CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 594

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592

revolvers and cutlasses and

having divided themselves into

four gangs.

commenced attacks

on the saloon where the Captain

and the European passengers

the engineers

the

were at lunch; on

and officers' quarters:

or

engine rooms, and on the

the bridge.

The attacks were so sudden,

so desperate and had evidently

been so well planned that

resistance would have been

any

useless, besides which the pirates

had taken possession of

the arms

and ammunition

belonging to the ship.

The attack actually

commenced by fire being opened

upon the quarters of the Officers

and

Engineers. The second

Engineer

at once taken

prisoner and ordered, under

threat of immediate death, to

point out where the valuables

and other treasures were. The

second officer whose name was

Ranway was shot through the

arm,

but

the

managed to escape

to

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592 revolvers and cutlasses and having divided themselves into four gangs. commenced attacks on the saloon where the Captain and the European passengers the engineers the were at lunch; on and officers' quarters: or engine rooms, and on the the bridge. The attacks were so sudden, so desperate and had evidently been so well planned that resistance would have been any useless, besides which the pirates had taken possession of the arms and ammunition belonging to the ship. The attack actually commenced by fire being opened upon the quarters of the Officers and Engineers. The second Engineer at once taken prisoner and ordered, under threat of immediate death, to point out where the valuables and other treasures were. The second officer whose name was Ranway was shot through the arm, but the managed to escape to
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#. 592 revolvers and cutlasses and having divided themselves into four gange. canmmenced attacks on the saloon where the Captain and the European passengers the engineers the were at lunch; on and officers quarters: or L engine rooms, and on the the bridge. The attacks were so sudden, so desperate and had evidently been so will planned that resistenco would have been any useless, besides which the pirates. had taken possession of the arms and ammunition :-belonging to the ship. The attack actually commenced by fire being opened upon the quarters of the Officers. sud Enguicers. The second ~ Engineer at once jakery prisoner and ordered, under threat of immediate death, to -point out where the valuables. and other treasures were. The second officer whose name was Ranway was shot through the all arm, but the anaged to escape Lo
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592

revolvers and cutlasses and

having divided themselves into

four gange.

canmmenced attacks

on the saloon where the Captain

and the European passengers

the engineers

the

were at lunch; on

and officers quarters:

or L

engine rooms, and on the

the bridge.

The attacks were so sudden,

so desperate and had evidently

been so will planned that

resistenco would have been

any

useless, besides which the pirates.

had taken possession of

the arms

and ammunition

:-belonging to the ship.

The attack actually

commenced by fire being opened

upon the quarters of the Officers.

sud

Enguicers. The second ~

Engineer

at once jakery

prisoner and ordered, under

threat of immediate death, to

-point out where the valuables.

and other treasures were. The

second officer whose name was

Ranway was shot through the

all

arm,

but

the

anaged to escape

Lo

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