New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-26
THE HORRIBLE TRAGEDY on BOARD
THE BOSTON BARK CZARINA.
STATEMENTS OF EYE-wITNEssEs.

From 9e Bort . Journal, lug. "a.
The bark Czarina, of Boston late Dvysr, MASTER,
arrived at this port yesterday morning. She was from
Constrsdt juno "A, and Fillmore July ). She was
the bark b. ID. Metcaf
On the Seth Of july at O'Clock in the morning,
while asleep In his state room, Capt. Dwyer was at
tackled by bis first officer (Mr. Curtis and instantly
killed with hatche About an hour afterward, Cur
lis attacked the second mate r Cammett OF Boston,,
with the same weapon, and murdered bim. Inc
crime committed deck. On the after
noon Of the next day lthe 3lst Curtis shot the car
penter off the ib-boom. Immediately after this last
>atrocity Curtis ran aft and shot of the seamen
named John Livingston, whom lie killed instantly;
He also at the same time fired at Mr. Alexis Tres
tofskey passenger, the ball grazing the mans right
shoulder.
Curtis was thereupon attacked by the crew, who
beat him 80 badly that he died at O'Clock the ZANE
evening.
An hour previous to | is death the Czsrinn was
boarded by the bark Harlequin, which obtained the
particulars Of the above affair." and proceeded on her
cOurse.
On August 3 the Czaripa was boarded by the b. ID.
Metcalf from which vessel she obtained navigator,
Mr.. Serritt who brought her to Boston.
The mate after killing Capt. Dwyer, destroyed all
the ships papers The steward was the only Amer
lean left on board after the t1gedy, the crew having
ali Teen shipped in Cronstadt.
Tie TELEGRAPH ic announcement Of the tragedy which
appeared In the morning papers, put the officers of
the HaIbor Police on the alert, and as soon as the
Czarins arrived she was boarded and all on board
brought ashore. The vessel was then placed IN charge
of lndsmep.
Tie passenger and crew were subsequently taken
before the United States Marshal where an investiga-
ton took pa.e.
TIE names of the crew are: Charles Perciyal stew
ar,n, Hendri,h j. Blumal "a Swede), John Shaw,
Fred. Briner George GiideIfon, Henry Came, James
Wihon, Carl Z. Neibur, Carl 5. Surzboiern, Alexis
Trcskofskey "a passenger. Curtis was an Irishman,
aud was flipred by Capt. Dwyer at Queenstown,
Ii ntftV rl | is
he has boasted OF having committed murders IN Cal
ifOmia.
From interviews with the most intelligent of the
crew we gain the following particulars OF the ALTAR;
STATEMENT oF TBL STEWARD, CHAs. PEHCIYNL.
On the 18th Of july 1876 Captain Dwyer aud ms
first officer had dispute about the CONDITION the 'ese
w.s kept IN. After that no more trouble oi eOhte-
ouence occurred until the seth Some time during the
Riddle watch the mate Killed the captain in hs berth
| with a haichet, AMI then killed one Of the eeamen
with the same weapon. After that be made rush at
and killed tie second officer and sh)t the carpenter on
the iib.booin and killed him. On the following day
the crew made up their minds 20 prevent his dong
any more harm, and BHa'ly killed bin. The ship
Meteaf hove m ,igbti We hoiated our colors union
down, and we sent boat on board and eH planned
mAtters when Mr.. Serrett fret officer OF the ship,
came on board and brought the bark TO Boston
STATEMENT or JOHN SHAW.
John Shaw, n seaman, was sel0cted as the most
intelligent u the crew, and told hla ttoy as ioows;
slipped in tie CzarinA at Hayrc; tie name Of the
II
mate was an Irslm named Curtis, who joined the
weasel a. Queenstown, Ireland; the third mate
named Ennethi the crew numbered ten all bnt four
OF whom shipped at Cronttadt, where We took on
board Russian rasseuger On the fret Gay we left
Cronstadt tie I'D day of June, were the isi indca
tions OF trouble In quarrel between the cap,Hn and
mate about the management u the vessel tie captain
had ed wi hands well and liked by ell, hut I'll
OF us feared the mate, who treated us bdoly; had no
more trout until tie 18th Of July, when the captain
and mate had another quarrel at the suppertah, ani
the captain allied all bande aft ~ put the mate iuironsi
| the mate hst dawn revolver on the captain, aud
/ Lad said "Gv away from ne; let ne alone. l am
desperate uan;" be said he would shoot the iirs man
who dsrsd touch him. the mate was not irored; the
difficulty between the captain ard bimrei was seted
! by them,elyef.
The neAt trouble was on the morning Of the 10th Of
July: went 10 the wheel at o'clock, and about Al
o'co,k saw the seeond mate deck drunk; tie trst
mate was also deck, with bote under his arm a-d
tin cup in Lis hand; after tie second mate became
quiet ife raie called man naned John 10 come for
ward with linn the man obeyed, and the next | saw
OF him he was overheard with cut his head flOm
hGchet; Nh the watch bad been cent below except
myseli aud tie steward; l shOuted "a nlan over
boardw and threw him the spankerIheet, which he
caught; tie CAME ait with lis hatohst and cut
the sheet, saying, You can 30 10 hell, with the
captain"
The nate then struck the gecon1 mate on the head
with hi, hstcht, and with revolver pointed at them
ordered the carpenter aid another man TO throw him
O, az boafd they oheyed both men SWAN after the
shin for at least fifteen minutes, ana the mate stood on
tie mouse laughing Mt them the vessel was going
about two miles hour ht the time; the mate said to
NE. YOU need not DC nfreid, am no' going 10 hurt
you vet" the rect OF the watch were now on the
quarter deck; ho made cut ut one man with his
hsche and niesed lie then struck az another and bit
bin IN the back 10 the carpenter who stood near him
he slid, Z" shall no. hun YOU l want TO use you;
YOU may 20 forward the mate then set all hands 10
ieipg down the larges, boat aId fitting her out we
got up toe mOoIng cnans for ballast he told NE he
was going 70 leave the ship and st her on fire, and
for tie crew they might go TO hell with the vessel
At2o'elcck ho called for TO come aft and throw
the captain overheard; four OF us weut down and
brought him up; he wss ying in bis berth, with bis
Lead cut OPEN his fingers sl,o cut; sewed him
M in tie led clothes, and We threw him overheard;
H. mate called all st, snd, nding on tue hOue,
tai an captil " rhip, and will shoot tie fret
nan who dsoleys; would think no more OF shooting
one of you than Of shooting dog" We were then
ret 10 work on the boat Hgan, and Y0t down 81 I'D.
ding-s.il boom for q maft.
AT dark we lei, work the boat, md the mate,
as-isted by OF the men, put us oil in irons where
we reu ainet SllDigh, except that two men were let
out Al q time a. keep watch ami work the ship. Ol
the morning Of the 3lst were at work the boat
again; ~ o'tlOg we vessel Hatern; the mate
ordered al sal To ret away from her, and sbe
eooo oa Of ii ht at o'clock In the afternoon heard
"A no;sc aud saw the mate running 6ft with blood
streaming from lis bead, where the carpenter lad
struck Lin with maui he turned aud fired ar the cur
renter, who jumled over tho bows on TO the guard
cbsns As tie carpenter put his head above the bull
wsrks the matc fired AIM and tue carpenter jumped
overheard. One Of {! then struck the mate on
TIE head with TOO hammer OF an adze 30 that i went
into hIs M N about two inches and he fell on the deck
4 lut the wheel down and we hove the yestel 70 to
save the carpenter but be Lad sunk before We could
reach lin; the passenger was tso slot IA the arm by
tie mate; we tben stood away for vessel that was In
sight which proved 10 be the British bark Harlequin