The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-09

SAN FRANCISCO. July s-The steamer
Dolphin, which arrived last night from
New York, through the Strait of Ma
gellan had n sensational trip. According
to Capt. John O. OBrien. the day following
her departure three stowaways were dis
covered. But for the stormy weather
Capt. OBrien would have put about and
landed the men. Subsequently the cap
tain wished with all his heart that he
had followed his first inclination in this
respect.
steward Placed I'm 1rons.
From St. Lucia he took eight natives
to assist the crew. About a week after
leaving the West Indies native told
the captain that one of the stowaways
was a notorious bandit. one was a luna
tic and the third was an escaped muir
derer. Edward Palmer. q negro. the
steward assumed an Independent atti-
tude before the Dolphin was past Sandy
hook. Three days out from ST. Lucia
he attacked a fireman named McAIlister
with chair, and laid his scalp open.
The steward was put in irons and Capt.
O'Brien and Chief Engineer Winter took
six stitches in the firemans head The
West Indians then became friendly with
the negro crew, and they worked only
Whenever they pleased.
Cant O'Brien intended to land the
steward and the natives at Montsvideo,
hut the United States consul there ad-
vised holding them until an American
port was reached. The steward was re-
leased from irons and put at work paint
ing and cleaning ship Following this
trouble the blacks showed tendency to
rise against the officers and white men
of the crew. but Capt. o'Brien and his
men kept their revolvers In plain view
and by their apparent readiness to use
them prevented trouble for the time
being.
Parser Humes' story.
'aOur real troubles began after leaving
Mnntevideo." said Purser l.. r. Humes. of
tho Dolphin. 1--WE ran into pampcro OF
the River Platte. and the waves simply
washed over us. As you see. We are
pretty high out OF the water. hut we
thought that every sea would knock us
over We never expected TO weather that
storm. but there was worse to come.
1--WE got into the Straits OF Magellan and
had fine weather till we got inside of
Cape Virgin light. Then we got into what
the natives call willlwow. The pamperu
was like a summer breeze 10 this. Great
bodies OF water were sucked up into the
air and sent back by the ton on top of
us. Time after time We were engulted and
saw nothing but water above and below
us. Two steers on the after deck were
picked up bodily. with their pens. and
carried into the sea behind US They
rtsfY "A nssi
were then lost
''On nearly every reef we passed there
hung the remains of some wrecked ves-
sci, and Va thought that Il was only a
matter of time when the Dolphin woul
mark reef We had TO anchor at dusk
each day.
Give Relief ia Chiieans.
While We were AZ anchor on Punta
Arenas a boat containing several Chilean
dignttariv@ pat Of TO sea. and they begged
for arms aud ammunition. They told us
that there had been an uprising of the
fierce PatnE0uians the night befnrs. and
that fourteen Chilrans hai been mas
sacred Cant. o'Hren gave them a three
inch sun aud ammunition. The officials
were profase IN their thanks and next
day sent us "a boat load of fruit and
vegetables when our voyage through
the straits was nearly over We we're SOM
pelied Sc anc hor IN the channel II WAS
stoeming lu the Pacific just ouisiE Tha
storm continued and we dared not venture
into the ocean
Eaceanter with furgans.
"T'hc srroS1 night we were anchored
q boat load ~ natives from TERRA del
ft.rAA STOLE uc 0o Us and a Grshrand was
hGr'eG Gt the SteawaF About q vear
bslerr the Same thIng had bean done 60
O. Ch'laau warshp The brand passed
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