The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27
FLUSHING BAY PIRATES.
THE BOARDING OF THE SCHOONER @. L. BY
MASKED AND ARMED MxA-oNx OF THE ROB-

THE BOARDING OF THE SCHOONER @. L. by
MASKED AND ARMED Mxx-oNx OF THE ROB-
BERs SHOT.
Flushing Bay lie . favoritc anchorage for vessels In
tho trade and has always considered safe
by OF vessels that they have made practice OF
setting no watch. Their dreams Of security were
rather rudcly dispclled Wednesday evening last
when an armed gang boarded several vessels and
robbed the crews. In tho HERALD Of Thursday ap-
peared Of the robbing OF the schooners f.
Nelson and Almon Bacon both which bound out
But. perhaps, the most interesting story OF all is that
Of the boarding and robbing OF the schooner G. L. Cap
tain Lowell, bound IN from Portsmouth, N. Il The G.
l. reached this port yesterday.
The captain SAID that he lett home on Sunday night,
very strong wind blowing. necessstod the keeping
Of all hands watch during the night The wind and
continued high during the run. and when Flushing
Bay WAS reached on Wednesday night all hands had
been up for three nights In Flushing Bay OF Riker's
Point the Schooner anchored the cable payed out
the lights set, and all hands in, thinking
watch unnecessary. About half-pa twelve O'Clock
Captain Lowell awoko and found himself confronted by
two men, who held revoivers at each side of his head
They dressed in rather rough clothes, with black
SLOUGH bats pulled well over their eyes and handker.
chefs tied over tho lower part OF their faces One OF
them, evidently the captain, said. keep still not
word, we will blow your brains out"
ali ms men were similarly guarded Two men Stood
over each OF them. systematic and not very gentle
search OF the cabin was then begun. Curtains
pulled from their tastonings and The tops Of trunks
broken and their contents scattered about the
cabin noo The capain's wallet cut open and tho
contents appropriated His best clothes and those Ut
his also found their way into the bags OF the
gang The captain forced 10 turn over In Lis bunk
TO enable of tue pirates TO search hls mattress,
and was then told his face toward the wall and
Keep It there under peril OF being shot One Of the
found old musket IN tho cabin which was
cai dANk Tn n IN Entn NM
thrown overheard One oil the gang, IN spirit OF
devItry fire OF the cabin curtains but
ordered by his captain 10 put It out he would
blow the OF his headon The desperate reluctantly
extinguished the fire. While the search going
overy one was started by the sudden discharge Of
pistol One Of tho piralcs sunk 10 tho floor with
who had fired Captain Lowell said that the moment
Of suspense terrible 10 him. for the des
perado looked At him aud seemed 10 be consider
ing where he could best hit him. Ono OF the
gang however, relieved the crew by stating
that his pistol had been accidentally discharged.
Captain Lowell states that the wounded man was
placed the cabin hoor and his wound bound up with
linen torn from some Of his shirts. He was struck
the captain thinks somewhere III the cheek. He bed
profusely but was conscious and able TO leave tho
vessel with his comrades Tho thieves then cool,y
lighted cigars and sat down in the cabin 10 divide tho
spo.s OF thcm remark:ng that the haul not
good az they had expected they having found 'only
thirty cases. PROBABLY meaning about $50 which they
had gathered from the mon. Aitcr some quarreing
the spos divided satisfactorily and taxing
lunch from the lockers and fastening the matches after
them the wretches left the vessel gong of
One OF them before going took several photographs of
young ladies IRON an album belonging 10 one OF the
Their departure was orderly and very cautiously
The losses the captain, not including damage
10 the schooner, will aggregate $l6O The boats after
they left seemed to DO headed directly for the shore
Captain Lowell docs not agree with the other captains
robbed vessels that the thieves the OF tug
boats, but be advances no theory himself as to the
boat IS stationed at that these w
from time to time, take place.