The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-10-06
TIE Haunted Ship-A True Story as
Far as 1t Goes.

axe haunted Snlp-A true story as
Far as 1t Goes.
The following narrative is from Wash.
ingion Irving, bnt IS i, is not included in
his collected works, it must be new 10
most Of our readers
The world abounds with
ghos. stories, but it is exceedingly diff
cult 20 get them at first hand; tia, is to
say, from persons "bo have actually seen
the ghosts, this may be the reason WHY
they have fallen into Giscredit with the
dubious. | once, however, heard a story
of this kind from one who came within
al ace OF being an eyewitness, and be-
lieved 1t most honesty. He was a worthy
Captain Of the sea native either OF
Nantucket or Martha's vineyard. for
get which at any rate a place noted for
lis breed OF hardy mariners, | met him
IN The ancient city Of Seville, having an
chored with his brig in Granddaughter, in
tie course Of wandering voyage. Our
conversation, one day, turned upon the
wonders and adventures Of the sea; when
he informed me that among his mulufari
Gus crossings, he had once made a voyage
on board haunted ship. 1t was a vessel
that had been met with, drifting, half dis
man!led, and with tagging sails, about
the sea near the Gulf Of Florida, between
the main land and the Bahama banks,
Those who boarded her found her withou.
a living soul on board the hatchways
h3 h al - /
broken open; the cargo had been riied !;
the decks fore aud aft were CO, cred with
blood the shrouds and rigging were
smeared with the same; as if some
wEetched beings had been massacred as
they cluns to them. 1t was evident that
| this ship had been pluudered by pirates,
and, to all appearance, the crew had been
murdered and thrown overheard.
Iha ship was taken possession Of by the
lnders, and brought 10 Boston, in New
| England but the sailors who nayigated
hoI TO port declared they would not make
such another voyage for all the wealth Of
Peru. They had been harassed the whole
way by the ghosts Of the murdered crew
who al night would come up out OF the
companion way and the fvrecaslle, run up
the shrouls, station themselves on the
yards and At :he nastheads, and appear to
pertoEn all The duties Of the ship.
As no harm had resulted from this
shostly seamanship, the story was treated
lightly, and the vessel WAS fitted out for
anothe, voyage; bat when ready for sea,
no sailors could be gol to embark in her
She Jay for some time in Boston harbor,
regarded by tie supers,itious scamen as a
faied ship; and there sic might have
rotted had not the worthy captain, who
related to me the story, undertaken to
Command her. He succeeded in gettir 2
some hardy tars, who stood less in awe Of
ghosts, to accompany him, and his broth
er-inlaw sailed with him as chief mate
When they got fairly to sea, the hob
goblin crew began to play their prauks
1t night there would be the deuce to pay
in the hold such racketipg and rumma-
ging as if the whole cargo WAS overhaul
ed bales tUmJlod about. and boxes bro
ken open; aud sometimes it seemed as if
all the ballast was shifted from side to
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