New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-13
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1889

solsDt answer from mao at the msis brace; ou. IN
this also, The Captain used no violence, Is INC
n an IeadDy submitted to bis repreof.
II ID to be bis ios to put cheek 20 suca
Proceedings and sccoit CIV the captain tod the men
ihs. hey lid no. 80 their day, be would %. aNom
them % watch ard ~a,c.. Ali LADDERS msy not keos
thai hips - divided into p.tti-', one OF ~hnn
il Slowed "a 80 beloS while the o,her remains -
duty or deck except 5 ~ emergency, when ice
pressLce oi oil l. required ou deck.
The Ipsr then vest forward and got their cnneI,
sf ,r hich a bar rs orleled deck Ia " 'scA
chip they sft ia body. ard 10 mac refused
10 90 ouiy ard then 81 sent forwsrd sxsio. Inc
captain hayitg sruec hSus with brace OF revoiv-
ers went 'orwsd with bis thiri m>s toe only one ne
could rlicy rely neor, ant found the whole crew
collected aroupd the foecs- IL sboud here say ths',
kuosipg the VII siLous character OF bls men, no nai
previously caus-d Tire poltts of their knives 70 ne
broken III lie observed thst every man hal VI as
Ii ife r, pointed apo with knife 10 aand sad
usrtp. in toe ether su ed received 10 offer al
obsiinae resi-taice The captain c,oironted them,
abb q. kei "whht ~ss toe nat'erf lo.y orandi'h-d
their weapons ard said, 1--WE wsnt our watch aIi
vse5." TIE esptan replied, You eli no. se' IL
They iou. d. .v., what sou goiog 70 90 about
itl at the came time barring their breasts ana oNins
him, with lcui iGpr-caioos, 10 fire npoa then.
Csp'all-No, men, l int nd TO m'''e yoa return 10
yopT duty, INT do rot meat To rhvf You. because
regard yen all ss cowsros. II "a siralt of You,
would Kill Gu # yua snh The Tee pts; but take no
~
me, th a. j, slant be ces.
Crew-We are not towards, you bloody old psalm
sir ger.
alone with re between decks Here thirty of you
barded together dare insult ne, single msn; Bat
SIT You not the courage to 20 sote with me pc
ow il ary Of you, here on deck, VIII lay aside MS
knife viii also put aside my pistol And forget Jog
thar geiilemai, will hgh. you on the spot Win
yonr own weapons, the frf.
Not De, ho%.ver had the courage to face on Alone
ard fincr g this. nothing could be done sHh mem az
that time ae went aft and ordered that their frof
should be d,n.o them until further orders, and posted
notice in the pas,ergers quarters frbddlng ANY one
Of them 10 supply iood To the TDe snip was pow
~orked b. officers, boys and sucn Vt tae passed.
gers a. would younteer
After = fe = hours the captain again vert forward
and addfessed the crew. They still demanded tdef
"~a,ch AID watch" lie insisted that they should no.
have i, ANA was wiling TO swear that they should
rot have il
get Won as many as you wsLt 10 Ne~-fo'k for quar-
ter; AID We ie Won what, cap ain, We came aon.rd
the bloecy old DearnAught e. do We peace, ana we
mean to 90 80, too.
Have my officers abused you' Have yol not had your
hot coffee ,oca breakfast, your sxty pounds OF
meat your potatoes, &c, daily, and twice Week
your sky four pounds Of pudding with three quartz
q u,olasses
aye. csptaip, (says one cd gruu bler but the Ia
tiers are all spIoued and cant get my share OF pad'
din at all"
Captsir-Can help the taters sprouting you beg
gsfs ii this is all YOU have TO complain ", tner9
Wi he pala'ion tor Jour conduct, ane Jas.ce VIII
give each Of you Your righteous desert
He then w.ut at ard ms1e an exact copy OF what
they had said, and read !, n them they neknow.'
ecs,d is correcLess and several of the passengers
signed the psptr A. Witnesses.
Captsib-NoH boys, l have determined, as SAID
before thai you shall have more food IN THIS sop
uItil return TO duly and can give You Tor tn'-
each five yess in the State Prison and hoe " one
thou md dollars This paper, the tru-h OF shicn you
acknowledge, is sufficient to procure such Puo' nns NJ
Now call upon any of you 10 return To du'y; and tC
TO and will pFonise to protet, All sucn anl
if al meD attempts to prevent such persons, III
positively blow out bis brains
Crew No captain we have al put our loot 10 ID
ana We " ii hold together ard have It out 49,
Captein-You will be hungry by and by, and VII
thrk differently. ;.
Grew captain if there is provisions in the ship
Csptain-Mep, l have hired you to work, have
paid you; have fed yOu we'll ard treated You kindly
you have Refused duty; you rise IL open muhoy and
have stopped your foot Nov it aoy man dares touci
anything ON board thr ship low under my command
| l swear that will shoe, hin.
Ces-O mt captain pistols sometimes miss fire
ard our knives Mics never. We w)uld have You
hearts blood.
| time. Ii the ship were In peril, would certain.
| do 20.
That nipbt one man caue at, aud ssked the Gap
tains forgiveness, sayiog that ne would have com
constant watch of eight men kept On the fotects
| DOOR and tina, Of their lumber had been kaocke
down by blow from Dalct, for daring to propose
eturI to DUTY. The captain now thought it tune Z
brit the affair 10 q conclusion lie four nours at day
| light the men would have been fry-eghs hour
| without focd, and to well knew tina. hungry man
ds gerous Accordingly, he informed such OF bis pa.
gers be could rely upon that his safely was tnel
81 in m
thew would at opce fcuttle the ship and take to tn
boats eay the passengers TO their fate; for smoo
so large q lumber OF passengers they could DOT mop
for secrecy the event Of their reaching land Where
upon, ur GermsDs offered their service. 70 him, say
ing 'ibey were soldiers striking their bressts an
| 4" conld fight and would stand by him ~ the lat.
These lien be armed with iron bolts having no lire
ANS, ana hsvmg bsrricaaed ooe SIDE of the decl
for~ard be placed toem behind it " prevent his BENZ
surrounded. He then ven; forward alone. upon tn
| other SIDE having his pistols concealed beneath nj
Jacket. One Of the meo guard "a stout ri,nT AM
seepg him alone, ard, ~ he supposed, de'eoselsss
spraDg forward with knife and marli, spike IN hand
e1claimirg Come on, bOys, We navs got the blood,
=" But the Captain too quick for lin; draw
ing his pistol he Pre- seLted ~ the mans head say
| irg "Oce foot further, and you dead aisn.
| TIE ssor Du. too happy TO beat retreat. I'M
men then rusbDg, With loud shouts, upon deck
The CAPTAIN stood nrmly, WITH uprs'sed pistol
Death 10 tie fret man who sdvsnces said ne
Then commenced a scere that beegsrs all de.cnp'ion
the u,t RIM ler glage the most o3cene ADD pro
.ane-el sxesrIg snd shouting tOgstber-al urrnl
each other forward, but esch unwilling 10 be the frs
to meet the fatal pistol. The Captain eth stood un
Moved, spd quietly awaited the moment when b.
could be heard. He again demanded OF them tina
they should return TO their duty. This they refuse
With ore consett to DO. He.thsn promised 10 defsn'
and pro,ec. any who would COME over to him; bu
10 cue moved.
Cap,ain-Now. men, what have you TO expect
shall raise my sIgpal If "Du'iny On board Add hos
long will It b~ think you, before sba have help