Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26
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20 Danger Ever Troubles This Nautical
Mascot.


20 Danger Ever Troubles This Nautical
Mascot.
There IL vessel now lying AZ San
Francisco that attracts a great deal Of
attention by her queer rig and old fash.
Toned appearance She is the British
four mastcd bark omco, belonging TO
Melbourne. The old craft has quito
history and WINS formerly a steamer.
She was built In 1898, In England, and
Il $50 tona During the civil war she
was used ss blockade runner and
made n number Of trips to Charleston,
escaping capture Nmorc than once from
the Federal war vessels
The last trip fhc made WINS no.
rafkable one She passed tho gun.
boats that were blockadlng the hnrbor.
md then ord1ys were given by the nng.
ship to keep sharp lookout for her
when sho attempted q. leave. and to
catch her at all hazards. The days
went 10y until six weeks had passed,
and the officers were beginning to
think tina, the steamer had given them
the Zip and made away without thciF
knowing Il. when one night rockets
were seen from the cruisers us II some
ono was signaling ON shoro.
A bright lookout was kept for the
tlippory blockade runner. and Just DO
fore daylight she was seen well In shore.
passing out She was loaded to tho
guards with cotton. and had several
hundred bales piled on deck. Half a
dozen steamers started after her at
once. and Il seemed ~ II she would be
caught NJ, last But she managed 10
reach open water without coming In
ran.c Of the guns Of tho warllips, and
IN Tow hours had disiancod all but
onc OF her pursuors.
This was one Of tho new gunboats, n
screw steamer 81 great speed; and as
the two How through tho water the
American captain had tho satisfaction
Of noting that slowly hut surely hc WINS
ovorhaullng this heavily laden block.
adler The captain Of tho British
steamer also perceived that tho gun
boat was gaining on him. and he know
that Il was only question Of time,
unless something turned up 10 prevent
II. when the American would DO on his
why to New York with tho cotton
steamer IN tow.
He looked at his deckload. which was
worth thousands Of dollars Ia Liver
pool could hc land Il there. aud then
looked at the American, which was
slowly crawling up onNllm, until every
minute he expected TO 200 tho puff OF
smoke from her bow gun. lilo decided
that tho deckload must so. But there
was great danger Of Gripping tho
steamer should ho drop tho big bales
over the side. az ons Of them might be
caught In the propeller, and then ship
and cargo would go to Now York with.
out doubt.
In order to prevent this. long stage
was rissod over tho stern and tho bales
rolled out on Il before they were dropped
into the sea. Tho plan worked Inst
class-in fact, better than the bold En-
rllshmen had dared TO hope. Bale
after bale was dropped overheard, and
soon long limo OF them noatcd on tho
water right In tho road of tho Ancr,.
can steamer and no attention was paid
10 them by the officers Of tho gunboat
until n crash was heard and Ia a fow
seconds her engines stopped. Tho cap.
tain went down " tho engine room TO
learn what was the matter, and short
investigation showed that tho gunboat