New-York tribune., 1905-08-21
THREE CHINESE SUICIDES.
JUMP FROM SHIP 1T SCI.
ARotker Killed on Deck of Boat
They Thought UnlucLy.

Tired Of III, at sea. ard believing that the
British steamship Sagami was Al ul-ssarred
vessel. three young Chiname-. all hremcr.
dropped overheard in the middle OF ;le night
at a point fifty miles south of tle Suez Canal
on June IS. A few hours later another China
man had his brains crushed out by ashcan
which fell en- him. The latter buried an
hour or so after he died. \ Chinese deckhand
was taken of ar Quarantine. and another men,
ber Of the crew. also a Chinaman. has threat
ened TO throw himsel: overheard. The dead
Cinnamon we're known as Chow Chol. Chow
schi. La0ng CHoi and Tye Kok
J The captain Of the vessel. Frederick Little
hale. typical English seafarins man of the
old school, tO'I the newspaper men. yesterday.
when the Sasami dropped anchor of Liberty
Island, that there were several reasons why the
Cinnamon should have drowned themselves
To begin with" he said. they are lazy lot
OF fellows. You've got 10 continually keep an
eye on them Then they're as superstitious as
the deuce. and-weH. I'd sooner have an Arab
crew work for me than these fellows
For the loss Of his Cinnamon Captain Little
hale reinforced his crew with four giant Arabs
at Port Said
These fellows can keep a ship at sea for
years. They work Iike-weU they keep the
steam up. and that's what We want"
Captain LittIehaIe said he didn't know how
to explain the fourth Chinaman's death.
Il don't know what he doing around the
ashcans He had no business there
As far as could be learned little effort was
made TO rescue the death courting Cinnamon
The other members Of the crew. three-fourths OF
which are Cinnamon. seemed to know that their
countrymen contemplated suicide One of them
came to the captains apartments timidly and
Informed him when the first dropped over
board. He had scarcely told the story when the
two others were missing. The head OF the last
one was floating the surface for few
moments and a boat was lowered in hopes OF
rescuing him. but he sank before it reached him.
The other members OF the crew. nearly all
Cinnamon are little concerned about the sui
cides. From what can be learned. it looks as IL
there was a secret compact among them to kill
themselves. in way another.
The Sagami will dock to-day at pier 33. East
River and may lie there for several weeks. The
Cinnamon will not be permitted to land. how
ever and the captain says he will need 10 have
a strong guard on them
Suicide among Cinnamon. Of the lower
class is a rare thing and has not been known
among seamen in half century. Captain Lit
tlehaIe says he's been at sea for twenty years
and never heard Of one drowning himself. until
now.
The sagami has been at sea for nearly two
I
incident of breaking the blockade at Chemulpo.
shortly before the big sea fight Off Port Arthur
incident of breaking the blockade at Chemulpo.
with a cargo when a japanese naval officer ap-
preached
Ar you going TO Chemulpo" he asked
Not on your lifer | exclaimed.
L could make 1t worth while the Japanese
officer intimated-
check for taking some cargo and other Things a
good stroke He also paid my wife's hotel Dill
As soon as I got the check told my VIE ABOUT
what 1 supposed lucky stroke
Dead wrong were you. she said. why you
should have held out for $1,000 II was worth
more than that to Japan
The Sagami held up by the British gun
boat Bramble it was entering the harbor or
ChemuIpo and warned that there was trouble,
but when Captain Lfttlehale explained the gun
boat escorted his vessel TO the port he ul-
loaded his cargo and got out or Chemulpo as
nuickIv as possible. The captain brought with
him from Japan whole litter or japanese
poodle dogs which he purposes TO sell here