The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-06
THEIR SKIPPER WAS MAD.
THE QUEER TALE BROUGHT IN IF TIE
HUGH FORTESCUE's CREW.

| 1t SoWWds Like ~ Clark Russell YRrn-Tbs
| Captain Steered Every Way for Port
and ut Last. After Hauling Up Hts Gre "
rs Refractory. shot Ilimseir In Its Cahir
The crew Of tho Norwegian bark Hugh For.
tescue. which left Savannah for Maceo on
April ~, arrived hero yesterday on The steam.
! ship Finance with a queer story OF q stranE
| experience with thoir skipter. Capt Yeel.
| muyden.
One OF tho men says the trouble began about
| fifty miles below Cape 81. Rogue. The skipper
was beating about apparently with no design
! Of making any mort. I he crew led to know
! whether or not they were bound for Macco.
The Captain said Barbados was his destina-
ton. and he stored In that direction. Then he
changed his mind and raid the Foitescus was
bound for Cenra. Finally abe waa run into tho
harbor OF Ma anhao. Brazil. by the nnts. the
Captain being unable. owing TO an nttacl OF
sickness resent ling insanity, TO take charge
OF the vessel
Tho Captain and his wi'e went ashore and
were absont three days. Then tho Norwegian
Consul ordered Tho crew TO bring the bark up
to the dock. They did So and went before tho
Consul to answer charge OF beinc refractory
preferred by Capt Yeelmuyden. Tho crew
was .ont back to tho vessel 10 await the result
OF tue Consul's inquiry. Three days later tho
Captain eame aboard.
Two pistol shots in the cabin brought tho
sailors aft In n body about $3.50 o clock III the
afternoon. They found the CAPTAIN lying in a
chair dying. with two bullets In his head. A
pistol was lying near him. A Coroner's jury
declared that he lnh killed himself. HIS body
i,sid oil tho old crew ami hired new ono,
rers ., smiling sh.rs. The mental and nhSSi.
cal atrnin which these men must rear can 70
In these days the shin goes to sea very often
with hrr enti,o Grey; rom mats ito, TO- e3 Th.
Tio mates m"y ,6e god men: ne changes fs
nj. ss they sn S E to The 'ep hi" "' e as
s sna ,hnt' will fa Carry AWAY t .nn nns o,
may be- iim,d and take in sail Without reason.
The captain must be Oh deck 10 SEQ about 1t.
strain. bnt through Ignorance set 1t 80 that
the FIRST heavy rolls in gale will taks the he
to contain three lubbers t. one seminar rs 1 Is
to eat read ard meat. They may do fnirly
well in TsssF r1 aos. III my
The skirp RI cannot hep thinking abont It
itory o. Il must be brought to hin. ! may be
only nick in a ch!sel It may he the ehafinE II
tia se docs " 20 wrc"s IN q I
every day but usually in every watch, and 1t
wears on the Captains nerves.
Meantime. II the vessel BIO old there is tho
constant da' gsr OF u leak developing lIe
would not show it. for tho world. but he is ns
likely TO worry 70! fonr Of his NE as sny other
watch last there be a collision. For a CAPTAIN
to remain on deck fortv-ciRht hours ut
sire CHI lie nothing at all unusual: Az yaR. or
any length rarely masses when The CAPTAIN
does not pass sixty or seventy hours there
BY day he works. too He is n snimaker. a
carpenter. an iron worker. rigcer. md when
a last lull Is to be had IN sweating un the hui
liarus no tails on and shows the rest how to do
II. Any good captain does rs much hard work
in q day as Any OF his crew AID sleeps about
half as much.
lie gets tired working: he is weakened by
loss OF sleep: he is harRssed by tn ills Of the
little community over which ho rules: he Is
c-ssful voyage: he is depressed by fears OF real
dnnRer- Of which he knows moro thnn any ono
else on board. No wonder hu loses his head.