, 1889-12-19
MAD CELESTIAL.
An Insane Chinese Cook on
the Seas
HOLDS A SHIPS CREW AT Bay.
The Copper Colored Maniac Tried
to Blow UP the South
ern Cross.
New York World.l

LIVES, tuDtuiIi JUSTLY "a DuiVy,
sailed out of New York harbor thir-
teen months ago, bound on II long
cruise through China seas, u meek
looking little Chinaman named All
Sin occupied the cooks galley. He
was strange little man and posi-
lively refused to have anything to
do with any of the crew. AS the
voyage progressed 1t was found that
All Sin sat all day long in his galley
smoking opium and that often he
continued his dobauches far into the
night.
One raw, clustering morning,
when the ship had been out seven
ty-six days, All Sin, whose duty it
was not only to cook, but to attend
the fore-sheet, was ordered up by the
second mate. lie positively refused
to leave his galley, and closing his
door with bang, went back to his
bunk and his opium. The wind in
creased to gale and all hands were
ordered aloft.
In the mean time the second mate
had reported All Sins insubordina-
ton to the first mate, Donald a.
Nicholson, who determined to in.
vestigate for himself All Sin, in
tensely excited, met him at the gal
ley door. Before Nicholson could
say anything, the Chinaman yelled
out I'm broken English that he was
going TO kill three men--the cap
tain, the steward and the chief
mate-and then, us quick as thought,
he pulled pistol from under his
long blouse and fired at Nicholson.
The bullet passed under the chief
mates arm and the interview was
abruptly ended. Mr.. Nicholson
went buck to the captain and re-
ported progress.
And now All Sin set to work to
defy the whole crew and to make of
his galley an impregnable fortitica-
ton. The galley stands amidship.
1t has three doors and four win
dows, and 1t virtually covers the
deck; the windows sweep fore and
aft, and the doors cover the star
board and larboard sides. All Sin
had II lot of carpenters tools in the
galley, and with these he sawed Off
tilt iDiltF WI ms builh bil't
them up against the doors and win
dows, taking care to leave IA small
space between the boards through
which he could stick the muzzle OF
his pistol and likewise watch any
hostile advance. Having taken
these precautions against an attack,
he began to carefully load several
pistols which were I'm the galley. In
some way number of boxes of
cartridges had found their way into
the galley, and when All SIN sur
veyed things he saw he was pretty
well able to endure long siege. He
had any amount of provisions and
ammunition and as many pistols as
he could handle.
THEY GET HUNGRY.
BY this time the crew was hungry.
They had had nothing to eat be-
cause there was no one to cook, and
to add 10 their discomfort a cold
rain was mingled with the wind.
The men were thoroughly drenched
and unhappy. a consultation was
held, and Captain Bailey promised
that if All Sin would only come out
and go to work all would be forgiven
him. The steward, who was also II
Chinaman, was dispatched with
this message and flag of truce. AS
soon as All Sin caught sight of him
he opened fire and the steward
promptly retreated. A couple of
sailors who We're forward attempted
about this time to 20 aft, end the
vigilant All Sin made ii so hot for
them that they We're glad to give up
the attempt. All that day and all
the next things remained in this
condition. From behind his port
holes All Sin swept the deck.
Whenever head was put up he
blazcd away at 1t.
All this time the wind was blow
ing gale, and the Southern Cross
was bounding along, with the waves
breaking over her and practically no
one to direct her. The sailors were
afraid to move about, for the vigil
ance of All Sin was never ceasing,
and whether the men attempted to
climb n mast or creep forward or nit,
a bullet whistling by their ears
warned them that their only safety
lay below.
On the morning of the second day
keencr edge was added to their ap-
prehenslons. First mate Nicholson
heard sound of cutting and ham,
mering at the deck coming from the
galley. He knew that there was
slowed away just beneath the insane
Chinaman some 500 cases of gasoline
and twelve tons of cartridges. He
also knew that the cook was aware
of the location of all this dangerous
material and that he was cutting his
way down for the purpose of blow
ing up the ship! 1t was not n pleas
ant thought away out there In mid
ocean, not sail in sight, with gale
every moment, increasing in vio-
lence behind them.
A COUNCIL OF WAR.
A little council of war was held In
which Ii was decided that All Sin
must be got out of the galley. Va
rious plans were suggested; but it
was finally determined to attack
him from the top. Over the galley
was skyllght which Ah Sin had
closely nailed down, and the plan
was to pry this of and shoot down
through 1t. While this was being
done several of the crew could fire at
the galley to divert the Chinaman's g
attention. First Mate Nicholson
went to work on the skylight and
just as he had pried 1t open three or
four shots In rapid succession
whistled by his ear and he de-
termined to push his assault no