New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-09
MURDER ON SHIPBOARD.
NEGRO TRIES TO AsSASsINATE THE BOAT.
SWAIN-THE CAPTAINS BRIDE SAILED
WITH HIM.

WITH HIM.
The British ship Buckingham, from Dundee,
Scotland came into port yesterday in charge Of
her first mate her captain having been assassinated
on the voyage by the ships cook, Lascar named
Bahguhan Dhaas.
The Buckingham S a four-masted ship which
runs from this port to Calcutta with oil, thence
to some British port, and then back to New-York.
She left here last year ago in October, and just
before she sailed her commander, Captain Lyall,
was married to Miss Margaret Reid, Of Fifeshire,
Scotland, who had out in White Star
steamer TO meet him here They then started
ON their wedding trip in tie buckingham.
After dischar2ing her cargo in Calcutta the
Buckingham went to Dundee and thence sailed
III ballast on October f)r this port. The cap
talns wife co }tllued tie trip with her husband.
The crew was mixed ore, and among it wero
many Lascars and other East Indians. The ships
cook was lascar and possessed all the peculiar
attrlphteS OF those people. On October IL, while
the ship was passing the IIcbrides the captain
called the cook INTO the officers messroom for
the purpose of rcproving him for his dilatorIness
in preparing the meals for tie men. All the
officers and crew on deck at the time most
of the men being aloft for it was beginning to
blow fresh and sail being shortened \
Mrs. Lyall Yves in the cabin. The captain and
cooh "'Ic 'IoHe II Inc lneSSrOOn. W hat took
place thesc will probably never be known in its
details. Half an hour after the cook had gone
into the meSs-room, the steward opened the door
and saw sight which transixcd him with hor-
ror On the 1oor lay the body of the captain,
hightfully manscd by knfe-wounds, and, sitting
IN chair, grinning like fiend at the body, was
the Lascar cook, knife dripping with blood in his
hand. The steward, as soon as he could get con-
troll Of his limbs. rushed an deck and told First
Mate Christie what had happened. Taking some
men with him, the mate went into the messroom
and Oyerpowcrcd the cook who did not make
much resistance, but kept repeating: 81 killed
him and am glad of it,
The Lascar was put in irons and was secured
under the topgallant forecastle. The body of the
captain taken forward. This was at about
i o'clock in tie forenoon. No wanted to
take upon himself the task of informing Mrs.
Lyall Of what had happened At 3 o'clock that
afternoon the mate, who now took command Of
the Ship in under headland of Of the
Eebrdes and hostcd his ensign union down, at
the same time running up a signal for shore
boat The running high that he did
not dare to launch one of the ships boats While
the ship was hove TO. Mrs Lyall came deck.
She had heard unusual noises about the ship, and
as the hours passed and the captain did not come
into the cobin She could stand the suspense no
longer 80 she came on deck and besought the
mate t. tell her what had happened
As gently as he could the mate broke tho
news to her of her husbands assassination. lt
was almost 10 a day the anniversary of the
young wlles marriage. Failing to get boat
from tie shore, account Of the heavy sea, tha
mate got tie ship under way again. and ran into
LanWick Sound. Here also lie failed 10 make
communication with the shore, and so he de-
cided to proceed his way for NewYOrk. Tie
| ship now stood out for the open ocean The heNt
| day Sunday, ana al clock IN the alter
noon the captains body buried in the sea, on
which Tor nearly his whole life he had made his
home. The ship hove to. and the body,
Scwcd in canvas and weighted with iron. was
placed on grating near the starboaTd gangWay.
\ British ti,- Nos thrown over II. and IN the
presence of tie crew and the weeping widow, the
mat" read tie Episcopal Oncc Tor the dead.
II was a dIearN day. laln-slualls driving every
now and then across the heavy surface of the
du.l lcIden ocean. and the wind WhlsSins through
the rigging ~ If. III" mate says III his report,
" II we're singing a requiem Tor the dead
Finally the body was committed 10
She was blown by storms so miles north of
Cape Farewell. the southern extremity OF "reen-
land, and fox tortNscNrn days she struggled against
| adverse winds and stormy seas. Captal" Iyall
WaS a native OF scotland, and was about forty
years DID, Before '&kin. command of the Buck
m-har. he had been IA command of the ships
/ GlrugarrN. Glcuhi-h ana Eiil>laEd. rs the Buck
I Ia-lam was approaching sandy Hook yesterday
| morning the hCai>Waln ordered a negro sailor
named Gross 10 be- quicker H. his movements,
| wacrcupon the rcsro drew knife and attempted
to stab the boaisWain The boalswail had in
iur"d his Iicit ann ?ud he'd Il in sling so that
! b" WAS practically dticneolcs~. The bclt>wain's
! mate saved i'm by rushing between his chict and
the infurat'd sli.or, shou'm. ~ he did 50 Don'b
! stab him: stab me TIE negro WAS taken by
nnrpIi,, that he dcsstcd from his mIrdcrouS pur-
! pose and went forward. The mate then ordered
| him IN irons With some diAculty tie sailor was
."cnrcd. and. being handcuHed, was placed III
the sail-locl,cr.
But he vas not yet subducd and soon began
| haitcrin- down the door with his irons. He was
ihrn ~ ken on deck and secured IL a rinGbot in
the dccy. llr had Lot endured tho cold more
th,n few minutes. however. when he begged 10
hr taken back To tie S1-locllcr. The aSsaSsins,
Dh1lS and Gross were turned over to the police
authorities on thc arrival of the Buckingham in
port. They will hc held for cNtradition on the
demand of T." British Consul. Mrs. Lyall IS
with friends ~ Irool,yu.
THEIR FIRST OFFICER LOST OVERHEARD.