The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-04-28
Was this dream or reality. And

Was this dream or a reality! And
it the latter, what was to be done
There were twenty Lascars, and only
eight Americans. With fair play, we
could beat hundred; but courage
and strength, would not avail Us, if
taken unawares. There was no time
| to lose.
We were right in the ceutre Of .ne
hurricane region OF the Indian ocean
The barometer was falling rapidly,
with other indications of speedy
storm, It soon blew furiously for
several hours. Fortunately, it was
day, and the ship was skillfully hand
led. But often wondered how she
weathered that fearful cyclone. 1t
subsided betimes, and as often hap
pens, was followed by calm.
1t did not make rs forget the con
certed meeting. The Laecars we're
too frightened during the storm to
have done anything. But when it
began to lull, Venn had the muskets
and pistols removed to his cabin, un-
der pretence that salt sea spray was
damaging them. This deprived them
OF firearms; but it was impossible to
take from them those long knives that
each man carried in his belt, without
arousing their suspicion.
Venn had already told the white
men enough to put them on their
guard; and it was with difficulty that
he calmed and preventing them from
shooting or throwing every one of the
Lascars overload. Hiss Cleveland's
story might only be dream after
all. But it was right to take preven-
tive measures. Although it would be
unfair to treat them as mutineers,
till it was actually proved that they
wsre 80.
Each man, however, WAS privately
furnished with revolver, which was
kept loaded and handy. Luckily the
Lascars kept below, and the American
seamen in the forecastle, SO that the
latter could not be suddenly surprised
by having the hatches closed over
them. A constant night-watch was
kept by the white crew for'ad, and by
ourselves in the cabin. It was time
"a UoAAAOAO ouopOuoo.
About three o'clock one morning,
an hour after the watch had changed,
as 1 sat on guard near the door of
purposely darkened poop cabin, which
commanded full view of the deck,
| noticed the Lascars acting suspici
ovsly, while the American sailors were
aloft reefng Several of them covert
ly approached the poop and peered
in through the door; whileothers went
to the door of the forecastle and tried
to open it. l could see their long
knives flash in the moonlight as hey
drew near.
reused Venn, who lay fast asleep
on the lounge in his clothes. Fortu
nately they did not hear us. Grasp
ing our revolvers as they crept slowly
along the passage, we aimed at the
Lascar leader, who was the third mate,
and another who was close behind
him. We stood where they could not
see us. Behari, the mate, gave low,
prolonged whistle, which was answer
ed from the fOrecastle. This was evi-
IDENTIFY the signal for a simultaneous
attack
Venn whispered, "Firew Both
shots took effect. There was an i'm
precation and shrek. Behari and
another had fallen. The former was
dead. The rest turned and fed be
low.
The attack on the men for'ard was
equally unsuccessful. The watch
was on the alert, and fired almost i'm
mediately after, but without killing
or wounding any one. The panic and
flight was general. And the Lascars
as they ran, were met by the men
from aloft, who quietly descended
when they heard the whistle, the i'm
port of which they had rightly divIn-
ed, and now belabored the frightened
and cowardly ours rs they ran, with
ropes ends, Delaying pins, swabs, and
anything else they could lay hands
on.
We bait tened the matches down, and
thus made them prisoners till day
light; then made them give up their
knives. which left them perfectly de
fenceless,and put them wholly IN our
power. Several of the ringleaders
were put in CHAINS. The rest were
permitted to work by day; but all
were confined below at night under
charge Of fully armed sentry, who
kept constantly on the alert to pre-
vent them setting the ship on fire, or
trying to scuttle her.
The conversation overheard by
Miss Cleveland thus proved to be q
reality, and no dream. The main
danger was now over. How grateful
we were for our dellverance! How
providential, after all, was our fair
fellow passenger swoon.
The occurrenc left us short-handed,
and thus made the voyage tedious
But at last we rounded the proverbl-
ally boisterous Cape of Good Hope
the Cape of Storms of the old mari
ners-ln safety, and arrived at Table
Bay. where our mutinous crew were
tried and imprisoned. Here we learn
ed the story Of the Indian Mutiny.
and met several of the war ships and
transports en- route to aid in quelling
It Our small outbreak happened on
the same day as the greater rebellion
The whole affair must have been plan
ned before we left Calcutta. We
were Americans, and not British. But
that did not matter. The bloodthirs
ty scoundrels had determined to rid
their native land of the hated white
race without distinction.
After shipping safer men, we pro.
ceeded, and without further accident
reached New York, where our anxiety
regarding our relatives was relieved
by letters with full particulars of the
entire emeute. Fortunately my rela
tives at Bungpoor were safe, and so
were those of the Clevelands at Cal
cutta-
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