The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

found the captains Chinese servant
hidden there, and frightened almost to
death. The Chinaman was given the
other revolver: and with two armed
men TO back him. the captains cour-
age returned.
Uendrickson was stationed behind
the door in the companion-way and
instructed to shoot either of the Ma
laws who passed him The Chinaman
wa, placed i'm the cabin. and told to
shoot il either OF the savages came
near the window. Then ne captain
went out on deck and found the Ma
laws summing themselves upon coil
OF rope near the wheel. lie fired upon
them. when one of them darted into
the hold and the other ran toward the
cabin.
They evidently thought that Capt.
Clarke was the only man whom they
had not secured. and that he possessed
the ONLY revolver. But when the one
who ran for the cabin started to jump
in at the window the Chinaman fired
at him and convinced him to the con-
trarv. though he did not hit him. The
Malay then ran into the companion
way. where the Swede shot him in the
back.
The Malay fell. Then he rose. ran
on to the deck. seized plank. threw
it overheard. and sprang after it into
the sea.
Meanwhile Capt. Clarke discovered
that all his crew were not dead. The
sound OF firing had awakened them to
the fact that a change was being
brought about in the state OF affairs on
deck. and they were shouting to be
liberated from the forecastle. where
the Malays had imprisoned them.
Capt Clarke brought them on deck.
armed them with knives and clubs
and sent them down into the hold
after the Indian who had sought ref
uge there.
But the desperate savage fought his
way through them. reached the deck
and also sprang overheard.
The captain was firing at him as ne
swan away when he heard his men
shouting Fire The Malay had SCI
fire 10 the cargo in the hold. and the
ship was doomed.
In spite of the fact that none OF the
men on board had anything TO eat fol
two days, and that many of them were
wounded. they were obliged to make
preparations to leave the ship at once
A twenty-four-foot boat was pro
yisioncd for one week. and the wound
ed captain. with his wife and child
and the thirteen sailors who had es
, caped the murderous Malays, EN-
. barkcd and started for st. Helena.
During the journey the captain
, learned that part Of the history OF th'
, mutiny which he had not himsei
taken part in. The Malays had At
tackled the two mates as they stopped
20 speak together when the watcl
!. was changed At ten o'clock. Davi
, had died near the captains cabin soo'
after the fight. and first mate three
hours later Then the savages attacke'
. the crew. who were unarmed. fou
OF them were killed. and three Others
who escaped with the rest into IN
. cabin. were wounded. The Malay
. locked them into the cabin.
! The captain and the wounded sailor
! suffered greatly before they reached -
! Helena. but there they found mcdica
attendance and hospitablc treatment
q The surgeons told Capt Clarke tina
! his case was one Of the most marve
ous instances Of hardihood on record
!. and that not one man out Of thousan
. could have fought at all after the II
iurics he had received, much le'
: stand two davs' siege without foo
I, or water and then a six days journe
4 in an open boat. The captain attri'
= ut~s his recovery to the circumstant
: that he was fighting for his wife IN
4 child, and knew that II he succumbe
j they would be eft at the mercy OF Z
. sayuycs. san francisco Examiner.