Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-03-16
OUR SHIP A TARGET
American Steamer Alliance Fred
on BY a Spanish Gunboat.
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: New York. March l2-The American
mail steamship -AlEanci;, proceeding
from Colon to New York. On the Sth
instant sighted a barkentine rugged
steamer off Cape May on the eastern
edge Of Cuba, which was headed direct
-y toward her. When about two and
half miles distant she hoisted the
Spanish flag, which was saluted bv
hVlstlns the American ensign and tip
ping 1t, which act of courtesy was an
s"efed by the Spaniard. She fired a
plahk cartridge to leeward. soon fol
lowed by another. The American en-
| slsh was asaln h0lsted and tipped, but
the course and speed Of tn, shin was
not changed, no hostile demonstration
being anticipated. as the .AIliaucia was
more than six miles Oft land
The Spanish nan-of-yvar was nor sat
| lshed, however. with even a double, sa-
! lutte, but proceeded To chase the AInerl-
| can To the fullest speed. Seeing tha
/ Alnahcla drawing away, she waved to
| bringing her guns To bear and fired :,
solid shot which struck the water less
! than an eighth OF q mile away from the
SNIP and directly III line This was fol-
| lowed by two more solid shots which
fortunately did not reach the mark. the
second striking the water in plain sigh,
Of the ship
~ each shot, however, the SPANISH |
snip waved to get In range with tht, |
American ship before firing on her !
}1Ialnly showing III" intention to hit hel.
y she could. Captain Crossman of the
Alllahcla, Knowing he WAS more than
Two leagues from land and on the high
seas ordered full steam and gradually
Grew out of range. The chase was
Kept up for more than - miles. how
ever
This outrage has been reported 70 the
secretary of state by Captain Cross
man and no 'touhl 81 prompt demand
VIII be made on the Spanish government
IDf an explanation Of the insult and
me reason required for the attempt
hlaae 10 stop an American mail steamer
on the high seas in time Of peace
PLAINLY AN OUTRAGE.
Captain Crossman was unable. Ia %,
the name of the Spanish gunboat. we
We're about SIX miles off shore on the
high seas, he said. "ant, I do not think
we We're Responsible, to the Cubans o1
anybody else tor being in those waters
The shots We're fired doubtless by some
conce1ted Spaniard who has am idea !
ne can stop anything that floats How
ever, he was disappointed, as it never
occurred To me to lay to. II is Gus
'pihafy TOR us to run within half a milk. |
ol the cuban coast ana this time wt. !
We're further away from il ;han eyer | [
ana really can Dot tell why the shots | {
We're fired
IN answer 10 Il question as To whether {
or not the shots miSht have been fired / |
hN a suhb'.at With the idea that his
BOAT belonged To the revVutionsts in c
cuba, the captain said: "They ,nis,ht f
nave been practicng on US. 9
The Alliancia has been running be i
tween this port and Cotton for a mum c
Der OF years, making one trip each a
month. She carries the United States o
nali and has passenger accomlnoCfa tions
on loo cabin passengers Including the h
>ft1cefs. She carries :. crew of 50 men. f
NO OFFICIAL. ADNICES d
Washington March 12,-No report has | I
cached 'he state department Of the pur- 4
'hlt ami tirfng a the merchantmen Al -
lahe1t, Oft The Cuban coast, by Spanish -
Na'shll, ana in the absence Of a definite :
statement officials positively decline to
'#SH judgment III the luttseH. y