Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1889 — A PITCHER OF DYNAMITE. [ARTICLE]

A PITCHER OF DYNAMITE.

A Base Ball Player Does Effective Work at Honolulu. Some passengers by a ‘recent Honolulu steamer, who were seen late Tuesday night, gave interesting accounts of scenes at the recent battle in Honolulu. The day Was won by a base ball pitcher, who utilized his skill by throwing dynamite bombs into the bungalew that formed the headquarters of the insurgents, and brought them to terms quicker than rifle or cannon shots: The bluejackets kept up a disastrous firing all day, and it was finally decided to throw dynamite on the bungalow. Bombs were quickly made but it was found that there were no guns to fire them. It was a long throw, and in their dilemma the King’s Guards secured the servioe of Henry Woodhouse, pitcher of the Honolulu Base Ball Club. Woodhouse took up his position in the Coney Island building, just across a narrow lane and overlooking the bungalow. No attack was expected from that quarter, and there was nothing to disturb the bomb thrower. Woodhouse stood for a few moments with a bomb in his hand, as though he were iu the box waiting for a batsman. He had to throw over a house to reach th# bungalow, which he could not see. The first bomb went sailing over the wall, made a down curve, and struck the side of the bungalow about a foot from the roof, and a terrible yell followed. The bomb had reached them and hurt a number of insurgents. Woodhouse coolly picked out another bomb. Then he took a step back and made a half turn and sent it whizzing. It landed on the roof of the bungalow, smashed a hole that four men could have dropped through, and scattered old iron among the rebels until they thought they were in a boiler explosion. The base ball pitcher was too much for the rebels. He threw one more bomb, and Wilcox came out and surrendered.