Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
violent form sadly and silently threw the

violent form sadly and silently threw the
dead overheard one by one. And
just Mt this juncture another serious
trouble came to light, revealing mutiny
among tho few remaining OF the crew,
who on several occasions sought to have
the vessel beat for ports nearer than her
point OF destination. This action, have
been told, made me desperate, and,
with an expressed determination my men
understood, and pistol in my hand, the
mutinous crew agreed to reient and obey
orders. This difficulty, again, had no
more than been compromised when
] completely and entirely broke
down under my strsining combina-
ton OF troubles and the rayages
of fever. l became so violent,
they tell me, as to necessitate my being
chained to the deck to keep me from
jumping overheard in search Of the body
of my wife, as am told was the manner
of my delirious talk. / wear the scars
from the chains and lsshing TO this day.
After the ship had drifted about for q
few months without pilot or navigator
the second mate and three or four OF the
sailors recovered, but being out OF sight
OF land and not understanding naviga-
ton they we're powerless TO do any
thing with the ship. Finally nay
daughter Emma, and my only
child at that time, brave and
spirited girl of fifteen, regained her
reason but not her strength, aud when
in this condition she sent for the second
mate and asked him TO carry her on
deck, which he did. She then sent for
the ships instruments, and by the aid OF
these and her knowledge Of navigation
she figured out the location Of the vessel.
She then took the charts from the cabin
and traced out route to San Francisco,
and from this time on practically took
command OF the vessel and ordered the
second mate ana surviving members OF
the crew to make sail, giving them the
direction in which to sail. Every day
for months she would be carried on deck
to take the bearings and give her orders.
Being so hght-banded the vessel
could not be properly handled and could
carry but little sail, consequently her
progress was slow. After many weary.
dreary months | finally regSined my rea-
son. and when I learned Of what my
daughter had done was greatly sur
prised. and so declared. Had | been
placed in the sane position | could not
have done better.
1.-THE ship was loaded with general
merchandise, the cargo being insured
for over 5000, 600. Her long absence Of
$50 days and no tdinss from her led the
owners and ali interested parties TO be
lieve that the vessel with all hands, had
been lost.
after this supposed fate of the ship
bad almost passed from their minds the
surprise can best be imagined when, one
bright day in summer the ship Templar,
with her cargo Rll intact, came sailing
into San Francisco bay. Here, however,
Notwithstanding that tho last death on
board occurred four months previous, the
Tcmplar was held in quarantine, and all
beds and bedding aud all cabin carpet
ing and furniture burned and all clothing
boiled and washed, aud the ship tho
roughly fumigated and whitewashed.
The faithfulnsss and heroism of Cap
tain Armstrong and his daughter Emma
did not fell to meet with appreciatiye re-
cognition, and the Board OF Underwriters
Of this city, at meeting called for the
purpose, presented to each one Of them
q purse containing $500 in gold, accom-
panied by many expressions Of approval
and esteem, and especially was the young
lady commented upon IN tatterlng
manner for having performed the re-
uarkable feat of navigating a ship around
Cape Horn. IN addition to this Captain
Armstrong and MS daughter Emma were
literally rewarded 10y the owners Of the
Templlr.