Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-03
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laundering along without any pronsr
lookout, big Italian bark came crash
ing down upon Grand Banks asblr,
schooner and cut her In two Tho
schooner's crew OF 1--WE tumbled into
heir little dingey as their boat sank h.
meath them and yelled for rome
But. the big bully quickly covered Nm
her name and, dropping a point off the
wind, drove swiftly on in terror las,
her criminal carelessness should have
to be paid for in hard cash. The ruined
men might drown for all she cared. But
others saw the crime. A little smack
cracked on every bit OF canvas and
steered In pursuit Of the cruel Italian
in vain the latter set every sail The
little fishing boat was too nlmble and
could not be shaken off. Mile after mile
pursuer and pursued spun away on tba
Atlantic, and as the breeze slackened
the smaller craft crept up and up until
at last, an hour before dusk. she over.
hauled her big quarry and made sure %
her identity. Her plucky chase was not
In vain, for the Italian was forced to
pay $500 in damages.
The captain Of the Esang. a British
owned steam launch plying on the West
river near Canton, had no idea that he
had shipped a crew Of pirates until they
rose one morning, tied him in his cab.
in and turned the little steamers head
for Chutou-shan the pirate refuge.
II so happened that on the same
morning the revenue launch Fu.man.
tsoi was passing up the river II saw
the Esang and, suspecting something
wrong, gave chase, Next the steamer
Sal Kong from Hongkoug turned and
Joined in the pursuit. All day long the
three craft hung close together But
the Eeang was a knot the fastest. and
1t was only the superior handling Of the
British manned vessels that kept them
in sight Of her.
The oily estuary boiled in long streaks
Of white foam, and constant fusillade
of rifle shots was exchanged between
the revenue cutter and the pirate
Right out to sea the Esang steered and
then turned toward the island refuge
The revenue launch was within 800
yards when the pirates reached the sand
bar at the mouth Of their creek ran the
stolen craft high and dry and jumped
ashore without losing a man.
II sounds strange to talk Of pirates on
the coast Of civilized England, yet only
three years ago four Dutch sailors,
starving and desperate, stole the 20 ton
cutter Sibyl from her moorings at Scar
borough and started home across the
North sea.
1t was three hours before the theft
was discovered, and then the tug Mer-
maid went in pursuit But the breeze
was strong from the vest and the
Sibyl was cutting the waves at ten
knots an hour. twas In the evening
before the tug sighted the chase and
only two hours Of daylight left The
Mermaid was logging ~, and by 6 she
was close to the yacht but her coal was
almost gone. The owner Of the Sibyl
thereupon offered to make good any
damage II the tugs skipper would use
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mere empty shell Of iron, with redhot
engines, drew abreast Of the Sibyl, ana
her crew surrendered. The cost Of the
chase to Mr.. Markham. the owner OF
the Sibyl, was over $3.50. but II was
well worth the money.
The Atlantic was the scene recently
OF the greatest race on record when The
giant steamer Deutschland and the
then record holder Kaiser Wilhelm met
in a Ave days contest.
The Kaiser Wilhelm left her pier In
New York harbor at 10 o'clock In the
morning. Before II, when the newer
craft left her berth. she was % knots
out to sea. yet next morning the second
vessel sighted the first BY ll:i5 the
two were neck and neck. BY evening
the passengers on the Kaiser could sc
but trail OF sooty vapor
Painting men shoyeled coal for Gear
life. Eventually the newer vessei
reached Plymouth hours and II min.
utes ahead OF her rival. having burned
5000 tons OF coal aud achieved
worlds record OF SIS miles In single
day. or 2ih miles an hour.