Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-18 | Page 1 | Poaching on the Canadian Side

POACHING ON THE CANADIAN SIDE American Fishing Tug Riddled With Small Shells FINALLY MADE HER ESCAPE CANADIAN CRUISER NOT FAST ENOUGH r Pa P Sept 17 liThe The fourth of ot the theL EnID E L fish tug incidents of the past week took place in midlake e Brie Erie today when the tho Canadian cruiser Vigilant riddled the big steamer tug Harry G Barnhurst with small shells sheila from rom the rifle on the patrol boat Captain C Fasel Fusel of ot the tug admitted d after af e lie that the Vigilant could have bave sent her herto herto herto to the bottom of Captain Dunn hal ha so no desired They ran nm more than ht miles mUes under full head hood of steam beor be or orthey they crossed th the boundary line and es WI escaped escaped from the tho Canadians More than thirty shots struck th t h hessel i vessel essel and of these fifteen of the small shells landed with telling effect on the Ute upper parts so the bout bOlt t careened to one side side with the muss mass of when she ahe came into port Having HaYing been used u ed formerly for a pleasure steamer the B is of largo large size and ted with steam ste equipment The rite fire UIe fireman fireman man Magnus Johnson John on fainted in the hold from overexertion in keeping the steam Meant going ahead He was WR reported killed but revived after a tu reaching shores shore sh Two fishermen were cut in the face by splinters shot away by the bul lots The Barnhurst according to Captain Fasel was about five miles over the thelin thelin lin hin 2 drawing draing nets when the Vigilant appeared The other othor Erie tugs the theAlma theAlma theAlma Alma Valiant and the Boyd were closer doser to the tho line and arid ran away awa when the chase ehase started Captain Dunn or ordered ordered dered the Barnhurst to stop but in instead st stead stad ad of ot doing doln so Captain Fasel put on full steam and started for the line He took a 8 southwesterly direction Mid could not be headed by the Vigilant