The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-25

: tive aprang upon The nearest sentinel
and before thesentinel, completely takei
| by surprise, could recover, his muske
had been snatched from his hand, and
blow from the same stretched the poo
fellow lifeless on the deck.
Like the rush of some mountain tor
rent the coolies swarmed on deck carry
ing everything before them. The sen
tinels were literally swallowed up by the
infuriated mob Of yelling demons, and
were never seen again.
Maynard, together with the second
mate and man at the wheel were the sole
occupants of the quarter deck, and upon
them, all unarmed as they were, the
mob rushed.
Amid the din and uproar Maynard
heard the voico of Captain Sylvester
calling upon him to jump through the
skylight.
Jump, my lad, and bear hand.
have the cabin doors barricaded."
The mate required no second bidding.
With a shout to second mate to follow,
he sprang through the frail structure,
and the next instant the two officers were
side by side with Sylvester, who hurried
ly thrust into their hands loaded re-
volver apiece.
There was no time for congratulations,
the aperture above their heads was dark
ened for a moment by huge coolie,
who was on the point of leaping after
the fugitives, when the crack of Mayn-
ard'srevolver saved him the trouble, and
he fell headlong into hecabin. Another
and anotherfollowed in quick succession,
but not a Chinaman succeeded in gain
ing an entrance alive.
With yell of bafled rage the coolies
the assault; but this time their
efforts were directed against the doors
the forward cabin, Theyspeedily yield
ed TO the shower of blows; and in few
were reduced to splinters.
But Captain Sylvester had not been idle
after recovering from the blow deal him
1y his steward. Every available piece {
If furniture, heavy tables, chests, and I
movable articles had been converted into
barricade which effeetually resisted +
he furious attemps of the now thorough r
= aroused mob.
Maynard and his companions fred g
nth cool, collected aim over the friend b
? cover, and at every discharge a coolie
assed to his last account. Their cries c
fiendish rage rent the air with re- t,
oubled violencea at being SO long baked t.
their prey, while their leader, the ex- n
teward, danced and capered about like
lunatic a
The dead bodies of the Coolies lay !,
lied across one another, the survivors 5,
akng no attempt to assisttheir wound a
comrades. Their ardor had been Z
by the severe check they had L L
and retiring from the scene Of
le conflict, they held a hurried consul d
'tion-a respite that was made the most 81
by Maynard and his companion in re- " "
airing and Strengthening the barricade n
hich had suffered somewhat from the W
antic efforts of the mob.
An ominous silence had fallen upon y
lie ship, which boded no good to the a
Iree resolute men who held possession h,
the cabin. With anxious hearts and az
ngers pressing the triggers of their fire 81
ms they stood straining both ears and
'es to discover what might be going on y
nong their enemies.
Suddenly simultaneous yell burst "
ON the hoarse throats of the gang, fol- &C
wed by united rush which shook the Ue
,ssel. 10
''Look to the cabin doors, Maynard; u u
will take care of the skylightl'' shouted Ic
vlvester, in an undaunted tone; and n' ~
sain the crash of firearms, mingled I'll
ith cries Of pain, resounded through al
e ship. a'
In the meanwhile the ship, left to the 4
ercy of the winds and waves, was driv- I
6 along before the wind with no one
control her movements. II
Both Sylvester and Maynard were well
Vare that both shoals and reefs abound
in the vicinity, which added to the A.
'ep anxiety preying upon them. Un-
IS the contest was decided in their fa
n, in the short time, common death a.,
lght overwnelm beseiged and beseig- a.
s. To add to the perpled6esand dan ha
RS which appeared to them the little fe, so
md on all sides, night was coming on, &c
d, under cover of darkness, the Chi :
se steward might obtain the mastery
some subtitle strategy. n
The whistling of the wind, the splash
the rising waves, and the Tapping of
e canvass aloft, we're the only sounds
at reached The ears of those in the cab
But it was only for a moment or two
at the treacherous calm reigned over
e ship. ItIf
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