Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-06


was gagged and ironed silently and With
| out disturbance. His reviewers and those
already secured were given TO the
steward and the cook, who remained
| below in the cabin. Captain wilson went
on deck Lieutenant Stone was pacing
| the deck, and the watch consisted OF
| one man at the helm, one at the LOOKOUT
on the forecastle, and three others VINO
were about the ship. For ten minutes
Captain Wilson walked up and down re-
marking on the fair wind and making
believe that he had just turned out The
shin was Off Cape Hatteras, midway OF
their tourney between Charleston anc
philadelphia. 1t is difficult navigation
thereabouts with the crosS-currents ana
a tendency to fogs, affording the two cap
tains subject for conversation
'T,et her go free a Bit Captain stone;
you are too close 10 the cape, tell YOU
and I know"
I'VE have plenty OF ofiing." Tephed
the lieutenant; and then to the heiins-
man: "How's her headT
Northeast and by east. sir" came
the reply. ,,
keep her so. I tell you 1t is right"
said the lieutenant
"Wel, OF course, j am not Responsible
now: but / am an older sailor than you,
Captain Stone, and I'll tell you IL you
want 70 clear Cape Hatteras another
two points east will do no harm. DO
but look at my chart; left It open on
the cabin table. And the coffee will be
ready now" And Captain Wilson lea
the way from the poop 10 the CABIN, ioi-
lowed by the commander.
There was a passage about nYe yarus
long leading from the deck TO the cabin
a door at either end. The Captain stop
ped at the first doof, closing 1t and
picking from behind it an iron Delaying
pin which he had placed there. The
younger man went forward TO the cabin
where the chart lay upon the table
"Stoner
SHALL NEVER GO.
He turned at the sudden peremptory
exclamation Of his name. His arm up-
raised, the heavy iron bolt in his hand,
the Captain in low but hard, eager words
said: "My ship shall never so TO Phila-
delphiaw He did not strike. 1t was un-
necessary. Montgomery had thrust the
gag in the young lieutenants mouth; he
was bound hand and foot. bundled into
a berth. and the door locked. Three out
of the fifteen were thus disposed of.
There was still the watch on deck and
the watch below. The construction OF the
Emily 81. Pierre was of kind not UNI
usual, but still not very common. The
quarters Of the crew were not in the
forecastle, but in a round house amidship.
The name does not describe its shape.
1t was an oblong house on deck with
windows and one door. From the poop
or upper deck at the stern over the cabins
and state-rooms and the passage before
mentioned, there was a companion-stair
on the port side leading TO the deck at the
waist; whilst a similar cOmpanion-way at
the stern led down TO the level of the
deck which could also be approached
direct from the cabins through tho pas
sage.
In this space behind the poop was the
wheel. slightly raised, for the sherman
to sea clear Of the poop; and there was
a hatchway leading 10 the lazarette hold,
a small, supplementary hold, usually de-
voted to stores, extra gear. coils Of spare
rope and so on Nothing that might be done
on this part OF the deck could be seen,
therefore. from the waist of the ship;
vice versa, except by the steersman, who
was elevated by a step or two above the
level.
Coming on this part of the deck from
the cabin, Captain Wilson called to the
three men who were about, and. point
ing TO heavy coil of rope in the lazar-
cite, ordered them to get It up at
once-Lieutenant Stones orders. They
jumped down without a demur, suspect
ing nothing, as soon as the Captain
showed the hatch aside They were no
sooner in than he quickly replaced and
fastened the hatch. The three were Sc
curely trapped in full view of the helms
man. whose sailors instinct kept him
in his place at the wheel.
IF you utter sound or make a
move" said the Captain, showing "A
revolver. I'll blow your brains out. Then
he called aft the lookout man. the last
Of the watch on deck. The man came
aft. Would he help TO navigate the ship
TO England? No; he would not He
was an American. Then would he call
the watch2 He would do that. And
eagerly he did II; but the next moment
he was laid low on the deck and bundled |
unceremoniously into the lazarette with |
his three comprehensive hatchway |
replaced and secured. Captain Wilson |
was standing on guard at It. Mean |
while. the watch below had been called |
and were astr. When sailors tumble |
out they generally do so gradually and |
by twos and threes. The first two that |
came aft were quickly overpowered, one |
at time, and bound. The third man |
drew his knife and dashed at the stew
ard. who fired, wounding him severely |
I'm the shoulder. II was the only shot |
fired. Finding that the cook and cap
tain and steward were all armed, the
rest OF the watch below quietly sur
rendered and submitted TO be locked in
the round-house, the prisoners OF the
bold and resolLte man. who in the course |
OF an hour had thus regained possess
sion Of his ship against overwhelming
odds.
FOR ENGLAND.
For England! Yes, homeward bound
In an unseaworthy ship: for n ship that
is undermined IL unseaworthy to the
asst degree N fe Worce than overloadipe,
And here is our brave captain 5000 miles
from home. calmly altering her course
the few points eastward he had recon-
mended TO the lieutenant, homeward
bound for England. his crew a steward
and a cookl Neither could steer nor
hand. nor reef Brave-hearted Mathew
the Irish steward, honest
Louis Schelvin. the German cook, now
Is the time to show what SAVIOUR OF sea-
you have picked up amongst
your pots and pans OF the galley and
the pantry.
The first thing was TO wash and bandage
the wounded shoulder OF the man who
was shot. the next TO put all the prison.
erS In the round-house under lock and
key. -Four OF them out of twelve voun-
teered TO assist in working the ship rath-
er than submit to the tedium OF imprison-
ment. The irony Of fatel Not one OF
them could steer, except one. and he i'm
properly. And the courses are set and
The top-sails, lower and upper, are draw
ms, and the top gallant sails, too-pray
heaven this wind may last. and no strong
er.
The lieutenant was admitted to the cap
tain's table under guard and on parole
The meal over, he was ushered into his
state-room and locked In. Once a day
'nly-for the captain is captain and crew