AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 March 1901, Page 4

AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.

It is very seldom that a ship has such an eventful voyage to report as had the well-known Au tralian trader Crown of Scotland on her last voyage from Cardiff to San Francisco, which was concluded recently. During the brief time the vessel was at sea no fewer than three fatalities occurred —viz., a fatal accident, a murder and a suicide. The report of the voyage is interesting, and reads as follows—“ Left Penarth with light westerly winds and cleared the channel on August 1: a strong westerly gale, with high seas, running. Split the forsail, and while furling it an A B, Salvatore Scrvis, aged twenty-efght. fell from the forcyard in a fit, and was found to be badly injured, right thigh being broken and hurt internally. From 'he time of his mishap, II p.m., to his death, at 1 p.m., he remained unconscious. A few days after the ship struck fair wind from the N.W., and had a remarkably fine passage to Cape Horn, where she was favored by more than the usual quantity of easterly winds, which enabled her to lay a course NAY. long before the master anticipated. At 10 a.m., N.E. trade being strong, also squally, clewed royal up, hauled light stay-sails down, and port watch being then on deck went aloft to make them fast, watch in rigging returning to deck, when a cry of “ Man overboard!” was raised. The helm was at once put down and lifebuoy thrown to man in the water; all hands on deck to clear away boat, which was very soon launched, and second mate and three hands pulled in the direction where man was last seen. In the midst of all this P. C. Haglund, A. 8., was met by the mate as he came to the forecastle door to call out the watch below pressing his hands to his breat, from which blood was flowing. On being asked what was the matter, he said: “Jack stabbed me, sir, and then jumped overboard.” Mate assisted him a little way along deck, when he fainted. Haglund was carried into cabin and bandaged, and said at first he felt better, but before long he took a change and complained of cold feet and pains in the legs, became unconscious, and died at 2 a.m.”