The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-10
Ingenious pirate" Calls on
Doing Reporter to UnraveI
Mystery o fine Fate That Be-
fell the Crews, of the Carroll
Deering and Other Vessels
Which Have Disappeared on
the High Seas Since the First
of This Year.

tne r1tgn oeds ONCE tne FIRST
of This Year.
By ED DUFFY.
Il have sailed the seas as pi-
rate"
/ was seated doing at my type
writer when these words, though
quietly uttered, caused me to look up
with a start and my gaze fell on one
OF the most weird Of the many
strange creatures who daily wander
into a newspaper office
My visitor undoubtedly was a sail
or, II one may judge by garb, but his
unifopn-if uniform it could be
called-was puzzling. The main gar
ments-trousers and blouse-though
ragged were Enthusiastically of those
which Uncle Sam issues to his
"gobs," but he wore "spigYotty''
slippers such as one sees on the Car
ribbean coast, and no hat. His un-
shaver features were crowned with
a bandanna handkerchief, jauntly
bound about his struggling locks. He
had the swagger of a deep seas
swashbucker but his face, despite its
tan and stubble was that Of q clean,
wholesome American youth, typical
Of the boys who so valiantly man
their nations fighting craft.
PROVES HIS PIRACY.
you have whatr' I gnspod.
II have sailed the seas as
pirate" he repeats. and as though TO
prove his claim. he lifts one OIL the
more or less expensive cigarettes
from the box that reposed on my
desk. lights IL, looks around for the
visitorS chair which Is never found
In wel-regulated newspaper offices.
then seats himself alongside nay
typewriter.
Since the nrst part of 1918" bs
resumes, Il have been . part of the
crew of q pirate vessel Before that
/ WAS q seaman frst class, In the
u. s. navy, which latter i hope to be
again.
How did you become a pirater- ]
AK. between gasps- what was your
ship in the navyr'
LIST TO HIS STORY.
The Cyclopa." he replies, and then
he proceeds to unfold this story:
I'VE left Hampton Roads In Janu-
AIRY. 1918 The boys never thought
then the trip would end up az II did.
Everything went fne on the trip to
South America There was no hint Of
trouble. ... .
-Our frst contact with anything
unfaporabie came as we left Bahia,
Brazil, bound for homAy, That word
sounds good They had is1ded US fore
and art with ore. mansanesS ora 1t
xxra 49,
ment Besides there were a lot OF
explosives aboard. But what was
worse, and what caused all this trou-
bic later. was our passenger list. We
carried criminals About nifty nfer,
they were.
Talk about piracy. These birds
had Captain Kidd and Blind Bexgar'
Pew backed OF the boards. The stunts
they pulled oven today. would shade
the doinE8 Of tho worst pirates- They
knew they had nothing to 1--we for.
Rather than face death behind tho
barn. thsy schemed to capture and
sail the ship
MUTINEERS SEIZE sHH.
We were out only . few days when
trpuhae started These men got out
some way or another. we never found
out how. and started \ rough house,
rhey were out to kill Desperation
made them fearless and they had the
advantage OF surprise. They suc-
succeeded in getting the boat. Al
though We fought h.rd-that In those
Of us who were not o~erpowered
while asleep From then on lifs wa
hall for us. ...
-one murderer led thsm- he was a
navigator. and set course for An is-
land whore they could hide There
was plenty OF food \ first and thay
laid low for awhile
Then the food became low and
their leader decided the Cyclops
would become = pirate ship. Some
of our fellows escaped while we
were At tho island and 10 newer
heard Of them again
CAPTURE THn DEERIn0-
Under cover OF storms We got
some ANAL craft looted them and
made sway About the 0nly tims
we hit big game was when the
pirates sighted the Carroll A Dsar-
ing. the lattsr part Of January.
Thstr leader seemed to know the
chip, for / heard him say shs only
closest we camo to tho United States
when We halted the Deering. and
the pirates boarded hor.
Tho behring's crew were regular
be-men. and fought hard for q long
time WHEN they founo they were
being held up, but the pirates finally
took them prisoners, sailed FAR Asaa
and sat them adrift
The battle which got us took place
on tho way back to the hiding place.
m glad we never got there. An
American destroyer shot across our
bow The pirates put UP a fight, but
Il was useiess Most OF them. incIud-
Ing their leader. were killed In the
fight |
TIM glad to be home. About tho
only thing we lacked in our piracy
adventure was \ parrot. and We oould
have had one, but left II on tho Deer
ing Well, I'm going to see IL my
family lives In the same place. Ptsces
OF eight that means so long,
AND THEN HE WOKE UP.
He raised his hand as though to
give me a hearty slap on the shoulder.
Instead felt a ciout on one ear and