New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-23
STRANGE TALE OF THE oGA'
PIRATES SAID TO HAVE SACkhD "a
DUTCH VESSEL IN THE NIL"
ITERRANEAN.
THE PLUMBER INCLUDED EvERYTH'N"
BILE on poARp-AN INVESTIGATION Or i"N
,voNnrpF1-1, STORY BEING M"Dh

DI.E q RoARD-AN INVEST
WONDERFUL STORY BEING ""Di"
vash,rc,o, Nav 22-A stirring tale OF tne So
that reads Ike a romance OF S'e'e' ,',.h fror,
comes to the State Department III q. i.. consul
Richard l.. Sprague. Acting I"'''N
at Gibraltar under date of May = . cha No.
Accor1inc IN the account furnished 10 '"o
partment by Mr.. Sprague the steam '"N ,',si,ar
on the afternoon OF April go to"en ' BOO,
Bay the Dutch brganiine Anna "n'o" mon .r, 80
flying signals of distress off Europa 'o'"'. .Id
periences of the Anna according TO the s'o'y 'o''
h ro =, bor crow recall the worst days OF piracy
ON March 10 she set sail from Bari. port !" '
Adriatic. with cargo of oil ana on SUNNI nro
o. became bccalmcd about seven mics i''' -
near AIhucemas Bay in the Rin country
Mclula and Ceuta She manned by 0"'''
mate. three seamen and a cook About -
o'clock that afternoon boat appioaO"'' ~
shore manned by seven eight Moors IheS VIZ
savage-looking fellows stripped naked 10 'n' " ,
with heads shaved clean OF hair except 'o"' -
on top Ireechloadlng rifles and long KNIVES w.
their arms When within mailing distance the N'oiS
called in Spanish to the brigan,ine to lower S'''
The order 10, being obcyed they began firing on me
vessel As the boat cam alongside. the cree" HIM
themselves with hatchcts and crowbars' an" VI"
the Rinans. VINO attempted TO board "aS '""'
down bv the mate with a blow from 'r""""' ~
vol'Ay was returned and the mate fell Se'"'ns ",'
revolver the only hrcarm on board. captain '"F
began - use il on the pirates. but had hrel one
shot only when he was wounded in the hani. Ms'n,
while the wounded mate had proceedc' H., hal
he was nrod on again ana fc.l -Four nll''s mn.i
entered his body Then the captain was p'Ih""''"'
disabled los a shot wound In the stomach $500,
About this time several other boats put "''
from shore. and rcsi.tanc" Was out 81 the lu'Ss
lion. LoapIng board the pirates began ail''
work OF plumber The ships boat vas l""'I,I''
and bedding cooking utensils. compasses. sii,
LIGHTS spare sails. portion Of the cargo an
the provisions except -alt meat ana many ",h,'
things even Tho cabin door. were loaded I'M"
this and the boats ~ the pirates ana tdk'h !"
land several trips were made. IN" boats com
ing ami going the whole afternoon. To complete
INC work the pirates took even the shoes rom
Inc feet u the crew and The clothes from ihef
backs 49,.
When nighi came the buccaneers l"h the snip
and q light hrcc2e springing ny, the SAILOR 81,
ieayorei 10 steer for tho spanish COAST ~,
ihou.h without compass or lights lhrN -hll'l
all ihAi ui.ht and the next day u7ns an on
cotton shirt 100 dtSlghf and burning oakum hfi'i
dark as signals ~ di-if'ss, bat. although @rf-
,iiI vessels parsed within sight. no attention VAS
paid o. the Distressed hriEaufin'
81 o'0locn me- neat morning captain VIEWS
died. ana after many hai lHh'lr The Anif VAS
SIGHTED about Z g. ~ on April W hA lI' llri
rNtr Hu1 brought into "a" hhfhpf THO mate
rs smith Rhu had been badly Nouni'l ln both
illfh- 100 tSc abdomen AMI he flEhf hand. Nh7
ip!eu 10 the colonial Hospital lu q 'u''h con-
diNnu
mo- Anna hnllci from OH iekcin n Holland
Wh,fo captain and mate hNoi
Tho Consul fuf fhr Netherlands ~ Gibraltar
~ inNrH'lFnnng he Outrage