The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-04
RECKLESS SEAMANSHlP.

Peril and Mutiny at Sea-How an Ocean
Race Came Near Terminating.
The New York Tribune recently says
The Williams s. Guion steamship Da-
kota, which arrived off Sandy Hook at 5
a. m. yesterday, got around on the bar
and did not anchor opposite her dock
until p. N. A part of her passengers,
who sailed from Liverpool on Sept. 30,
on the sister ship Montana for this port,
but were compelled to return to Queens
town on account of disaster to the lat
ter vessel, were landed by the tug-boat
Seymour at Pier No. As, n. r., last
evening. They told story unusual In
the history of steamers crossing the At
lantic, of mutiny which occurred on
board OF the vessel Their statement
was to the effect that the Montana, which
should have left Liverpool on Sept. %,
through some unexplained cause did not
leave until the following day, and that it
was generally understood that race was
to take place between that vessel and
the steamers of the White Star and In
man lines. The Montana, contrary to
her printed notice, did not stop at
| Queenstown, but III spite of the requests
of her passengers, and in the face of a
heavy wind, kept on her way at the rate
of thirteen or fourteen knots an hour.
At times the bow of the vessel was buried
| in the sea, and tons of water came pour
ing upon the forward deck with such
| force as to snake the steamer from stem
to stern. Finally the iron plates In front
of the anchor deck were beaten In, and
water began to pour into the first and
second compartments. The dining-sa-
loon and some of the state-rooms were
flooded, the forward hold soon filed,
while the compartments above ana be-
low the hold were receiving large vol
umes of water. The pumps were set IN
motion, but finally it was announced that
there was II feet of water in the first two
compartments. The crew then demanded
to return to port, and insisted that they
would not work the ship unless she was
headed eastward. "Then," said VIM.
B. Oothout, cabin passenger, to q
Tribune reporter, 81 it became question
as 20 who was master, commander or
crew. Capt. Guard said he would starve
| them into submission. And the vessel
foated with the waves for II hours.
Then, as the crew passed the purser, he
put the question to them, Will you
work the steamer westward z and 6O OF
them-nearly answered No. The
cause of the trouble was talked over
among officers, passengers and men, and
all agreed that the vessel was faulty in
construction and could not withstand a
heavy sea, and that the only way was to
return to port. y
j. I'll. Cowan, of Savannah, another
passenger, stated at this juncture meet
ing of about Is cabin passengers was
held at night, and they all protested
against proceeding further. They waited
upon the Captain, and finally he con-
scented to put into Queenstown, where
they arrived on Oct. 4. It was then dis
covered that the baggage OF the first and
second cabin passengers had been de-
stroyed. This comprised articles OF
iewelry, silks, velvets and other property
of great value. and as the passengers
trunks had been broken open, their con-
tents were mixed together indiscrimi
ately and the greater part ruined. A
demand for their value was made upon
the firm of Guion & Co., of Liverpool,
but payment was refused, and many per-
sons have brought suit to recover. Mr..
Cowan said that all his baggage, valued
at $3.50, had been destroyed, and he was
penniless, yet he could not obtain any
redress. On Oct. ID, the Montana's pas
sengers embarked on the Dakota for this
mort