The chronicle=news., 1913-02-14
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From the New York Evening World
Story writer's In search or thrills
would do well to mako the acnuain.
iance of Capt. II. L.. Mckay. com.
DandInG the TivIves OF the tinted
Fruit Line. Captain Mckay only re.
Gently came to tho line after twenty
years In the Pacific. In these twenty
years he had no more exci,In. cx-
Desiencc than that with wild
ora ang. .o,,tang.
NO were trading from Singapore,
llonekonk. Suva ana San Francisco
began Captain Mckay, "On this pnr-
tIcuiar voyage. when the adventure
| occurred. We had received orders In
Singapore 10 touch at a small place
In Borneo to take aboard IL consign-
mcnt of animals.
We got the animals aboard all
right. There was quite IL collection
nf them. hut the ono ;hu, took my
eye was a huge ourang-outany. !
spoke TO the animal man ahou, The
bars OF the big box In which Mr.
Orang had HIS quarters. They did
not look ovcrstrong 10 me. bu, the
animal man laughed nj my fears and
said as how It would take dynamite
to xct through.
Tho morning or inc fourth day
We ran Into sIuall ihat turned Into
\ full gale before dark. and then the
gale became u rip-snortinE hurricane.
The bowling Of the wind and tho
pounding of the waves must have had
n strange effect on the orang. .outang,
for his yolls became louder than ever.
Along about midnieM I was We,
aud chilled 10 the hone, and turned
the bridge over To i.owrie while I
went below to get II wink OF sleep.
! had hardly closed by eyes when
there came u pounding on my door.
and one of the sailors on watch came
rushIng in with his cycs sticking out
OF his head and his face "a white ns
a sheet Of naper.
lies broke Loose. captain, and
hos murdered Travis tho rlI!o.
cried.
WHO'S looso:' I asked.
The big ape. says the sailor.
We'll. sir. was Into my boots In
JIffy. and with my gun In hand
went on deck. Gosh. what n sight!
got on the bridge and found Low
ric rs scared looking almos, MS the
sailor.
".Hcll's broke loose. sir. for fair
says l.cwric. The hig apes out OF
his cage and running an,uck. He's
killed one OF the mon and the rest
Of the watch IL locked In tho fo'cas' 'Ic
10 fear Of their lives. ~ -.
II told the sailor who had called
me 10 go below and get the animal
man up. In a bit the animal man.
who was almost as scared aa tho rest
Of MS. comes up.
Your monkey is loose. says I. an
you'd better get him quick.
"'Givc me man and a revolver
says the animal man. I certainly ad.
mired hia pluck. for he was fright
encd half TO death au tho time. I 20,
him revolver and told the sailor 10
90 along. Just as they started aft
heard terrible commotiop and n
serIes Of yells for help
Hes breaking Into the galley.
says l.owric. trying to get the cook,
Tho animal man started In the
direction OF the rumpus. Just then
there was flash OF lightning and nj
saw the orang-Outang tearing nj the
galley door. At the same lime tn.
ape heard the animal maj approuc.,.
ing ana swung about on his hind ,e2s.
Ihen II became pitch dark again. a!
moment later shot rang out. I.aw
tn" flash cut the night. Then .aarc
came terrible scream and anoth .r
shot. The next momcu, the sntIo:
came Turning up on the btidg,, IS
though he wore wings.
The apes got him. he yelled.
~ told l-owrie to take his gun aaf
follow me. The second had come on
deck BY this time aud We left him in
charge OF the bridge. II was casv
enough to locate the oraig-outan, b.
the screams Of the animal man.
Then when the lightning n.
thlnes up ] saw a sight that made
me shiver to my boot tops. The big
ape had the animal man around ,he
waist and was dragging him aft. III
took a quick aim at the big beast,
PACK and fired. Tho shot made no
IMPRESSION whatever. | fired again,
and then Lowrie fired. pne or the
shots had hit the mark, for tho
orang- -oatang dropped the animal
mar and swung around on us with
his mouth wide open and his arms
out Us though to grab us.
II fired one shot and together Low.
rio and me began to retreat alons
he swaying. swir,ing deck. I.owri,
shot up the bridge ladder ahead of
me and had just graspcd the ha.d-
rail when the orang-outang got hold
OF me by the sleeve of my coat.
thought II was all off then and
there. But just as the lad caught
my sleeve there came wave over
the side that fairly smo.hcred me. I
exertcd all the strength ! could 20
hold to that handrail. That wa,n
saved my life. for It tore the big ape
loose and be went over the side in the
IswirlinE foam.
Anyhow. that are had rost us one
man. The animal fellow had n hrok-
en- arm and n badly bitten shoulder.