Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-09-07

melee The instant they were dis.
covered they sprang to their feet only
to fall stunned aud bleeding beneath
the clubbed muskets Of tho guard -
One was afterwards found to have
been killed the other, recovering in
few minutes, started again to run
forward, but was riddIed with shot
from q blunderbuss fired from the
barricade.
Another Of the four, fearful Of the
fate of his companions or anxious to
join those below, succeeded in wrench
ing his hands from tho iron, and, be-
ing a small man, tried to squeeze him.
self through the circular opening in
the summit Of the arched grating
Too late he saw his error, for, stimu-
lated by the fear of being shot before
he could succeed, he had forced him
self through and hung by his hands
over the hold. Unable from the depth
Of the combing to swing himself clear
so as TO fall between decks, and seeing
only the black hold, with a fall Of
thirty feet and certain death below,
be was struggling to get back when Il
rife shot from the barricade peirced
his brain and he tumbled into the
abyss
ANlGHT OF TERRoR-wRITIHG IL BLOOD.
Amidst such horrors we passed The
night, the flames being at times com
pletcly extinguisbcd, as the Coolies
had abandoned the use Of oil on ac.
count Of the smoke, and burned only
what they called "josh paper" to give
great blaze and not really do much
damage, for of course they had no in
tention Of burning the ship Their
only hope, after finding their plan
foiled, seemed TO be TO terrify us by
the ships burning into abandoning
her in boats and leating her in their
hands and had those above deck been
willing to assist them, or the captain
| been a less brave man. the daylight
would never have come TO any of us.
But come it did and with il demand
was made to the rioters TO surrender
the ringleaders Of the mutiny. In.
stead Of complying, one of them dip.
ped a stylus in the blood upon the
decks aud wrote upon a slip Of paper
to the following effect:
Three hundred Coolies to be allowed on deck at
/ one time. They shall navigate the ship aui take
I her 10 Siam, where a certain number shall leave
her. after which she shall be allowed 10 proceed on
her course. No signals Of any kind shall be
made, to aiiraci The attention Of other vessels
ln addition to these demands was
the threat that unless instantly com.
piled with, the ship should be burned.
The yards were backed, the boats
made ready 10 rescue the ladies and
crew, every Chinaman above deck
was bound so that he could give no
assistance TO the mutineers, aud when
all was ready the captain returned
answer to burn and be-; but
every man OF them should be smoth.
cred and burn in her. The result of
this decisive stand was another con-
sultation below, and another message
written in blood to the effect that no
more fires should be built until night
at any rate.
A temporary quiet was then restor-
ed, the yards again squared, and the
ship put on her original course. Arms
were rc-oxamined, extra guards sta
toned, and tho strictest surveillance
maintained The ladies bravely de-
voted themselves to providing food,
making cartridges, and indeed doing
everything in their power to render
assistance.
TIE DILEMMA.
Twoseri0us difficulties were now pre-.
sented, the chief of which was the
want Of fresh wafer all the water
casks being slowed away upon or be-
low the lower decks. The second,
that as the pumps on which the sup
ply Of salt water for extinguishing the
fires depended, passed directly up
among the Coolies, they had succeed.
ed in disabling them. The latter,
however, was not of so much moment,
since, after the captains reply to their
demands they would scarcely dare to
start their fires again The decks,
moreover, were now thoroughly sat
urated with water.
ToETURINO THIRST.
The demand for fresh water became
every moment more urgent. One OF
the ladies', suffering from the effects
of long illness, with a young infant
demanding her constant care, was
sinking under the accumulated hor.
rors AT any moment the mutineers
might succeed in gaining the upper
deck, aud by force Of mere numbers
overpower aud massacre all on board
The torture of increasing thirst, how
ever, soon ovcrruled even our thoughts
Of peril and some effort must be made
to supply fresh water. To ask the
iieuds on the berth deck to pass il up
was folly they only laughed, and offer
ed the black bloody water on the
decks. To 90 for it would have been
madness Proyidentiallv there was
small engine on board used for load
ing and unloading the ship, and the
plan of condcusing steam was sug.
gcsted An cxtemporanoous c0nden.
ser was soon made, and ere long we
had the satisfaction Of collecting water
enough for every immediate want
Effort was then made TO cleanse
the upper deck The wounded were
collected and tho few who had boon
killed were thrown overheard Many
were found hidden away in all sorts
of positions, to which they had fed
during the previous night, and one or
two stiff and CORY corpses were drag
ged from the concoalment TO which
The poor wrctchcs, mortally wounded,
had orawled TO die.
THE DEAD.
A demand was meanwhile made to
the Coolies to pass up the dead bod.
les Hours passed, and no di'posi-
ton TO comply being made manilest,ii
was proposed toward night TO send
down one of the Coolies who were
1 hnnnd ON dock This proposition