New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-10
7" HALT BOLD PIRATES"
One Poor Green Bottle Fly Fails
BEFORE Tncif Sam Steps In.

Atlantic Hielrsnis y - Aug 3 CSpeciaD Cap
tain Charles Chrlsin.ii you1hful mariner. and his
FIRST mate. Nt.-tu Bryan. 3@ta New York summer
Residents. ..4sd t5.- week ti,2t il would be a
fine .-1 GO muster I'd crew or other brave men and
HAS frtes faraga shore s. they stocked
a. laUutk usr. hs .I1d yesterday pointed
Ter hau dtHartlv toward Sandy Hook. while the
heavy tread af Rogers oliver and Louis Griffen,
two frIarls zolr3-d upon her decks II was an
tsnposns s5rIr-t..ase brave men setting out to do
great tH-rr. Their homecoming was the saddest
recorded af ta.- port pa ten years.
Trouble ..-au brewing tor the adventures even
as thev entered tl. peaceful waters Of SpcTmaceti
Cove. frrn which Go'nt th'y had expected TO pierce
tllc mysterious uu,.frbrush = Sandy Hook where
dwell sl r terrifying monsters as the green o''ue
~. fas aud tHe mosquito" IN inns 'itSis g, -
nan ia. ? Jhe trusty shotguns and said To ms
neighhor. = fear not .
I.l.t back o. the troubles ia peaceful Spernacetl
Several s5rtila-S held up loving arms when the,
launch appeared. and despite the eagle eye OF
captain C3flzHan they caresStd the craft IN no
ssrctrtagn man ..Fr. i5st III" boat was MADE OF
s-sod sflr and finally succeeded in breaking away
from -a,..c unsolicited embraces Anchor was
dropped beyond the sedge hrnged shore. ana the
r,ols-r Farfain Kidd with Bryant and GTuen al
MS heels scrambled into the small boat with their
birdshot battery and made for the tau grass. -. .
I'VE ziIl take this country without the L'ss ~
snrIe ufe'' said the brave commander as ne te!ied
a green bottle fy with one sweep OF MS 'ie"'s
Ave arc.~ rauttered ms followers.
rysst strange relate. these youthfGi soaEehse,s
~ 80 80. lad not counted upon possible col
SEQ ,,.+b ne United States government. They
I'D forgotten il Seems. thaS one cannot cANoit
about sandy Hook without a PASS Two soloit,s "a
80 ti7av 1av concealed await developments
gbev say they recognized the youths as ones "1io
had been warned IL keep away .,,
The little firearms 90 the boys poI'feu 4"Si--'s
sr,-e,- v-a-e having a splendid time But very SUD
s5enly there the oSsEuInand f1aIt . no GA -
-zind was shaken cut a the young heI"es -
sThev shook bly, for a moment. ana theh we
aeep voice oe the captain Numbered Each HAN
FOR hirnss}ft' .,s .. hold
re- ground and argue. but Bryant ana anoIheI "
sic crew fed casting their weapons INTO ~" o
as they ran one Of tbs soldiers pursued me III
Naders ana finding them too meet lol ~ ~ -
his army pistol and pumped few shots tle1i ,r
Notoay was hit and the boys finally ei"oeo 0'i0e
W-15ua all this was going on Soldier No was
giving sound advice te Captain Chrlsfaan
7rtrF VS. r1flctuated by playful Jabs IN the rloS
-, -, r,leiTess end Of a very likely looking
shooting iron After several punctuation rl'rhs
had been made with the little round l"e III "a.
ems Of the gun Chrisman felt that the Wlsaon %
the soldier was such that he could nor wen ,', =
look it and ne willing 70 obey orders Ike
sittie lamb -, ,,,- .,o-,-saa
,eno~ts vo,ir crories captured OF dead, SAID me
solder This was almost too much for CnflSIleIi'
s5 tears were not far off he pictured the man
gIes forms Of his friends who had worked VIII,
him Oh the launch. Then Rogers Oliver aooaIu
she launch called loudly that the table was SCI li
the ginger snap feast Chrismans mouth water e,
bit he was too fun Of TO give utterance 10 ms
longing for ginger snaps
II was at this iuncture that the first so-oieR re-
r,1~7ed 10 report that the fugitives had escapeo-
-1,rssrnan promised TO try be better boy, MS
release was ordered. and he was soon munchhs
the brittle waters with the boat tender -. =.
But the brave men VINO ran away must MOI W
forgotten They toiled through heavy going out
toward the point of Sandy Hook and, hnaIiy as
,,o,-erfTp a CORY which looked good TO them.
roVrea the weary miles across the bay. ieaNihs
their commander and the cook 10 their tate
Did CAPTAIN Chrisman falter after all danger was
sasf2 OF course. he didn't. He battled with the
a1Ilruly engine and finally conquered IL La'er' 'ie
launch. with mournful stride, maoe her Wa! 10 an
ANCHORAGE off Highland Beach. The members OF
the crew who had reached their homes, worried aii
night about their companions out on the nasty
deer" So cid the latteIs' parents
F2Irr the ba-,rv piraticaI crew reunited after
tzvsrltv-four hours Of suspense and heavy I1ai,
although they minus their guns. ana 1he neat
sxredition has been Indefinitely postponed