Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-04-05
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among the ahJOlE!hB vessels she y
conspicuous on account of her size, the
massive black sides and white masts
giving her prominence. Sailors who
are acquainted with the mystery at'
tached TO her shudder AS they think
Of the awful tale told b. seamen, who
ray that on every night of her recent
trip from Seattle she was visited by
an unearthly being, who in solemn
tones issued orders to the crew.
Just prior to her departure from
Seattle Second Mate George Clark
was missed, and there was much cor.
aternation on board, as the man had
n reason for deserving and held a
congenial position. He was a general
favorite on board, and search was in
s'ituted for him throughout Seattle,
but it being OF no avail, another was
appointed TO replace him and the ship
called away.
The first day passed TRANQUILITY
enough without anything occurring to
excite attention, the sailors still con-
tinuing to express their wonderment
that Clark failed to come aboard at
the port they had left. But when
night had fallen on the lonely ocean
they were greatly perplexed to see
the tall form Of the former seconL mate
striding on the deck, with his face
white and CHASTITY and his blonde hair
Gistcning in the moonlight. As they
observed him he seemed to be at one
time in the forecastle and at another
in the stern of the ship. He changed
his positions so suddenly that the
men knew his figure could not be
living one, and their perplexity
changed to abiect horror.
Poor Clark" said one, "he must
have been killed by some blacklegs at
Seattle, and wants to let US know that
he has been foully dealt with"
WI have to get the police to trace
him up when We go back there" said
another. II somehow thought there
was something wrong when he didn't
show up"
On the next night the specter again
appeared, and this time he issued in
the deep bass voice that they all re-
cognized the orders he was wont to
deliver in the peculiar phraseology of
the sea.
The apparition after that continued
TO manifest itself every night till last
Wednesday, and Friday mornings
papers related how the body OF Second
Mate George Clark, of the Ivanhoe,
had been found in the hold mangled |
and dead, he having been smothered |
ly the coal shortly before the ship |
left Seattle. During the long trip |
down from that port the body lay in
lis dismal grave, yet no one aboard
knew Of the fact. Appearances indi-
cate that he had fallen into the hold,
and that the force OF the fall so stunn-
al him that he was easily sutfocated,
as hill of coal was heaved over his
helpless form.
The above information was COM
municated to an Examiner reporter
ty Agent Thomas Finnerty. promi-
nont member of the Coast Seamen's
Union in this city. Mr.. Finuerty but
recently arrived from Seattle, where
he was sent by the union to establish
an agency in behalf Of the coast sailors
there.
Yesterday afternoon a reporter went
down to the foot of Main street wharf.
alongside Of which, at the extreme
end, lay the haunted vessel, from
which a lieht-comrlexioned medium
sized man, aiterward ascertained to he .
"Sailor John, had just deserted. (
This man, on being questioned, ac-
knowledged that the dead man had .
appeared repeatedly on board the .
lvanhoe.
On being asked further concerning
the particulars, he, however, grew
Suspicious, and would not tell any
more. He refused to tell his own
name, and when asked the name Of
the captain answered that he did not
know. "He is an Englishman," said
the sailor, land the name we call him
by is Captain"
The reporter then assembled the
narrow iadder.like stairs leading to
the bulwarks of the Ivauhoe and
sought further information from a
seaman standing on the deck.
He showed the hole through which
the Inflated man had fallen, and
stated that Clark had been the second
mate Of Captain Carter, OF the Ivan
hoe. since last March.
Clark was about 10 years Of age,