The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-09-21
FILIPINOS CAPTURE A SHIP.
Secure $4,000 in Cash Be-
side Valuable Cargo.


the war department giving an &C.
count of the capture aud destruction |
Of the steamer Saturnus, flying the
American flag, which carried $4,000 |
in cash and valuable cargo. The
report follows:
"The United States gunboat Pam
psnga arrived here yesterday morn
ing bringing news of the capture by
Filipipos of the steamer Saturnus
belonging to Compania Martina.
The facts as gathered from those
who know. are as follows:
THE Saturnus sailed from Manila
on the morning of July 80 for San
Fernando de la Union, on the north
side of the Gulf of Lingayap, Cavay-
an, Currimao and APART, all OF
which are northern ports. It is
supposed the vessel arrived off San
Fernando on the 31st ultimo.
when discovered by the gunbost
Pampanga she was living with her
nose buried in the eand of the shore
south of the city of San Fernando.
Both anchors were out and
smoke, which lowered closely over
the vessel, showed her to be on fire.
Small boats with native crews could
be seen carrying the cargo of the
burning vessel ashore.
Little suspecting the tue condi-
ton of affairs, the gunboat PampanRa
sent a boat out to the burning
vessel to investigate, but upon the
approach of the boat with her
American blue jackets the natives
Immediately retired and opened fire
upon the boats crew, using Mauser
ard Remington rifles from concealed
trenches and sending shells from
two three-inch guns which formed
a concealed battery-over and close
to the little boat.
GUNBoAT SHELLS THE ENEMY.
"The watchful officers on the
Pampanga immediately ordered the
fire from the Filipino trenches to be
returned by the crew of the gunboat,
and under cover of the guns of the
warship the boat reached the Satur-
nus. A brief inspection of the vessel
showed every indication that che
had been looted by the Filipinoe,
but the examination failed to dis
close any sign of the crew or any
thing to indicate that struggle had
taken place on board. The boats
crew then attempted to raise the
anchors, but failing in this they cut
the anchor chains and attached q
hawser from the Pampanga to the
propeller of the Saturnus. An at
tempt was then made to pull he,
out of the mud and eand, but was
unsuccessful
"The Pampanea then abandoned
. the wrecked Saturnus and eignalled
the Concord, which was sighted at
she was crossing the Gulf of Lin
gay en-. and reported all the facts o.
!. the discovery to her commando. r
The Pampanga thereupon was or
dered to Manila to report the affair
: while the Concord remained to attenc
q the rebels and the wreck. When tht
j gunboat left the scene the flames Oh
9 the Saturnus had enveloped thu
? vessel and she, to all appearances
: was doomed
The Saturnus was commando
@ by Captain Antonio Aralucea auC
! had two officers, three engineers anC
q a crew of thirty-six natives. II i
supposed that all were taken prison
ers by tina rebels.
? "The cargo of the vessel consisted
e of $50 cases of petroleum of tel
r gallons to the case, 600 dem'lohn
2 of wine, 143 barrels of wine, eight.
sacks Of rice. ten cases of linen cloth
{ seven cases of money, containing
r $4,000 in cash, aud 1916 package
r and bales of various kinds. In add
J. ton TO the cargo the vessel carries
, twenty six passengers sni two chi
dren, all of whom swere either Fill
d pines or Chinese
e A subsequent report received her
: states that the crew and passenger