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WIS wing in the ship canal al Bgaalo on IN" 3sth
Of December. 1887, when she was orsusnt oni
and r71r down 70 Schlosser made seTerat ui2s 10
and from Nav Island, and laid up for the night
abou, O'Clock at Schlo<ser; made ;ast - the
dock: II was frame dock; tner took supper. SCI
4. watch. as usual on steamboat. and went TO
bed never knew 4 vessel or steamboat which dle
10; set c nighI-watch tnis waS about or ~
O'Clock: one OF the watch was Sylvanus Storing
MS awoke about - O'Clock by hands on ine ooat
returning from Niagara Falls and complaining tnat
their bcrths were occupied by strangers VINO nad
come on board TO take lodgings tor the Risht' ei-
rected some OF tie dodgers 10 get up and give the
hands their 5erths; turned in again wa' soon
aroused by one Of he watch -utting MS head down
the cornpasion yyay and calling that boat was
coming; directed him to let no one come aboard
without orders from him or Capt. APpleby; ne
went away, but soon returned and exclaimed thai
that there were four or FIVE boats coming tl!l OF
armed men got Up hastily and was pulling on MS
boots when his attention arrested by noise
above: heard the report OF one or more guns or
pistols. with the noise of men coming on board;
heard no words distinctly; dressed nirn,elt com
rlctev before moving from hi berth secured his
papers. and started 70, the companion way be-
fore reaching the stairs heard order. to give no
quarter. Kill the id Yankees or words to
tia; effect: Capt Appleby was Just ahead ne
Wells asked Appleby 3" What shall we 30 ne
said he did not know-mus, do the best we could
Appeby was ahead and got up 10 the top OF the
stairs. when some one standing OF the cylinder
took him \. J by the shoulders and hauled alm
back telling him 10 go out there, or the a'SalI-
ants would Kill him; he stepped back, ;wo par
ties one from the stern, another from the DO"
rushed bv in such numbers as 10 close the cabn
door ami commenced fighting nearly over the
whcel-shaft; there was 4 CLASH OF swords and con-
siderable firing; he Wells went down oelu"
and passed forward of the boiler n the bow OF the
ooat 10 make his escape from the forward hatch;
there was plank ladder leading 10 the deck;
while standing b. it; saw a man spring down into
the fre-room who turned round caught mold of
the poker and commenced working at The tre. as
supposed with the intention of firing up getting
up steam, and takia, the oo,t off; saw that he
was busiiy engaged, and started back; ne cid NOT
see me | went back 10 the cabin stairs and -
cended on nv hands and feet carefully, intending
TO get away; before reached the TOP NY head
brushed the calf of Il mans leg: thought ne tell
it, and threw mg.elf bslow; the cabin door was
now open went forward again ran against
man in the dark in doing so. whom | supposed 70
be one OF the assaillng party; he spoke and knew
him don. now recoliect MS name, but knew ne
was one OF nv men We recognised each other. ard
each went his way went forward 20 the hatch, and
saw the man in the tire-room he raised up, caueht
hold OF a man who had secreted himself ccouchins
in the bow of the boat held him up and asked
what he was doing: he SAID he belonged 10 the
boa;; | saw the man and knew him as stage
driver; saw hi- body the next morning and knew
him to be limos Du-fee; the who took him
pulled him along. told him to come on dec, or he
would blow his brains out, with many rough ex
pressions the captor mad belt on kept Jerking
him along by the collar till they reached the hatcu


the plank partly uricd and Durice stepped tirsi
an deck | intended to 90 on deck and surrender,
but concluded not 10 do saw these men cleuch.
and disappear toward the bow of the boat, Duree
pulling for the shore and struggling la get away;
/ now saw port. hole through which ire iS usually
thrown when the engine is stopped intended
TO crawl through IT, Jump into the water and swim
ashore poked my head out, and saw boat full OF
men nearly under it. so | recoiled; Went into the
after cabin and pulled off my overcoat; went back
and put nv head through the hole; a boa
there full of men armed with pistols. cutiases ard
boardng-pikes the painter II their boat had got
fast board the steamboat and the ya"l Wa
swinging to the current; this was near the bow al
the steamboat and on her outside from the dock;
the steamboat was about - feet long: looked our
na q moment ana CDHcluUcO littr Wis no tl!diNf
TO escape there. backed out and returned 10 the
cabin recollected that had had out OF the
stern cabin windows but day or two previous, and
thought could remove il and make my escape
there; went aft, got a locker AID commenced
working at il got it loose so | could see out; saw
two yawi-bsats ore on each side of the stern with
a guard in each; backed out again and wen; into
the main cabin 10 act a circumstances should lnfi-
cate felt the boat move from the wharf; lelt II
was now or never; ran up the stairs INTO the en-
gircer's room, and felt that the boat not en-
tirely cast of stepped out and saw no one stand
ing there; thought | would not venture out just
yet. but would wait n better opportunity stepped
back o,r Of sight in the engineers room; heard
great noise at the stern heard man cry Cast
herotil Fire her Cd d-n it. why do Mt you
cast her OIL Where the rocket now
stepped OF, on deck and did not meet any one;
went forward at ten or fifteen fee; three men
standing: resolved TO surrender 70 them; went mp
to the first one, who had sword, on guard the
sccosd had boarding-pikc, the third was resting
on his sword stepped as the iirs; l. dare.
meaning to surrender saw h@ eye wander from
me, and found he did not m,trust ma, but sup
posed me one Of his own party had TO make
effort 10 rsiran from speaking, was near il:
passed by them without resistance through the
-angway; passed on 10 the guard, wear the stern
OF the boat. where came to = man who hailed
me" Halloo! who are you do you belong to
Inc boat '' stepped up to speak to MIN told him
did not belong to the boat but ashore;
weak could hardly speak; they started TO c-n-
toward me- when some one behind me fired ps
tol they turned TO where it was from and I!
darted bt them, around the wheei-house out OF
their reach, and fled ashore; stepped over th'
dock ;imbers covered with loose boards aud of
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some meu whom supposed 70 ,e British guard;
walked on the Railroad track till | came near tho
warehouse; the dock was eighty feet wide tn
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