The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-10-20
THE STARS AND STRIPES
Hauled Down on an American Vessel by In,
Captain of n British Vessel Serious CumpIi
cations Abroad.

Hauled Down on an American Vessel by the
Captain of n British Vessel Serious Compli-
cations Abroad.
HALIFAX, n. S., October 11.-By far
the most serious event in international
affairs since the abrogation of the Wash
lnSton treaty occurred ut Shclburnc to-
day, when Captain Quiglcy hauled down
the United States flag from the American
vessel Marion Grimes. At midnight
Thursday the Gloucester schooner ran
INTO h entrance of Shclburuc harbor to
escape the fuzzy of n heavy southeast gale.
She anchored eight miles from the Gus
tom house. The storm modcrating Mt
daylight, Captain Landry hove anchor
ana was about to proceed on his VOYAGE
when he was boarded by an armed guard
from the cruiser Terror, and, subuucnt-
ly, seized for not reporting at customs.
Captain Landry protests, that the GUS
tom house was eight miles distant, that
1T had been closed eight hours before he
anchored and would not be opnn for
-four hours after he sailed, and that iin
had had no communication with the
shore, were of no avail; Il fine of 500
was imposed by the Ottawa authorities.
Consul General Phclan wired the Minis
ter of Customs the trivial nature of the
alleged o~tfense, and asked for a reduction
OF tho fine. This was refused. But
pending the instructions of the Glouccs-
ter owners regarding the payment of the
fine the Marion Grimes was allowed to
ride at anchor under the bow of the
cruiser, instead of being Gockcd and
placed III charge of armed guards, as is
Captain Quiglcy'S habit with captured
vessels.
lhls morning Quiglcy observed the
American flag flying from the mainmast
OF the Grimes, upon which had been
placed tho Queens broad arrow. Quiglcy
was astonished at the Yankee skipperSs
audaclty, and Immediately sent to in
qulrc If had been released from the Gus
toms authorities. On receiving a mega
tive reply he ordered the American skip
per to haul down the United States flag,
as Its display was n gross improperly
when the vessel was in the custody OF
Blltlsh officials for II breach OF British
law.
Captain Landry accordingly hauled
down his flag. The American skipper
went ashore, convcrsed with his friends,
saw the degradation to which he had
been subjected, anlimmediatcly returned
to i.is vessel, and was again in the act
of hosting the Stars and Stripes when
the Canadian tar once moro hailed him.
and learning that the vessel had not vet
been released by tho customs depart
ment, peremptorily forbade him hosting
his flag.
Landry replied that he had a perfect
right to fly his American flag over an
vessel and that Quigley or no
other man could prevent him, and he
hauled the Stars and Stripes to
the masthead.
This greatly enraged Quigley, who i'm
medlateiy boarded the Grimes with an
armed guard and vigorously demonstrate
ed with the American skipper upon the
OF his proceedings, which
probably result in the loss of his
vessel II bring about international I'M
p~leasantness. Quigley then lowered the
Stars and Stripes from the masthead, I'M
rove the flag halyards of the schooner
came ashore, and the Marion Grimes
was subsequently brought to n wharf and
placed IN charge of II guard.
Captain Landry is r~cticent about this
action, but Consul General Phelan be
very indignant when the Geographic
reports reached him this afternoon, and !
regards it as the most h~igh-handcd out
rage yet pcrpetratcd. He Immediately
tclegraphed the facts to Secretary Bayard.
WAsHINGToN, October 12.-Advices
received at the Department of State this
morning corroboratc the published re-
port of the hauling down If the Amcri-
can flag on the American schooner Ma
rion Grimes, at Shelburnc, by Captain
Quigley, of the Canadian cruiser Terror.
The action of the captain of the Marion
Grimes in running up the colors while
the vessel was in the custody Of Canadian
officers is deprecated at the department..
Assistant Secretary of State Porter to-
day said he had received from Consul
General Phelan a dispatch narrating the
facts of the case, but no action had been
taken and he did not know that there
would he. ''It seems to me-" said he,
chat it may be construed into a ~retaIia-
ton against this government for the
placing of the Stars and Stripes on the
topmast OF an English vessel in Behring
Straits not long ago"