The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-12-16

Pendleton died on November 9. Mrs. Pendleton
could not bear the thought of burying the remains
at sea and at her request they were placed on ice
and brought into port and will be taken to Sears
port Me, the captain native place, for burial.
The dead commander was ffty-two years old
and few men We're better known on the seas OF
better liked than he. He had followed the sea
from boyhood
The death of the captain was followed by that OF
the carpenter, Charles Hansen, week later, and
ON November q by Andrew johnson, 4 Swedish
sailor. All of them had the same disease as the
captain The bodies of the sailors were sewed in
sacks and buried in the ocean.
Faithful Mate Curtis who had taken charge of
the vessel when the captain first taken, was on
the vessel when Herald reporter boarded her
last evening.
"There is little to tell he said sadly. at has
been one of the most trying voyages | ever eNpe.
rlenccd. Nothing would tempt to 20 through
with it again. The ship was short handed all the
way; but, fortunately, we had fair weather the
most OF the passage. The illness of the men / at
tribute to the water we took on at Hong Kong. The
men did not appear to suffer much, but were boat
ed considerably. We had no doctor, and had to
get along the best could. 1t is true that we
Drank ram water \ part Of the water received
ut Hong Kong is still on board. | do not know
what allied the water. | was not affected much
myself. The men did not have scurvy or trace
Of it.
august Anderson, the crazy sailor was shipped
at Hong Kong, and from the first showed signs of
insanity He began mauling Andrew Johnson
VINO aiterWard dled-oNcr the head with an iron
bolt. The wound did not seriously injure him.
though there was a deep cash in his head Captain
Pendleton put Anderson in irons and from that
time on he made it interesting for us He managed
TO get away several times, and the last time he hid
the irons and We finally chained him. He was
very cunning. ! understand he was once a New
York tough and that he has spent more than one
term on BlaCkWells Island. | do not know lust
how much of scamp he while in this city,
but know that for 'cuteness he beat any lunatic !
ever saw. | don't think he was affected bv drink
ing the water. He showed no signs OF it,
Mrs Pendeton said her husband was i'll before
leaving Hong Kong. She thinks he had touch Of
the Hong kong fever. The water at that port was
always considered poisonous but Captain Pendle
ton thought the iron tanks in which it was placed
Wouhi absorb the poison. That they did not WAS
evident from the results that followed. Mrs Pen
deton looked worn out last night. The incessant
watching had told on her delicate frame severely.
she had been her husbands companion in MANY
yoy ages, and his death under such circumstances
made the grief greater
The sick sailors at Govcrneur Hospital were
carefully examined by the house physician, who
declared that not in his experience had he ever
seen similar cases. The drinking water was also
examine, though not chemically. The trouble.
the doctor thought, originated with the kidneys.
though whether these were dCranged by the water
ne was not prepared to say. He thought the men
Woult get well used to that and he had sanders
wrapped in blankets warmly enough to cause a
~IlGht aspiration. The other men were treated
IN 4 similar manner at Bellevue Hospital.
There never wa> an effect without cause, -
the Doctor said, and | am inclined to think that
thls was caused by something the men ate or
drank. Ii i not contagious any way. never saw
ANYTHING like it before in all my experience with
sick sailors.
Tie patients slept during the fore bart Of mid
night When the doctor looked in On them they
were Nlsl9lH growing weaker The house phy~i-
ten O'Clock this morning.
Capt George W. Pendleton, whose sad death is
narrated above. was born here and was about -
years Oh. lie has followed the sea a larger part
Of lis life ana by his own eNertion and industry
reached the position of commander which lr 50
llDlE filled tho al 10 .,