The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-23

the yawl as soon as the tide turns
l pointed TO the fact that there was only
one ape in the boat. and that could PUT a
bullet through his head, where he sat. II
one OF the men would slip over the rail he
could swim 70 the boat and secure it. This
was looked upon as a good idea One Of the
Borneo men got quietly into the water and
swan for the boat, and when he was close
upon it l fred and killed the ape in charge
HIS dying yell WAS answered from a thou
sand threats, and IN ten seconds the boat
was filed with apes. The sailor had to re-
turn empty handed. II was no use 70 fra
upon the beasts, as their numbers were so
g9at. and we therefore renewed our prep.
! sraIions for defense The crew proper told
Us in so many words that they woald not
lift a hand, except to defend themselves. -
| they considered il crime to kill an ape
Ii the schooner was boarded, then they
would be justified in fighting
After r few minutes all the unes bus one
agnin left the boat. The body of the one
! had killed was carried ashore The tide
| would not turn until O'Clock. and we had
/ nothing 10 do but wait and watch | made
a shell out OF 3 tin can filled with powder
and bullets. and the fuse % this WIS TO be
B lighted by Thomas when he could heave IL
/ into the boat. We had three loaded guns
I and a revolver apiece and / believed the
two Of us alone could prevent boarding
\ The schooner swung bows 20 the shore ~
4 soon rs the tide turned aud was now
/ further away By her own length. We did
not hear a sound from the beasts after they
! retired. There were scores % them watch,
\ ing US from the bushes no doubt. bat they
/ did not show themselves When the tide
began 10 draw the yawl oif shore the ape
/ left in charge took turn with hts tzal
around a bush and thus held IL.
At shutdown there was a little breczc,
I and we could have left, but wanted the
/ apes in the traps and the captain wanted
/ his yawL As IL grew dark all tho crew
went beiow. saying 10 WAS none OF their
| Sight. and one Of the Borneo sailors de
clared with great viyor and much grief
that se had rrCognfzed an uncln IN the ape
had killed. Another had seen his brother,
! and The cook fairly cried at the thought
chat his favOrite son, who had been dead
about i've years, might have turned into
an ape and be waiting 20 destroy his affcc-
tionate father. Thomas and lumain-si on
deck 10 watch and 20 o'clock we beard
and saw enough 20 pr1ve chat the apes
were moving in concert aud in a large
body. tried TO get The crew up, but tney
refused 20 come. I nad a doGtae barreled
shotgun, and Thomas was 20 throw the
she'll IL they came near enough The shore
vas IN such darkness that we cczidnt see
what our enemies were up 10 until the
boat was suddenly seen Coating alongour
port bow. / fired into he black mass. and
Thomas lighted the fuse aud hsAsed the
shell, but IN his excitemen. be missed the
boat.
From the splashing in the water knew
that large numbers Of she apes swan of
had scarcely fired when three or four APP
peared on the bows, ard the next moment
they boarded from every Faarter Their
screaming and chaiferins we're terrific,
and we no sConeF Saw fhe iirxt half dozsr
aboard than 5ve made q rush for the cabin
rom That moment We SeFa isaieged. aud
by an enemy such - never captured a sail
ing craft before
The crew were willing enough 20 h0ht
now, realizing the danger. We were all
together in tho little cabin, and ali armed.
but the question was what 10 do. Tho
apes raced up and down the decks. pulled
az every rope. and tho number Of them
must have been fan thousand Their
racing about made the littl. schooner
trembie clear 20 her keel. and now and
then their weight lurched her from side 10
side. The scuttle 20 the fo'castle WA So
cured, the matches all fast. AID the boards
over the cabin skylight had been nailsd
We heard them pulliD7. and hauling. how
ever, and every moment was an anxious
one. They wrenched the water butt loose
and rolled il around the deck. and sir
cages OF parrots were broken mp a 10 time
and the birds killed.
II was full hour before the apes quiefeS
down, and from thence 90 DAYLIGHT W.
caught few Sginks OF sleep a. we watched
and waited. When day broke and we could
see through the cabin side lights the soens
on deck was one OF desolation. Every run
ming rope had been pulled down. great holes
had been gnawcd in the sails. and what
ever they could break mp was broken. They
were still at IT, Some % them were even
gnawing AZ the deck planks II was clear
that II left uninterrupted they would ruif
the schooner above board. and 80 We raissd
n great shout 10 draw their attention. IL
succeeded 20 a charm. n wasn't Eve mia.
utes before they had wrenched TIRE boards
Oft the s<ylight The sash was a tsA-v ono
and the pafes small, and even when they
crowded pOn the sash % the number Of
fifty 10 pore their weight H0kiinz nv re-
volver lose 20 one Of the pauss. FIRED three
shots, and this cleared them OF. From ths
great chsfter.ng above We knew that three
81 the gang bad been 4. bed or bad hurt.
They tried u again ia about Eve mlnufssa
and now we used both revolTera and p~p.
pered four or five more. Prom that 90 they
kept clear Of the skylight, but We knew
they were watching the doors
On each side IF the corapasssOu way wa
pane Of giaSs over an opening 4 tnohes wide
by ~ long. smashed out a<1e snsl, 'Ehorias
the other, and We bsEzs shooting The
crowd made az a.. seeming % - perfectly
reckless, and several were ahot as th-f
tngzed "a the bsrrels Of our rife.. Ia han
an hour we bad fhe decks cove-rd stff
dead aud dying. aud the beasts bszan o.
show signs - being dsrnoralizsd. An oI
grayhead who bad been concealed behinG
the fOremas;. finally peertd ont and prt
a bullet into h - head. he feII over With a
scream. and with that ever ape thai ooslid
move Eprzag overheard and made for tbs
shore We waited = while before lsAYiua
our quarters. bot reached The dsrk e. Ia
that they had departed for good. There
were forty-tWo dead apes on The schooner.
and We finished six thai were badly wound.
ri. Oar boAS bad grounded On snaiisT
iNlasd bali Isl.s SEzy. sud after NE hs6
recovered Il We got ttse chaps y b had h~rn
In tbe trsps - long They exhlbifed Tee
creates ferorify. Dus wese hzDaisd ID
rUrss for ". and ~ finally EDs tb@1 safs
sb<ar.. Tben sssturrszi 70 al fks ~ hoousr.
and II took "a two fuII days - ~ her &C.
sailing shape- From The hour ;hc beazts
eft the craft We fsd not cafrh sizkf II
slsahe oss sEzi1 cgnsg cur zfay.--Sss
ISrk Sun.