The New York herald., 1873-12-04
A WHALING HELL.
Horrors OF the American Whaling Bark
Mount MISUNDERSTANDING and
Founding an Entire Crow.

Horrors OF the American Whaling Bark
Mount MISUNDERSTANDING and
Pounding an Entire Crew.
from the San Francisco Evening Journal, Nov. "a
On Friday night the American whaling bark
Mount Waaston. Captain william Mitchell, cast
anchor of North Point with $50 barrels OF oil on
board, the result of an Is months cruise in the
Arctic One Of the crew, man named George
Brown, erected his escape from the bark in the
boat OF runner and came ashore, and on Monday
morning made complaint to the United States Dis
trict Attorney against the Captain, Frank Osborne,
chief mate, and Charles Manuel steward, charging
them with no less than As or so distinct acts of
helllsn cruelty. Warrants were issued for the ar
rest of the men, and hour or two later the Cap
tain and mate we're released on the ridiculous bail
OF $500 each. The steward, not having any one to
bail him, had to go to jail.
THE SAILORS.
A Post reporter yesterday learned of the where
abouts OF the sailor Brown. ana interviewed him
regarding the brutalitles OF the Mount Wallaston.
He is an American, more than ordinarily intel
lgent, and ne carefully kept diary OF all the
brutal actions he witnessed on the ship, which he
carries on his person. Harry w. Young, another
0l the crew, also managed to get away from the
ship and Is stopping at the same house with Brown.
They state that the Mount WaiiaSsOn lett New Bed
lord in july 1872, with crew all told of 30, 10 OF
whom were in The forecaste. Almost from the
time the vessel left port, the officers. particularly
the captain and chief mate began TO abuse the
sailors, invariably coupling their names with some
vile epithet and KNOCKING them down upon the
slightest preteXt on Cape Horn the men
purposely kept upon a short allowance OF food,
nothing but hardtack and about an ounce OF beef
daily being served to the men,
LOST OVERHEARD.
Brown says that one OF the sailors green hand
named John Stokes, who knew little or nothing
about a ship, was ordered on the 18th OF August,
by the fourth mate, to iurl the lib. There was q
heavy sea, and the man naturally hesitated. The
said, .'Get out there, God damn you or hi make
your Stokes went out on the iootropes trembling
in every limb and had just reached the jib when
he fell overheard and was seen no more. Ii is
heved that Stokes was struck by the ships PROV
and rendered insenslble
FROM ILL TREATMENT.
Another OF the men who experienced some OF the
tortures OF this floating he'll was Alexander Sterett
q New Yorker. Stcrett contracted what Brown
calls the '.galoplng'' consumption from exposure
TO the inclement Arctic weather. aud notwithstaud-
ing that he was incapable OF performing any labor
was kept on deck by Osborne. One morning
Sterett was little later than usual IN coming on
deck. 1t was raining and blowing hard, ana poor
consumption-had to stand out in the pitiless
storm during the entire watch, the mate threaten
ing to knock heirs blazes out OF him. If he was
was found dead under the cabin table.
KICKING MAN ON THE YARD.
Young states that the second mate upon one oc-
casion kicked him while on the yaru, and came
within an ace OF dashing him to the deck At
reefearrings go. He had been laid up three weeks
prior with a wounded head, and was unable prop
ery to do the work. When he reached the deck
Osborne seized him by the neck. choked and struck
him several times, cutting his eye open and other.
wise injuring him. Tue captain was present and
Young asked him Il he was going to allow the mate
TO abuse him. "Ifyou ask me such questions III
knock your Cd d--n brains OUT said the cap
tain. Another mate gave Young parting kick
for his pains. 1t was n common thing for acts
like these to occur every day.
DISABLING SAILORS.
Charles Reynolds was another OF those on whom
the iul force OF the captains and mates brutal
natures Tell. Reynolds was one time Knocked
down py the captain and ruptured so badly with
kicks as to lay him up nearly month. lie was
also frequently Knocked down and kicked py the
second and third mates without any cause or prov
0cation whatever. Another OF the crew (Manuel
konshaiky) was seized by the mate as he was en-
tering the forecaste, wno took two hitches OF
rope around his neck, dragged him AFT, tore on his
Siothlng ana logged him with rope's end unt
MS Dack was one mass OF scars. Joseph steele was
kckeu 80 BADLY by Osborne In a tender part OF the
Douy that II was doubtful for time whether he
would survive.
SHOOTING OFF A SAILORS ARM
Emu Bertlon, German sailor, who was scarcely
apie 10 understand the English language com
pained TO the captain OF the food furnished by the