The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-18
DIPLOMATIC YARNS.
Captain Crossman Talks
About the Alllanca
Incident.
SCORES THE SPANISH MINISTER
spain's Poor Excuses Ridiculed-
Positive He Was Without the
Marine League.
SCORES THE SPANISH MINISTER

thing-he awoke one morning and found
himself famous. Since Spanish man
of-war peppered away at his vessel with
round shot, the naval officers and State
officials of the world have been busily
discussing the outrage on the Stars and
Stripes, the good people of China and
Japan excepted, they having little mat.
ter on their hands which needs all their
attention.
Notwithstanding the greatness which
has been thrust upon him, Captain Cross
man. like all sailors, is modest, and
was very willing to tell all he knew to
Jersey City News representative, who
called upon him yesterday morning.
The Captain lives at No. IS Astor place
in this city. where he has resided since
his boyhood. He was one of Principal
Linsley's pupils at No. School on York
street, and belongs, of course. to the Old
Boys Association, which numbers many
of our most distinguished citizens. He
is a tall. handsome man with bronzed
face. grey hair, and easy. gentlemanly
manners. and when the writer called on
him. the Commander Of the Allianca
was deep in the perusal of the morning
papers.
Come in. SIR" he replied: 81 am al
ways glad to give any Information to
newspapers and particularly to the paper
you represent" and, so saying. he usher
ed his visitor into a handsomely-fur-
nished room, decorated with curious OBJ
jets Dart and some admirable specimens
of sailors handicraft in the way of
carving.
Senor Muruagua, the Spanish Minister
-l,,~. ~,
steam yacht flying the Spanish flag
which attacked you, Captain?''
MINISTERIAL NONSENSE.
"Oh, that is pure unadulterated nom
sense,' replied Captain Crossman, be-
Minister-puff-is so ignorant-puff, puff
that he doesn't know the difference
between a steam yacht and man-of-
war-puff, puff, puff.,he mustn't credit red
Then" continued his interrogator.
Senior Muruagua is inclined TO believe
There again he is entirely wrong"
Tspd Take q % his eaPaa Phsaa With had ss 90 cabans ana
stand he asserts. The fact is. one Of
Googins. Of Sullivan. Maine, employesi
by q fruit Company In New York. an
other was a Frenchman, from Colon;
fourth. a Portuguese whaler Of the
name of Cardoza- The two latter had
come from San Francisco. So. you see,
that the Spanish Minister'S statement
that | was. carrying Cuban sympathizers
Is altogether wrong and aptly Illus
trates how hard pressed that diplomat
excuses for the firing a poor excuse
you know"
| hxrS off lS
within the three-mile limit when the
spaniard fired her starboard guns at
- DESCRIBES THE INCIDENT.
'Yes, but that, like the rest, Is wrong,
and can easily disprove It by my
place. the second officer flee came into my
cabin about six o'clock and told me that
there was a strange vessel coming
ing tg11is when - he e cal came in. After I had fin
ished my coffee, / went on deck, and
saw, that she was not IN position to
on her line she would have crossed our
course far astern Of us. She followed
US, and began to haul up Then we were
we signalled her, and her shots struck
the water around us, we were about six
or seven miles from ths cnbaT ban shore, tsaf
first saw the spaniard crawling toward
ycg asked ens didp Tap9rfsly lyerpe from our
course he quickly answered. "That
do know most assureG1y. We were steer
ns am hour norsn and a had era Travelled mime nine niles
war, or the. yacht, as the Minister will
changed and five minutes later She began
to fire with her starboard guns. She was
then fully two miles away from Us, and
too far aStern and too much in line to
ea0 &c GAVE Up THE CHASE.
What did she do after hring?" asked
''She slowed down, evidently seeing that
towards the Cuban shore. All this al
men will at once see by that chart
whether was within the marine league
My officers, too, will corroborate these
facts I have just given your
1T is quite clear, captain, that you
are following. Minister Mnrugua's advice
to keep cool
replied the captain. 1T seems to me
that the Minister. dipiofhat though he
is, has lost his temper over this matter,
be received with extreme caution because
no one knows me. My hrm. however
sy has Me Known " mot ony anS sss but aq IL
Upon inquiry Of an oficial connected
tbe sn lne ta wrter learns tat te
Panama Railroad Company and owners
of the vessels speak in the highest terms
of Captain CrossTnanS S abilities as a
seaman and of his high character, and
they resent the sneering remarks of the
Spanish Minister concerning SO estimable
q sailor and gentleman as they know
oapsssPP SPAIN SsS1II.i WILL ! 'fIrSiVSiEsTIGATE
He is not disturbed in the least by the
rumor that Spain intends making a
searching Investigation before reparation
is offered, and If Minister Muruagua, as
he threatens ne Will d9s VIII come. on to