The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-26


ing mob pushed forward over the dead
and wounded, and soon overpowered
the defenders of the ship. They killed
a great many, and drove others into
hiding. The emigrants fought with the
fury Of despair, but many Of them were
without other weapons than knives and
such objects as chance threw in their
way.
When young Ganouh recovered his
senses he found himself on deck with
his hands bound and his face suffused
with blood. A full moon was shining
over a calm sea, and he could see all
that was going on around him. The
mutineers had driven every one on
deck. A lot of drunken wretches were
throwing the sick overheard Pande-
monium reigned in every part of the
had an iron hook. He would thrust
this into the raiment or flesh of the
poor fever-Stricken emigrants, often
catching those who were still alive I'M
der the chin, and drag them along the
deck to the side of the ship. They
would hurl the dead and living alike
into the sea. Often a vail from the
victim plunging headlong through the
air would startle even the hardened
criminals. The pleading of the chill
dren, the screams of mothers and the
groaning Of the feVeT-stricken victims
doomed, as they knew, to be hurled
into the sea, made young Ganouh
struggle to break the cords that bound
his hands. The vessel was surrounded
by a swarm of sharks, and these, with
open jaws, received the wailing unfor
tunates and tore them to pieces the
moment they touched the water. Above
all the noise that arose from this hell,
which none but Milton could describe,
Ganouh could hear the bowls. threats
and curses of the monster, Barnane:
Throw everything that is sick into
the sea, and bind or cut the threats of
all who resist" Fathers were dragged
away from weeping children, husbands
from wives and babies from their
mothers bosoms. The mutineers had
started with the intention of Riding
the ship of the sick, seeming to be NOV
ed by a confused and vague belief that
the contagion could be stopped by de-
stroying those who were afflicted.
Those of the emigrants who were spar
ed to witness the appalling crime knew
very we'll that these hardened criminals
when they once realized the magnitude
of the offense that they had already
committed, would not hesitate to de-
stroy the evidence against them by
numbering every human being on
board of the ship who was not one OF
them altogether. There was but one
nope. lHtN ullSll Ldll III WIN q 9iiiP
that would rescue them from the
pirates.
Toward midnight many of the wretches were
so stupefed with liquor that they were STUN
bling and falling about on the deck ana
Ganouh noticed with some interest tnat tDey
had several fights among themselves. HIT
hoped that something might happen TO divert
their attention from the remainder OF the en-
igrants and give the unfortunates more time
to strain their eyes over the in scar N of
a friendly sail. About midnight, when fhe
mildest of the mutineers had become trunk
en- demon, at a time when 1t looked as II nell
had been vomiting Infatuated devils upon the
decks there was a pistol shot followed by an
explosion that shook the ship, and then a
sheet of fame leaped from the deck amid
ships No one seemed to know what had
happened Those who cared to think supposed
that keg of powder had exploded In few
moments the fire ran among the rigging OF the
mainmest. and the flames made an impossible
barrier across the middle OF the snip. ANA
now happened a very strange thing, which
caused the poor emigrants to cry out that
Providence had at last interposed in their
favor
When the fire broke out nearly all the mu-
tineers were in the forward part of the ship,
and those who were not there ran in that di-
rection at once. drawn that way by the cries
of alarm raised by their comrades. Almot
Instantly they discovered that a wall Of
fire forced them to remain where they were.
The emgrants sprang to their feet and ray
of hope animated them. A lady cut the cords
that bound Ganouh's hands. He began to look
for the boats, and discovered, as he thought
enough TO save the remaining emigrants. The
pirates now realized that they were doomed
and when they saw the emigrants lowering a
boat they fired several shots at them. Some
of the maddened devils attempted to run
through the fire and persisted, while others
sprang into the sea and were drowend or de-
youred by sharks. Once more fortune favored
the emigrants. breeze srang up and drove
the flames away from them and into the faces
of the murderers. There happened TO be sew
eral COOL heroic men among the emigranLs,
who co-operated with young Ganough in low
ering the boats.
Now fortune appeared to be doing every
thing for those whom she seemed to have
abandoned to the furies only a few hours
previous. Without an accident or the loss
thirty-six in number-found a place in the
boats. They pulled a little away from the
ship and witnessed with feelings indescriba-
BILE the destruction of the mutineers. The
wretches had found one boat which was no
sooner lowered than it was sunk by men
who were cutting each others throat.
Some threw objects overheard and sprang
hands and perished in the flames. Two men
were seen fighting over a plank, Upon each
others throat. One brawny fellow swan
close to one of the boats, and begged to be
taken board declaring in piteous tones
that he had not participated in the crime.
While the emigrants were debating as TO
what they should do in the matter one OF
tore my sick child from my bosom and
threw it into the sea. know his face Two
monster sharks relieved the emigrants of ell
responsibility. They rose out of the water
and at bound seized the wretch and d.