Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-19
TEE SPANISH VERSION OF IT
Ana tho Cruiser rircd on ucr whiir
sailing ono aud ouc-hail Miles
on the Coast.

HAVANA March lJ-lho rrmu Of
the Spanish warship that fired ON tlc
American steamship Alliance is now
known. 10 is the spnni1h cruiser
Condo DO Vguadito. This fact became
public today when the captain Of tho
cruiser reported that lao tried to stop
strange steamer ana hal opened Hrs
on her when sho persisted in proceed.
Ing on her course. According TO the
ttlry % Tie tuuln DO NguudltUis com.
maudvr. while cruising Oh tue eastern
Clnst Of Cuba on March STD, he sighted
steamer heading iUt Muyti Point,
anu shaping her COuru 10 the NORTH
ensE Tho cruiser hUistuI ilag aud
the steamer replied by raising tho Eug-
lish Nag. The cruiser again signalIuu
the steamer 10 stop, out without
elect. As the steamer pr0Cuoiol
at full speed the cruiser
irst Cred two blank shots nud
then two solid shots. The commander
claims that he did not desire 60 nit the
steamer, but that ho fred the shots
merely % cause hur 10 hoavU 10. no
assotls that tho steamer was but ono
anu une.half miles Oh tbs coast waeu
tho flfiug occurred. The authorities
here have ordered full iuquiEy To- be
made Into the commanders acts.
10 Il reported here that the Alliance
carried $4,000 T.tlrs Bsulh on thBtriu on
which she WIS fred aL IL lH also re-
ported here that there were landed on
tue eastern emu OF tho leland some
men who wuro passengers ON the
Alliance. lhu8o men, d. 10 reported,
were taken On tbu Alliance Ia flshluE
smaCEa the night preceding the ngHt-
ing. The lnlanta Isabel 10 an exact
counterpart Of the Condo 40 Nrnauity
which a. uamuI Us tho v,HsuI which
fired upon the Alliance. The Vuna.
ditto IL au iron bark rugged guuulat OF
comparatively modern design, having
been launched in ISIS, Slo IL Que Uf
six iaid down Ia tho same plan NJ the
same tim8. Her length h 30 frat; beam
~ i1ri; urauBhi, A.! icsl; uiaplautmDni,
1850 tUuti speed, fourteen knots. Her
engines arc sixteen horse power, dtiv-
ing a single screw. Her battery cll-
eiBts 81 four twelve CentimetuF (I.7g
ingh) brCtoh'loading rifles (HonJUrlA
pgtetu6 two ihtee.pOunderB anu seven
machine gune. Sna has two torpedo
tubes.
The gun with which the Condo dc
Neuadit0 fred at the Alliance was the
forward one Of the l.79.iuch guns, on
the port side. Not hayIug un abso-
iutely straight head fire, tho spanish
cruiser was Obliged 10 yAw out VI her
Coursu Ia order 10 bring gun TO bear.
The gun Is lil tuol long and weighs 80
tons, IL throws an arm1r piercing
pTgIectilo weighing 90 pounds uut in
firing at the Alliance undoubtedly used
tue common uhst iron rhuil, weighing
Az pounds, The charge VI powder IL
sS.7 pounds aud the velocity given 10
l0d5 feet second, AZ the snUll leaves
NE muzzle. That velocity would, Il
course, diminish with the projtcult's
Hight, but iilt had hit the Alliance, 10
would have gone into her ami tX-
p!oded, tho Dursting charge u IHu
common shell being about y pounds OF
powder which would have wrecked n
good deal OF material,
EXCITEMENT ABATiNG.
Madrid, March l9.-Vhe Euooa an.
nuuugta mat the Spanish minlSter 90
tho United btates, Suu0r MuFuugu,
hns caOlod 10 senior Gloisard, minister
ut foreign affairs, tuat tho excitement
iu the American press, owing TO the
nrug upon the steamer Alliance, ia
ubaung, seuur MuTua "a, according 10
the Epocd, added that tao resentment
shown by tho American nowspaprrs
WAS never shared by President Clayu-
land.
WAS IA THE ENGLISH OR THE UNITED
STATES FLAu2
WAsuISGToN, ID. o., March l9.-
A. Tar nB learned the state dcpnrlmun.
has not yo. heard from either United
states Miuleier Baylor or from Consul
General Williams 10 Havana upon tue
uleatluu Ot the identity OF tho Spauinn
urulter which fired upon the Alliance.
AZ tine commander Ut ihu Cunue dc
NvnuuilO reported that tho steamer
upon which he nTeI was flying tle
British llag, tlcro Is probability
that bio atOTy refers 10 another iucl.
dent which may result Ia bringing
Great Britain ~ tue utfuuse OF her
uuslgu, tor the Spanish cruiser accord.
ing 90 toe position taken by SECRETARY
Gtgsham, was bound 10 guuept tue
cOlors displayed 90 answer 20 The
Iignal, Ss establishing the nationality
OF the vessel.
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