The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-09

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return the fire.
"A shell from the Canarias set
fire to the Contabrico amidships
Ten men jumped overheard tryins
to escape, but they drowned before
rescue boats arrived.
Later, to avoid capture, another
man and ! Jumped overheard. II,
was drowned, swan for half or
hour until the Henry Calemeyrs
picked me up.
Prize Of War
'"Thc Canarias sent boats and put
armed sailors aboard the Mar Can
tabrico, ofilcially making her a prize
OF war. They succeeded In partially
cxtinguishing the fire.
Escorted by the Canarias and
piloted by the boarding party, tho
Cantabrico was taken to San Sebas-
tian.
"Her cargo consisted of five air.
planes and q big load Of arnmuni-
tion."
Bojuan voluntarily turned himself
over 10 French authorities under
technical arrest.
Bojuan said the imprisoned crew
included ten North Americans, In.
Guiding Mexicans; Is Italians, thu
remainder Spaniards, and no passcn.
gers.
while we were In mid-ocean," ht
declared, "the name was painted out
and the new name. ABA, Newcastle
substituted. All during the voyage
we few the British flag.
"When the Canarias sailors came
aboard they ran the Spanish flag ir
the foremost and left the British
flag astern."
Early Story OF Event
Saint Jean De Lug, March g.
(UP)--Madrid may fall because o
the sinking OF the steamer Ma
Cantabrico with $2,700,000 carg'
of war materials from the United
States, Spanish government spokes
men intimated today.
One government authority sale
that the loss OF the vessel, which
was sent to the bottom OF tho Ba,
of Biscay yesterday by the national
LIST cruiser Canarias, "would make /
big difference In the Loyalists
chances" The ship, he said, car
ried exactly the material on which
we were relying for an offensive h
clear Madrid"
Making no secret OF their conster
nation, the I,oyalist spokesman, ask
Ing that their names DO withheld
said that Of the varied cargo o
war supplies, the government mos
urgently needed the American air,
planes and machine guns on boars
the ship.
British Furnish Details
The British Destroyer Echo ant
Eclipse, bringing accurate details o.
the sinking of the Mar Cantabrico
hove to off port today to await high
tide to permit them to enter.
The destroyers were among thu
four British warships and two othel
vessels which answered an IS. o
g." flashed by the Loyalist supply
ship after II had been pounded b.
shells from the cruiser and was OF
fire.
Until the destroycrs enter port TO.
day the complete story will not b.
known, but 1t was understood tina
the Mar Cantabrico, headed by Bill.
bao. tried to race for port .athel
than halt and give UP Its rich
cargo to the Nationalist, after thu
Canarias fired warning shot across
its bow off Gijon.
All Made Prisoners
Whether the rebel shells set fire
TO the ship or whether 1t was pur.
posely set ON fire by the crew be.
fore they abandoned 1t. was no
Immediately clear. Early dis.
patches said the crew had beer
saved and taken aboard the Ma.
tionalist cruiser which held them
and two or three passengers. 10y
allst volunteers enronte to the front
prisoners. IL was believed tina
Americans were included among tlis
prisoners.
The sinking Of the Mar Canta.
brico was jubilantly celebrated 10.
day ct Nationalist San Sebastian
tempered with regret thath the Ca
narlas had not captured the rlcl
prize Of airplanes and snuniti0nl
Tor Gen. Francisco Frances armies
II was believed here that TIL
Canarias sank the ship when 1t tFles
70 escape 10 the shallow e0assa
water where the 10000 ton cruise
could not follow.
Disguised ~ @Fiais \
Tho Mar CaflaahTteO was esiDl
while trying 10 run ahe Nationals
navy blockade disguised ~ BF.,
llhh nlaln climax one az the aaaoA