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DEATH OF CAPTAIN FROGGART.
The Taquest Resumed,
THE CHINA MAIL.
From: Amoji bo brannggut und
mentioned
The inquiry into the circumstances proso tending the death of Captul H. Frog Big 28 mako
Ging report Xilne gar, Cao of this Car... Irene, who foucerning the derelict Jupe steumor
Coroner.
was found lush week with bulles wound hobus Mar through his bowl about a mile from the Amoy via Cheloo at 3 am, ou Saturday, Cadmus
The Irons, foft, Newahyang for Britomart Bubbling Well Bond police station, wasNovember 13. Tise sreend officer campe continued yesterday morning, anya. the to my room a 10.30 am, stating that
N. G. Day News" of the foth inst., then was a steamer in inking codi Ollo before M. W. R. Strickland, H..tion shout four miles distant on our stee: Fame-
board best. I told him, to steer towards | Hampshire her. I then hurriedly dressed and wont Kinaba on the bridge myself. As we go nearer Merlin
hoisted dags, but of course go po
Minotaur response. As we geb', neheer stil, we could see the ship, was deserted'; who
Moorhan appeared to be on the point of founder. Nowcastle ing shortly, she was algo smoking same- Nightingale witers in the midship boat and as wo paused close to her there was a strong Ribble smell of burning. I lowered a boat, And Rosario proooxded to bur, together with the cited Robin and accord engineer and four sailors to
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The Coronce, at the opening of the proceeding," said that in fairtos to the witness Krabbe, he ought to say he did not want to censurd him on Friday lust. All that he (the Coroner) wanted was to get things quite leur in his own mind. The nowspaper report was quite correct, but things which appeared plain in ono's mind when spoken, often looked different in prin. If Mr. Krabbel did what Ee honesty thought was best for the should the ship sink boo rapidly, we word Taku charge of the Irene. As a precaution, Gaips jured may be did not think they shouldfebelts. After yowing right round her Tamar blame him on the ground that many wo eventually thought we would take Teal': people might have acted otherwise in the risk and go on' board and woo, what Thistle
eould be done. We climbed over the the circumstances.
starbed side aft and found the stern Dr. Murray stated than on Friday ho
was so low tint the after deck was all prado a post-mortem examination of the wash, although the water at this timo Virago body. The wound was two inches be ras quite smooth. Feeling now quite. Welland suro she was dangerously near sinking Whiting |hind the right eye, and there was some
and that he was smoking atik more Widgeon scorching of the skin. The bullet passed through the brain, fracturing the skill amidship, we hurriedly collected what Woodcock. on the other side, and lodged in the
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I wished to sure it. Death was
I told the ghof 0.36 an almoss straight line, probably instantanost.. It was impoengineer to hurry away with our bost C.37. STEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUNKERS 149 ble to say whether the wound was self, and bring a few more sailors so that 0.98
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Capakain W. H. Lunt, marine super- intendent of, the China Merchants Com. pany, stated that the deceased had been With the company since October, 1908. He considered him a very able man of strong character. He was sober, and aftontive, and witness thought him a very good man.
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inflicted, although it was quite consistwa could get it into the water, but belcre ent with the theory. There was nothing the boat could reach the Irene the Shiho..935 to show whether the deceased was inhuo broke into vicleut faces, amidalips .036 standing or sitting position when the and we shouted for the best to hurry007 wound was inflicted.
back. The boat Hauted back and we1,058 all returned on board the Ireno. The wind was fromhening the whole time and that course farmed the fames. After wo got over our acare it still seemed there was a chance to save the boat. So Larriedly manning the boat, again and this time taking the 2nd officer and 3rd engineer; want of again, but before wo could reach her the boat itself caught fire and blazed fiercely. The others then asked whether wo might board over the stern, which was so low in the water, and see if there was anything in the after house to salve. I gave my consent and we got on board, bus the smoke and Beat wero unbearable, and after a few Kaiserin Missboth hurried minutow we got into the boat again and went right buak to our own Duplex† ship. I was just on the point of going. nay, coloring the ship would go. (down befree anything else could be done. Decidée rhen we sighted a steamer's smoke on Argus the horizon to the S.W, and I deter: mined to await her arrival. After some Vigilante
The Corner: Was any inquiry mando into this business bf the Japaness ship"
Captain funt said the only inquiry he knew of wus when the people went on poned the Irene in Shanghai There had been an inquiry in Amoy, and when the vessel arrived in Shanghai the Japanese Vice-Consul and the Duputy Commis. sioner of Foreign Affairs went on board to identify the goods, and witness word
with them.
The Coroner: Is the incident closed, do you think 2-As far as I know, itils.
I believe a report was sent by the deccased to you from Ansoy-Yes, I had his report.
you
Is there any objection to the report being made public P-No, I think can make it public.
From what you know of Captain Frog gat do you think he would have done anything in the usture of what is sag. gested by those reports?
Captain Lunt said he thought that was the whole cause of the death of the "deceased. Having had a strained pic in Amoy, he though the reports affected him that way. He could not sleep, and he was rather in a nervous condition.
Was he very much upect when he got lo Shanghai? The wincep said that when he saw Captain Froggart the next morning he was very reticent, but be could see that he was labouring under a mental strain He could see that the Captain was suppressing, his foolinga.
Was he the kind of man, do you think, that this sort of wúng would affect in a peculiar way ?—I would not like to say that I have never seen him excited that I know of. Captain Lunt added that in this case he knew the deceased was very much affected.
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time in transpired to be a Japanese two Paibo funnelled cruiser. She came right UP Dondard de Lagron and lowered several boate, which pro- coeded right to the wreck with what seemed to be pumps and salvage gear.
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suitable signal and having already barville wasted a lot of time I decided to proceed on my way. Over the starboard side. Pistolet forward of the vessel there hung over the Mousquet bulwark a large iron drum or ash bucket ancha full of burning coal and on the deck close at hand kerosene tins and other vessels containing a dark oil, the fo ward deck near the house was satur Emden ated with spilt oli and choro was a guan GrisiconatTM tity of oakum lying about, some of which tir possibly had been used for flares or dis- Jaguar
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signals. The mid houses were Leipzig badly broken up and somewhere inside Laicha the breakage there was a decoldering fire the holds and engine room were shinest fed up with water, which sur prised me. However, aho kops afcat. Scharnliorat "Mr. William Henry Tenny, assistant Over the side' were hanging roper and S. 90 manager of Messrs. I. Beck and Com- broken wire, il as attempt to tow her Taku pany, stated that he was a friend of hard boun made. Both anchor were lost, Tiger Captain Froggart. He last saw him also the starboard cable, while a short Tsingta about a quarter to twelve on Wednesday length hung loose from the port hawet night, the deceased having dined with Everything round the docks appeared to him at bis quae. About a quarter of an be broken up and in a horrible moes. hour before he left, the doccased men on arrival in Ubadoo. I reported the met tioned the master of the Japanese steamer tor to the Customs officer who boarded, to lem, and said he was in great trouble, for him to report to the authontics. He gave him the impression that be Amoy in 'n strange port to me, and after very much upset.com are in harbour wo waits hoarded The Coroner: Had you suy reace to by the various authorition As, you will support at that time that his mind wamow, it was my fixed intention to take unhinged-Having knows him for two all the satrod goods to Shanghai and 4.8 fears in different circumstances I ever hand them over to our headquartors for { A-4 saw him in such a condition as he was
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Did he give you any indication that
Lo was going to take his life?
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