AN EXCITING EPISODE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2197, 7 August 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

AN EXCITING EPISODE.

The following incident occurred on board the American ship Granite State, on her voyage from Manilla:— "After dinuer called all hands to break out cargo in the lower hold to find a seaman named Leon Salares, who had for the second time gone into the lower hold, where nothing but kerosene joil was stowed. This time he was well-armed with sheath knives, fastened on long poles, and positively refused to come up. During the night he has had a light among the oil several times. He also threatens to burn the ship if he is not supplied with food and water. Have tried by all known means to get him to up; have tried also to capture him without harm to himself or any one else, but he has assaulted several of the men, woucding them severely. The chief officer he struck by throwing firewood at him. It was impossible to reach him whoro he was stowed without lanterns, and a naked light was dangerous. He threw firewood at the lanterns and broke the glass. All the crew and officers being anxious to secure him before another night of suspense, and tho weather being rainy and squally, so that the hatches had to be put down, and tho cat-es of oil were adrift, determined to capture him for his own safety, and tbat of the ship and cargo and all on board. Gave orders to the men to secure him, and defend themselves from violence, as he was a desperate and dangerous man. After four hours' work captured him alive, wounded in the mouth and left arm. He died ten minutes after being taken up. Appearances indicate suicide, as there is a clean cut under his left ear, which must have been made by a sharp instrument Washed the body, sowed it up carefulW, hove the ship to, road the funeral service for the dead, set the flag at half-mast, and buried Leon Salares,

Ghikf counts the seconds ; happiness for gets the hours.— De Finod. Death of "Bell's lifb."— The wellknown sporting paper, BelVs Life iit London (says the Home iVWo), which has been in a poor way for time pa*t, "threw up the spontre" a few days ago, and is now numbered amongst the "have been^." It was the oldest sporting organ in the world, and had a wide circulation in the days before the advent of the Sportsman and Spurting Life. Ih-Ws Life was started in 1822, and the profits accruing therefrom enabled the sou of the original owner of the paper to purchase a large estate near Osborno, now the property of the Duke of Bedford. Its last i*sue contains farewell words, explaining the vicissitude* ifc has gone through of late year*), and why it was found impossiblo to continue the struggle any longer. At/I's Lift, at ono period, was looked forward to with delight by all sporting men, both at Homo and abroad. It had an immense influence in its palmy days, but its rivals have proved too strong for the old journal, though its final collapse was somewhat sudden and unexpected.