Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01


happenings at sea and CA shore that are
called supernatural when the captain
said:
lone SECS somo things at sea not SUI
pernatural which are fit 70 mako II nerv
Gus man see ghosts. There was that case
in one OF Green's liners 70 the colonies,
where man was sent down 60 clean
ont tho chain locker The locker had
seemed foul all tho passage home. aud
so they hoisted ont the chain and sent
this fsisow down with his hrush and
soap and bucket with a lamp, 70 clean
it out I'll wager he saw ghosts for IA
year after that, for when he'd got down
ON his knees 10 begin scrubhing he
found himself bending over the skull Of
dead man.
1t was most likely man THAI had
slowed away out in the colony and had
been caught under the cable when they
were running it down quickly. ana So
had the life crushed ont Of him
However. l did know Of case that
seemed supernatural right enough Il
was in the Demerara trade, and was
acquainted with the first officer OF tho
bark where il all happened
I'm the first place, whiNe she was cut
there loaded and ready 10 sail, the cap
tain had trouble with one Of the seamen,
who drew ont his knife and stabbed him
TO death then and there. Tho mate after
ward took her home, but on the way q
passenger took 70 ailing in some mysteri-
Gus fashion and mp and died very sud.
denly.
OF course she was q haunted ship
when she arrived home. and So the
owners had her name changed. and che
was reftted and painted mp entirely
different from what she had been Then
abe sailed away with q new captain. but
on the way ont he took 10 drink. and by
the time she reached DeInerara ne was
of his head and killed himself with
revolver.
Now she was haunted. sure enough,
if you could believe the mate Mind
you, after she was refitted the mate said
never word 10 the new captain about
what had happened in her before, and
even when n new captain came ont from
home 10 take charge Of her, believing
that the last captain was naturally "a
drunkard, instead Of one who had taken
to it after coming on this ship. this first
officer never said word. because ho did
not believe in ghosts or even in a future
state.
However, tho first night the new
captain was on board he trouble began.
The captain at about o o'clock went 10
his room and retired. An hour later lie
was calling the mate and telling thnt
he had gone TO sleep and then had been
awakened by light in the room. On
opening his eyes ho saw q short. thick.
set man. with side whiskeTs, in the
armchair at tho desk, leaning over, With
his elbows on the desk, holding mis-
head between his hands and SAYING;
'Oh, my poor head! Oh my poor head'
That was enough for the mate he
left the vessel that night with all hands.
This new captain knew nothing Of the
style OF manner of the one who had
killed himself, and yet tho picture
ghost or what you may call tin the
chair was the image III appearance and
dress Of the suicide and had complained
i'll precisely the words AMI 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-
tiau MOjarieta saved his life by fleeing
90 Arnapala Honduras. ~ many anot her
exile nos done. ana tbers taxing a
steamer north 20 sun .jc--e. Guatemala
\ friend ~ his who was involved in
like manner was 70 have reached Amap-
ala by q different route IN time for the
same steamer, and 10 prevent any posi-
BILE delays Mojarieta engaged staterooms
and secured passes from the Amapala
authorities for his friend and himself as
soon rs he arrived. But the steamer day
came without his friend, aud Mojarieta
was obliged % sail alone
AT the usual hour, Oh tho nrst night
out, the story teller went on, MO.
jarieta retired and went 70 sleep, but
had no sooner doZed OF than ho awoke,
hearing his friends voice as he says,
III the next stateroom, which he had
supposed 10 ec empty. Leaving his berth,
he went out into the passageway and
opened the door 10 the adjoining rooul.
and there he says. he saw lying in the
berth the body Of ms friend 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 bed again. Thereafter it was O
most miserable passage. FOR the vessel
touched ut both Of rhe Salvador ports
and was about "a week reaching San
Jose Mojarieta was sure his friend had
teen shot and cNto"tcd force 10 come
~ from each NJ tls ~ah41.r ports 10
demand him Mm,a'ct. d., was haunt.
ed continually hy TN, picture of his
dead friend.
Once in Guatemala hc cbtan.i ON.
ployment quickly and then hogan To 70.
cover something Of his former spirits
He ascribed his vision to his over
wrought imagination and was begin.
ming 10 hope that his friend would yet
apppar when "A letter Xyns rpcaived from