Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-24
WEIRD GPFCTlCIF
 t#ss4 " TIA ooME ADVENTUROUS MARINERS SAW IN
 A GAVE.
The Horrible Character of the Scene
Almost Froze Their BIood-Bar- 
 barous Rites.

and started on voyage which took me around tl!e world before 1 again set foot on the British islands
 "Thc day after leaving Montevideo the barometer began falling rapidly. and before night the wind was blowing stiff gale, while enormous seas came washing over the decks The bridge was washed away, and the third otti- cer, who happened to be standing there. had q narrow escape from being wash ed overheard. For three Ii t,.s lhis weather continued, and, owing to the ship being in ballast, We hal il very rough time of it. On the four | day the clouds broke anu q few welcome rays of sunshine hcamed upon thr anX- ious crew. Later in the day the sky cleared enough to allow observations to be taken and it was found that the ship W;ls many miles out of her course As night approached we sighted an is- land. and. fearing reefs, we hove to for the night and ill the morning put boat out for the shore.
 "A landing was effected and the boat hid ill q little cove, after which we started inland. For a mile or two the course was along the side of noun tain, which grew sleeper and sleeper Then the path took the form of a long balcony around the mountain, from the other side of which we got splen- did view of little bay and hard beach. To our astonishncnt we saw there, high and dry. the skeleton of q wooden ship, evidently a brig, which must have been there great many years. Seeing this old wreck, our in- terest and curiosity were excited, and we directed our course toward it, when we were startled by grooming sound, accompanied by noise much like the believing of a bull. It seemed to pro ceed from the old wreck, and upon further investigation we found the opening to an excavation. We had 8 consultation and at last decided to iL- vestgate. The opening was narrow, and we had to proceed in single file, but at last the cave brOadened out into wiete room, and there sight met our eyes even the recollection of which makes the chills come over me. The room was decorated with all sorts of weapons and other things of an un- known nature, while on one side were q couple of ships chests, on one of which was spread a silver dining serv- ice, badly battered and blackened.
 Opposite it and under the Danish of nd cury, in front of which lay, in horrible repose. heap of skulls and bones. Squattcd around the floor in front of the images were a dozen or more sav- ages, stark naked and tearing to pieces what looked like the remains of hu- man being at the same time uttering the peculiar grooming sound which at tracted our attention when we came around the mountain. In their midst stood q diminutive savage, entirely nude but for a peaked hat that evident ly belonged to some ships officer, ring ing dinner bell. At the sight of us the savages sprang to their feet and stood for moment undecided. We were also undecided, but we soon drew OuA Euuo duO SIO"ly OuChcO Out OA Iu0 room. Seeing this, the savages sprang after us, but one of the sailors fired point blank at the foremost man, and he fell dead. His companions stopped their flight and, uttering yell. picked up the corpse and carried 1t back into the room. where they probably added it to their feast We got out of there as fast as we could, found our boat and boarded our ship
 Those who believe that spinning yarns is forgotten art among mari- ners should read carefully the follow ing tale narrated by the second officer of steamer at Galveston and given to the public at that city:
 "Not many years ago shipped aboaYtl British steamer at Liverpool