The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-03

the captain and his wife and several Of
the men were directly in the line of his
| fire, being on deck aft. He therefore re-
Trained from using his weapon and the
Eeook escaped. 1t would probably have
been instant death for any man To at
tempt to get the cook out of his hiding
place. To reach the galley door necessf-
tated going down a narrow hole in the
deck load of lumber. Only one man at
time could have done this Captain
Smith did not feel justified in ordering
any of his men to take the risk
/ II was then planned to steam the cook
out of the galley. A fire was started
under the donkey engine and a hose was
made ready TO let into the galley from
above This was shortly before O'Clock
| in the morning. Just as the second mate
had gotten ep steam in the donkey and
was prepared to let it into the galley a
/ shot was heard in the cooks quarters
| The superstition was that the man had
/ committed suicide although it was con-
coded by all that the shot might simply
/ have been d trick on his part to lure
some one TO open the door of the gall
| ley.
! 1t was thought best to he on the safe
/ side. so the second mate went ahead with
/ his preparations and the steam hose was
/ let into the top of the galley. Shortly
afterwards the door was opened and
| the body of the cook was found in a sit
| ting position in the bunk next to the gall
ley. the galley and the cooks room be-
ing separated by a door. In the right
/ hand revolver was clasped One car
fridge only had been exploded This in
/ dicated to the captain that the cook had
reloaded his revolver after shooting the
mate, two shots We're fired at the
mate and the cook had used his revolt
Yer without any effect, while Fastening
| back TO his retreat after coming out OF
the galley at 8 o'clock. The Chinaman's
| flesh was boiled by steam
| Second Mate Manning says that he saw
the whole affair. He states that the
mate, shortly before the shooting, had
said something about doing up, the
cook. The mate went towards the gall
| ley. The second mate, thinking there
was likely to be some trouble. followed
TO see what took place
The mate went down to the door of
! the galley and had some conversation
with the cook. Loud and angry words
were used. Then the mate, seeming to
be frightened at something he had seen,
made haste to get out of the hole in the
deck load of lumber and regain the
deck, the deck formed by the deck load.
Just as the mate was about to reach the
ttop of the lumber pile the cook fired. The
I
| fend his body and then backed away,
/ going over TO the starboard side of the
vessel The entrance to the galley is on
| the port side of the schooner. Scarcely
/ had the mate passed the mainmast than
| the cooks head appeared over the top
of the lumber, and the second mate, who
had meanwhile run over to the star
board side of the ship, going forward out
of range of the coon weapon, a
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the deck after backing a step or two
Immediately the second mate ran to the
assistance of the mate. The mate, who
was bleeding freely at the mouth. said
The Monaghan has killed
me-" These were the last words spoken
by the mate. He died a minute or so
after he was removed TO the cabin
! The second mate states that when the
4 quarters of the cook were examined a
large number of cartridges were found
together with a quantity of fine wine
and eordials The coal oil and oakum
were also found in the galley. The re-
voiver which was used was of the self
acting kind and of a recent pattern.
At 10 o'clock in the morning of the
10Th of May the bodies of the cook and
the mate were buried at sea in latitude
- degrees, 16 minutes north and lengi-
tude 129 degrees, So minutes west. An
interval of q half-hOur TOOK place De-
tween the burial of the bodies, that of
the mate being given over to the deep
first The captains wife read the funer-
al services.
Il While the cook was defying the ship $
company In his retreat in the galley, the
icaptain's wife suggested that she be al
lowed to interview the cook and secure
his surrender. This, very naturally, the
captain firmly refused. Mrs. Smith
showed herself a woman of great pluck
throughout the whole affair. She did all
in her power for the dying mate, letting
no nervousness or fear overcome her,
and was ready at any time TO DO as
much or more than were the members
of the crew. Captain Smith maintained
order and discipline, at the same time
, showing the best Of examples by MS
own perfect GOODNESS. He speaks well OF
all the members of the crew and says
that they behaved splendidly It is no
pleasant thing 20 have a murderer, nun
| CRY for other victims, hidden in the gal
: ley aboard a vessel liable to set nre te
/ the ship.
, The tragedy is officially reported In the
, captains log book and this report. To-
l gether with the effects of the mate ano
i the cook, including the revolver, VIII DC
s turned over to the shipping commission
t er at this port by Captain Smith TO-DAY
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