Evening star., 1936-08-07
|Shells Damage
Consulate of
England.
OFFICIALS WIFE
AMONG INJURED
Rebel CunbOat Set
Afire by Loyal
Warship.
AZ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
GIBRALTAR, August IA Span
ish insurgent gunboat was set afire
and rebel land batteries were bonn
barded today by the loyal Spanish
warship Jaime in Gibraltar Bay.
The warship apparently was struck
in a vital spot and was seen to pump
water in great quantities from her
hold, but after the terrific encounter
the fighting craft and another gov
ernment ship disappeared to the east
Reports reaching Gibraltar late in
the afternoon declared persons were
killed and 20 wounded as the result
of the james bombardment.
The British consulate was among
many buildings damaged. and Mrs
E. G. Beckingsale, wife of the British
consul, received minor injuries.
Rightist Batteries Hit.
Rightist batteries mounted at
Punta Carnero near Tarifa and at
Getares Bay near Algeciras were
struck by government shells.
The gunboat Dato replied to Loyal
ist guns until it caught fire and
burned flercely in the harbor near
Algeciras. Quantities of cork on the
wharf blazed under a strong wind,
which threatened to carry the fire
to other shipping.
Thousands of residents in Gibraltar
watched the fighting from housetops.
In the midst of the bombardment
the Jaime slowed down after COM
ing under heavy burst of shot from
the shore.
Pumps Go Into Action.
Her shelling became infrequent as
she took q position opposite Algeciras
and her pumps went into action, in
dicating she was damaged beneath
the waterline.
The government cruiser Libertad,
meanwhile, continued to lombard
Carnero Point.
A rebel airplane suddenly appear
ing on the scene rained machine gun
bullets on the Jaime, ostensibly with
out success.
The boat returned the fire.
The steamer Gibel Dersa, which al
ready has had several close scrapes
during the revolt as it shuttled back
and forth daily between Tangier in
the North African international zone
and Gibraltar, arrived here safely
after running gantlet of gunfire
in the Straits.
A number Of fires were visible on
the hillsides abutting Algeciras. Ap-
parently they were caused by Loyal
ist shells which fell beyond the town
proper.
Shells could be seen exploding in
various parts of the town. The bat
tleship was anchored about a half
mile off shore.
Shell Near Consulate.
One shell was clearly seen to ex-
plode near the walls of the British
consulate in Algeciras. Many others
fell near the gunboat Dato and Tor
pedo Boat 10, rebel vessels moored in
the harbor.
Some of the shells fell near the
RotterdamSche Lloyd liner Dempo,
which was en- route to Southampton.
Meanwhile, Spanish rebels agreed
to assist in the evacuation of Amer
ican, British and French tourists
stranded in Malaga.
Arranged With De Llano.
John Howard Jordan, commercial
of the Socony- Vacuum Oil
Co., said he made the arrangements
with Gen. Queipo de Llano, rebel COM
mander at Seville.
Jordan, who was in Malaga when
the revolution broke out, few to the
generals headquarters for the inter-
view. He said the commander ar
ranged for him to travel by bus to
Algeciras from where he was able to
reach Gibraltar.
IT have communicated with the
New York Offices of my company"
Jordan said. "They are arranging
for a special passenger plane to call
at Granada to evacuate foreigners.
when I know the description of
the machine, I will motor to Seville
(See WARSHIPS, Page A-3)