The sun., 1900-07-10
DYNAMITE JOHNNIE o'nR1EN.

were only kept from open mutiny by n
show of arms. After coaling ut Monte
video the Dolphin was nearly wrecked by
IL hurricane. and i'll the strait of Mage-
Ian an attempt was made to set fire to the
vessel by the man eating natives
At COrOnel Il Chilean coaling port, the
coal passers obtained liquor, went on the
warpnth and could not be subducd. They
seized all the fire axes and openly threat
cncd 60 kill cverybody on board.
Sent Ashore For Aid.
Purscr IIumes and Second Engineer G..
&. Carroll went ashore for assistance.
The nearest troops We're ten miles away,
hut a special train WAS sent for them by
the governor. The port was swarming
with desperate characters. and an at
tempt WAS made to kill Humcs and Car
roll.
when we got back to the steamer"
said Purscr Humcs, the mutinecrs had
the crew mp in the rigging and were in
full possession of the vessel. The sol
dcrS had a quieting effect on the negroes.
The steward and fireman were taken
ashore in irons. and the next day II court
Of inquiry was held on the Dolphin. The
court sentenced the six ringleadcrs TO
three months in the cauboose. In the
stowaways from st. Lucia
Besides all these troubles of their own
the officers Of the Dolphin report that
Punta Arenas. ut the entrance to the
strait of Magellan. has been almost de-
stroyed by the Patagonians. Natives
made n descent upon the place, killed II
of the Chilean soldiers and set fire to the
buildings. a delegation came out from
the post and asked Captain OBrien of
the Dolphin for firearms and powder.
The captain presented them with Il 3
inch gun and a quantity of ammunition.
The Dolphin is on her way to Seattle.
where she will go into the Alaska trade.
Well Known In New York.
The Dolphin is of like fame with her
Il sailing master For eight years she was
known as the Al Foster, the most ia
= nous deep sea fishing boat i'll New York
"A harbor.
Eight years ago she was launched at
Wilmington, Del. having been built for
the fishing excursions. She is 220 feet in
+ length and of 81 feet beam. Her hull is
of steel. with iron framing and heavy
steel plating. She was built mt cost of
$250,00O, with special regard to speed
and seaworthiness, light draft and buoy
ancy 1t was claimed that she was un-
sinkable.
She passed through numerous adven
lures during her daily trips to the fishing
banks. Once Il shell from the United
States proving grounds near Sandy Hool,
passed over her bows. She has been lost
in fogs and mixed up in collisions innu-
merabe When she was bought early in
the spring by the Alaska Transportation
company. she was fitted out with a full
complement of new machinery.
Dynamite Johnnie O'Brien who sailed
her around the Horn. is best remembered
as the captain of the Three Friends
which gave Uncle Sam and the Spanish
government more trouble than ull the
n rest of the filbusters combined.
He has a sweet little wife and com.
& Portable nest in New Jersey; but, as
n Mrs. O'Brien says, "he is never con.
tented to settle down like other folks. ;"
n Adventure is the breath of his nostris
n and as his sort are scarce he has little
trouble finding opportunities for his pc
IN culiar talents. 1t was he who undertook
TO navigate a ferryboat from New York
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