The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-02-08

being refused permission to land; ship"rcck,
with loss Of all, and finally voyage from
the southern part of South America to Wash
ington D. c., in boat of his own construc-
ton but 81 feet long aud ~ feet wide, rugged
US n Chinese junk, his wife and two sons be-
ing his only companions. AS the trial in
court and trials on the water of Capt. SlocuIn
i'll South America have been somewhat mis-
represented, it is fitting that the exact facts
should be presented partly as detailed by
himself and partly shown by official
record
The bark Aquitineck, Of 32G tons burden n
clipper of noted swiftness sailed from New
York Feb. &c, 1856, loaded with oil for Mon
teviIco in Uruguay From there Capt. Slocun
wc.t III, tho river Platu to take 4 cargo Of
wine from u stranded brig, delivered it ut
Rosario on the ri,rana and took a load of
hay for Rio Janciro but is there was cholera
at Rosario, he was forbidden to enter at Rio,
and !laI to return to Rosario. being unable
to get rid OF his load along the coast of
Brazil. At Rosario the cholera had created
n regular panic, and all the jails were opened;
SO of the six men ho took there new crew
five proved to be Jail birds, regular cutthroats.
After another trip to Rio he sailed up
Pararagua bay to load with "sllate'-a sort
of tea. The first dark night, the bari: lying
ut anchor in the llarbor Of Antonina the cut
throat crow embraced the chance to attempt
the capture Of the vessel. The captain and his
wife who sailed with him, were awakened at
midnight by tho two leading nutineers com
ing aft (where they had no business at that
hour, and us tho captain went on deck, gun
In hand, he was seized by the leader and
forced to his knees, but managed to bring Tie
gun to tho villains breast and shot him
through IIe fell, and tho other advanced
supposing the gun to be empty; but it was a
| brecch loader with several Shots and ono Of
! them was sent through the second man, who
| fell dead OIL the deck. Tho other two lone Of
the five was ashore, did not advance, but
obcyed the captains order to launch the boat
and take the wounded man ashore.
| There was thorough investigation and
the Brazilian authorities ezonerated Capt.
Slocum from all blame. Tho wounded man
recovered, and the captain had to pay for his
surgery and also pay his wages to date! 1t Is
| u comical illustration of tho nutnecr's dcs-
pcrate character that while lying wounded
on the deck he revled the captain and
ridiculcd his awkward shooting; and in
the final settlement swore he would make no
allowance for some clothes he had drawn, be-
cause tho captain had shot Il hole through
them. Capt. Slocu1n then took crow of
Brazilians, delivered the mate ct Monte
video, and was about TO start for Paranagua,
when the American consul detained him on
some trinng prctense and his men were eS-
posed to "black smallpox" Before clearing
the river Plate it broke out III the worst
form, two men fell on the deck with 'risor'
in the spine and base of the brain.
'Up helm and into Madonado,n the near
est port, was the order; but the people of that
place arc the "Yahoos" described by Swift in
"Gulliver's Travels" Tho captain signaled
"Smallpox on board! Immediate medical
aid wanted" Yet thirty-six hours passst
before any doctor came off, and all he die
was to announce that it was smallpox and the
ship must leave The captain, his son Victor
aged II years, aud the carpenter were ths
only force left to navigate tho vessel. o
the others, two died on board, and the cook
who had faithfully attended the sick, dice
after going ashore. After great suffering
and delay they got back to Montevideo ant
got their sick OFT in an open boat, towed be
hind a steamer by 200 fathoms of line. Afte
tedious and expensive disinfectins of tn
vessel, another crew was obtained; the.
a sailed to Paranagua bay loaded with lumbe
and were stranded the bar whero til
Aquidncck, after twenty-five years goo
service, became total wreck.
Capt. Slocum had lost all-his vessel, wort
some $4,000, and all the outlay due to deter
ton, sickness, disinfection and mutiny. Fl
now had to decide whether he would appl
to the American consul and come homo as
pauper, or try to save something from til
wreck. He determined on tho latter IN
went to work, aided BY bis heroic wife, b
/. son Victor and younger son, Jalnes Garfield
aged 8, to build smaller boat from tt
wreck. The result was the now famol
Liberdade, so called because it was launche
May 13, the anniversary Of emancipation
Y Brazil Victor arranged the rigging and d
much of the work on the little cabin, Mr.
fslocum made the sails, and even tho little be
did such tasks as holding the hammer
l.. clinch the nails The captain was carpente
builder and boss The anchor rope was mat
d OF vines that grow along tho bank ther
g. many Of the smaller ropes were made fro
the bark of trees, and tho larger ones we
IN IN taken from tho wreck. Tho little cabin "
framed of bamboo work, with canvas stretch
over it, the whole lashed together by ro
made OF the bark Of trees. The little yes:
drew two feet four inches when ballasted a
N provisioncd. Tho braces Of the rudder we
y of Brazilian hard wood, instead Of iron. A
in this little craft Capt. Slocum, wife q
: two sons made the long voyage from Parar
qua bay to Washington city, starting Ju
. "a and reaching Washington Dec. 81.
: There was delay and trouble to tho la
y. The Braziian mort cautaiu announced tt