The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-20

aWe1Ro YARNS OF THE suPERNAT.
uRAl SPUN 6v THE CAPTAIN.

uRAl SPUN 6v The CAPTAIN.
=, 0kull In the Chain Locker-The Un-
sihsAv B.rk In th' Democrats Trade That
/ Was said to Bs h.nnted-rhe Story of an
2 Rxile From Salvador.
We were eating dinner one night ON
~ old cargo ship and talking Of the
happenings at sea and ON shore that are
Alled supernatural when tho captain
Oaid:
''One sees some things 1t sea not su-
oeenatural which are At to make nerv-
uas man see ghosts There was that case
In one Of Green's liners to the colonies,
where . man was sent down to clean
ont the chain locker. The locker had
oosmed foul all the passage home, and
% they hoisted out the chain and sent
this fellow down with his brush and
onap and bucket, with Q lamp, to clean
6 out I'll wager he saw ghosts for .
year after that, for when he'd got down
on his knees to begin scrubbing he
1ound himself bending over the skull Of
. daad man.
''It was most likely o man that had
seowed away ont In the colony and had
oesn oaught under the cable when they
vere running it down quickly, and so
I'D the life crushed out Of him.
However, did know Of a case that
seemed supernatural right enough 1t
Wo In the Demerara trade, and was
acquainted with the first offioer Of the
haek where it all happened
"In the first place, while she was out
nhsre loaded and ready to sail. the cap
1Ain had trouble with one Of the seamen,
Who dfvw out his knife and stabbed him
.kdoakh then and there. The mate after
kGd took her home. but on the way
paseenger took to ailing in some mysteri-
BE- fashion and up and died very sud-
0nly4" - %. .'
"Of course she was o haunted ship
when she afrived home, and 30 tho
owners had her name changed, and she
Was refitted and painted up entirely
Inherent from what she had been. Then
~ sailed away with q new captain, but
On the way ont he took to drink, and by
- time sh8 reached Demerara he was
"a his head and killed himself with 3
Os0olver.
Now she was haunted, sure enough,
N you could believe the mate Mind
Sua, after she was refltted the mate said
0svse . word to the new captain about
Whak had happened in her before, and
Ueen when . new captain came ou6 from
home to take charge Of her, believing
Nhae the last captain was naturally a
0unkArd, instead OF one who had taken
- il after coming on this ship. this first
6Moer never said word, because he did
not believe in ghosts or even in future
eeata
However, the first night the new
captain was ON board the trouble began.
The captain at about 8 O'Clock went to
his room and retired. An hour later he
was calling the mate and telling that
he had gone to sleep and then had been
awakened by light in the room. On
opening his eyes he saw a short, thick
set man, with side whfskers, in the
armchair at the desk, leaning over, with
his elbows on the desk, holding his
head between his hands and saying:
oh, my poor head Oh, my poor headr
"That was enough for the mate. He
left the vessel that night with all banda
This new captain knew nothing Of the
Style or manner of the one who had
killed himself, and yet the picture
ghost or what you may call it-in the
chair was the image in appearance and
dress of the suicide and had complained
In precisely the words and voice Of the
dead man.
This brought out the story Of an exile
from Salvador whom the narrator met
in Guatemala. Having got into trouble
with the authorities, Senior Don Sebas-
tian Mojarieta saved his life by fleeing
g Amapaia. Honduras. as many another
exile has done, and there taking a
steamer north to San Jose, Guatemala.
A friend of his who was involved in
like manner was to have reached Amap-
ala by q different route in time for the
aame steamer. and to prevent any possi-
BILE delays Mojarieta engaged staterooms
end secured passes from the Amapala
authorities for his friend and himself az
soon as he arrived. But the steamer day
oame without his friend, and Mojarieta
was obliged to sail alone.
cat the usual hour, ON the first night
out," the story taller went on, "Mo-
jarieta retired and we9t to sleep. but
had no sooner doeed of than he awoke,
hearing his friends voice, as he says,
In the next ssasefoom, which he had
supposed to be empty. Leaving his berth,
he went out into the passageway and
opened the door to the adjoining room,
and there. he says, he saw lying in the
berth the body Of hfs frier d fully dressed.
but with three bullet holes in the breast
of his coat and one in the right cheek.
- AT that Mojarieta tainted and was
found On the deck by the steward and
put to bsd again. Thereafter it was q
most miserable passage, for the vessel
<Duched at both Of the Salvador ports
and was about a week reaching San
Josa Mojarieta was sure his friend had
been shot and expected a force to come
on from each Of the Salvador ports to
Aausnd him. Moreover. he was haunt.