The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
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dsfnEIes ana extras into the captains
and mates boats than In his, which utter
" false charge the steward Indignantly
and hotiy denied. telling the Chilean AT
toe same time In good round Spanish that
ne vas about tired OF his Internal id
annoyance and petty chickering's ard
would not put up with any more of Il IN
future, EheTeupon the Chilean struck him
a vicious blow across the head 1gsfh the
tiiisr of bis boat radder. Smartirg under
the pain Of the blow. the blood STREAMING
down his face from an ugly cash In his
forehead, the steward. in a sudden rage
sprang upon the second mate, knocking
him down and beating him mere!iessl,
while nobody, not even the captain. made
the slightest motion TO interfere
The captains wife was below in the
cabin at the time, but. hearing the scuffs
overhead, rushed frant.cally on deck. and,
seeing her palsano'. set upon in this man
ner oy the Infatuated steward and NOBODY
coming 70 his relief. she fairly shrieked Al
her husband In the following strain .spar
Yamor de Dios Juan. Ell brute va mataT
al pobre nomhre. y n'ingun sc afrece as
slstencia. Mara santIssima, que desgrac.a.
For the love OF God. John. the brute
Will kill the poor man, and not one offers
assistance. Holy Mary, what a shame
To this outbarsi the captain made no re-
ply. but only gr.mly smiled. well knowing
Chilean was finally permitted 20 rise anG
pick himself together the captain ealml,
io.d him that IL was MS own fault; thai
ne lad brought on alisthe trouble himself
and was therefore solely to blame Tbs
captain admonished him TO be more care
ful In the future. and 20 stop tyrannizina
over the crew II he desired To lead a pleas
ant life aboard. The second mate. with
muitered oath and an ugly ominogs
lr ma "a rat lad "a
prepared TO get his boat ready for lower
Ing along with the rest.
The captains wife was greatly affected
and disappointed by the turn affairs had
taken. and ii was noticeable that a de-
eided esIrangement sprang up aenceforth
between her and her husband. while she
bestowed on all occasions sympathetic
and tender afYectEn upon the secoEa
mate. calling HIM '.pobre hombfe. mi
Querido paisano."
When we had been out of port about two
months and were still cruising off the
coast of Ecuador, and the humpnack sea
son was drawing 10 close. there occurred
a series 81 the most tragic scenes ara
events that l ever witnessed and lived
through during the many years of my
seafarlng iife which, even after we hao
a shadow of gloom around those Of u
who remained together for a brief space
OF t-ne aboard the ill-staFred Grolcoada.
until We finally reached Tumbez.
While cutting in a whale on the hump
back grounds OH the coast OF Ecuador.
large numbers or divers kinds of fish In
variably gather about the vessel to feed
on the offai and bits of blubber floating
around and on these occasions we often
a q
and small ones. some Of the species befrlt
very palatabic. Al the time referred t.
above. toward the close of the humpback
season. We caught "A coupe OF very iargt
dophins. These fish, when they ara
stripped OF their rainb0w-hued skins.
present white. succulent flesh. like thal
Of the swordnsh. which Is fairly good eat
Ing, especially when frAd In porl, fat In
which style II - generally prepared
aboard wha.ers. our captain, a native u
Cape Cod. was very fond OF fish chowdei
and on this occasion concluded 10 have :
portion of the FISH cooked thus. solely fol
himself, rs ali the resi- OF Us preferred .
fried. Doaphlns. bonitas, albicore am
similar fish are often poisonous. especi-
ally II they are left exposed to the ras
% the moon over night after heins
caught. People partaking of these kind
of :iSn aboard ship sometimes show
marked symptoms OF poisoning such a
& severe swelling Of the face aud enflr,
head. accompanied by an acute, burun
pain. the face assuming a dark Grim
color. This state often lasts for man.
hours. rackIng the brain of the suffere
and If no proper remedies are at hand
may prove fatal. TO determine whethe,
s0ch fish are poisonous silver coin i.
generally put into the frying pan or 20
along with the fish. and II the silver turns
black the mess Il not tit 10 eat, as A.
sailors Well know.
Everybody partook freely Of the dolpair
az supper that nlgaf, and nobody felt ans
bad sensations except the captain. who
ATE the ch0wdsr prepared for him by tn,
steward according 20 a recipe Of his own
few hours after supper symptoms Ike
thosc heretofore described began 20 show
themselves eB the captaiu. who thong
little about the matter at first for he had
Heen affected before like that, he said
after eating a dolphin. but he thought I.
Strange that none OF the rest OF US WAC
had eaten fried dolphin We're affected. and
asked i L piece 90 silver has been pu,
In the ssh kett,e with his choweier. 70
which the steward replied iu the affirfna
five, and sad tnat the coin haa shown a
JfsEnt co.of when Il vas removed FROM
tee hue-ns Ness, The captain retired
cary, n1t during the night got up at III
t"tve3S. pacing up and down IN the cabin
suffering fron acute pa,nS ia the head anG
stomach The mate got him some Dover
$awdefs aux of the medicsnz chest and
after taxing couple OF These IN a cup OF
WARM water ne slightly vornlted. which
cauSed him no material relief. On the
contrary. toward morning his condition
grew rapidly worse. and AZ o'clock
:iie TIE rev We're al breakfast. ne ex-
p'fed N great agony. N t-1c presence OF
Nss wite ays1 those of RS Nhv belonged IN
,ir after part % ;he vessel Mrs Gait
who had been watching 10y ner husbands
= DC aeAFy nj n'ehl did 1907 appear great
~ affected ssS her Bereavement. she WI
atm aaa s;oli8. and wita ne exception
~ shedding a grw TEARS SHOWED 10 signs
~ aeFs Er'ef or sorrow over The loss Of
Par husband ard few. therefore. were
;he WORDS 81 consolation bestowed anon