The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-11


PROVIDENCE. R. l., oct. Io.-In the dark
ness Of the early hours OF this morning, when
the pattering Of a driving rain on the tin
roofs Of the wharf sheds along the river
front drowned every other sound. the
schooner yacht Frolic, which for more
than two weeks has been pursued by United
States revenue cutters as II fitted up ard
down the Atlantic coast, attempted TO get
rid Of its load OF ~forty-two Cinnamon ana
smuEgle them ashore. BY the sheerest
accident the plot failed.
Fifteen Of the aliens have been captured.
The captain and one member Of the crew
have been arrested. and from one OF the
men the police nave a confession which
tells OF what happened on the trim little
Measure craft with its Monaghan cargo
slowed in its dark held since il left New
foundland toward the end Of September.
All the carefully laid plans might have
succeeded had not a laborer in a coal yard
here stumbled over a PROSTATE form in
the dark. Earl Rush, employed at the
New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company's wharf. came upon two OF the
wet, chattering and very much frightened
Chinese. They were lying motionless
beside the wall of a shed. Rush stirred one
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not move. Rush then bent down and
turned him over. and the fellow looked up.
The slight sounds brought a voice from
out Of the dark.
Don't touch those fellows! I'm looking
oft for theml"
Rush hunted up the night ~~atchman, and
together they notified the police. Half an
hour later a squad OF patrolmen, under
the lead of an immigration officer, came
anon fifteen Of the Cinnamon, all dressed
In American clothes, pattering along
through the half lighted streets toward the
Chinese quarter. They arrested the entire
outfit and then Deputy Marshal Stone
formed a posse and went after the vessel.
They found her about four miles down
the bay and about 800 feet OF shore. On
board were two members of the crew. The
Marshal arrested both. One man.. who
seemed 10 act "a captain At the time.
eaid his name was Jenkins, and the other.
who afterward made the confession. gave
his name as Duncan. All the rest of the crew
had deserted. and the police began a search
for them.
At police headquarters Duncan told his
story Of the strange cruise of the yacht.
Smuggling, he said. was not in his line. and
he had shipped for the summer on the
Frolic with honest intentions. The yacht,
he said, had at first gone about from port
70 port, pausing a short time at each place.
and evidently out only for pleasure. On Sep
TENDER /, however, he had been ordered to go
with the Frolic to Halifax, where he said he
supposed he was 70 receive a cruising party
70 20 to Labrador.
The owner himself remained aboard,
but there was nothing suspicious in his
actions, Duncan said. until they were of
Placentia.
Late one night, the sailor went on, row.
boats with single lights in their bows began
10 put out toward the Frolic. Trip after
trip they made until forty-two Cinnamon
bad been crowded into the little cabin. Inn
mediately, Duncan says, he objected and
wanted to go ashore. Tit owner, he says,
told him that he was on a yacht and had
shipped for the summer. and that he would
have to stay ABOARD.
The scene which the sailor then told of
was like an echo from the days of Capt.
Kidd. The owner, he SAID, in n towering
rage whipped out a pistol and told him to be
still. Shortly thereafter the Frollc weighed
anchor and bore ont to sea with at least
two Of her crew in a mutinouS mood and
her cargo of Orientals beng taken one by
one down into the hold
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left the Newfoundland coast. The story
of her adventures from then until the
deputy marshal stepped on the deck just
before daybreak this morning was told
only in outline by Duncan.
OF Massachusetts a revenue cutter picked
them up. Spreading sail they hustled of
howard the open sea, bearing slightly down
the coast. They knew they could be seen
from the lighthouse, and dragging out
every inch of canvas they tried to double
chair onoa1 All npn dar- how hpat on under
a brisk breeze, while the captain watched
the line of smoke which the cutter was
leaving 10 mark the course of the chase,
Next morning the small speck on the horizon
line at their stern had disappeared.
The pursuit had brought them down
OF Long Island. More cutters we're after
them there and the" acan put out TO sea
and continued the + rovlng up and town
the coast. OF Green Island they ran into
a heavy storm. Jhcy lost their bOwsprit
and after that the had TO be doubly care
full because the injury had reduced their
speed, They kept ,vcil ont IN the OPEN
until finally n was Scc'ded mat mat could
not continue indefinitely and that they had
best attempt some -e"-.vo step, though for
the time they were f1fe from inspection.
The captain set ont TO effect a complete
disguise. The YACHT rig was changed. and
like an old time terror Of the Spanish Main
ehe was painted . let black. Canvas wa
laid on her decks and barrels we're placed
along her rails. Thus in a tshCrman's out
1T the schooner ylc't, designed for a very
different kind OF cruise. began to feel her
way cautiously toward Nara Gansett.
That was yesterday morning. As she
passed Newport there was a busy little
revenue cutter steaminE about which caused
them anxiety. But the cutter paid no at
tention to them and t'cy passed on in, and
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning she Splashed
her anchor overheard in this port. One
by one her sails came down and we're fuTled
into neat white rolls There was not much
activity aboard and only now and then
passing vessels saw any one move across
the decks. All day she lay still and there
was no suspicion on shore Of the load she
had aboard.
When the harbor was almost deserted
the work Of diSemhaTkirg the Cinnamon
was begun. For the first timo since Dun
cans futile attempt 10 escape the dory
was lifted from tho decks. Quiet orders
were passed TO the men. and two Of then
felt their way over the side OF the FroliC
and dropped 10 the seats If the tender. In
aTuads OF four the frightened ChinameT
were brought up ont OF the mold and lee
across the deck. Ono by one they wer,
passed down to the men in the ory.
No lights were on the tender as she pu'
of and made for the shore. Those on th'
Frolic waited until the dory again bumped
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