The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-22
TALES OF THE SEA.
WEIRD YARNS OF THE SUPERNAT-
URAL SPUN BY THE CAPTAIN.

Was Said to Re Hauntad-Thc Story or an
Exile From Salvador.
We We're eating dinner one night on
The old cargo ship and talking of the
happenings at sea and Oh shore that are
called supernatural when the captain
said:
lone secs some things at sea not su-
pernaturaI which are fit to mako a nerv
Gus man see ghosts There was that case
in one of Green's liners to the colonies,
where man was sent down to clean
cut the chain locker. The locker had
seemed foul all the passage home. and
so they hoisted out the chain and sent
this fellow down with his brush and
soap and bucket, with lamp, to clean
it out. I'll wager he saw ghosts for a
year after that, for when he'd got down
on his knees to begin scrubhing he
found himself bending over the skull of
u dead man.
lit was most likely man that had
slowed away ont III the colony and had
been caught under the cable when they
were running it down quickly, and SO
had the life crushed out of him.
However, did know of IL case that
seemed supernatural right enough. 1t
was i'll the Demerara trade, and WAS
acquainted with the first oi.icer of the
bark where it all happened.
''In the first place, While she w.s out
there loaded and ready to p Il, tho cap
tain had trouble with u:ic G. the Scanle.l,
who drew ort his knife anal stabbed him
to death theli ;,Lu there. The matt a1ti:r
ward took her home, but Oh the way a
passenger took to ailiny III so:ac mystcri-
Gus fashion and up and died very sud
denly.
''Of course she was Haunted Sip
when she arrived home, and 81 the
owners had her name changed, AID she
was refitted and Painted up ent rely
different from what she had been. Then
she sailed away with :. new captain, bet
on the way out lie took to drink, and Iy
the time she reached Domcrara he VS.
off his head and killed himself with Il
revolver.
''Now she was haunted, sure enorc'.,
if you could believe tic mate. Mlus!
you, after she wa; rciitted the mate SAIL
never 81 word to t-:o new captain about
what had happened IL L(r before, and
even when q new captain CINE out from
home to take charge Of her, believiE"
that the last Captain No.; nat Irally
a,runkard, Instead OF cnc who had t:,.1el.
to it after comm, o. tiIi:; slip, tai; fist
officer neversaid awcrd because lie cid
not believe il I..o.ts or Cvla l. Il iut,--o
state.
''Go-rcve-', Re f-..t L 1t TIE new
ca..?tt;;..l was on .,o",d 10 trouble ha,t:ui.
THE captain at :,hcrt 8 o'clock v-I:::t to
his room md le.-ra,t. A. hpur Later IL
was calling to ! $50 ;1.1 tslll1l.. th;:t
lic Lad Eo,:c - :Cup %,,G t..0n l;,l Loe,i
awakened by Il Light ave roo:-i. Oh!
opening r.; eyes Los,T - short, t':ic.---
So, -, With side wi:l,;.:.."r$, il to
:armchair&t t''H.' -. l&:DinT ovN,, Wiz
his ClycVs Oh TIC Gos,:, holding; his
head between lis l.;utls aE(: s;:yiaS:
60, - poo !~-.>.i Oh, ~ poor Ae;:d!
=. Is enou.;,l for tx mate. f.,
let the ve~s"l tat Iii rLt It'll al ll::),.s.
This new Captain lev 10Th IL, of %
s.:~ie o.. Ei"G:.cl oi TIC o.is W nnd
killed himself, AID Yet the 81 ,vurc-
ghost or what vOu l.l;y ca! i'll lle
chair was tho lao j.. :" ,,,rsuco :rI
t:rcss Cf the suicide ;,::d / co,.r'r. Il
il precisely to wore, 81 vol, u 10
de-. ,::;.ii.
This brou~lt CT to story &c -, c--''>
from Salvador :. .iOn the Lacr;,:Jr lIet
in Gu"te'n"l;,. Eavin;: CO., into ,:oJl'Hle
With the authorities, Seno- Don Sab.'-
;ti.M --ojarict. saved his lirc Ly fleeing
to Ar!apala. Honduras, a. MAN. q, other
exile Us :ionc, and tlera taking a
s;---.- north r. San jose. Guate"iai;s.
; 4 ;c:.I. =. LIS who Was involv Il in
IKE manner w-2s - 1--we reaci.":l AIuap-
ala by di Ter, - route in time for tie
.s;tlne ste;Rncr, and to prevent any pc$si-
fle delays -iojarict;l engaged statcroons
and secured passes from tho A,n.pal;s
art. tics for lis frie:id ;:.ld himself rs
soon rs Re arrived. Eat the steamer day
came without his friend. ;;ii,. 49, Jjar.ov:.
VIC obliged to sail 'iJ-c.
AT the r"U.,i Lour, O., f." Ct :'s~,it
CO. :.ly story tellc: r;cut Ola, no
Jarieta retired sd vent to s!ucn, lat
had 10 scc'.~c ,..:cd CT Il: IL nwo'Ie,
hea-t', lis lr5en:n.s vo-tt, * he says.
i'll t..e nc::t st:;tc-ooDi, which he Lad
supposed to 10 c.up,y. Leaving his berth,
he went out into tie p:Ssasew;:y and
opened tbs Coor II to adjoining ruo,-!,
and there, he s,.ys, he H;,w lying iii The
be ii tt:3 body OF lis lend ful, y r',:sct',
bat VIII re- billet i>oc; j.! IL i}r,atst
&: h: co., J.. i o.: F., il TIE right Geek.
ct tH5 Eioiricta tainted sud WAS
foult! Gu tie deck r. the stew:..,tl an.,
tut To bed ;c;.i. Ti;,ic; +tcr Il US Il
,c nis&-.>J.e passage, L Tie vessel
t}acIcl =. 30 of the Salvador ports
lid WIS aDoat IL week T. icl.:ng S,,ll
lose. Moj;,ricta WIS saro l,;.' trieiil had
l4el SHOT ;,>,d expected Il f;.rcc t. cu,-c
t1f from each Of the Salvador p>;rts "a
demand him. Moreover, ko WAS h@urt-.
cd continually by that picture Of his
dead friend.
''OIce in Guatemala he obtained cIi-
-ploymellt quickly and then began to r.
cover something of his former spirit
He Ascribed his vision to his over
wrought imagination and was begin
ming tn hope that his friend would yet
Hppear when o letter was received from
~ relative in Salvador. 1t not only told
that the friend had been shot by the
government soldiers. but described the
wounds Of the body after it was dead.
Mojarieta declares that the description
accurately portrayed the vision lie had
of his friend, and he believes that his
friends spirit, being unable to rest or