Moors Capture Spanish Warship.

New York Times 100 years ago today, June 13, 1913:
Crew of Nearly 100 Men of Stranded Gunboat Reported Slain.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, June 12.— The unusual spectacle of thousands of native sharpshooters pouring a murderous fire upon the bluejackets on a stranded Spanish warship has been witnessed on the coast of Morocco.
    Conflicting reports have been received as to the fate of the crew of 100 men, but one account says that all but a few perished.
    Some tribes in the Spanish zone in Morocco got out of hand, and several gunboats were dispatched to the vicinity. One of the vessels, the Gen. Concha, went ashore in the bay of Alhucemas during a fog, and the Kabyle tribesmen opened fire upon every one who appeared on her decks.
    An official dispatch from Alhucemas, published in Madrid, says that the crew was composed of ninety-eight men. This message admits that the commander was killed.
    Two stokers who had managed to leave the wreck in a boat fell in with the gunboat Lauria. They hailed her, and, on being taken aboard, reported that the tribesmen had inflicted heavy losses upon the crew. The Lauria and other warships, the official dispatch adds, immediately went to the assistance of the wreck. The fire from their guns soon drove the Kabyles off. Boats were then put off from the Lauria, and the work of taking off the wounded and the rest of the Gen. Concha's crew was carried out with all possible speed under the protection of the ship's guns. The wreck is to be blown up.
    A more serious report, however, came from Gibraltar later. Commanders of salvage steamers which have just returned from the scene of the wreck say that it is impossible to approach it, as thousands of Moors on the slopes are firing continually upon the vessels and their boats as they attempt to get near the ship. The whole crew of the warship, according to this report, including the officers, who remained aboard, were killed, and the Moors have taken possession of the vessel. Twelve men who rowed off to Alhucemas to report the mishap are safe, but these are the only survivors.
    That a serious situation faces Spain is clear from other messages. A dispatch from Tetuan, received at Tangier, says that the Resident General has issued an order prohibiting any one from appearing in the streets after 9 o'clock in the evening. Moors dressed as women have been caught stabbing and killing the inhabitants. Great panic prevails. The consulates are supplied with special guards. Letters are delayed, as couriers are unable to get through.
    The tribesmen have attacked Laurient and have been repulsed; but the Spanish troops lost eight officers and over 100 men killed.