The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-06-22
AHoRRoR OF THE SEA.
Mutiny on the Bark ManitOba-The
Captain and Mate severely WOunded
ARRIVAL OF the Vessel I'm This Port
ana AsreSE Of the MotLneers

MuLlnY On the BARK IAAnAg0Da-AAC nc
Captain and Mate Severely WOanded
ARRIVAL OF the Vessel tn THIS Port
and AFreSt Of the 3I0tLneers.
The arrival in New York harbor, on
afternoon, of the English bark
Manitoba, Captain Alfred r. Durkee, from
Cardiff Wales, which place she left on the
10th Of April, concluded one of the most
terrible voyages ever made across the At
lantic. The crew consisted of the captain,
Hiram MeKinnan, first mate; William
Leslie, second mate and the following
seamen John Mcdonald, Thomas Shea,
John Fitzpatrick, Thomas Walsh, Robert
Walsh, Thomas Carr, Thomas Wood, Will
liam Monteville, who acted as steward,
and a woman named Elizabeth Bell who
had shipped as the wife Of the latter, and
acted as stewardess. -
Nothing unusual occurred until May J.,
when, the vessel being in mid ocean, the
work when ordered by the first mate.
This being reported to Captain Durkee, he
went forward with his revolver in his
hand, threatening to put them in irons if
they persisted in their disobedience. One
of them, named Carr, stepped forward,
holding out his hands, saying he might
iron as soon as he liked, for they were de-
termined not to work the vessel, and Cap
tain Durkee was about to handeuf this
man, when all his comrades made a savage
attack upon him and the mate Captain
Durkee succeeded in firing twice before his
revolver was taken from him by the mu.
tineers, and he was knocked down by one
who was armed with a inarhnspike anc
disabled The mate, McKinnan, faree
worse, as he was stabbed twice on the hip
once in the face and once - the hand
some of the wounds being so severe tha
he has not yet recovered from them AT
ter thus disabling the officers the mutt
neeEs took possession of the vessel anC
doing Just enough work to keep her on he
| course brought her to New York. Befor1
arriving, Captain Durkee had sought {,
convince then. that he did not intend K
make any complaint against them, 50 tha
their fears were somewhat quieted, as II
the consequences of their crimes, and upoI
anchoring in the harbor they made no I'm
usual haste TO leave the bark Captain
| Durkee, however, hastened ashore, an,
giving information to the police. Sergean
! Schultz, First Precinct, with several off
GERS went on board the vessel. where b
arrested the entire crew, and they Rer
lodged in the New street police station
house, to await arraignment before 4
United States Commissioners. 49,
| As generally happens in these cases, tn
mutineers have an entirely different yer
sion OF the affair. Monteville, the stew
ard, who is alleged to have been the les
der in the mutiny, says the men were over
worked beyond endurance, and had de
manded watch and watch about, so as
obtain necessary rest, which the captai
had declined to grant The outbreak, i
said, had been caused by -McKinnan
making brutal assault upon. Carr .whe
the latter went forward TO be Inanaele'
and resistance to the authority OF the of
GERS was only resorted 20 as q means (
saving their own lives After the afffa
the men claim to have returned to the
duty, and all the trouble is charged
. have originated with the mate, McKlr
nan. who, it is alleged, has more or LEI
difficulty with the seamen on every voy
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