The sun., 1870-07-16
THE FIENDS OF THE OCEAN
THE MISTER OF THE STEAMER
WILLIAM TABOR.


the Destruction Of the ves.eI-He Wan
ders from Port 10 Port shipping New
uands-The American Consul at st.
Thomas Stops his Career.
Tue Sun received O letter yesterday from the
6rm Of Phillips & Collins, shipping and commission
merchants OF South street, desiring q reporter to
attend their oRce and learn the full particulars OF
the matter which had been the subject o. consider
able comment since the arst article in The SUN,
concerning the alleged mutiny In consequence OF
this communication, q visit was paid TO South
street. and our reporter saw Mr.. Collins who in
formed him that no wns the agent for the owner OF
the vessel, Capt. Wright. The ilam Tabor len
New York for California on the nth Of last May,
In ballast taking with her Goals sufficient TOR forty
days consumption. She is q steamer OF ge7 tons
burthen, 900 feet in length, 90 feet beam, and %
feet hold, built in Baltimore in 1s59 iron braced
and iron strapped. When she left New York she
was
PERFECTLY sEAwoRrnr,
well found In stores and with competent crew OF
thirty men. The Captain, George Hu,chings had
sailed before on the same voyage for tho samo
Swnor own, 10 sister slg 1,S named the olympian.
eonduct on that occasion was so perfectly salts.
fse ory that he was prouoted TO the commnnd Of
s rarns IsSnon ss rsoon %aIe , scoS ON
was also n responsible and excellent onicef. The
vessel was temperance ship, no gros being per-
mitted On board. Bot the captain, who was sober
on shore, took large quantity OF liquor on board
with him and commenced heavy spell
Sa SamSS snfnf tSI,,D h' gentleman
demonstrated with him, 10 which he only replied by
sneering laughter. ana attempts TO get money from
sertIns that he lad no money. Capt HutchlnRs then
commenced TO he very Intimate with the men, and
unseaworthy and hoegeei, that H. TO ray broken
backed II Ia believed that this was from The inst
ration Of the Captain wn9 informed Calvin that In
men he should be compelled TO
90 rsro BERMUDA.
When ne arrived ct this little island he went on
shore, DIR hiking freely, and making rupeated appeals
to Mr.. Calvin for money TO treat bis friends. ON
shore lie drank with sailors and shipped half a
dozen, though the crew already on board was ample.
But his excuse was that the men were mutinou- and
wculd not work lie had a survey made OF the ves-
sci at this port, and u WIS pronounced to be A 1,
and In excellent sea-going trim. lie then steamed
away from Bermuda and proceeded on his course
for California, but broke short OF and scerei for
Trinidad. where be went on shore ae y drinking
his spree was over he steamed away once more Tor
California, but changed his mind an turned tho
vessels prov toward British Guiana, arriving of the
HtRDon oY DENrnlRA.
lie dii not enter this pert, but after making It.
steered once more for California, but subsequently
changed the ships course for the
IsLGSD OF ST. THOMAS.
Here he entered lie larbor, and Mr.. Calvin, who
had tried In vain TO check lis most extraordinary
conduct imme lAtely went TO consult the American
Consul, Col. I rue. who came on board at once. He
was met by the CIptaip, wno told him thai the men
would MT "or. being unwilling to risk their
lives In an unseaworihy vessel. The Consul
with the survey made at Bermuds; but as they were
no he would order fresh survey. THIS was accord.
ingy made by tie Harbor Mastar, tile leading shio
carpenter OF the place. and the master OF Ameri-
ss peseH ~ 's s
had also consulted n Mr.. Phillips, the ST. Thomas
partner of the hrm Of Philips Collins OF New York
He advised that Capt. .Hutchings should be removed
nom the command. Io had zone on shore, md
was drinking furiousiy, and had been into1i.
Gated In company with four sailors who had
sroeEs A BoAr
End teserted to the shore He received the news Of
his dismissed with drunken laughter and jeered the
suDrrcnrgo telling him Tint he would have no siil.
ors TO 20 to Cali ornia with The command OF The
vessel was then tiver to CAPT. Pumn'er, employed
at that time in the service Of Philios Collins and
man OF ~ years experience lie went on board,
telling them that Hutchings was dismissed, that hs
himself WAS pointed captain in his place, that ne
his life In ber that their lives was no desrcr 10 them
tnan bis to him, ana thst he expected them to
secendd By mates sorE Who S Behaved WV very SSST
throughout the trouble he made such an Impression
on them tnat they did 10 to work with the exoep-
ton OF four, who were at once put in irons. coun-
Gil was then held between Capt Plummer, the
American Consul, and Mr.. Philips and Mr.. Calvin,
In which II was determined that The vessel should
return TO New York. But as they we're rather susp.
cious OF the good inith OF the crew. though as il
turned out withont reason, Capt. Piunlmer shipped
a crew OF ten men from 81 Thomas. including four
negroes u work the fires, Before they sailed tie
old captain arrived on board excessively drunk, and
telling the men
NOT TO WORK.
He was out OF her, he said and II they didn't want
to go to Davy Jones. they had better quit too But
Capt. Plummer objected to this sort Of thing he
was ban died over the side into lis boat and the
vessel started foi New Yorf, where she arriAed m
safety, with three prisoner In irons the fourth man
having begged TO be permitted to reiurn TO duty
by John Macdonald, one OF the crew shipped at
st. Thomas by Capt Wright, the owner, and by
Carl Emil Varniche, a Daiish policeman, who had
charge Of the four mutineers while the vessel was
In the harbor.
Capt Wnsht learned from Webb, the second mate.
that Mrs Hutchings, when she heard the news had
In her grief confessed that her husbIi lad wrecked
vessel on Cape st. Rogue, on tie coast Of Brazil
70 plunder It, and that ne had been IN the peniten.
good sailor, had sailel IN excellent SLIPS anG hal
eent.recommendauons. Ills OBJECT wouA seem
" have been 10 get
TUE VESSEL CONDEMNED
In some harbor sell her for what she would fetch
hnd bolt with the money. But Mr.. Calvin, the |
suDercargo, q man OF resolution though n |
gteenhorn. Fooled Ia this ende yor he drank |
harder than ever, until he positively crazy with
loss 70 he owners cannot be less than $4,000.
Since tie vessel arrived In the han DOR OF New |
York, the prisoners slipped their handouts and es.
capped. IL was not toe intention OF the owner 10
punish then Tor he looks or them as having been |
nisled BY the captain.