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Show MUTINY N BOARD SHIP Captain Attacked by Six of CrewOne Man Is Killed Victoria, BVC May 28, Attacked by six of his crew at once, Captain Vagnor of the German ship Elisa Lihn, which arrived hero late last night from Antofagasta for Puget Snrnd, succeeded in beating off his opponents with his fist, and quelling a mutiny which bid fair to develop Into large proportions, and which reunited re-united In the death of one man. On April 10. the crew lapped a barrel bar-rel of wine, and rapidly becoming intoxicated, in-toxicated, attacked Captain Wagner and the boatswain in an efTort to make the former a prisoner and to throw the boatswain overboard. Captain Wagner Wag-ner fought off his opponents, stretching stretch-ing them, ono after another, on the deck. The boatswain, who was carried car-ried as far as the rail by the Infur-iuted Infur-iuted men. managed to escape, and going to the assistance of the captain, cap-tain, helped to bring about order. Ono of the crew was subsequently discovered discov-ered iti the hole, where he had fallen, suffering such severe Injuries that he died. He buried at sea. The Elista Lihn 1b 64 days out from Anto fagasta. |