Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
AFTER MANY YEARS.
LOST SHIP HEARD FRoM-MUrNY or HRH
 CREW AND MURDER,

Tho Victoria C0loniSt says:-" It will be remembered by many in this com- munity that several years ago the ship Alaska left Burrard Inlet, British Col umbia, for China with @ cargo of lum- Der. She arrived at her destination in safety, and was announced to have sailed again for this port to receive second cargo. Time rolled on, and at the expi- ration of the usual number of days al- lowed for the passage from China the good ship Alaska was announced as "due." She failed, however, to put in an appearance; but this was not consid- cred at all extraordinary, as voyages from China vary in duration as much as voyages to or from any other place. But the days she was over due gradually crept into weeks and the weeks into months, and after she had been reported missing" for long time the conclu- sion arrived at was that she had doubt less foundered or had become the vic- tim of foul play.
 Years passed by and no word came of the rescue of any one who had been on board the ill-fated ship, and at last the faint glimmer of hope, which had sus- tained the hearts of the friends of offi-
 
 the supercargo of the vessel who had years, succumbed to the effects of the terrible suspense, and was quickly fol- lowed by her only child.
 The fact that during the time which would be necessary for the Alaska to make the passage to this port there had been no heavy winds or storms was the f0,r %1,o NsnynH nf play; and among those who entertained them was gentleman who happened to meet drunken sailor in @ saloon in Japan. The old adage in vino veritas was again verified Gas will be subse- quently seen) for the sailor quickly be- gan to give disjointed narrative of mu- tiny and bloodshed. The gentleman kept the narrative in his memory, arSS, ravel the mystery surrounding the fate of the ship, encompassed the arrest of several sailors who had been incrimi- mated by their drunken companion. One of these sailors admitted that he had belonged to the crew of the Alaska, and made full confession of the circum- stances concerning her loss. He staSed that when but few days out from Hong | hOuB, baluuS uuuer 1lBub pTcSAc Ou the coast of Japan, the crew mutined and, without @ moments warning, threw overheard the second mate, who was the only officer on deck at the time. Hear ing commotion, the Captain and first officer rushed up and were immediately murdered and given to the sea. The supercargo, MT. Thorndike, brother of the owner of the ship, who had 5000 in coin on board, shared the same fate as the other officers, and the crew, hav- ing secured the money and everything else of value that could be readily mov- ed, set fire to the vessel, and taking to the boats, pulled for the coast of Japan. Having landed in safety, they divided the spells, cherishing the hope that every trace of their foul deed had been obliterated. But time, the certain ayenger of crime, has proved that their hope was fa!lacious, as, following closely on the confession above referred to, the arrest of all but two of the oreminals
 was effected, and they will, in all proba'
 biIity, quickly be called on to pay the penalty demanded by justice.