The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28

- Among savage islanders.
-. nsr sail. give her saiI. and bury
-, a. boys, while she car SIT
GN - "A over heavier seas before.
- eel roll over heavier YET
Old Whaling Song
"a. been considerable discussion
~~nxlenen regarding the ship which
- me erss sperm whale 81 tkle Pacinc,
= saocr besrg claimed 10. s~Fessa YES
= L. however, possible 10 TX nE
-, ne first snip. bat also upon the
- -. RAJ merits this distinction.
- 49, EAGERLY. famous London mer.~
-. - re last century. having many
- with ,hs whaling merchants OF
-. rot irfreagsntly fitted cut
.-s.s~s.F commanders. In III. he fitted
shsAl6s attn the ship Amelia
p-uxil banks. TIE Amelia arriving
xhxssng ground too late 81 ina sea-
-. mate. Arcsiiaus Hammond. In
- r.5.- Shields TO round Cape Horn
.ss@r snfertng the Pacific. Hammond
- a. killed. the first sperm whale
s,.sl.a was coon flied with oil and
.-sss~s~a 10 Calszo. Peru, where she re-
ss-.s.ss sss,sng thence for London, and ar
..sssx here In 6eptsnber. iss9-
Rivalry Between Boats
A. .se ysxxel whose boat steerer was the
a. a fssten onto g whale could claim
=. ~~ssoean against ell Corners, there was
....~.,ly great rivalry between the boats
-. xssersnt vessels which had simultan-
s.,<v ssxhsed a whale as TO which should
:. q ars, 10 fasten on. and this spirit of
80 xas famed 20 fever heat when the
.s...rx happened 70 be Of different ma
asxssres-for instance. American and En-
80 About 1915 the boats OF the Apollo
= uarsha's Vineyard. Capt. Jethro Dag
-. ne flrs. whaier from the Vineyard"
. sssrt Cape Horn. we're famous for
s<..sssx here" ahead OF all rivals. One
tsy tie captain OF ar English whaler came
.sssrs the Apollo for 8 gam" In the
sssrss OF conversation he asked:
-Are those tbs boats that beat every
a.x In these waters5'
.rook AZ the crew, not the boatSv was
l., Daggett's quick reply.
Profitable Voyages
rss Whaling business was always more
sr,sss speculative. The returns from some
ssross voyages would be considered large
ssss Il these days OF vast enterprises and
swres2ord.rg pronts. The whalemsn OF
veg Lonf0n. Conn, clatm that the bark
Yssser % tAsir city made the most profit
Az VIVA - any American whaler. She
siei from Nsw London, June 4. 1854. for
+. DAVIS strsks and Hudson's bay fish
s-r September is. iSes. she returned with
ix barrels Of whale OF and 2. $50 pounds
q sEe valued a. the currcns prices, az
gaN Another remarkable voyage was
"a o. che Envoy. OF New Bedford. Capt.
Taasr In 1871 sire had been condemned
ssA sobd 10 be broken up But her pur-
sAa@r htsed her up, and. although the
ssasrxrtteTs declined 20 insure her. sent
~ 70 sea the following year. The result
4 ss voyage was whale oil and bone to
- saiae OF slSe, 4s9. the vessel herself be-
u sod AT San Francisco for 5000. She
vi atted out at an expense OF about
tgN
The Mutiny on the Globe
rss bark Globe. Capt. Thomas Worth.
ssRsd from Edgartown. December IS.
= SIZE doubled Cape Horn early IN
zisa ~. and stood 70 the northward.
SANG unusual occurred unfit nearly a
rrsa,sr. What then happened has been
assfiAed IN Journal kept by two OF the
ssF william lay and Cyrus ". Hussey.
sFy Of which. believed 10 re the only
- existence. Is IN the possession OF
G Sanford, OF Nantucket.
kinesg the Globes eost-s.eerers was
sa~se' n Comstock. The night of Janu-
~ :. fSes Comstock hal the second
Fhrh sith the waist boats crew. TIE
assn was asleep I'm a hammock sus-
fsa]et IN the cabin because his stateroorn
IS sarui. During the watch Constock
&c s1as Payne. OF Sag Harbar. armed re-
.'@avsy With an axe and a boarding
.aae entered the cabin. Ccmstock struck
ps captain with the axe. killing him In
eAaay and called TO Payne 10 XII the
sss VIII the h0ariinT-knlfe. Payne
hase thrust. but the mate awoke and
f-1st Ccms.ock by The throat. at the same
'ans Saocking the light out OF the boat
.sefers hand Constock gaSped that he
sas srsryed The axe. Payne picked II up
- banded II 70 the boat-steerer, who
1903 me nate on the head. The latter
= 2 fas pantry and was there dispatched
NaMssock. While Humphreys. the negro
ssaFa, held the light Comstock then
.kN ne second ana thiri mates. Lun-
- saa Fisher. N their staeercoms. left
a1sh Y The cabin and went on deck TO
- aacAer lsmp a. the pinnacle and 20
. NO nIskets, - which hayone,s were
- aEatnst Fisher re had a special
sss as he had been thrown by the
mSe few DAYS before IA = wrest-
aatca, ard Re first fref through the
ne direction OF Fishers berth
'Asr broke into the s;atsreom and
49, . Pass a. Lambert. but. losing his
sSaF. Tel Isun1t,sf-t seized him. bat he
$50 % free himself Meanwhile
es had r-ested ne gun from the rnu-
ssr Aus On Cornstock's assurance ia.
lTes would - sparei. he f0oltshty
- IN Comsteck 10 sooner had the
49, n us hand than he ran Tsrrnhert
~Ka re h1tv ard deliberately shot
- Fhs eedies 81 the two men were
=. tEreNh mo the sea. though enough
iefg - lambert for him TO cling
- s-ser-Fisnk ~ ere o, TIRE boats ard
- eAorts a. swimming after he lest
Ae ce'usfo-k ordered OUT A boat 10
- Aeushere: but 10 one making a
4. . coy. Re couaternandesi ths or
aasia less tran a rscn.h every enc Of
A. iaeers met a violent dean. ranu-
~ ,,- seNssteck csssEhs the negro stew
s'ss...s'n hFu'pNreys SoatinE = pistol.
-, aed regarding rs aston. 80 re.
- eat - Aas ,vs~hear,s ~, =, -.
-, N511er ana Smith. p'otsinx 70 re-
y ssip. Taev DENYING fhsa a ,rfsf
- esred far ne next raorntrx. II
&c. 1~ Before a fgrv - Two SNonzss,s.s
sAs-se. ''e i>t'Wing Vas bis
"a A.seArs tA&t WI am Humphreys
$50 accused rnilsv % A base ard
49, e,s set, IL f'asirx a niStoI sar the
r,.s. 81 ssc05inE NJ rsves ana rnvSefs
aeen tried the fl~v VII ,avs gfva
49, F~-i'rt---rN e-h, ~ s-fs.v ~ ~
80 Eal'tY. - shalf ae ha~rea r, a
~ -. 9eo71 T'rsei cat elr,t Feet