The evening world., 1913-02-03

Story writer's In search Of thrills would
% well to make the acquaintance OF
Capt II. l.. Mckay, commanding the
Tivives Of the United Fruit line. Capt.
NcKay only recently came TO the line
after twenty years In the Pacific. In
those twenty years as junior and COM
manding officer Of divers ships that ply
the western oceans, Capt Mckay ex-
perlencod enough adventure to keep a
dozen Jack Londons sitting up late o
nights to make literature for those who
love to read Of stirring things.
Shortly before the Tivlves sailed on
Saturday u big red-faced man went
aboard the ship and clambered UP to
the bridge. To say that Capt Mckay
was surprised to see his visitor would
be putting It mildly. Capt Mckay was
nabbergasted. when no had recovered
sufficiently he introduced the big man
20 an Evening World reporter.
This 10 Capt. Tim Lowrie." said Capt
Mckay. "He was my first officer on
the Lomond. British freighter on
which / had what / believe to DO the
worst adventure In all my life"
Capt. Lowric has retired from the sea
and came on to New York 10 see tho
sights. When the Tivives returns from
her West Indies voyage. he and Capt.
Mckay are going to have . dinner and
spin yarns to n re-you-well. But be.
fore the steamer left her pier Capt Nc
Kay found time to tell Of his adventure
on tho Lomond.
TAKES ON A CARGO OF WILD
ANIMALS.
Eve were trading from Singa pore.
aongkong.. Suva and San Francisco"
tsgan Capt. Mckay. ION this particu-
hr voyage. when tho adventure oc-
Cured. we had received orders In 6inga-
Bore 10 touch ut small place In Bofneo
- take aboard . consignment Of AMI
mails some collector had captured and
which he wanted shipped to the states.
I'VE got the animals aboard all right.
There was quite = collection Of them.
bat the one that took my eye was q
huge ourang- Outanx This lad must
have stood six feet on his hind legs, and
they way he tore NJ he wooden lars OF
his cage made my 'biovd run cold.
spoke to the animal man about the
bars of the big box In which Mr.. ouranE
had his quarters They did not look
overstronH to me. but the animal mar
laughed ut my fears and said as how
II would take dynamite to get through
Well. anyhow. We lowered Mr. ourans
aad the rest into the hold and headed
fur Frisco. .... D.
"Eveyythins ran smoothly for three
days, The animal man was havinl
trouble with his biz monkey. however
Like all big apes and gor!llas whei
captured at maturity. they refuse 4
give In and will not eat. This La
wouldn't eat q bite. and the hungrie
he got the more he raved and roareC
and tore at his bars. The noise comm.
up the matches from the hold sounde'
like some one had taken the cover OF
hades.
''rGe morning OF the fourth day W.
ran into squat that turned Into a ful
gale before dark. aud then the gale be
came rlp-snor,ing hurricane. Tn
bowling OF the wind and the poundln
OF the waves must have had s,rang
effect on the ourang-ou,ang. for hi
yells became louder Than ever. and u
on the bridge | could hear his below
above the storm.
"Along about midnight WAS wet an
chilled to the bone and turned tn
bridge over to Losrie while went be
low to get wink OF sleep had haril
closed my eyes when there came
pounding on my door. and one of III
sailors on watch came rushing In wit
his eyes sticking out of his head an
his face as white as sheet OF paper.
THE APE BREAKS OUT AN
COMMITS MURDER.