The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-22
FAILED TO GET
AWAY IN TIME
American Fishing Schooner Is
Captured by Canadian
Cruiser.
SHOTS FROM MACHINE GUN
sisgERMEN FROM THIS SIDE
CHARGED WITH PoAcHING.
SHOTS FROM MACHINE GUN

vancouver. B. -. April 2i.-The Do
-,4rion government cruiser Kestrel ar
lived i'm port today having in charge
che American halibut fishing schooner
charles Levi Woodbury., which she cap
.,,rsd after firing four rounds from her
Vor4enfeldt machine guns, and threat
ming To- sink the alleged pOaching YES
s,1 unless she surrendered. Three of
.bs y0TIevs were intended as a warning.
b-- as mo- attention was paid to them.
-,urth was directed at the schooner,
erich struck and slightly damaged her.
The CAPTAIN of the American vessel did
NOT surrender. however. until his
schooner was boarded by force from
the cruiser.
The action took place Sunday after
noon I'm northern waters, alleged to be
contiguous to Canada. Five bullets tore
through the air in the direction of the
Woodbury..
Fourth Shot Took Effect.
Three Of the rounds were merely in
tended to call attention to the command
m beave to. which had been issued to
the American schooner. But the last
saries of shots meant business. The
Gun was pointed at the fish boat, which
was then at a distance of about 200
Yards. and still making for the open
sea as rapidly as possible. The bullets
we're aimed high, ripped the mainsail of
The schooner, and one or two knocked
splfnters off the main mast Captain
sinclair feared that he would be sunk
right there if he did not stop. At the
same moment the second gun Of the
Fpstrel was swung across her deck to
get into range Of the fishing boat The
W00dbury's engines were then stopped
and her sails. gashed by British bull
let's. hauled down. But even then the
American captain would not willingly
surrender. lie declined to fasten a
hswser aboard his vessel. but a few
minutes later an officer and three men
from the Kestrel boarded the Wood
bury and took charge.
Story of Cruisers Captain.
Captain Newcomb of the Kestrel de-
clares that if he ever had a clear case
against an American vessel that is the
one. Early Sunday afternoon, he de-
clarcs. the Kestrel was steaming north
from Quatsino sound on the west coast
when he espied an American vessel fish
ing between East and West HaycOck
Islands. hese islands lie about ten
miles off Cape Scott. the nOTtheTnmOst
point Of Vancouver island. The islands
themselves are five miles apart. so that
from Captain Newcomb's figuring. it
is impossible that the American boat
could be more than two and a half miles
from either shore. As a matter Of fact,
NewcOmb says that when he first OBJ
served her, the vessel was within a mile
of East island. BY the time she had
picked up her dOries she was within a
short distance of West island.
Captain Sinclair of the Woodbury.
apparently did not notice the arrival Of
The 6estrel on the scene until the gov
eminent vessel was within about three
miles.
Oories Hastily Picked Up.
Then the American ran along pick
Ing up his FIVE dories. the fishermen cut
ting their gear, without wasting time
% pull fathOm Of it in. Within twen-
~ minutes the KestTei was sighted the
last dory had been picked up and the
schooner. with her motor power work
ing To its full capacity and her sails
spread 10 fine western breeze, turned