Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-30

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70 the galley, threw the cook Ont
oodiiy and proceeded to help them.
selves. The skipper and mate made
a rush after them, and with ra,
volversd drawn tried to clear the place.
ran to my room to arm myself and
while there the fight started and he.
came general. Sheathknives. belav. /
ing pins and pistols were all being
used at once. The pistols of the two
officers did deadly work for a mo.
ment, but the "a Arabs were too
many and surrounded them, killing
them almost Immediately by blows
upon the head from the behaving
pins and wounds from their long
murderous knives.
By the time | could arm myself
and get out of the room nv two
comrades were dead, and they were
chasing the poor cook, who was run.
ming aft as fast as he could fly. !
stood in the doorway and com.
menced firing, hoping to save the
cook until he could make the cabin,
but a big brass Delaying pin hurled
by one of the mob caught him back
of the head and sent HIM reeling
into the scuppers senseless. On they
came directly for me, and retreat
ed, firing all the while, until !
reached the after cabin. The after
storeroom was separated from the
cabin by a very thick watertight
bulkhead. So rushing through the
doorway, which happened to be un
locked and opened aft, managed to
get in and swing the door in place
just as the first ones reached me.
Barricading the door hastily, sat
down and listened breathlessly to
their vain attempts to break down
the thick watertight doorway.
For two hours they kept up their
yelling and hammering at the bulk
head. but thanks to the constructors
it withstood it all, although sat
trembling with fear lest at any mo-
ment they would rush in and ami.
hilate me. After so long a time it
ceased and in little while / could
hear them bustling around on deck.
The ship commenced to list over, and
as il gradually leaned more and
more / Teanzeu UnaU Jney were put
ting sail on her, and as each new sail
would fill the list became greater
and the water commenced rushing
by, making a gurgling noise as the
ship passed through it. concluded
they had started for home, but even
if they should be sailors enough to
manage the ship without instruc-
tions, who among them could shape
their coursel Did any of them un-
derstand navigation For ship with.
out a navigator is as helpless as II
without a rudder, for there are no
rrossroad guideposts to say this
wav TO New York or London or some
other place so many miles, only q
vast stretch of water and every spot
of it lust alike-simply nothing but
beheavens to locate onespositon oy,
Twas safe SO long as the bulkhead
would hold, as the storeroom was
amply provided with canned goods
Of ali kinds and several gallons Of
wine to replace the absence OF water
Being hungry and tired from the lonl
watc6ings' and thinking that might
need more strength to fight again
nroceeded to attend to the innei
han All during the day / sat in my
prison and listened to the creannf
Of the rudder and wheel, which wa
IN inst over my head. If they hac
taken a correct compass course fol
Gibraltar, then within 10 days w
would be in the Mediterranean aga,n
;s NOT we would probably be plleC
mon the beach helpless wreck;
Thus for two days and nights "a
and thought of the many hideoul
things fL the cargo of rattling deao
unanIs rn bones could conjure IN m!
men t NV dead comrades, of prob
%lnI, nhIe s,bipwreck III vi or dreading lest an!
a,,,ent auiT M those fendish heatheni
mOuId again seek to take my NE
' Vas ~as so completely wrapped up II
l, | w+I +6onphts that had not notice.
m NY. now the ship was lying owe.
VI atI' . fearful angle, and while iaoGr ,
IN ing heavily by high sea was s,,l,,ii rusH e
ins .hrouGh the water at a terrin'
.ns nso Of speed. 1t came over me SUI ,a
I",T Ea',v - hat we were in a heavy gaze
ue I tbe men on deck did not realiH' IL
aho anu danger lam in not reefng down ., TN q
',ora lnv sails to relieve the VeSSei .
'n9 Trerv timber in her was creaKihl lhl
"a S's styaining until it seemed a sn' !
and a"n,S 5't 90 to pieces, Then ! heard heard
woutu t,,, Z crash on deck and reaiize'
leati ls,lt isnmething had carried away .'.n 1n
aapping fT canvas thus set 1i,,s a'rt rife re re
~pp;rS in the wlnd nAo ~ 10
ESs ROstS men rushing hither and and tnS tni'rsd ps
How / itched to 60 60 on a1,sn u9jn IN order :
my chances with the he. men ssracRsge II Url tha
ss Snst 70 be scattered over the the dSSsi tSs it'll
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e se that was sure the iors s,u anu an Am