The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-17
miscellaneous.
HoRnoRs ON sHIPBOARD.
IAe OAaway Mntlny-Terrible Scenes OF Blood
shed Witnessed BY Woman.


IAe OAaway Mutlny-Terrible Scenes OF Blood
shed Witnessed BY Woman
A Malta correspondent gives particu
lars Of the murderous assaults by Greek
sailors ON board the bark 0naway, which
arrived at Malta on the Sd ult Hel
crew consisted Of ten men, all told. The
Captains wife and two infant children
we're also on board. Among the crew
were two Greeks, who shipped In New
York as Maltese, and who gave theii
names as Nicholas Peter and Manue
Margin. On the night of the lst ult,
about IL O'Clock, the ship was on Cape
Passarol 1t was the mates watch, and
the sailor Manuel Enos was on the look
out The latter was to have been rellev'
ed by one of the two Greeks, Nicholas
Peter, and, on seeing him approach him.
Enos asked him if he had come to re-
lieve him, but Nicholas replied in the
negative, and, without saying more, he
dealt Enos a heavy blow on the head
with an ak, causing him to fall on the
deck insensible. Nicholas then, from
the foreCastle, announced to the mate
that there was light ahead. The mate
Went,to see where the light was, but did
not see any, and, on turning to 60 away,
Nicholas felled him with several blows
with an ak on his head, saying "there
is the light"
The man Manuel Margin. then appear.
ed, and he also struck the mate several
times on the head with an ak. The
mate was left on the deck quite insensi-
bic. Nicholas and Manuel next went to
the cabin where the boatswain and cook
were sleeping, On hearing disturbance
on deck the boatBwain opened his cabin,
and on coming out received two blows on
the head with an ak which felled him.
On raising he attempted to lay hold Of
his assailant, and in doing so he was cut
in the face and other parts of the body.
He then ran for refuge toward the Cap
tain's cabin, pursued by the two men,
who pushed him down the ladder into
the cabin. The cook was also attacked,
and as he, too, ran for refuge toward the
Rftpart Of the ship, he was wounded on
the head with an ak. The Captain was
aroused by his wife, who told him she
heard cries of murder" on deck. He
rushed on deck, but as 1t was very dark
he could see nothing. However, hear
ing the boatswain's cry of murder, he
returned to his cabin for his revolver,
On coming out again he met the boat.
swain, bleeding all over, being pushed
down the ladder by the two men, Manu-
el Margin and Nicholas Peter. The boat
swain cried out that he Was being mur.
dered, and the two men attempted to
get down to the cabin, but the Captain
fred at them and they retreated. The
boetsWain then told the Captain that the
mate was lying dead on the deck for.
ward. The Captain took the boatsWain,
who was very seriously wounded, into
his cabin and fastened the door. Ber-
nard Peterson, who was at the wheel,
called out to Nicholas, and asked him
what he was doing, and he was told in
threatening manner to keep quiet. The
Captain was about to return on deck,
when he saw the head Of a man
just outside the cabin door. He fred at
the head, but without effect. He then
rushed on deck and met Cook Love com.
ing aft all covered with blood. The two |
men, Peter and Margin, were then about
TO attack the Captain. The former had
IN his hands large knife and an ak, and
the latter a knife and iron bar. Margin
the Captain, who fred at
him, and he fell from the poop to the
deck. The other man fed and Margin
also retreated, leaving marks of blood
behind him, which showed that he had
been wounded. The Captain called to
the cock to come to bis assistance, but
The cook replied that he could not as he
was BADLY wounded. The Captain was
helped by his wife, who also took mus.
Iet to the cook. The sailor Johnson,
Who was sleeping forward, then came
onward and assured the Captain, who
vas pointing his revolver at him, that =
10 had nothing to do with the disturb
nee, bat that he had been reused by
he two men, Nicholas Peter and Manuel
dargin, rushing down for their chests,
which, together with ladder, they had
brown overheard, and then jumped
Verboard themselves.
This information was confirmed by
he boy, Mowbery, who was sent for,
nd the Captain then went forward and
,und the mate, Lyons, lying insensible
n the deck and bleeding all oyer. The
aptain then made for Malta, in the
leantime doing all lie could for his men
tho had been SO severely wounded.
ONE Of the crew originally engaged for
le ship did not present themselves at
le appointed time for her departure
ON New York, 80 that the Captain was a
Dliggd TO engage fresh men. Three r
ien were brought 10 him, two Of them =
etng the above named Peter and Mar. !
q. He objected to two Of the three,
ut the third refused to 60 unless his {
'mrade was taken also, and to save rine S
10 Captain decided upon taking the '
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