The morning call., 1892-08-08

the big side-wheelers must be stove in and
sunk by the unruly prov of the Black Cat.
Darn that Eel CAPTAIN" said the captain.
RS LOT The second time he was forced, at the
very last moment, to come about and take
the swell from the steamers stern
That's just like the Southern Pacific"
he continued. They'd run a man down if
they possibly could. They don't care snap
for human life.
You remember that fellow who tumbled
overheard from the Ell Captain the other
night and was drowned before they could
get the boat dOwn?'
The captain was getting serious Bytheir
looks the crew intimated that he should go
on .weu ,bs, story .nont ri. ,.,nn .,u,o,
by the paddle-whrel when he fell over and
killed outright is lie, concoeted by the
Southern Pacific officials TO shield them
Selves
How do you know that?" ventured the
first mate
Because | was on board the old tub that
trip and saw the whole thing. l saw him
fall, saw him sink and come up again. and
strike out. He was a good swimmer and
kept afloat for fully 20 minutes 1t must
have been his heavy clothing that finally
dragged him down under the big swells.
Yes; boat was sent out TO rescue him,
but 1t did not reach the spot where he went
down till half an hour after the accident.
w hen the crew tried to lower the boat
II,
to work and the pulleys and everything in
such state that the boat could not be low
cred huTrlediy.
Added to this state of things the crew
TOOK the matter quite eoolly and made no
effort to hurry the work.
The passengers became inpatient and
angry. There few yards to the stern Law
helpless man, struggling to keep his head
above the water. Ii was a fearful sight To
see that MAI struggle.
Finally The indignant passengers made
for the boa: themselves and tried to help
the crew.
The latter resented the interference Of
the passengers, and instead of being spurred
on TO work the faster the crew stopped
working altogether and insoientIy told the
passengers ii they didn't keep away the
BOAT would not be lowered at all and the uu-
fortunate left 10 drown.
well, that's just what did occur. That
poor fellow was left 10 drown like dog,
when ready boat could have saved him
easily.
Then they made up that story about his
being struck with the paddle wheel. 1t was
- outrage"
Where above dash occurs Captain Mahrog
uttered fierce inyectiye that would not
look well In print, but which did credit TO
the speaker.
The crew echoed the sentiment
The wind blew steadily, and it blew
toward Alameda. The tide was running
tue way, anu Win the n6iO OF the
two, under full canvas. the Black Cat fairly
SKINNED the waters. She would be home
in half an hour.
just time enough for good sea yarn"
said the gallant captain. who had quite re-
covered himself W hen fairly out of sight of
the ferry-bOais.
Aye. aye. SIR" said the crew.
My fatner was an old SALT" began the
captain. "and the master of as snug a
whaling craft rs ever sailed out of New
Bedford. But he had an awful temper
which when fully aroused often carried him
to unreasonable lengths.
Il was knee-high kid at the time but
tue scene Is as plain TO me now as though it
only happened last week. Mother and |
were aboard saying good bye to the old gent
VINO was 10 sail away early the next morn
ing.
About 10 o'clock at night the cook
crawle1 stealthily into the cabin where we
were seated and told father there was
whSky-peddleI on de K.
- on know ii is against the law in those
Eastern ports to board vessel for the pur-
pose OF selling liquor TO the men.
My father bounded up on deck In a
hurry, while the coax sneaked back 10 his
galley. Pretty soon we heard an awful M
roar and scutfie and scramble lit to wake
the dead. Above it all was my fathers
voice swearing and yelling himself hoarse.
Then all Was still. We waited for father
but he aid not return that night. In his
+.
what had happened.
ut seems that when my father reached
the deck he found the whisky peddler. sur
rounded BY group of seamen, dealing cut
TO all VINO had the money TO pay for it. tin
eupstul OF the fiery Waterfront Uuuor
which he drew from a key.
AT this sight-Some of the seamen were
already drunk-my poor father lost his tenn
per entirely. or found It. whichever way
you care TO put it.
He picked up an AK and made for the
peddler. The latter lit out with ali possible
speed, and after smashing the whisky-keg
into smlthereens, my father chased the
peddler the full length of the deck, AK in
hand.
1.-The peddler's boat was under the bow.
Luckily he managed to drop into it in time
to escape the AK. But in casting off his
line got tangled in the anchor chains. and
his boat stuck right there under one of the
big anchors.
Quick as lightning my father parted the
rope that held the anchor. and squash went
the big iron hooks down into that whisky
pedd er's boat
Boat. peddler and anchor sank together
Then my father sent out boat to res
cue the peddler The scene had been wit
messed from the shore; that Is the latter
part Of II, when the anchor was dropped.
$50 when my father went ashore to make
complain Mt 10 the police against the whisky
peddier he found himself under arrest.
Il don't remember just how IL turned out.
Mother and slept on board the schooner
that night, and not till nearly noon the next
day did my father put in appearance. He
sailed early the next morning.
Hslloi here's the bridge. Home again.
Let go the boompeak. Hurry 7"
AYE, aye, sir" said the crew