The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-06-17
CAPTURED BY A MADMAN.
A STEAMSHIP CREW TERRORlZED BY
= A CRAZY COMMANDER.

Runs Amuck with Cutla>s and Pistols.
When the German steamship Prinz
Friederich Carl Of Hamburg arrived at
pier Is. East River, on Sunday after
noon. Captain Gosoti' Linda. who had
been her commander, was not with her.
lie had been lost at sea. Ills death and
the, incidents which preceded it make
up terrible story. The officers and
men Of the PrinZ Friedcrich Carl were
fond of' their captain, but most of them
felt almost glad that the voyage was
continued without HIM and that the
ocean relieved them Of fearful dread.
On the morning of April -. at I o'clock,
as The Prinz Carl dropped anchor in Sucz
Roads, Captain Linda DISAPPEARED. lie
had been seen a few moments before
sitting on q rail Of the qnartcr deck,
near the stern of the vessel. When
thet crew searched for him ten minutes
afterward no sign Of him could be found
on the. vessel, and he was given up for
lost. The German Consul and the
agent of the vessel at Sucz came aboard
during the day, and said they had seen
q cap, resembling a Turkish icz floating
in the sea. The description of the cap
answered to that worn by the captain.
Every one became satisfied that captain
Linda had been drowned, and Chief
Offices +. II. Stohm was made captain,
and Second Mate Henry Bohm was
promoted to chief officer.
The Prlnz Fricdcrich Carl has been
out from Hamburg for eight months
visiting Chinese and Japanese ports.
and taking on a cargo Of teas and mis-
cellaneous goods. At Singaporca young
man came aboard as passenger, and at
Hong Kong Il iinc-looking young woman
made the second passenger. They both
came 10 New York. Not long after the
arrival Of the yonng woman Oh board
Captain Linda began to manifest signs
Of insanity. lie drank heavily, and
when under The influence OF liquor, and
for. two -or three days after spree, he
was'eSceedingly dangerous. lie would
arll1!r .imsclf with Il cutlass and pistols.
which he strapped around his waist, and
parade the deck, threatening to kill the
entiA crew. The mcn were frightened.
and fcc time Il .mutiny seemed proba-
bic. The fit would wcarOll and Cap
tain Linda was again one Of the klndcst
and must stcousiderate ofsupcriors. Chief
Mate Hohm tells the story in the follow
ing wc:ds:
''0..e day l entered the saloon and
fourG Ithc captain in Il terrible humor.
s;traia, cutlasses were near by IN 4 lock-
,or. HS;l"i fear that hf would s"iZ" cnc
OF tntnl and inime some one / took
them up in my arms and turned to walk
cut. The captain became more furious,
and demanded the weapons after he had
run to The door and locked il. Having
no means Of escape, l threw the swords
on the floor and the captain seized one.
Brandishing it over his head he cried:
L am gong to kill YOU; Pm gong to
kill every one. on board the ship lie
made q movement tOwardme, and bend
ing my neck l said. Here. captain kill
me If YOU want top That seemed to
pacify Inn. and he called the boy who
was covering III corner to unlock the
door and let me out. One day he ap-
pcared Oh deck with several pistols. and
after frightening all the mcu into hiding
places. he fired at Chief Mate Stohm,
and came near killing him. Captain
Linda was most attentive to the lady
passengers when he was sober. 1t was
bright morning in April, and the sea
was gently rolling under light breeze
from the South. One female passenger
was sitting aft on the quarter deck under
Il parasol. reading Il book. The captain
appeard at the head of the stairs leading
down into the cabin. and when he saw
the woman his dcmcanor changed. y
pleasant look had been Oh his face but
now his eyes looked fierce. his face llvld.
lie disappeared down the stairway. but
sprang out a moment aitcrward like Il
ti"cr. The woman looked at him and
screamed. Lcycling a pistol at her head
he was about to fire, when the woman
lcapcd upon HIM, scizing the weapon,
turned the muzZle aside. Then q strug-
.lc followed. but some of us intcrtcrcd
aud disarmcd the captain. For weeks
none ofus felt safe. We did not know ut
what moment ouI captain would become
violent and shoot or sabcr us. The men
crcpt into their hunks at night trembling.
and came out trcmblin" III the morning.
We knew we had Il Unalic on board,
and that lunatic was our captain. The
lav when hc WAS drowned had been
takin" to HIM only 4 few minutes before
hr disappeared. and he seemed perfectly
sane. Whether hc fell oil the rail arri-
IDENTIFY C.. committed suicide. none ii lis
know
Captain Linda WAS - years old. ami
leaves wife anil two children i'll Ham,
blirr.-Ncw York Star.
I'm Extraordinary CASE.
The telegraph has announced the tact
that Dr. !. Milton l;owcr~. convicted
in san Franc!>r" "l poisoning his wife
by slow Y administering phosphorus. ha>
been scmlcmccc to DC hun-. Tie case Is
a.l extraordinary one i'll the criminal an
mails ot >am Francisco. Is the trial COIN