Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-19
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WAsznoros. April Is.-Camusnds,
hsae. Of the Ucised States staa-ee,
gaienas has made q report 50 SecYssnr,
whitney, Under date OF April STU. reis
i've 20 the burning Of AsYinwau By Ii,
insurgents on the afternoon Of Nsrci
Dist, and the part taken By hts con.
sand for tbe protection Of American
elt zsns and their property. Ths Com.
Inander says: About leo .. M ar
March 18th Il vas reported 70 NJ TIA,
the American steamer Colon ha5 {
small American Gag at the fore. amor
down, and that they were signalling
THAI the steamer wss being setzed by
tnsurRenf troops. Immediately SAINT :
boat 90 the Colon in charge Of Iie1.
tenant Judd, Z. ). A., TO see What ths
trouble vas. He returned in abo1t
half an kour. bringing United States
Consul WEiRht, and informed me that
thsre we're arms and ammunition on
board the Colon, and that Senor
Preston. chief Of the insurQent forces
here, had demanded the deliverv Of the
arms, and that Mr.. Conner, the Aspin.
wall agent'of the Pacific Mail Steam
snip Company, was under arrest. and
that Preston had promised not 10 inter-
fere With the steamer before 3 o. m.
when the general agent of the steam
ship company, Captain Dow. would ar.
rive from Panama, provided ths GaIena
put no force on board the steamer 10
the meantime. At 2:45 sent Lieuteu-
ant Judd, who vas accompanied by the
United States Consul and Naval Cadet
Richardson. TO meet Captain Dow, and
desired him not to deliver any arms
without my order, and also to comm.
nicats With Preston, and say that de
sired an intervieu with him. Lisuteu-
ant Judd met Captain DoE at the
steamship ofiice, where were also Pres
ton and some of his aides. Lieuteaant
Judd communicated my instructions.
and Preston called in some
OF his guards and arrested
Lieutenant Judd, the United States Con
s0l, and Captain Dow, and ordered them
taken to prison. At the United States
Consulate, the consal's clerk, Mr.. Ka-
sanoya, an American citizen, vas for
chilly removed. Naval cadet Richard
son vas permitted to return to the ship
to bring the news Of the arrest. He
also iaf0rmad me of the threat Of Pres
ton that IL the Galena ATTEMPTED to
land force IL would be fired upon, and
that Il she fred gun the whole party
would be shot. Insurgent guards we're
now assembled on the wharves in forca,
and had thrown up bIrricade on the
northern pier of the harbor, TO resist
our landing. | sent a demand 70 Pres
ton for the immediate release of the
whole party, bnt Lieut.. Judd returned
on board, and the demand was not de-
livered. Lieut.. Judd and party we're
held as prisoners for nearly two hours,
and only released when the United
states Consul bad given his consent for
the delivery OF the arms. This promise
was exacted under penalty of death for
the whole party. Daring the absence
Of Lisut. Judd. the Galena had been
dropped down TO within 100 yards of !
the Oolon's vharf, and every preparation
was made for seiziHg that vessel.
Commander Kane then relates how ke
got Consul Wright and his clerk aboard |
the GAlena, and adds: | now deter |
nlined to wait ne longer 30 | ordered |
all of the armed boats manned, and IN
der command Of Lieutenant Judd the |
Colsn WAS taken possession of, the in |
sUrgent troops retiring up the wharf |
and taking with them the two steam
ship agents az prisoners. The Colon |
was hauled out into the stream, and the |
Gaiena dropped in alongside of the |
wharf. After securing the ship and |
posting ali the necessary guards on the |
wharf, made demand on Preston fer |
the release Of the two agents of the Pa |
cifie Mail Steamship Company, and re- |
ceived a verbal reply that he would an |
swer me in the morning. At O'Clock |
aext morning, March 3lst, ! landed q |
battalion, consisting of twelve officers |
ans ia sailors and marines, with three |
guns, under the command of Lieutenant |
Judd, and made all preparations to re-
lease the two agents by force. il my de- |
mands were not complied with. While |
these preparations were bsing made, |
Captain Dow and Mr.. Conner appeared |
and informed me that they had escaped |
from Preston's forces"
He proceeds Having nov uBder my |
prote ton all the Americans who had |
been arrested, and hearing The firing OF |
government troops from Panama, who |
were driving the insurgents before them
into their baIrieades Ia town, / ordered
Judd with his force TO leave
sufficient men to protect the Offices Of
the Pacific Mail Company, and then
10 take possession of the United States
Consulate and the offices aud store
houses Of the Panama Railroad Com
pany, and TO use his force for the pro
lection of this American property.
This was done"
Here follows the story of the hQht be-
tween Preston's forces and the Govern
ment troops and the burning Of Colon,
substantially as already given. The
commander adds: THE crew of Her
Majestv's gun vessel Lily rendered great
assistance in saving shipping at the
whArves, none Of which Was destroyed.
The IRE did not extend TO the Panama
anal Company's property at CHRISTIE
pher Colombo. Ali that has been saved
Of the town of Aspiuwall 10 due TO the
protection offered by this ship and the
efficiency and hard work of the officers
and men In hRhtine the tire."
He concludes: "fhe complications Of
the afternoon Of March 30th coald have
been avoided, had l been informed in
time regarding the arms on the Colon
THE STORY on AN oyFIcxs OF TIE COLON.
NV YoRK, April 1.-The steamer
Colon, Of the Pacific Mail Line, which
was boarded by q crowd OF insurree-
tionists, under the leadership OF Pres
ton, their chief. AZ Aspinwali. on the
3Oth OF last month, returned 10 this
port today. The circumstances Of the
AspinwalI episode 10 related by the
freight clerk OF the Colon. Gustav
Adolf Ziekwolff, a. follows:
The Colon, from New York. arrived at
Aspinwail early on the morning Of
March 8oth. As part Of her cargo she
had number OF rides, revolvsrs and
cartridges consigned 20 Preston. Ian
mediately on the arrival OF tbs steamer.
Preston went 10 Captain LINN, com.
mandsr of the Colon. presented q bill
OF lading and demanded the delivery Of
the arms without any delay. They were
slowed away in the hold with . lot Of