Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-14

s. added that the eapsain ana soms o.
the csev were IN tie armosy and prs
pared 70 bold out 70 the iass. thea IN
formed the pirates that coaA noe think
a surrender. and - they began batter
inx u the door With . ea4stas bar I
showed the muezis II > revolver ont and
killed one and wound&-d another before
they could get ous q range.
There was Only gentle heee1s blow
ims. and thn9 - q oar baeAA Tha
two junn were coming down sIowly.
having 70 make frequent tacks, and when
about = mile and half away saw that
the< were loaded with men- Il was
put up job between the two parties. and
al the desaiis we're thoroughly under
stood. The engineer had been blowing
Of steam - prevent an explosion, and
asked him to hold fass and give me .
sho~ 70 carry out . plan which had sud-
denly suggested itself Fortunately for
Us. the native stokefs had just hred up
before they bad gos the signal They
had murdered the chief. who was an
Engii.hman. zs also the oiler. who was
q German, and had left the furnace
doors shut a. they rushed up on deck 70
join in the murderous mckee, The boil
ers were. therefore. making steam al a
lively rate. As soon - Ii engineer
understood what l wanted he started
ahead, and took the wheel and brought
the steamers head in line with one OF
the hunks. We were headed about north
One OF the junks was headed southeast
on her tack. the other southwest They
were, therefore, nearly broadside ON to
me. We went ahead At moderate speed.
- did not want TO alarm them The
natives on board gathered in the bows
and begzn waviae cloths and hats ~
warning TO the junks. The people on
the latter must have argued that the
steamer wns in the hands Of thn14
friends. for they fred their jingais and
waved their cloths in reply.
beld tor the junk headed to the
beast. and she 1t once lowered her
~ " wait for the steamer to come up.
en- within a quarter Of q mile OF her
ng the bell for the engineer to 90
I'd It full speed, and the steamer
ted of like . wild locomotive. We
almost upon tbs junk before the
~ lie OWNED our object. and they had
time to utter one long drawn shout
fl. error I held the steamer For her
dside, and she divided that junk
M the two halves Of an apple falling
- from . knife. expected great
4, but there was none. 1t was no
k.a n
|. I believe she held at least fifty
4s A great cry went no ~ we passd.
when l had headed the steamer
nd not more than half dozen OF
poor wretches were in sight. and
were clinging TO fragments of the
o X and tossing about. l gave the
neer information OF how we had
aeded and told him l proposed To
, the other junk the same way. The
M yes aboard the steamer seemed help
and terror stricken at first, but
a they realized my plan they moved
revent it, They ran down and
I'll the furnace doors to lower the
IA, and a gang Of six or eight attack
he wheel house. A second party
an attack on the engineers room
same moment.
second junk, seeing the fate OF the
had gone about, and was standing
north with all sail set. The wind
light, however. and ~e could run
'eet to hG one. We had large re-
of steam. and after had her nose
ed for the junk gave the gang out
little attention. They were bang
..c the door and the shutters with the
an bars. and l wounded two Of
before they would desist. The en-
r'er, also using a revolver. killed one
= wounded two. The fellows then
of, beaten at every turn and dis
ID with the job. and now was close
it'll the junk. She also held about
s1s desperate looking fellows. Aware
intentions, about twenty of them.
were armed with muskets. gathered
e and peppered away at the pilot
=, but the few bullets which hit it
harmless. When the bow of the
-- aer was within a cable length Of the
OF the junk every native began to
and wall and most Of them threw
selves PROSTATE on the decks.
lite cloths were held up in token Of
-4r nder, but in answer rang the bell
- ne engineer TO pull her wide open.
i'd 80, and we seemed to lift out of
'ater and be flung at the doomed
r like missile. The steamer struck
luare in the stern, crashed into her
Tor twelve feet, and then the junk
part and became heap Of wreck
which was cast aside from either
/ ran on for quarter Of mile
hen turned. Not living man was
as- seen In this last disaster. | ran
% the other heap of wreckage and
wo men still hanging on, but the
air spulled them under just as / rang
p our way. The steam was about
.'r sted. anyhow, and the time had
for a move against the pirates on
ri.
, ewing they were badly frightened
r.. lled the revolvers and stepped out
ola deck with one in either hand
I'll My man in sight was the leader of
.,s,nd, who stood in the bows looking
..,as lie. As stepped out he said:
MT shoot me! We meant you no
u.s. We have thrown away our
ns.'
=. mt down to find them covering in
'sageways, every mans pluck com
.i.s gone. The captain and second
insg we're in the armory. let them
d then freed the engineer. The
us were the only white men left
We collected the prisoners in the
Dom, held short consultation
proceeded to act. While re-
among them to check any new
....o..lvn. the captain took his station at
the forward port gangway. The engi-
neer then led the pirates out to the cap
tain one by one. and the latter put a bull
let through each mans head and pitched
him forward into the sea. 1t was retri-
button with a vengeance, and certain
writers. who were thousand miles from
the scene. and underwent none of its
perils. have termed it 1.-The massacre of
the prisoners.
went out with the last one. Like all
others who had preceded him. he went
humbly to his death. not even uttering a
protest. When he had been disposed Of
we turned to and prepared the bodies Of
our dead for burial cleaned the decks.
and nv two If ma ACTING a. stokerS re