The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-16

all the voyage, and were treated we'll
They were the captains pets. He called |
four of us men whom he had treated the
best and asked us to sign that paper. am
one OF them. He never touched me. But
we couldn't find 1t In our conscience to !
sign. Now IL YOU will come down to San
ders' l will give your our paper to print.
It's in my chest in that wagon there
TALK WITH ONE OF THE CREW.
OF course the Chronicle man went to
Sanders, and five minutes after his arrival
the man who had invited him entered the
bar-room. The sailors and frequenters Of
the place ct once crowded around him, and
the poor fellow who was doubtless suffer-
ing for his first toddy ashore, was forced
to enter upon long story of the sufferings
Of his shipmates on the Sunrise. The mans
name is Thomas r. Furt. He was born in
Virginia, and served four years in the Con-
federate army, taking 10 the sea at the end
OF the war. He il man seemingly of
great determination of character, and his
mode of speaking shows that his educa-
ton has not been entirely neglected. He
said
"Boys, have been to sea for a good
many years and seen some pretty hard
usage, but l never saw such cruelty before
as that practiccd on board the Sunrise. The
captain is iiend.
Reporter You don't accuse the captain
of these cructics, do youS
CArrAiN CLARKE ACCUSED AT last.
Mr Furt-IIc is the worst of the lot, for
he instigated all that was done by the
mate. have seen him take man by the
hair of the head, drag him up five steps,
and then drag him the whole length of the
ship, beating and kicking him.
Reporter--And what had the man done
TO cause such punishment as ,hatP
Mr.. Turt He happened to catch hold Of
tho main brace in manner not just exact
ly such as the captain wished. That's the
kind of Il man Captain Clarke is. He's a
fcnd. He would stand on the quarterback
and curse the men, calling them all sorts Of
filthy names, and his wife and children
right under him. where they could hear
every word. As for tho mate, he killed
two men on the trip from here to New
York. His real name is Farrell aud the
United States Marshal was after him in
New York. They came to take him when
the ship was going 10 sail. But he had
SHAVED his FACE CLEAN
and called himself Harris, and by the cap
tains aid, who sworc he was not
Farrell, he managed to get away. Now
the two of them have followed up the
game by killing three men, or at least
driving them to suicide. on the trip out
here.
Reporter Can't you tell us something of
the facts in these cases
Mr.. Furt-Thc facts are very simple.
The men were beaten and abused for not
doing what they could not, and doing
what they couldn't help doing until they
concluded it was better to die than to
live. That poor fellow Conliff was an
Englishman. AS the captain says, he
knew nothing about the sea. The captain
didn't tel you the reason, although he
knew It very well. l will tell you. The
man was shanghaied in New York. He
was perfectly green man, and they
abused him terribly. l have heard the
captain taunt him a hundred times, and
aat hin, " ly didn't sla lilo fIn
Frenchman did That was Brown, you
know, who first jumped overheard. I've
heard Captain Clarke say to him a dozen
times, "You'rc
TOO MUCH or A COWARD, d YOU,
TO follow the Frenchman :" Well the
poor fellow did follow the Frenchman at
last. 1t became more than he could stand,
and he lcaped overheard.
Reporter-And how about the boy Car
rigan
Mr.. Furt--Wcll, he was so much ex-
hausted from abuse and Oyerwork that he
may have fallen. 1t is very doubtful
whether he fell or jumped. In either
case the devils who ruled us are respon-
sible, and mean that they shall suffer for
it. The mates have escaped, but the cap
tain remains, and we mean to teach him
lesson in humanity that will last him for
a lifetime. I am going to see the United
States Marshal in the morning and swear
out a warrant for his arrest We want to
know if there is any law which can pro-
tect the sailor.
In reply TO further questioning, Mr..
Furt said that the food given the men was
good. but the lawful allow nee was not
provided. For six weeks the allowance
was reduced ten pounds, because the cap
tain had some potatoes on board which he
wanted eaten up. The sailors did not have
bread enough, but the two dogs belonging
to the captain were kicking it about the
deck. While the men were absolutely suf-
fering for water, large tub was allowed
to the dogs. - have stolen drink from
that tub often said the narrator.
SOME SPECIMENS OF CAPT. oLAgRE's DIScI-
PIINE. !
The other men all unite in confirming
the story told by Furt. Peter johnson, the
man VINO was hauled about the deck by |
his head and ears, said that the captains |
wife stood by laughing at the operation.
Not day passed that he was not kicked |
and beaten by the captain or one of the Of !
icers. Conlff, the second man who !
Jumped overheard, was hit in the breast by
capstan bar in the hands of Mr. Harris.
He complained to the captain, was laughed |
1t, and from that time was treated with
more cruelty than ever. The boy Carrigan
vas whipped and kicked about without
mercy by the model captain himself, be-