The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-10

boat was pushed off from the ship
which went down soon afterwards. the |
boat standing by TO see the last of her
Those in the boat then made sail and
on Wednesday morning. November
22d. were fortunate enough TO reach
the Island of Lubang, one of the Phil
ippines, landing at a village called
Look. Here they were received most
kindly by the inhabitants, who gave
up their houses for them, brought them
the best of their food, and presented
them with 300 of the only 200 cigars
which the Island possessed. The head
man also found them a schooner TO
take them 10 Manila, himself guaTan-
teeing its return. On reaching Manila
/ they found the Yuensang in port and
at once took passage aboard for Hong
| kong. The Lubang Islanders deserve
| to be rewarded for the humanity dis
played by them.
We may add that the Hupeh is sister
ship to the Shantung, which had only
| escaped coming to grief a short time
ago. 1t will be remembered that the
Hupeh rendered valuable assistance
on that occasion.
Since the above was written we
learn that the trouble started through
the vessel springing a leak. The con-
sequence was that the water got into
the sugar and the listing OF the vessel
was the result. IL was about IL
o'clock in the morning when the RATS
left the ship, one containing the offi-
GERS and engineers getting away first
and seven others with the Chinese
aboard following. At about IL O'Clock
at night the Europeans raft capsiZed
lsn-- i'm
and it was with the greatest difficulty
that ali were saved. OF course what
provisions were on the raft were lost
! and we're devoured by the sharks. one
of which came sailing by just as th'
7 last man had been got out of the wa
| ter. On the following morning the
ship was sighted. and, as stated above
the raft returned and all got on boarC
the vessel again.
Vengeance on Pirates.
A rather sanguinary tragedy is re
aported on the West river, in which tn
ds.5iter was bit, and summary yengeanc
q sFas executed on the pirates. The riv
, Ter steamer Wuchow, which had lef
!, Honeymoon on Thursday about Ga
l. a. m. was steaming placidly alon
o when. on approaching Chu Lin Isl
10 and. CAPTAIN Thomas heard some fit
: iEg in font, and at first thought
l. was some crackers being exploded, bu
is he cOuIf not understand why the
d should be fired at that unusual hour
:. Suddenly. however. he saw some shot
n strike the water about forty yard
i ahead of the steamer. There was
!. thin haze hanging over the river at tn
time and he could not see clearly whs
m was going on on the banks, but h
W summoned the officers and others an
ID got their arms ready, thinking theI
ie was a piratical attack impending. IN
d. idea was. however, soon dispelled j.
nj noticing that though the steamer COZ
O. tinued her course the shots never can
tn nearer. Presently the haze cleare
ne and Captain Thomas saw that n
to banks OF the river were lined on eith'
,k side by excited crowds, who were n
at ing at long. low boat which was b.
er ing rowed by four men, who wei
a. lodging the bullets and endeavoring
hit propel the boat by working the oaI
n above their heads. II then dawnt
70. lupOn his mind that these were pirate
Id whom the villagers were attempting
lg capture. AS the Tweed was lyir
ed about mile further up off Chu Ia
r shan. captain lnOmdS gave OIuelS
cast loose the lighter, and he the
n steamed off 20 the Tweed and informt
er the commander OF what was going o
to Unfortunately the fires had bee
TX drawn (for the first time for a weel
al from the steam pinnace, but orde
he were given to get up steam as soon I
so possible. and meantime the Wucho
ot took the pinnace in tow and return'
Is with her to the scene. and then takir
at the lighter in tow again resumed h
nd voyage. Captain Thomas learned.
I'M his return, that the villagers had ca
ey tured the pirate boat, which had be-
W. caught red-handed in an act of pirac
ng and they had executed most summa
to justice on its crew. The four men we
ey hacked almost to pieces.One mans IA
,e- had been clOven from his head by
axe. and the sight was most sickenin
of Savage as the retributiOn was. IL ma
he however, have some salutary erect
Of checking the pirates. who are such
he pest along the inland waterways.