The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-19
WHO FIRED ON THE MOHICANY
WASHING Tov OFFICIALS 10 NOR BE-
LIEvE ANYBODY DID.

from the Poaeher AIexansrir-IHer Gu mt
tiers Say she Wasn't ON tho Scene OF Bat
ue-wiH Any SraIer Claim the Honort
SEATTLE. Wash, July 1S.-The steamer City
OF Topeka, which arrived hero last night from
Alaska. brought advices which settled the
mystery concerning tho steamer Alexandria.
which was fitted out in San Francisco some
time ago ostensibly for fishing cruise.
The Alexandria. under the command OF
Capt. Mclean sailed for Honolulu in April.
and later left Honolulu at nisht. On juno
25 she was intercepted in Behring Zen by
the United States war chip Mohican Tho
latter ordered the Alexandria to lay to. but
instead OF doing SO she increased her speed
and attempted to escape. The Mohican rur-
sued her and fred two blank shots across her
bow as signal for her to heavo to. The Alex-
andria only steamed fastor. and when the
Mohican nred another blank cartridge. the
pursuer AMI sent a shell, crashing through the
ball played ha"o CIV with Ii" i Hs machinery
and completely disabled the Mohican for tho
MH a ihs
Mohican had to anchor for six hours for re-
Further advlees received here are t9the eff;
feet that Lieutenant from the cutter Richard
Ansh boarded the sshGoners Alexander Of B san
MAX. eighty miles southeast OF. Kodiak. Both
Wosi ana Ss tint RSy mad essn snam
inSd ard passed muster .
When the Lieutenant attem pied to board the
This 30 incenssd the St. Papl's skipper that he
also had ssalskins aboard. The Lieutenant
then paid q. secnnd visit to tie Alexander and
Boh wsao snen sszea and prize
crews Llaced aboard them. The Fchooners
were cent to Alaska. whore they will be held
ssS FsissiseS 5ry isIfss TopoPs that the
here, They assert that the ssaler must have
been many miles away from Behring Sea when
tho eGsoHnter L said to have taken place; and
>. II the Mohican was fred into and disabled
th @ V On Ss tie Gss df%s.;
that the shooting took place on Juns IS.
~, By the Peru received Hdycosr from Cart.
nS ha tho az Sns and
had been at that time. Juno y. a couple Of
days Ct Hasodnte in e9mIg NY with the Dye.
cannon on Lonrd. From here she went to
tho oiiieors Of the Mohican mistook Russian
wheD tne her So%
kassap returned the compliment with In
dent spite s s tss ne
two smul brooch loading, six Founders.
as re Size also had nry rp fs
board collected for their daredevil character:
sSe carried SG5 nf 'cr
months, She also hal a large supply OF rock
s"rysS ss TInhe s sho
were to receive fancy wnGes. and all her men
received sxtsa q s,s!aFy she cleared from here
nnTsh = ,ss h tho atye:
scription passed UP into Behring Sea.
Mclean. the commander of the Alexandria.
les ago he
fchooner., with which he ralded the, Copper
Islands. The Russian Gunboat Zabraka came
Lean turned his vessel about and ran
would have been SUI sun (. Except that lueKiY
the, gunbost was turned triGe m her course.
a pss nSs nsM sR the OF n
flag to the mast and the ltussians tore 1t into
shreds IN the effort to lower IL: Since then
He wouldn't hesitate u nom emit to fire on any
Russian or American war vessel that inter-
To; night it WINS learned by adyices from
1 the spq q the
Sss%Ins,sisiI Gemsssy Il kyscE Island ~ il:
S8 "i seseSE Gns fiat there is
Hea Ws seen Sl as INA, late
june She was thoro on June /. and prob
asy Gf her wes rescS Eel
ing grounds trip that can 10 mado in ten
Capt W. r. Bridgman Of tho cruiser Balti-
more. said yesterday: - 1t 10 very I'M Improbable |
that six-pspId|sr should have greatly DAM
s %ss the very 9'nlseps r IN surs
III, "a: ss.. sass Sss t. ss Hsys fss
Mohican, with si%,,rounder. the United States
ship could have blown her clear out OF the |
Inn a Ahot In return for the blank charges |
sns @ five i've or st tsn Mns
mute. t9 ct the shins e,o ION g. GHnr
lime i'm i the fog was til ick." "0A away :" '""'
Assistant Engineer armand Hsrtrath Of the
are built and armed in the most modern way,
Sns 4 tRs m tho
have been done, especially II the main steam
hs sSassn sh. %Ss 5 sAR R M hnns
Island. Cal: and was extensively repaired in
I sS3 She Is sloop OF war. bark rgGed. md
dalia. and Galena; Her battery Is composed
and the others old-fnsllioned smooth lores.
The Mohican's officers are: Commander.
Nicol Ludlow; Lieutenant. Commander. s. W.
Very. executive officer; Leutennnts. A. F.
signs, Houston Eldridge. d. 7. Hutchinson
ard y, K: Harrison; sqrseon. NJ, II. ,symonds;
gineer. Scion Arnold; Lieutenant OF Marines
l.. C. Lucas.
WAsHINdToN. July 18.-The Navy Denart-
ment oiiicials do not credit tho story TINT the
upon and disabled. "A strong reason for their
is the following Telegram received
this morning from Capt. Hooper. commanding
tho revenue cutter Rush:
E1SiANO. D. G.. July IL
S,rr.iorp NJ he Nary. Wd'hiRgton. n. q
ny order of Commander Ludlow. the steamer Rush
% Paul and Alexander for violation OF sec
ton y;d Revised Statutes
Commodore Ramsay, Acting Secretary OF the
Navy. believes that Cant. Ludlow would rot
have fat ed to mention so important an event
as the disabement Of his shin II it were true
fS ,nr nne aetas 81 shs ring ON ing Moht
ncnt officials that tho story Is correct. There
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