The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-03
DOUBLE TRAGEDY At SEA
CHINESE COOK KILLS NATE AND
HIMSELF.
He Held the Crew at Bay for Hours
Until They Turned Steam Into His
Fortress.

Details of one of the most shocking
tragedies of the sea, which has come to
this port since the famous mutiny on
the bark Hesper years ago, was brought
yesterday by the four masted American
schooner j. A. Campbell. Captain A. n.
Smith, 80 days from Port Blakeley, with
lumber. The vessel came into port
minus her mate and cook. In the loss
of these TWO men lies a story of murder
and suicide.
The Campbell left Port Blakeley May
for this port. on the evening of May
8 First Mate Adam Huber and the
cook All Kee got into a quarrel of some
character. The exact cause of the row
was not learned by the crew. All Kee
had accompanied the Campbell on pre-
vious trips and was regarded as a very
peaceful man While Huber was also
given an excellent reputation for good
nature by those on the vessel. In any
event, the Chinese cook had incurred
the displeasure of the mate, for Second
Mate William Manning says that he
heard the mate say something about
doing up the cook and saw him start
toward the galley, Manning followed
the mate to see what the trouble would
amount to. In order to reach the gal
ley the mate had to descend from the
top of the lumber which was piled
twelve feet above the top of the deck
Evidently the Chinese took steps to
protect himself, for after some angry
words had been exchanged Huber was
seen to hurry out of the galley onto the
deck. He was followed by the cook
who fired a revolver once az the retreat
ing man just before Huber reached the
top of the lumber. Huber retreated
past the mainmast. The cook fired "a
second time and evidently hit the mate
for the latter dropped. Manning hur-
| ried to the assistance of the dying man
/ nd into tln. anfa 49,, ~
where Mrs. Smith attended Huber. The
mate had been shot about the heart
and through the left lung and expired
within a minute after being taken into
the cabin.
Captain Smith and Manning hurried
forward to try and capture All Kee.
Evidently the Chinese feared violence
if caught for he barricaded himself in
the galley and refused to come out. 1t
would have been futile to force an en-
trance as the only way the galley could
be reached was through the narrow
opening from the top of the lumber to
the deck. All night the cook remained
in his galley, sullen and determined not
to be taken alive. AS the hours wore
on and the Chinese still refused to come
out fresh danger became apparent
In the galley was a large quantity of
coal oil and oakum 1t was feared that
the desperate man. when he found him
Water buckets were filled and placed
close to the galley to fight the fire
should it be started. The cook did not
start the fire however and the vessel
was saved from destruction.
About a. m. of the 10Th, the day fol-
lowing the shooting. the cook left the
galley evidently for the purpose or
jumping into the water or seeking re-
fuge in some other part of the vessel
| The second mate pointed his revolver
at the Chinese and chased him back in
to the galley.
Then it was decided to force the man
to leave the galley by steaming him
out. Mate Manning got up steam in
the donkey engine but before the steam
was turned into the galley a shot from
inside was heard. Captain Smith and
his crew suspected that the cook had
discharged the revolver simply as a
ruse to get some one to try and force
the door. So they turned the steam in
TO the room. They were mistaken how
ever for after the steam had been play
ed into the galley for some time and
the place was entered the body of the
Chinese was found sitting on one of
the hunks. A hole i'm the left temple
showed that the man had committed
suicide. The flesh was cooked by the
steam and dropped from the body when
the sailors carried the Chinese outside
Both bodies were inferred at sea. Mrs.
Smith read the burial service.
Had Mrs. Smith been permitted to try
and induce the Chinese to come out of
the galley the second tragedy might
have been averted. She wanted to go
and plead with the frightened cook but
her husband forbade her so the man
was not taken alive.