Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-19
SUICIDE At SEA.
CaDtain UsyeR, 81 H. Ue0'
nsa. Jump Overheard.


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- soss reRis0ss, ossoutooa davs IA +
nsaf from eea Diego. ssFivsd anA n.
oeossd 10 She bsy this Dosutna in
eeArRs of ~ esut o0sss, JoAs Hanser.
tne Dasees Of The ns1noo, Captain
Aioen Hoyss. s0tst6ed O. TIE SIXTH day
Of We voyaGs. 80 1iiss vees By north
o. San Diego. Ths Rcs9 -1vxuzxSoDcx1
mas vent - board the ms0noa ssis
moeniaG ao1 inaeeviaved The onsess
40 esev coosesniaR the nd a1air.
Ce4slee Je1ssn. ths sseuo6 ooao, ere
moeeo 70 6sue aftee the deaGA q -
nA1oes. 9A6e 0la1oDeot. vhieA ~
fnfniaAe9 - ~ sspesees.
m yuzAAa-
I'VE In oan Diego - TuaaaaS after.
noon, Janoasy ofss.s b. oo00sneed In
aoeves 70 tho Fepostss's Queseiopa. "The
esxt nosnine Captain HoyeT came on
oeek teoktne very pals, aod eomp,siped
Of being ~. He ieQuested hi ofIcess
% take oheeTvsssons Of the san a. nom
TIE too foliovine days, Thursdsy and
Friday. he Appeared q tioss 10 have
lcee nte eaases altcasshe4. Part Of the
ene impseestsn that aanassins we're luYk.
ioa IN dark corners. thiSsoina fos his
nfe. Ou one oeeaston, whils hs 80
IAN alone IN hts berth, be seastled the
whole ship By uttesipe picrcina screams,
and insisted that be hsd been seabbed
10 the thigh and fels the warm blood
lowing down bis limbs. AZ other timee
be thooRbt the yessel ~ In port and
surrounded By boats. end that horses
we're RsiloptDR over the deck. Lsu6a
Bam vas administered 10 him without
eject. Saturday be
APSRAHxD MOAN CALM.
And kspe Qais1 daring The day, but that
night be rooss6 the soip's company BY
his uneasshly mapOuvera,
''On sunday morning, February ssh,
afternoon be oonvsfsed freely about his
He wanted the Aeonon to
stand In near the entrance Of the Golden
Gaze. where steamer might be inter-
cepeed and be could be sent to San
Francisco for medical attendance. Thai
{ venina be called all hands, including
the men IN the foseoastls. 70 the cabin
and shook hands With them. He said
hs vas dying his hands and feet we're
getting olamDy and cold sVeat came
out on him. He gave his last iust.uc-
lions and ship's papsrs 10 the maae. His
Will and last testament Vas writes as
bis suggestion and signed. 4 messAee
for his wife and children vas written
and the burning teaRs poured down over
his weather beaten feoe % be instructed
hat they be informed that his Lass
Ihouahts and words were for the loved
ones ~ home Whsm be would uevss see
again In shis world. After saying bis
prayers and from all appearance to b.
ready 70 fAthom the mysteriss Q Of the
unkpown worlds he retired and fell into
, peaceful and calm slumbes.
"SoddeDiy he aFoee tn hio bed and
Dtafed into the daskness thr oueh door
- thooeh be behsld . vision, and order
na of0oess from the cabin said iu tones
,f command: Go.
A. YoUo cAP1AM.
And lawful eonmapdsr.' After saIt
nR 10 some aooeeo object fos Vhiis
his way ali day Sanday. On Aopds,
lfteruoon be came on deck, vslker
sbout, and conversed IN rational man
1er. When he noticed attention Wae
directed to another quarter, hs took
'un OF q rec or fous steps and Vith on
esp be cleared the post rail vitheu
.oochipR u, and struck the seas 10 ID
midst of lot OF seq aulls. He lesped
rom the main deck over the rail where
he ladder 10 hung. The main yard Sas
orsced back, the ship hove 70 and .
plank vas thrown 10 him. One Of the
men sav the cAptsin rise once and then
20 undef shout one quarter Of Q mil
sstern the vessel, q boat Vas lovera
aud search made without avail. The
ssssei had been making i've knots an
oo1r.
The master shielded on the sixth day
from San Diego. The mate took
charge of the vessel and bFooRht her TO
this port. and wired the owners fer In
ssructions she wiil 90 10 Port Discov
cry and load lumber, probably fer
Henolulu.
Captain Albert Hoyef Vas q man Of
about forty years, popular and veil
liked all alona the coast where be has
sailed for the last fourteen yeafs. He
vas in the hepry Buck for over six
years ~ master, and four years before
be sailed IN the Samatra - mate.
About six months ago Captain Fox.
nov deceased, resigned the command
Of the Memuou at Nanaimo and vas
succeeded by Captain Hoyer. The lat
ter master leaves wife and tvo child
rem in Oakland. California. fairly we'll
provided for with this worlds goods.