] in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909"; of a heart attack, without friends, family or funeral expenses; in Brooklyn...
...electrician on the flagship Almirante, was the leader. Electrician Reyes had gone to Great Britain two years ago when his ship was being refitted in British dockyards and had listened earnestly to the Red talk of Clyde-side Laborites. Under his orders the crews of every ship at Coquimbo locked their officers in their cabins and forced them to sign an ultimatum to the Government that the navy would not permit any reduction in salaries. Then the navy, Chile's pride, waited...
...planes took off, while Coquimbo's citizenry with their wives and baby carriages lined the shore. U. S. observers, remembering the difficulties of U. S. Army pilots in hitting the unarmed Mt. Shasta (TIME, Aug. 24), wondered what success they would have. The Chilean aviators did not actually sink anything but they had an unanswerable alibi: It was their duty not to damage valuable government property more than was absolutely necessary. In the line of duty they hit the General O'Higgins right on the nose. Her prow burst into flames which were quickly put out. There was no score...
...spectators on shore suddenly realized that this was not just a glorified spectacle for their amusement. Bullets whined in their direction. They stampeded, baby carriages and all. For just such an emergency the Government had two special trains waiting at the station, but it was not enough. Most of Coquimbo's citizenry took to the mountains, on foot...
...rebels tried to do the same. As the bombs whistled about their ears they dove gracefully overboard, swam ashore but were captured. After half an hour's bombardment the planes returned to land. The aviators sent word that next time they would really try to hit the fleet. Coquimbo's rebels believed them. They all surrendered...