STEAMER FIRED ON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 5

STEAMER FIRED ON.

RUSSIAN" NERVES."

TSAR'S ESCORT MAKE A MISTAKE,

MEN INJURED. ...... (By Telefraph.—Press - Association.—Copyright.) (Rec. June 18,11.5 p.m.) St. Potersburg, June 18. Tho strict precautions that were taken to guard the Tsar during his oruise.in Finnish waters and his meeting with -t'he Kaiser at Bjorko,- off the coast of Sweden, led to an unfortunate inoident on Wednesday night in the Gulf of Finland. . ' |

A Russian torpedo boat fired a blank cartridge at tiko British steel screw cargo steamer Woodburn, 2360 toils grosa, Captain W. E. Rotortsm, whioh was bound from Frodenkshamn (on. the ooast of Finland) to Helsingforß, t&e Finnish capital,' Five seconds later two eSicllb were fired. Some of tho Woodburn's steam pipes were damaged and the bulwarks and the stoko-, lwld casing were holed. A .fireman named Boyno was badly wounded in the' leg, and waa sent to the Viborg Hospital. ■ • ' ' •• The Woodbnm had a pilot- aboard at the time. It is surmised in London offioial circles that the Russian warships were instructed to prevent y06601s approaching too closely tho Royal squadron. > The newspapers are of opinion that tho Russian sailors, owing ,to the strain of watching, 'wore seized with an attaok, r of nerves. ;. ' . ( One telegram reports that, besides Boyne, tliree other men on tie Woodburn were slightly wounded. ~i ■ /