The Washington times., 1913-08-07

any person hereinafter named, 1, Daniel
MacGovern, sometimes called Driscoll,
and other names unknown to me, say:
was quartemaster aboard the. steam
ship Yukutat, which was wrecked on
the California coast in the month of
March-the i5th-19o-through and by
the carelessness of her first officer, Will
liam Graham, then acting in the place
ship at Skagway. The shipping records
there viii show under what name.
| ..On the day preceding the wreck. and
when we were within thirty-six hours
dense fog. in which the ship remained
up to the time she struck. The fog
/ closed in about 10 o'clock at night,
shortly after / took the wheel. Paul
| Lavelle. second officer of the Yukutat.
and ranking next in command to Will
fifteen minutes afterward Graham came
on the bridge I heard Mr.. Lavelle
/ tell steward to call Graham from
4 the saloon.
"LaveIie said: We are standing in
too near the land. There is ba.i
icurrent along here Graham said:
\ I've had enough Of this talk from
YOU. Hold your course. Pm in COM
and here He left the bridge.
The next night when / went on
We had been holding for the previous
ltwenty-four hours. This was at mid
night. The third officer and Captain
Graham were on the bridge. Mr.. La
velle was Just being relieved
'de said to the captain: Graham.
| advise you to steer at least three
| POINTS further to the southwark We
were making a course southeast by
east Graham answered: Take your
there. Which will it beY Mr. La
velIe said: Il will take my orders
"Qther things were said In both
these conversations, but what they
| were I do not know give only the
, ship strpcx at Is minutes beforegz.
The third officer signaled Full speed
astern. II he had signalled Full
speed ahead there would have been
but few lives lost
There was ground-swell running.
but hardly any sea. Lavelle came on
the bridge first. Then came Graham
and the fourth officer. Graham was
like crazy man.
He kept saying: All hands to the
enough aboard for half the ships
company. Mr.. Lavelle cursed Graham.
Sraham said: I order you to your
boat followed Mr.. Lavelle We had
to Fight like wild beasts. There were
Pistols and knives against US atNevery
hand. Women and children first. Re-
member, Driscoll" That is what Mr.
Lavelle sald to me.
The boats were being let go aby the
run, some half filed and others with
not enough in them to man them. We
gathered all the women and children
We could see. The last we let in was
an old gentleman who had been sick
him in. Mr.. Lavelle lifted the wife.
One would not go in without the
other. Then the lights went out.
started to climb the boat fall again to
go back to the ship. I pulled him
back. He was too brave a man TO
commit suicide. He, had absolutely
1T have followed the sea forty-five
years and ! know brave men. saw
Paul Layelle's father die at Apia. Mo-
G 6oay Was Wa saye tber ro piaces TO oo Women
| and children. We did not beat any
body with oars When we cleared the
ship negro-I had knocked him
vale of the boat. We could not take
him in Mr. Lavelle struck at him.
Somebody stood up in the boat, and
the next second we were All gone; 1
! til one year ago. The minister at the
Bethel in Hong Kong can tell you
about that The doctors there know,
did not know who Paul Lavelle was"
DANIEL X McGovERN
Mark .--.--
Witness:
EMILY GRANVILLE.
At sea aboard the bark Daphne,
March 81. 1s1-
"Oh, you wonderful. wonderful woman
of goidi' cried Paul. as he finished this
amazing document and took Emilv IN
his arms. Contrition filled him as he
remembered the picture of her standing
beside the derelict's berth swearing him
to the truth of his statement. He
started to speak. but hand over his
mouth stopped him. The gold woman
read his thoughts.
called me that night" she said. but II
/ had / should not have been able to
have had him sign II. and / knew that
/ had fought death for it, =
Emily Granville sailed through the
Golden Gats-the golden gate OF the
future which she had promised him.
The noble seaway shimmered under
the sunlight of a hawless spring day:
As the Daphne came under the lee OF
the green-clad Marin hills the north
west wind which had been her con-
slant champion withdrew like cour-
tier who had seen his lady to the
ITO live and to ioveY' exclaimed Paul,
inhaling a deep breath Of the crisp,
sparkling air, where he had been car
ried from the lounge TO a chair against
the taffrail.
.sTo love and TO live." answered EN-
ily, pressing the hand which she held
in hers against her heart. Isn't life
beautifuI?''
I'VE are but coming through its gate,
darling"
A year and a month have gone by
since the bark Daphne came through
the Golden Gate. The world has gone
we'll with Paul Lavelle. His cup of hap
piness is filled to the brim and tonight
II Is to overflow. although he sweats in
an agony of fear.
It Is midnight in his home on the
shore OF Monterey bay Paul is stand-
ing alone on the wide wheeling ve-
randa. looking seaward and yet unsee-
ng. The purple waters OF the bay are |
burgeoning with the magic of a full |
silvery moon in the zenith Of star-dust-
ed heavens. The deep beyond Is Groom
tng In q eenEuous, mysterious peace. =