The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-26
WHY SHE Is HAUNTED
Some Superstitions of Suspicious
Sailors.
It Was AL the Fault of Former Captain Of
the Ship Who Illusee His Crew-The
Malay Cooks Revenge.

Few ships that sail out of Liverpool are
regarded with more suspicion by sailors
than the ship Glengarry, now lying at the
Oakland mole.
''The ship is haunted" said one of her
crew to reporter last night, land /
wouldn't make another trip in her if | had
to stay ashore all my life. There were only
eight of US in a watch, yet every time we
had to furl the fore-top gallant-sail at
night we could count from twelve to fifteen
men on the yard.
Where did the extra men come from ?
Well, am not what you call superstitious,
but don't mind telling you.
HooDOo CAPTAIN.
1T all lies with the captain who for
merry commanded her, and whose name
was Lisle. That man would hoo doc the
best ship that ever hoated, and no matter
what captain has charge of the Glengarry
now he always has trouble with his crew.
Why. on the trip from London to Sydney
every seaman in the fGrecaStle was locked
in for fourteen days. The captain said it
was Tor refusing to bend the maln-saiI, SO
he fed us on bread and water until we
agreed to bend the sail after dark.
The Glengarry is fast ship, and Cap
tain LiSle used TO drive her for all she was
worth, and 10 consequence has lost more
men than any two masters who ever had
charge of a vessel. One night while on the
passage from Liverpool to Baltimore lie
carried sail until she drove into big sea
that took twelve men off the deck at once,
and every man of them was lost.
"On the next passage the foretop-gallant
mast was carried away while seven mon
were on the tGpgallant yard furllng the sail,
and not man of the seven was saved.
A HAUNTED SHIP.
THAT was his last trip in the Glengarry,
but since that time the vessel has been
haunted, and any QUE can prove it by going
aloft after night.
Captain Isle carried his bad luck with
him to his next ship, and he also took
Malay cook who had been with him on sew
eral voyages. The way lie used to treat
that cook was caution. Not day passed
that he did not beat or kick him, and every
Que wondered why the man stayed with
him. The cook waited and watched, and
the chance lie was looking for came at last.
" He was one Of those men that never for
got or f0rgaye an injury, and he only STAYED
with Lisle in order TO get revenge. One
night the ship was caught in terrlhc gale
while on the passage out to Rangoon, and
the mate ordered the Malay cook to call the
captain. Lisle always locked his room door
when he retired and never moved without
pistol in his pocket, and this the cook new.
On the night i'll question he called Lisle as
ordered, but in coming out of his ca bin he
was tlllOMH against lIo CdUIll uOOi Wy q ouu-
den lurch of the ship and dropped to the
floor senseeSs.
MALAY's REVENGE.
"The Malay quickly perceived the opportu-
nifty for which he had been waiting, and
Selling a large knife he sprang on the pros
trate man like tiger and in an in slant
plunged the keen blade into his breast
Again and again he stabbed Lisle and then
ripped open the body and cut out the heart
of his enemy.
:" The murder was discovered by the mate
who went Into the cabin to see why the cap
tain did not turn out The reason was soon
apparent and the mate, running on deck,
shouted for assistance. The murderer was
close at his heels and daring any one to lay
hand On him cOolly walked to the rail and
jumped overheard
1t was some time before another captain
could be found to take command of the YES
sci. but ut last a master was sent out TO her,
and she sailed from Rang0On bound to Lon
don
The ship failed to reach her destination
and was never heard of afterwaId."