Captain Shot in Groin But Out of Danger: Ship Seized Near Weihaiwei and Taken to Bias Bay: Anxious Moments But Courage and Resource Shown Hongkong, Dec. 22.
The China Navigation' Comyany's steamer Tungchow, while on its way. from Shanghai to Tientsin, was Pirated by Chinese travelling as Passengers at 6.30 p.m. on December 18 about 200 miles south of Weihaiwei The pirates shot and wounded the captain in the grain and held up all the other officers and passengers. They put the ship about, first stating that they were making for Shanghai then Swatow and, finally, Bias Ba} which proved to be their destination, The chip was navigated by the chief and second officers under the watch of armed pirates, who had seized all the ship's arms. ' The engineers also worked under pistol threats.
The pirates made their headquarters in the first-class saloon, but] they did not interfere with the pas sengers, who had their meals and occupied their cabins as usual, The Pirates stated, however, that in the event of any interference they would shoot everyone on board, They inted upon a course far out from and and evinced murderous int tions every time another ste have in sight.
The captain's wound was dressed and he was nursed by Mrs, Emmett, missionary, the male passengers taking watches in his cabin during the night.
There were several anxious _moments, notably at the end of the trip, when another steamer of the same company passed close by, almost in sight of the pirates" lai, This, however, was reached safely at! 1.25 to-day, The Passengers on Board The foreign passengers, on _tha of the officers, remained within their cabins, while boats came! cout from the shore to take off the oot, which included a considerable quantity of specie, some cargo and all the portable baggage of the Chinese passengers, The foreigners. were not molested, The steamer up anchored at 2.10 and sailed for Hongkong. ion is hopeful, injured, although, all are suffering severely' from the strain, The passengers were: Mesdames Melchers, Murch and Walsh; Mr. and Mrs, Emmett ai ud Ars, Pampignon; Messrs.
Singapore), Gamble (of the British Legation staff), MeAfec (of the American-Oriental Bank), Woodhea (of the Peking & Tientsin Times) and Sharp (of the British-American, Tobacco Company), and the Rev. Mr. Ford and the Rev. Mr. Lefaki All the passengers testify to the courage and resource displayed by the chief officer, Mr. Nisbet, and the other members of the ship's Reuter's Pacific Service, Captain out of Danger Shanghai, Dee. 2 A telegram from Hongkong reports that Captain MacIntosh of the steamer Tungchow, though seriously wounded, is out of danger.—Reuter's Pacific Service, The officers of the Tungchow a. as follows:
Master...... Captain W. MeIntoshs Chief officer:.....Mr, JR. Nisbe Second officer. Mr, G, 8, Scotts Chief Engineer-.Mr. John Johnsto Second engineer..Mr. Alex Knowles; 'Third engineer...Mr. C. A, Pickford, are' informed "that the specie taken by the pinites was worth about Ths. 20,000, which ig not a large consignment.
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