The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-16


next morning. and Won Hoydonck peering
from the portfolio OF his stewards cabin saw
that there was considerable shipping about
them. The had discovered the flag of
distress almost Immediately. however. and at
once brought It down, but not until 1t had
been deserted by passing tug-boat The
tug at once came alongside. but could not
get close enough for any communication other
than by signal. The mutineers were clever
enough to explain. in response to the tugs
signals, that their distress was due to the
fact that their chronometer had run down.
whereupon the other boat signaled them tho
time and went Its way.
Had Won Hoydonck then been aware that
the crew had ammunition for the pistols
he knew to be in their possession. he would
have given them battle while they were sig
mailing in the hope that the men the tug
would have taken cognizance OF It.
While Won Hoydonck had been plotting
against the mutineers. they. too. had been
plotting Believing themselves to be at
Cadiz. 1t had occurred to them that 1t would
be possible to navigate the Lennie through
the Strait OF Gibraltar and the Mediterranean.
Keeping within sight of the shore and hence
obviating the necessity of taking the sun and
making calculations therefrom. Hence they
had decided TO murder their navigator (and
incidentally the cabin-boy) in the morning
and get along without him. Had Won Hoy
donck. therefore. not anticipated trouble be-
tauoo Vi having run up tne distress nag and
been led to take precautions in leaving his
cabin, he would doubtless have been killed
then.
The mutineers set sail and started for
Gibraltar that morning. posting a continual
lookout at the door of the stewards cabin.
Much to their surprise. however, after sail.
Ing for three days southwark along the coast,
no Rock OF Gibraltar hove In sight Accord.
Ing to the admiralty chart board 1t should
have been only days from Cadiz. On
the third night. moreover, a storm drove
them out OF sight of land and the next day
they were compelled to make overtures to
Won Hoydonck
Being In position to dictate to the mutt.
neers. the Belgian demanded that their two
pistols. which he knew to be the only ones
on board with the exception Of the two he
carried. be handed in to him before he left
mis- cabin 1t was when this condition was
complied with that he learned to his chagrin
that he ammunition for the weapons had
given out with the shooting of Mcdonald
eight days before, and that he might have
thrown down the gauntlet to the desperadoes
when they were In the Bay Of Brest.
By remarkable coincidence the Lennie
was found to be approximately In the same
position when Won Hoydonck made his OBJ.
servations that morning she had been
when he assumed the duties OF navigator on
the day her officers were murdered He
refused to answer any OF Green's questions
to their whereabouts. however
Won Hoydonck sailed the Lennie for the
Pointe de LAiguille in the province OF Ven.
dee. bringing her to anchor about FIVE mles
from shore on the evening OF the ninth of
the month. for he that some OF his
messages would have been picked up by that
time and that search would have been instI.
tuted for the mutiny ship. That night
Cargalis. Cascaris, Kaida CaIudis. Angeles
=. and Green took Captain Hatfeld's property
and the ships papers and went ashore in
of the ships boats mt Sabes d'Olopne
where they claimed to be shlpwrecked sail.
ors, all unaware that the bottle found farther
up the coast had made the news OF the
mutiny known all along the west of France
The six sailors were at once recognized as
members OF the murderous crew. and were
arrested and put in irons.
Meanwhile Won Hoydonck with the Eng.
lishman. the Dane. the Austrian and Turk
for his crew. had navigated the shin To the
vicinity of La Flotte, OF the Isle de Re Here
on the following morning. the 10th of No.
vember. the French man-of-war TrayaiIIeur
that had got track OF her through the landing
of the six mutineers at Sab1es d'Olonne over.
took the Lennie. and the brave Belgian's long
vigil over
Newspaper reporting was not as highly
developed vocation in Europe In the sew
enties OF the last century as II is TODAY and
It was not until the trial OF the ten mutineers
In England the following May that Won How.
donck's fame became international