The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-09-06
Terrible Tragedy at Sea.
The bark Czdrina arrived at tn,

The bark Czarina arrived at this por'
this morning, in charge of the first officer
Of the ship ID. B, NetcaLf, Mr.. Ssrritt, who
gives the partiulars of terrible tragedy
on board that vessel, resulting in the death
of four persons.
The bark Czarina is owned by Mr.. j.
Dwyer, of this city, had been on voyage
to Cronstadt, and was on her way to this
port when tho murders took place. The
captain hired at Queenstown, on his out
ward voyage, man named John Crot-
ter, as first mate. The man WAS re-
primanded by Capt. Dwyer, on the 18th
j uy last, for the bad condition of his
vessel. After that, no more trouble of
consequence occurred until two days be-
fore the murder, when dispute arose in
the cabain, resulting in :he throwing Of
plate at the Captain, by Crotter, in1icting
wound upon his head.
On the night Of July 80, sometime dur
ing the "midde watch" Crotter was seen
by boy at the wheel to 90 down into the
captains cabin. 1t afterwards appeared
that he had murdered the captain with an
ak as he was sleeping in his berth. He
then put on some of the captains clothes
and took his money, went on deck again
at 4 am, and murdered the second mate,
Mr.. Cammett of Boston, probably with
the same weapon. During the day, the
crew, finding Crotter reckless and des-
perate murderer, consulted together and
agreed to put him to death. Giving to
each pledge to stand by the other, they
commenced the attack next day. Crotter,
however, was not in the humor to submit,
and as the crew came around he produced
two revoiyers loaded with ball. The at
tack and defence which followed were of
the most desperate character. The car
penrer, who made a pass at Crotter,wa shot
and trown over board by him. The boy at
the wheel threw the carpenter a rope,
which he caught, but Crotter cut it and
the carpenter soon after sunk. Another
man then approached, who was shot at by
Crotter, but at the monument the former
jumped up suddenly, and the ball o6ged
in the shoulder of a Russian passenger, Mr..
Alexander Treaskefsky. At .his time, ,one
of the crew who had an adze in his hand,
for defence, struck Crotter sever blow in
the shoulder, which somewhat cowed the
murderer. 1t soon appeared that this
wound was mortal and he was placed in
boat on deck, where after several hours
of herrid raving, he died
Ate p. m. same day, was boarded by
the British bark Harlequin, which obtain
ed the particular of the mutiny, and pro-
ceeded on her course. ....
August 3D., was boarded from the ship
D. Is. Aetcalf, and obtained from her a
navigator, Mr.. Merritt, who brought her to
this port.
The mate, after killing the captain, des-
troyed all the papers. The bodies of the
dead were all thrown over board. Capt.
Dwyer was about 33 years of age, and
belongs to this city. lie leaves wife and
one child. The following are the names
of the crew Hendrich S. BIumal,a Swede;
John Shaw, Henry Can. James Wilson,
Englishmen Carl w. Nesbur, Carl Swer-
holm, both Swedes; and Chas. Percival,
an American. The murderer had been
on the coast of California, and he often
Dragged of the murders he had committed
among the Cinnamon there. His design
probably was to take the vessel close to
the shore at some appropriate place, set it
on fire, and abandon it With this view,
he had loaded boat on deck with the cap
tain's valuabes and other property
Boston Traveller.