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to the Enquire Room where he
ami
the third officer concealed themselves under the boilers and
for safe tire evaded the search of the pirates.
DECO A
attack was made upon the saloon where the Captain and passengers European were assembled, the pirates firing revolvers through the skylights above, one bullet striking Mr. Peterson, who was a German gentleman, a Light-house Keeper in the employ of the Chinese Customs Department, not feeling well, had remained on deck. This circumstance, unfortunately, cost him his life, for the pirates seeing him and probably suspecting that he might sound the note of alarm, at once fired at him killing him almost instantaneously. The pirates then called upon the Captain to come on deck and deliver up everything stating that if he did so he would not be hurt. Captain Pocock at first...
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to the Enquire Room where he
ami
the third officer concealed
thenwelves under this boilers and
for save tire evaded the search
of the pirates.
DECO A
attack was
mide upon the saloon where
the Captain and
passengers
European
were assembled, the
pirates firing revolvers through
the skylights above, one
t
Mr. Peterson, who was
German and
a
gentleman,
a
Lighthor we Keeper
in the employ of the Chinese
Custours Department, not feeling
Y
well, had remanied) on deck.
This circumstance, infortunately
cost him his life, for the pirates
him and probably
seeing
that he might sound suspecting that he my
the note of alarm, at once i
fired at him killing
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almost instantaneously. The ___
pirates then called upon
the
Captain to
evve ar
deck and
deliver up everything stating
that if he did so he would not
be hurt. Captain Pocock at
Customis
first
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