The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-26
.ly ovERBoARD!
p.lleu's Experience with
q lnebriate Ghost.
,x1,cHr OFF CAPE HORN.
Deck with a Chastity
MI. Erow-WiBe and
o,her spirits.

esFsn.fo, s..ris manager OF the Little
y -. eerauauy. nov playing in This
=. nTSer befOrc appeared ID p'ln'.i
IN ghosts WHY OF course. |
= serren.s, ghosts. meTmaids
= things that salt water
Is u VI hsI;eye in. But this is an
So ry ogn. II you want it
80 .eeoud mate OF a large Pas
.,rninc between Melbourne
- We had filed up with wool
- l.s, moment our agents ac-
- of colonial wine, which we
- : ~ On top Of the wool in the cut OF
t,,rh The whole TO OF us on
- pretty loudly because iiuids
,s,. stow on top Of wool, and we
~ rsssage before rs with good
fssss 1ssa weather round the Horn in
sayvay. down came the stun
- ~ shin at Sandbridge. and our
80 gas almost full in an hour or
~ :. decks with this wine in casks
So We did what we could TO
tight with dunnage, but it
,,ry prettily and the first gale
-, net was sure to disiodge It.
ssy came and We hauled out
,,rwish about 3 900 tons OF cargo
- and about forty first-ciass pas
s..sies full steerage.
-, our after cabin passengers was
- telox who had been placed IN
e, sharre OF doctor-a confirmed IN
-vbose only chance they told as
Ain him off and place him where he
80 - hold Of drink. He came on
a III 10 pieces, but once on board. 1t
:. tnpossible for him to get
- ,ssxim from Port Phillip Heads
a. Hem. 50 we let him sweat.
,,,s 70 sen, with fair wind and for
- !, tao stood along TO the eastward
= r,yy stitch SET and record OF about
- tve.ye knots an hour. On the
~ dsy out we got shorter from the
|...A...t and hove-to. 1t blew as it only
]. aas down there, and the sea got up
sv Isy over in regular smother with
= n sjoii that would deafen anything
1 ii, shell-back.
dstAe niddk watch that night We could
q bsshe rattle dosn below that those
3k.usl kline casks had taken charge, and
IN lob We had choking them of. All
q rytngers, OF course as assengers ei-
|r,do-knew something was wrong. and
|sssined al kinds OF dangers which didn't
last
The ''inebriaie" came up tome-itwas my
|nth, and was pretty busy-with a silly
|uession about that wine getting adrift.
lei am afraid was not very polite with
h answer. He went below, however, and
Thought no more about it. We squared
|sshe hatch and wedged home the cover,
|en slowed the biz bell-mouthed ventilator
i leevard and sent the hands below. We
Ia out OF the gale-or rather. it ran away
|vm us--and we set sail again for the
Horn. Every day as We ran down our
reshing and casting. il got colder. until
b Wind would have frozen the tail off a
ess monkey. We got among the ice and
aad ahwly time Snow fell heavily and
fr& y !! fell on the sails and gear. She
slipped ssier continually, and it would
irene wherever Il lodged, 20 that our brace
ssks and oil running gear on deck were
IlAhefd In Ice
ass aigh,-it was clear with bright
iasmd bitterly cold had the deck dur
Esniddle watch--that is between Il and
II captain had come up at the relief
Hrsnd altered our course point to the
arHsrd, and the inebriate took a turn
rMnp and down the deck with him.
lE hey both went below. We had a
sfhs cloth stretched In the nlizsen riy-
IS G protection, and one of the hen
az vs lashed 10 the rail under its lee.
sses0fnso on the nen-cosp and suppose
ma have got numbed by the cold and
IA asleep. Anyway, the relief wheel
nRso'cloek and shook me up. and |
" m deck with a sharp walk. As l
asa u and got near the wheel saw
= inehrlaie leaning over the tatfrail on
s& nde However. he took no notice
R and leaned forward and went on
Has The deck. When turned aft again
: No gone below. The cabin companion.
ssW ka you, faced the helmsman. /
Ee be wheel:
's''5 cold night to turn out nj this
~ abiding 10 the ''inebriate.
~ fueried the helmsman.
spsa'ed ny assertion.
ahstarned out ?" asked he.
wy Mr.. -" mentioning the in.
=. ~ name. Hes Just gone below.
@lat Teen up this trick" said the
~ devil he hasn't Why. he was
sag ossr the 'atlrail only a minute
Is =, mai looked at me doubtfully. and
- vel sir, maybe he was, but didn I
so' my eye on the binnacle."
{, - saked forward again. A few MIN
- vas coming aft. and | saw the
80 fan'ng over the taiirail again.
= ash' Tor You, cried across the
M y shoulder.
Iearp
~ al speak 10 You" said.
~ ar--beg pardon: hat as there
nk q vac Else here thought may be
= = soa drunk or blind you've got The
a.. point oil her course. What's
-sa.'s' With you. anvwavq'
- go u The pinnacle. waited until the
! - - night. then turned "a speak 60
Asa'iaie 10 ,eeward. ASI d Ia so he
- ~ POSITION from leaning over the
! ~ saw his face. ltw was ashley
A. ~'eFe Wa deep cut across his
h. ~ | cried, what happened 80
a. sasAheed he threw Ia. arms up and
H. >, x, '"1f0. Gang Out. Hard
ara. we helm. and ran forward.
n. Nan oyerj'oardp'
! =, "a a n'nute Trough; al hands
Ia ep came the ship in the wind
", = rushed up i'm bis shirt.
0s 1. Mr. Hellee
ssf laeh-3,.
b ss.., ,.'u'''ate' ST.. cried. and ran 10
g., 'S' 'oa' to clear away for lowering.
IA al >a" fHn .o the compass and
AelUSmaI Ia a minute he