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THE PIRACY OF THE

SUI AN

AN EXCITING NIGHTS ADVENTURE.

MR. HAWTHORNE'S STRUGGLE WITH A PIRATES

ALL LIGHTS OUT. About the same time that all this was It was this part of the ship that happening another young pausenger. Mr. Hawthorne of the firm of Messrs. amined Silva, who had cecaped the Hawthorne and, Pearson, Wha""Her, genoeral round up was discovered hiding- iously wounded. When the shooting underneath mttee in the saloon, cucred on the second deck he was together with a friend called Rosario,

SOME 80 EUROPEAN PASSENGERS ON BOARD, sitting chatting to Mrs, and Miss Peur. Silyn was ordered out from his biding

GANG OF ABOUT 60 PIRATES LOOT THE SHIP AND PASSENGERS.

LIST OF CASTAIMIES.

800, on the upper deck. Surmising what place and told to switch put all lights was likely to happen he pushed the two in the saloon and on deck. The penalty ladies into the Chief Officer's cabin near of failure to perform this task, he was by. By that time. pirates were at the top.

told, washeath. Fortunately, Silva

In the long list of the piracies, which | SHOOTING BEGINS ON THE LOWER who came his way. A violent struggle have occurred in the waters adjacent to

"DECK."

ensuert

theard.

the

prisons ons by cae and paraded before the robbers. They were ordered to hold up their hands and their pockets were then gone through. For this purposa soine interior lights were turned on.

Wallets were turned out and emptied, watches." rings and tie pins were taken. Ladies as well as gentlemen had to undergo this trying ordeal. A revolver was placent against the passenger's side and the ladies were compelled to urato their neckinoes and hand them over.

of the stairs and, to use Mr. Hawthorne's hazarded a guess where the main switcha own words, without thinking of what he wore and all the lights on the upper was doing, he rushed at the pirate deck went out. The pirates also ordered lights out on the other decks, and as a special precaution, had the vessels. in which Me. Hawthorne side lights removed. The vessel was in Hongkong, few have been more däring Nothing untoward happened on the rly. succeeded in throwing his

total darkness for most of the night, and sensational then the seizure of the trip to Macao and the steamer left an man over the side of the ship, Hongkong, Canton and Macas Steam-her homeward journey at the usual time,

when another pitate came uy from

THE LOOTING OF THE SHIP. boat Company's steamer on p.m. About three-quarters of an hour

behind and ........ shot. Mir, Hawthorne"

All things having been arranged to their Sunday night, by a gang of about sixtyent from Macro the first indications of through the left side, a little below the liking, the pirates now turned their armed pirates who had taken passage on the furious trouble which followed were Mr. Hawthorne immediately cof attention to the Ipoting of the ship. the ship as passengers,

lapsed and two more shots were fired at Passengers were brought out of their On Sundays the Suf An runs to Macao The passengers were then enjoying the him one by the man he tackled and one as an excursión steamer, and consequently cool of the evening, many of theth were by the second tuan... Both these bullets curries on that day a number of passen resting contentrally on the deck chairs, found their mark, one striking him in the gers much above the average of other for enjoying a game of cards and some right kuce and one in the left ankle, days of the week. When she left long were having tea. Suddenly the noise of THE SHOOTING OF THE CAPTAIN kong in the morning for. Macao she bad a number of faint explosions was heard

The nex

next exciting incidene van

was the about or 70 first-class passengers com- by the people on the upper deck. These prising at least 11 different nationalities,unusual noises naturally prompted "ques, shooting of Captain Birss. He was not the majority bolag British and Portu- tions, but nobody on the upper deck ally-un the bridge at the time of the occurrence, but was close at hand. Immed guese. They included several British thought of "pirstes" on such a ship na iately the shooting started he made his military ellicers of the Hongkong Garri- the Sui An. They soon realised, however,

that the Sui An, in spite of her armed way towards the bridge and just as he son. These passengers had return tickets

was about to enter the iron galeway and were on board when tho piracy guards and other protective measures which shufs off intruders from

FOOLING THE PIRATES. was not immune from piracy, for bridge one of the many shots fired at occurred in the evening. 'There were

few seconds later & stampede was heard him by the pirates hit him near the left

Many stories are being told of how tho. probably 300 or 400 Chinese passengers on

on the deck below and within a minute shoulder. Captain Birse fell and the fooled by the passengers. One paser agor pirates, despite their thoroughness, were the lower decks. It cannot be definitely

a number of armed men appeared on the Ind'un Sergeant of the Guard in attempt ved at least 260 in notes by placing atated that the pirates boarded the ship upper deck.

ing to defend him was also shot these in his secks Another saved his in Hoogkong, though some members of

The sensational events which happened as and wounded in the left grain. Both money by placing it in a spittoon in the crew have since stated that at least there will be described later and for the men lay helpless on the deck together. number of them did so. As many of the moment a description of what happened

the dining saloon, and finding it after the gang looked like boys scarcely out of their below has to be given. The Sai An is SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS pirates had left. Others saved some of teens they would not, ordinarily, arouse ; divided into three classes, the first class The shooting by this time had their money or other valuables by other any suspicions. One of the leaders of the occupying the upper deck, the second become general. Hundreds of rounds means and though the haul made by gang was, to all appearances, a woman, class occupying the recond deck and the had been fired by the pirates with the pirates was a big one it might have but persons who had personal conversa steerage passengers occupying the aft the object of overawing all on been larger. One young Portuguese suf- tion with the lady," who travelled first part of the mala deck. The pirates for board. The European passengers were fered heavily, for the wallet taken from class, rather suspected her to be a man the main part had collected in the cleared off the deck and were hiding in him contained $700. Many of the pilates The Chief Officer were keen on small articles of clothing masquerading in a woman's clothes, steerage portion and at a given signal any took or corner. "She" was identified by many of the brandished their

and rushed and the Chief Engineer had been also such as handkerchiefs, boots, shoes and, first-class passengers later when the loot

slightly wounded and a French Priest hats. The pirate chief is said to have ing was in progress

was stretched on the deck with wounds disapproved of the pilfering of clothing in both legs caused by a ricochet and gave orders for it to cease. wheel had fed and no one had taken his ing has, and hence when the Sui An ballet. The Chinese coxswain at the allowed the prates to still go on collect

place thera

arrived in Hongkong yesterday morning most of the mald passengers were hatless.

· THE ROBBING OF THE SAFES.

It should be mentioned that prior to the Sui An's departure for Macao, on Bunday morning, the police conducted Sergeant the usual search for arus.

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Ho

The Icoting of the ship's safes was a matter which gave the pirates consider-

able trouble. There were two cafes on It is estimated that the pirates nun-board, one in the compradore's room and

at the Indian guard on duty at the grilled companionway leading from the main deck to the second deck. HOW THE GRILLS WERE FORCED Whether this grill was locked has not fist been ascertains. It may have been

Within ten minutes from the time of Cargill assisted by Chinese detectives that the key was in the charge of the hearing the first shot, the pirates had maito the search. No arms were found Indian guard on duty there, and that the ship under their complete control, and nothing of a suspicious nature was when he was knocked unconscious by the and they quickly brought into operation discovered to warrant any of the pass-butt-end of a revolver, the key was their plans for looting the ship and gers or orew "being removed from the taken from him and the gate opened. or,

its passengers. vessel. The steamer makes a stay of four on the other hand, the grill may not have hours at Macao on Sundays, so that the been locked at the time, which would give bered between 0 and 70, Their first the other in the purser's room. Both pirates had a considerable stay there the robbers easy access to the deck above job was to collect the passengers and to were massive and could not very well bo Whether it was there they got their arms The guard, it must be said, attempted to of those on the top deck were turned out pradore disappeared carly in the even-

arrange for their safe custody. The bulk opened without the keys. The com is not known.':.

keep lack the pirstes, but he was soon of their hiding places and paraded before: They made their persence known when overpowered, disarmed, butted on the the pirate chief. There was apre dg, and could not be found. The pirates the ship was scarcely an hour out from head, stabbed and left for dead. On liminary search, apparently for arms, made repeated inquiries for him and is after which a larga number of them were! sued the most terrible threats. The com Macao on the return journey, and in the second deck the shooting commenced borded into a corridor on one side of pradore in his hiding place apparently spite of the precautions which are taken in earnest and large numbers of Chime the ship with doors on either end. Thera on the ship under the Piracy Ordinance, passengers tied terror-stricken before the were bolted and there the passengers had became aware of the threats, and being. the armed gang quickly overpowered therurb of the gang towards the front part irconvenience,

to stay the night, suffering all kinds of thoroughly scared refused to come out. It seems that the pirates worked for officers of the ship, took complete control of the ship. They were soon huddled up

CROWDED IN A LÁVATORY. some hours trying to prizes open this after shooting two Indian, guards dead, by the grill Here again it is not

safe, and some Europeans in order to wounding two others, also the Captain certain whether the grill was cloud

A large number were crowded into the hasten the departure of the pirates as puraer's room. Another lot, including sisted, but it appears that it was not and two of the passengers. They then or not, but according to the stories of ladies and gentlemen, were herded into a until the compradore's key bad been had the passengers at their mercy passengers it was closed and a steward lavatory which was about 20 feet brought to the pirates by one of the. About thirty of the European passengers, on the heat is said to beso opened through the long hours which followed came available. A sum of about 1,000,

square There they also had to stay Chinese stewards that its contents be among whom were some ladies, were it in order to admit some of the With the passengers thus stowed away,was taken from this safe crowded into the purser's cabin and a terror stricken passengers. The robbers the robbers proceeded to alter the vessel's In the case of the purser's safe the similar number into a lavatory and kept are said to have taken immediate adyan course.

purser (Mr. D'Eca), who by the way there for many hours, eventually tage of this and before the grill could THE VESSEL'S COUREE CHANGED. said to have wounded the piratical leader who was masquerading as a wa

INTERPRETERS.

to the side, and of throwing his uniform

they discovered Mr. D'Eca's sale key and extracted the contents of the safe,

being taken out to be searched one, by be secured again a number of the pirates Volunteers from amongst the passeng-man--with a rifle abandoned by one of the one by four different men. The final had burst their way through. Once The quartermaster had fled from the consequence of this, had a price placer

ers were called for, to stoer, the ship. wounded Indian guards and who, in search was very thorough With lights through the grill, they were in direct wheel, and get one of the Chinese crew on his head, could not be found Know- out the ship was steered on a course to communication with the

would volunteer assistance. A numbering that the pirates were aware that he wards: Bwatow during the night Tho

por deck. consternation of the passengers can be INDIAN GUARDS KILLED.

of the first-class passengers were brought had wounded their leader, he pitted his on to the bridge and told to steer the wifs against theirs Hastily divesting imagine. Not only were they tacorised -

vessel. An experienced man could not himself of his uniforth, and donning a by the threats of the pirates, but, they By this time, however, all the armed be found until one in the service of the coat which happened to be near by, be whrer Kugh from one moment to another Indian guards had turned out and two Ludo China Navigation Co. was brought joined the patengers and was regarded what might happen to the ship. She

them posted themselves at the foot of forward and it was found that he was a ode of them. Before doing so, how- was rolling heavily throughout the night,

i sea-faring man. He was placed at the ever, he made a special point of leave and if there was no danger of capsizing the companion way and barred the way whoot." there was the possibility of her being to the upper deck. There was a rapid PASSENGERS AS STEERSMEN AND coat overboard. The pirates although ing the key of the safe on a table close scuttled by the pirates, or perhaps being accidentally fun upon a rock exchange of firing and for a space of twe Added to this there was no food supor three minutes these two brave fellows plied to the passengers except a few kept the pirates at bay. There was a biscuits and some raspberryade, though come more favoured than the rest, were series of rushes by the gang and in supplied with wines and liqueurs which one of these both guards were shot dead, had been looted from the bar, The and their bodies thrown overboard. The pirates got away with booty worth in stand made by these two guards in des- goods and money, about £50,000. It is noteworthy that the pirates left the ship cribed by those who witnessed it to have in the neighbourhood of a place called been brave and highly commendable shot dead. For a time there was no INTERMITTENT SHOOTING. Shanmi, where the Chiness steamer Su Breaking through of to the second response and the threats were renewed Tik was pirated a little while ago, deck, a cordon of the pirates was posted a young man named Haroon offered his The Chinese in the second and third Then, which according to along the corridors where the cabins are servion. He was slowed away with the clues were also rounded up and robbed schedule should have arrived at 9 p.m. situated and other members of the gang corridor crowd. The robbers refused to Sounds of shooting could be heard from on Sunday night, was reported from went on to the dining saloon where some open the door of the corridor and the upper deck at intervals throughout Wagion on Monday morning and arrived indiscriminate firing took place. They Haroon was compelled to climb out the night and on the saloon deck xiso in the harbour, under Her own steam rushed up the companionway and before through a small grating. He was led shote were frequently fred. Not satisied shortly after noon with her flag at half there was time for panic a large body on to the bridge and threatened at with one search the pirates visited tha mast, and moored at the man of war of robbers had made their appearance on the point of the revolver. The ship's imprisoned saloon passenger anchorage After the police bad come the top deck where most of the European course was changed round by the far again and with many irent aboard, the ship was moved to her own passengers were assembled. In the side of Lappa Island, past Cheung Chat, the menace of revolvers wharf and the wounded men were re gloom passengers tried to make good and round the south side of Hongkong their moved to Hospital Details of the bour their escape to cabins or anywhere out Island, where those passengers who

drain and rance gathered from various persons on of danger of bang hit by bullets, for the were fortunate enough to be near & port and

that the mon board the ship are recounted belo pirates were all firing indise mmstay hole, could see the lights of the elby value of 50,000

The next difficulty the pirates had to amounting to 30 were unable to die mount was to explain their course to cover Mr. D'Eca's identity in the crowd.. understand Chinese. The prisoners in the pirates also collected together ther the passenger at the wheel, who could not. In addition to robbing the safes the corridor and in the lavatory were reasole silver plated ware, the knives approached and told that if a volunteer and forks and all portable objects of are minutes all the passengers would be were stolom, interpretor" was not forthcoming within value. Many of the chips's blanketa.

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