The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-03


Among the whaling arrivals yesterday
was the Pacific steam whaler John and
Winthrop She had probably the uost
evertful cruise Of the season, suffering a,
rarioas times the los Of two Ct her cFeE,
the disabling Of ofhers, and the vessel
Itself having barely escaped destruction
twice By being fired and .sesttied.
A Gsr0nicis reporter interviesed her
commander, Captain Cook. and several
Of the sailors yesterday, receiving from
them the details Of the unusesl chapter
Of fatalities and adventures which hap
I pened TO the vessel.
The John and Winthrop was unforfu-
nate in having on board several dsspenfe
characters, who. 70 satisfy trifiing grudges.
attempted 70 sci Gre 70 the vessel The
attempt vas made on April : By sailors
named Richie and Kiiborn- The Erst
intin&tion Of he terrible danger vas the
sight Of huge flames risiag from the for
ward part Ct the bark. dangerously close
to severn barrels OF oil. All hands we're
summoned % ex.inguish the flames. snd
the FIRE sss sGbdaed before Il bad made
any great hesdway. The conzpirAiors
were iroued sad their Fations reducsd-
snail punishment for 90 serious
crime
Later on q sailor named McGregor at
tempted to scuftle the ship. bui was de-
tscted By Captain Cook. who allowed
him 10 90 free OF punishment At the soEc-
itation Of the crew.
Daring September, while in Bristol
Bay, the John and Winthrop lost Charles
Coiins and Antoine de Sams. while the
blacksmith, Charles Lake. had beth his
legs broken Ali three accidents occurred
under thrilling circumstances. On sept.
81 whale was sighted within two hur-
dred yards Of the vessel. second Mate
Clark lowered boat containing. besides
himsel. Charles Audros. boat sieerer.
Charles Lake and Charles Collins. Tie
whale MAS struck with z harpoon, and
the huge maEmal fairly jumped 0Ct Of
the water Eith pain. The. luckiess boat
Was struck by the monster and hoe
vas stove IN. Another boat pushed ou-
from the bark snd .he whale vas again
harpO0nsd. Il then rushed % the boat
containing the second mate and struck
blacksmith Lake zith It's powerful head
Toe unfortunate mans legs Ware broken
By the blow. The rest Of the boats occu-
pants leaped into the water. and ore Of
them, Charles Collins. while trying to
swim to safety, was struck n the breast
BY the whales tai and instantly killed.
A mother sailor named Mcdonald was
struck glancing blow, but wss rsscEsd
In an unconscious condition as he was
The whale vas finally captured lake
suffered terribly with his broken legs.
No doctor was az hand 70 give assistance,
bat Captain Cook gave him bis personal
until the bark arrived here,
when L Ike was taken 70 the Marine Hos
pital
Antoine de Sama met his death during
the same month A whale was sighted
and harpOOned. The monster was arous-
I'd to action by the pain and made an on
slzGght on the small boat The third
mate was struck By the whale and
thrown thirty feet in the air. He fell in
he water uninjured but badly frightsn-
ed. De SAma, who vas msanw5ie cling
ing to the mast of the battered boat, re-
iaxed his hold, got entangled among the
lines attached to the whale and was
irOwned
Captain Cook yesterday deaied The
'tories told by some OF the sailors that be
lad treated them brutally, and stated
hat the whole trouble aboard vas caused
~ several men Of known criminaiify
Fho were concerned in an attempt %
iestroy the bark. SIN Frlpc,scs Csrsltisie.