The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
my mouth. The mate rushed into the cabin

my mouth. The mate rushed into the cabil
one day. -. .. ,
said Chris We have n chance at the SUI
| and can get an observation.
II crawled on deck. and together W
| worked out the latitude, but could not ge
| the longitude because l had no chronome
ION the day that the second officer of TIL
| steamer Mount Royal boarded us, Januar!
l6, the water was racing through the cabin
like river. lay upon my mattress. PLACED
upon four pieces, 2x4. with the suicewa!
IT told the second officer of the Noun
| Royal how the crew had assaulted me anC
mutinied. He was a grand man; be came
! Bermuda, not to New York, which por
| was out of the question for a tow.
n dist list nee" he sisnaied with his flag. ant
presently the flags on the Mount Roya
Captain said the second officer. you
| TO leave her"
THAT isn't what my owners pay me for,
J replied. ..,.. ~, o., ,,,,.u 49,.
packed their bags.
".You order them back to the pumps,
said to The mate. I'll take her into New
ION that night. after the Mount Royal
had left US. there came a fair wind from
the south and west. but the crew refused
"The mutineers came aft and John D.
James. leaning upon his elbow on the cabin
trunk. said tauntingly: Captain do you
think we are going 10 work this sinking
schooner into New York for So for the
run?
for SIS for the run from Charleston TO Bar
rem Island.
Take this block to the mizzenhead,' I
ordered; ! want to use the main tops'l over
the main storm trys'l. as every little helps.
Not 8. man made a move. They refused
their duty.
Here, Suffer. If the mate can't do any,
thing with these men. you are one of their
own race; you take II up.
..Sutter took the block Up.
II went into the fo'c'sle and offered the
men a dollar apiece to bend the tops'l over
the trys'l. but they would not bulge.
James came into the cabin with the stew
ard Let those provisions alone and order
James out Of the cabin. He's an unprinci-
I'VE had one tank OF water. as fresh as
that in my house. but gave orders that it
the crew on short allowance.
The schooner was not out Of sailing con-
S Ser foT WIN rs s arr Gns rock IN
Guilty.
"on the morning We left her for the steam
on deck There was four days grub t'i left.
beans, whole ham. part of two barrels of
potatoes and barrel Of -four we had start
GU WILL
Before the steamer westha,l was sight
ed that morning. January rs, had ordered
the steward to give them an extra feed, as
they had been working pretty hard
when the crew saw the Westhalrs boat
coming they knocked of their work and
made a. rush for the galley, stuffing the
birds until the front Of their clothing was
running canned stun and dough- They were
afraid they were not going to get anything
to eat.
They didn't tell you. did they, how ran
from the poop to the stem and out to the
end Of the tibboom and shook down a new
tib, a. brand-new SAIL that had been fur
nished me by my owners that very voyage?
Every mothers son Of them had refused to
do 1t.
Aboard the Westhall the mutineers tried
TO run that ship, too but Captain Morgan
soon brought them up with a round turn"
e. Jaccard Jewelry Co.'S once At
Mermod & Jaccard's, Broadway and Locust
hT'ssJ0r catalogue. 1900 engruvinys Aa.tei Jrss.