The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-28
TINE TorAsE or 4 FEVER sBIr.
omc,r. MED OF Untn There IVES None h"'
nm 1s-yenr-oId Roy to Navigate Her.

| nm ANNehF-olN NsoN "
f,ar ~ Rt,t-t, yrs
ON SATURDAY night the British bark TraialgNr
| arrived in Hobson's Bay from Hat1Nia IN
| charge otthe third officer youth on ~ yrasa.s
! ciently sensational and thrilling to be taken
from one Of clark Russelfs remanceS -,
| The Trnfalgar which is owned by MI. Airei
| Brown OF Glasgow. Is a four-masted bark OF
1898 tons burden. In the oeginning OF Inc
year she was des patched from Lardin to NO
leing made in the smart time OF thirty1"hS
days After dischhTgnE she proeeefde,d . 20 Nrw
sene She started for Batavia. under the COM
mtnl OF apt. Francis Edgar. a native OF Edln ;
6urgh, latavla was reached pa the latter psIt
oi -eTtehIuer Here her troubles began hrs7
81 the crew deserted. one Vas arrested ani
be found. willie the third evadel capture ~
der. uuriu- h.msyl! TO the Government as IN
ahscouIrr from hut II mun-u.-wa, iying IN
New lurk har5or at the time be sienelarticies.
lie Vas paced on the guard ship. n.Nt ,tne
New Work tnrasGei one " the crew. and was
cOmpellad To- lock himself In MS ch,gn Tor
safsty tiii fsArfu that the -eanen would carry
t6air Threat intA eiTrct 10 throw hil carcass
oyerbaarl O the sharks" heasked FOR and was
reluctantly Srantel his DISCHARGE
orders were now issued that the crew wore
not togo on shore for lear that they should
bestrirken down with the lava ever Despite
succumb TO he fever. and his conIitl oG hourly
becoming worse the chief officer, w. bichard
medical assistance. but when he re.
turned three II, hours later apt ,,t tpsa5I
in the BI'avia cemetery on the following
day, the steward aud six OF the crew taking
sSiuant.y t,ausriiei terribly deadly results.
Most OF TIE men soon after complained OF
being seriously III. and a. there was little
hope Of their mBctc recovery while inhallng
the niasudt,c Nhpyrs arising from the marshes
n the vicinity ofths city. It was determine1
that start should be made for Australia
The c0mnand oi the Trafalgar hal now re-
ycrtcd to Mr.. Richard Roberts. the chief officer,
/ The journey was accordingly commenced
1 under most discouraging circumstances on
I Oct. ~, She crew on the articles Numbering
| Just after the Trafalgar had got we'll clear
| OF the island James Nelly. 4: H.: aged 81: ma
SltHSue6 the ste steward John Ice and the deck
! officers tried, with the aid OF the restrt.ted
| means at their command, TO relieve his suner-
! latitude Il ~ nortn and longitude lOl 20
east. His body was buried at sea CAPT Rob
dIscuRtH vF N samae '? Sorx0 oG ' f.s
S Sp about HeS tie Same time. IL was Amos,
Frustrated by the fever, and beyond making
/ unable either TO take his watch or 70 assist IN
/ directing the ship IN her course Al II A NJ
died d, rom the fever, and on the afternoon Of
the same day Can't Roberts lost possession Of
his reason. and suecumbed to the dreadful
wa then I'm in lat - ? & S. and lon l13 40 i
hui was owe, 80 year. Of age while Can't;
| had been married Just before leaving Cardiff.
! He has, Il Is stated brother and several other
! The position ot the vessel was now extremely
critical. Tho death Of Capt Roberts and tho
! whole responsibility OF working the ship upon
/ Mr. William Shotton. who had only quite re-
/ Gently completed his indenture term Of ser.
vice. ami hal been promoted to the. position OF
! third officer mainly because OF his practical
! and theoretical knowledge Of, navigation. Mr..
| Shotton assumed command until Mr.. Nor
| woods condition should improve, OF which
2 mad Mt
IS S and lon. ,o34 55 f Hugh Ken.
person PeTs VI" irrespec,re Of Mr. shotton. who
had the remotest idea OF the duties OF a super
! e undertake the guidance OF the bark while
| Mr. shotton, snatched a FEY hours, rest from
one OF the seamen. was transferred to the poop
! deck merely for the purpose OF taking watch
was Of the ost rud IN entary character. and the
task OF sailing the ship 10 Melbourne seemed
/ hopeless but Mr. Shotton never lost heart.
Fortunately the winds experienced were not
| OF very considerable force, and while there
were no prospects Of hard blow, Nr shott SI,
. inert and somewhat refractorily inclined crew
70 spread to the fay2rine breezeH In the In
P %l il5 '' +" fisa was va H the sixth AND
the last victim OF the passage. Mr.. Shot
/ ton then attempted to induce the crew TO clean
and overhaul the shi 10 and get her IN good CON
dltion by the time she reached her desti nation.
Al his efforts were Of no avail; BEYOND assist,
| ing TO sail the ship they would not lend a hand
| TO 10 more than was absolutely necessary to Sc
| some OF the men were willing TO fall in with
I Mr.. Shotton's views. but as they were in a
minority and had 70 take their watches regu-
larry. their services were not available.
variable winds and smooth seas. and. as that
dreaded headand had been doubled without
Sho,ton entertained Hsi hnS hon shae he you'd have
asGeedy run along tho coast, and AL In with
some passing shin, from which an eificeL might
Ia IN n IN ~ . %
gar. No vessels. however. were sighted. and
In order 10 verify his obserN atoms Mr. shotton
ton. Port FAIRY was The frst land seen. and
/ tbs, sight OF the heatlands ouoyed all on board
choly and terribly disappointing VOYAGE.
The troubles Of the crew, however; were not
gar was oveTtsksn ~ fresh gale starting
from tho northwest and setting in the west.
opinion 10 weather the storm, and that was
20 run et0re Il. Nearly all the hands were
as he rS St rose aud the ship sSuddsd before
the storm for several hours under the two
could be .hoftened the topsail and the main
lower topsUil were blown clean out OF the
bolt ropes. As, soon a. the WHO'D moderated
Victorian coast. Mr. Shotton picked up Split
Point about IL o'clock on Friday night the
lie was not certain o; his position he put the
ship about and after sailing on the opposite
tack for several hours he wore round again,
and following up the coast line, he made tho
Heads on saturday morning. apt Nicholson
boarded the Traia -Ar at about O'Clock. and
under his directions she Was safely plotted up
the hay and anchured near tho GelltuTanl
Lightship at Ia O'Clock on SATURDAY night
DR.. Maclean the port health Olllcer, inspect
FL the rev. ant having satisfied himself that
thr'e was no danger ~ Injection. he granted
ITa'iQIs cuGtI'ipu,llC that the water was
thrown overheard I. the tanks 'leInset, AMI the
san l1al .H-t kept IA the holds PENDING instTuc-
tiOus from the Board OF Health.
Srw steel Rail P.aat 10 b, started.
BvFFALo. Jan. PA steel rail plant. with
capacity az 100 tons Ter day. will be soon
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