The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10

mates to the rail. lifted the captain to
his feet, and said, significantly:
Give the right and proper order to
yer men to turn this boat round
With his face working conVulSiVely,
Captain Belchior glanced at his captOrS
| at his eager, waiting crew-at the
wheel without a helmsman-at a dark
bow to the southward-up alOft, and
back again to the three frowning muz-
Zles so close to his head.
"One hand to the wheel-Square in
main and cro'-jack yards he called.
He was conquered.
With a hurrah which indicated the
sincerity of these orders, the crew
yards braced to starbodrd, and head
sheets fiat, the ship Wilmington paved
off. wore around, and bringing the
young breeze on the port quarter
Steadied down TO a course for Sandy
Hook, which the captain, with hands
released, but still under the influence
of those threatening pistols, worked
out from the mates dead-reckoning.
Then he was pinioned again, but al
lowed to pace the deck and watch his
ship. while the two officers were kept
under the rail, sometimes stepped
upon or kicked. and often admonished
on the evil of their ways.
Early passengers on the East river
ferry boats were treated to a novel
sight next morning, which they ap-
preciated according to their nautical
knowledge. A lofty ship with sky
sails and royals hanging in the bunt-
lines and jibS failing ahead like flags,
was charging up the river before a
humming southerly breeze, followed
by an Glowing crowd of putting.
whistling. snub-nOsed tugs. It was
IL
arrived alongside little white clouds
left her quarterback, and that tug
suddenly sheered off to take a position
in the parade aStern. i breast of Gov
errors island. topgallant halliards
were let go, as We're those of the jibS.
but no Chewing up or hauling down
was done, nor were any men seen on
her forecastle deck getting ready lines
or ground tackle. She passed the Bat
terry and up the East river. craft of
all kinds getting out of her way
for it was obvious that something was
wrong with her-until, rounding sud-
denly to a Starboard wheel with can
vas rafting and running gear in
bights. she headed straight for q, slip
partly filled with canal boats. Then
her topsail halliards were let go and
three heavy yards came down by the
run. breaking across the caps, and,
amid a grinding. creaking, and crash
ing of riven timbers. and a deafening
din of applauding tug whistles. she
plowed her way into the nest of canal
boats and came TO a stop.
Then was a hegira- Down her black
sides by ropes and chain-plates. some
with bags or chests, some without,
came sailor men. who climbed to the
dock, and answering no questions of
the gathering crowd of dock lOungers.
scattered into the side streets. while
three men appeared on the rail. who
shook their fists, and swOre. and
shouted for the police, calling particu-
larry for the apprehension of three
dark faced, long-haired fellows with
big hats.
In the light of later developments it
was known that the police responded.
and with the assistance of boarding
house runners. gathered in that day
nearly all of this derelict crew-even
to cautious boatswain-who We're
promptly and severely punished for
mutiny and desertion. But the later
developments failed to show that the
three dark-faced men were ever seen
again