Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
CAN'T FIGHT A PIRATE.
GOLD-8eARtNG SHIPS DEFENSE.
LESS AGAINST PIRATES
transatlantic liners villa Millions on Beard
Would Prove an fasy Prey Tor Aay
Bold Buecaaeer

Bold Buooaaeer
lhe roceni departure FROM New YORK III
- t1leAtlahNc siaaucr with between So
5000 anu N5,uVVVlO m gala oh hoard
nes ofiginntea Inquiry M rs ,ypaf nrfas
W utichse such vessels plasees Ia fhr
.r, o. attacA. Emd !. boas Ncw YORK
s,,,--. "a VIZ i.aihhufs AnCrcan Packet
.teeng' winch Dr. one 81 tup great gold.
t,niging Zines said 10 4 Rcc1r,irr rcplrier
'it otNtf DAY That be- dm uut have INV
~, .'isr., yi ne SOLD being stolen b transit
800 pifoAulpu said Str Nuas. "is
,eAeh " guard the gold from the n.outut
y y uellverea ~ Our plpr uutu Id 81 lnud-
~ ~ we proper hands uu TIE other side.
suhtrsvnG,s watched un the zip frum the
esteott VaeuIy 10 the steamship. uud all
,hat - necessary Tor us ia rs s.e that
wv S4ilgcl number VI ktrs which contain
nv s shining motel b delivered on board.
ne Aefa are put in tho stcar.shW's sirong.
10y mere Do no particular pnco on thc
sAp lof this o. be located .hnt. ,yharsya n
" y sore from thIedsh intrudcrs lhe
s sh IN ltOA GA all sidys ahl it ia accurcly
fastened with q hcavy lo,k anton M. 49,.
naNe uteu placed in position. rbt ke5 Ia
sle l"om Is riven to lhc drst uaicrr aud
IS,, " mule snlcly responsible Tor us aafc
ec".sl ny nenlg thc uily porsgu who has
what N one " the uca.aers were
"'tn,Aed py pirates ln mid-ucuauy'
hoss. rcHcctivey. "imf m tE. d. 49,
lnyle Nfnt amy pirates aud tto ga h.
ralct lAu the ordinary highway SON ID
"P"V W. Nol pe impossible for b pirate craft
"t '.c lEht sort tu hold tip stcamship
nhd uuke che captain and rasstuesrs riye
w lutlt NuluuhlDs, lust ha ln thes uli
ua!s' when the bold bu,1 were tha
'.t'', Ia OF tue ocean. IUo dconn liners
atr cunt tug speed. ana m would fnEo !
uNtll pirate ship to hum aIolg all a
'Wehy knot gait lf &c were simply 4
,,i on ,lAs2 ihc gnld.cHuynE steamers
Tu," snow their hpcis Go ull Tho pirates
mat ever existed suppose thc pirate ship
,silel ht0Fy Funs and trained those on
.he steamships lnlcr those circumstances
the captain was ucrvy follow ana Sims,
lo iahe the risk OF sinking the sup on
getting away.
EASY WORK roU A PIRATE.
Tho ocean steamships have mo- means
9i defense against such hu attack Thfy
u' NOT carry cJuupus Or otUer rru.e rf.
GU smgll ones for use n thv case of
mutiny, Their plates. wnlip strong. ,,pril
hol resist shot from "a gun or ordmarv
rMibgr ANA hEmlpg would bo out of an.
question. u would De easy Tor % pirntn
s silg, 70 ny q sisnd That would bring Il
Hl.auship 10 stoudstll and then inc
eauno9 ot The pirate would hold 10 mu
tN'iNthlng WAS talpu from the strnmahln
'i NaiHe u it were c0ld.caryinr stoatn-
ruublg n the pirates knew whore % WAS
liye mnlion or sioWoo1o in gold coin
would pay very Won fDr ha WorE of n
brief hour or two that 80 would takc tn 10
through % steamer and % would throw
WYE "Nre OF ihr uldtlme pirates lu the
'hhu'. blt Whllc 90 i true that o steam.
snip 1eud D" successfully attacked, J have
me- fear for the safety uf the uruun ilnora
ine days uf pirate. are gone M accord.
ange Win Che bills Vt luliug thai ore
,asuel 10y steamship co'nrauics they would
nol loan anything IN pirates cleaned out
the ship. us plrucy rs specifically mcnt.nT.
ol a. ono M the LOSSES that the cuGtpnnios
are not liable for."
Captain Jonas T. Wallis. a retired steam.
snip captain. said thHf while ho vas SAN F.
ms thn ocean blue with D1raoos nf sp,clg
ana other NulnHhlcs ho often thought how
entirely helpless @ steamship would bee
ana What Door dofcghe could bc nude it
tu attack were m1dv hy even snUn
Steamer VITA any sort OF armament
why said Captain Wsllis "thcro is
nothlnE Ahoat Among OIL the ocean liners
lituc pirate ralsod the hluck nag and ui
covered dN-poUudcr The millions oT
dollars iu specie that arc going Co and fro
taken By pirates with the greaicst OF cnsc
y thr proper plans were lad aud u could
Doe arranged sO that thc identity Of the
pirate craft would never be- known.
EXPECTS A Rig HAUL s0ME DAY.
"say that the pirate hold up several
steamers at any time whom the gold ship
iuoutH were heavy, c8OOuO. Olu or $4,000
Opl could he picked up u "a few days aud
an the knowledge that those ou the
steamships would have OF tho pirate chin
would Doe from her appearance Tho
money could be- tORon 20 SOME place and
hidden under cover Of darkness, and ~ the
steamer could not be altered go us 10 make
the disguise perfect she could easily be-
sruitlCd ana am trace thus dusuOvpi The
vessel armament and men could easily
bee obtained for such q trlp ap ths and
it is wonder 90 nae thgt some OF the
irstclass craftsmen have not gone into
thv BUSINESS Hud rCnpCd "a hVIYet uf gold
coin equal to the wealth Of Gould on Van
dcrOut There are many ohtuclrs 400 the
way NJ hitting up d steamer with urInn-
mcnt, but tncrc ls nothing That would not
De- easy where The stake played FOR A. so
heavy. What Us to prevent the commander
and crew OF some of the little war ships of
q third.rntp nation from turning uirntea
and securing the high sens Tor plundnrf
tn q very short time they could pick un
fabulous wealth, and before the war ships
OF other nations could get on their track
the money could Dee disposed OF and n re
port puhlehcd that the ship and an on
board were lost The time may never
come when "a sauCy pirate ship will rude the
seas, but with such tremendous temptn.
ton in the WAY. Of enormous wcath, praVti.
Gully unguArled who can tcil the moment
when one OF the big ocean liners viii bring
the news TO port that Nbo ww held mp
by an unknown craft boarded by masked
men in mdOcean, and relieved of all the