The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-20
british PRESTIGE SHAKEN.
.,,,vrsr PIRATES BOLDLY RATDING ON
ChI' yur CRY or HONG KONG.
I'll story Of How "a Force OF Armed
TIE stolc Into the city Over"wed r'll-
u.at oH the Police. and Kan Away In
',, Launch indignation and Fear.

al
n U.nt oa the Police. aud Kan Away In
"" Launch Indignation and Fear.
~, Annoy. Nov. 19.-Capt. Samuel |
,,, M the best known citizens Of this |
N.Y. lie has n handsome residence here. |
N'", ia Cant. Sam. rs his friends call him, |
IN.io plenty Of money. and he made II in |
~" H.. wis for many years the captain OF |
',.or,,r TINT ran between Hong Kong and |
W., and his position throw him In contact |
Ns al tho rersons who were worth knowing
a., ,v,, cities. and also with the many tour
who visited them. Among these were
- vanderbilt. the brother of William II.
u",n, Who dicd Of consumption. In his
.,h trhcolth Mt Vanderbilt visited China.
..I,th Can't newton saw the sights" The
r.,,o,n ,hcn accompanied him on his home
r,rltrip as far as Paris.
IN, mis- is all by the way Tho Captain has
..,rccei,cd the particulars from his friends
r Hang Kong Of the raid on tho city by pirates,
.,no morning Of the 18th Of September. and
mink tina, the account he gives OF the raid
wilbe Of interest to the readers oil IHE SUN.
t,.~s,,s ,ba CAPTAIN. the first time in my
c,r,rIcnre that Che pirates over made an attack
r,, ,tv Thcy sometimes attack boats in
Woharbor. and they loot the villages sometimes.
1, shows that thcy ore getting very bold"
rio story that the Captain has gathered OF
,ha a,tsek Is as follows: A little after mid
,t,bt,n the morning Of Sept %, three boats.
,,c white. two black. entered the harbor. In
,nsso three boats were eighty or hundred men.
ostof Them lying concealed. First they made
,,r.aip, thcf, from o boat Mt anchor. and then
,,,ed quietly to the nearest wharf and land
inc fastened through Wing Lok street. Al
H. 52is the goldsmith shop OF Cheung Sing
ctipeman. with scaling ladders the pirates
reached the second story windows. which were
,,ep. and ten OF twelve Of them entered. The
rest Of the gang all Of whom carried spears
having bamboo handles fifteen or twenty feet
long beside knives rifles. and pistols, re-
NAMED 10 the street below. On guard.
The only inmate Of Cheung Sings establish
r1ent was a Chinese servant He was awakened
Is the noise above him. and the next instant
was surrounded by the pirates. knife was
hedto his throat and the key 10 the safe was
demanded H. did not lose his presence OF
mind and give w the right key. but he gave
key that would not open the safe. Ihen the
pirates released hun and ordered nm VI stairs,
threatening him With instant death II he made
any noise or gave the alarm. lie went up stairs
ami lockeih Im-rlt in @ room. Then the pirates
l,can their search for yauahlcs. The contents
Of two boxes OF clothing were aNen up stairs
anl thrown through the windows TO the men
below. Evidently the windows ana doors IN
N, fr-, story w"ro SO securely fastened rs To
makeItdii. .ut 60 open them. While some OF
the pirates rdusacked boxes and drawers the
reet ~ those indoors turned their attention To-
he sai, Tic key would not open Il. and owl
dauty forgetting the servant NJ stairs. they
dragged % into the middle OF Tue, room anu
tegal o. cu; through the iron nf the back.
Before they gained an entrance 10 the sac.
however,. iAc persons who lived in Wing l.uk
tTect near tte scene OF lhe IYNYo,y, nNOhe'
J., king out they -rw a crowd on armed men
naked above the waist who. when they saw the
heads at the windows. ordered the owners OF
TIE heads OBJ ~ back ard keep qui"t. Not being
Immediately oheyct tho pirates fired AZ the win
doHs. The shots were heard BY adistrict watch
man 10 = Sh c0u-,al &c. who. blowing his whis-
Io 10 alarm the police hurried h. the scene OF
action with two on 'ers. McDougnl aud Dclnrgo.
None q the three Was armed with anything
made short work them. Dearge was wounied
aud rendered helpless 10y gun shot, M'Dou-
sikh suffered a spear thrust in the groin.
H. the mean time the FIRE bells began TO ring
and tho police from the Central ofice turned
out They didn't know what the trouble was,
anl So carri,d only their clubs. Before they
reached Wing Lok street. however, they found
outihr cause OF the alarm and hurried back Tor
their NILS ket-. This lost time WIS clear gain a.
the pirates To bc surc they had not succeeded
inopniug the safe which contained to,Vo ~
u nine Inches in diameter and were IN Ial
way 90 gain their object, They had also 90
tanned some hundreds ~ dollars worth OF siNe
AMI lewelry. and the delay Of the police gav'
them time to get away with thor loot Sci
ting fire 20 the house the pirates WITHIN lolne'
their comrades in the street. ana inc gani
started for their boats.
They were met By few police and naty'
watchmen and "a brief conflict took place
Offlcer Goulbourn was stabbed In the back. an,
rs he wheeled around he received thrust JUS
below the eye which frlled him 10 the ground
When he ATTEMPTED 20 rise he was again stabbe'
M the shoulder. Another minute ana he mus
have been beyond help. but lust in time bulle
from q brother officers musket pierced IN
A.alt Of the pirate. and Goulbourn managed e
crawl out 81 the melee, carrying WITH nm M
pnsket and bayopet he was found by
European. who put him Into chair and son
I'm 90 Tie hospital.
hai forced their way to the water, the police. WIZ
Lad colo ted In large numbers, firing on then
a.. they ran. Some OF the pirates Jumped int
the water and took To their boats anu one part
TOOK po-sr-sion Of the steam launch Kate. be
longing lo Instead 60" which was lylnl
lriug comm. 'ted in the city the Kate had beef
captured. There WIS only one man aboard
he coAswain, Us lie IL called lie was a trust
NgItn5 uhaMan. so say the acg9uhts' ana VIZ 4,
ue hsnd- ~ several men. who bound him II
ne forward cabin, and with sword at M
Ntout tlr atened him with instant death II NJ
uttered word or gave any signal. Then sew
era more pirates came aboard steam was 10
d! and AL vas made IN readiness tor the re
4fu ~ me pirates who wore on shore -
while Those IN the boats rOwed swiftly away
WIN Elk oar- % boat. those in tho Kat
s"amei Out into the harunr, bearing with then
~. a.ilrrI o1swain Inc ponce hred Yonel
aver NN.Hy AFTER the re'rehtug robbers, lon
Ay were to0 ate. 4 water police boats crew
sN NE WlueA -teamlng away. and hailed h,f
Iir r'ily WIS a Yuley II mUskct shots. In
to.re in The b. ~ returned the lire, but coul'
~ Arcl ui Nt- tle Kate. The pirates sieAIne.
-""l ~ 400 |-Iu3 called Sionecuiter5 Island
NA'ir M $ lli tLc cnXsWain ashore, and thel
"'li 20 eastward, Tie coxswain got hshinl
"ai nrl returned % Hong Kong.
N"Ai m1rlNg In ghe Government launch,
lN'I ni allu-i police SIT out to search Tor IN
" Mtt'es. lAcy iIi not Nnd them. No one kney
II ~liNer iAc Donts went, but the Kate was ioun'
l yng Wgh 5snd dbry on ne
~ XIII ln l-r -lle ana through me tunnel; Oh
d. N' whence tho robbers had escaped IN