The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-27
VOL. XLllL-N0. lG7.
PIRATES IN THE HARBOR.
TJrP BOLDEST WORK or TIE RIVER
THIEVES ron MANY A Ddf.

(re,vr and Demanding money NJ t"o
,ors Muzzio- ardcrs Narrowly Averted'
Early yesterday morning band OF river
p,rates boarded four or i've schooDcrs lying on
the Jersey nats, OF Communipaw, matrea'eu
and threatened the captains and crews OF
the vessels. and carried away money c'o''-
tna, and other articles OF the aggregate
vaiue Of 500 or t50O. For logn time THESE
deaperadoes have infested the secluded cor
ners OF the hafbor where coasting schooners
and brigs arc accustomed to anchor, wal ing ior
cargoes or for tronshipment, and nave irequenlp
crept on board Of vessels while the crews "ere
aaleep md stolen ropes and other loose articles
on deck, and two or three times WITHIN as many
yesrs they have forcby boarded schooners ana
robbed their crews at the point OF the pistol
hut seld on " ever. before. has band OF pirates
zone from chip to ship, bursting in the cabin
doors, knocking down the crews, and carrying
OF all the vaius les that they could lay hands on.
About O'Clock on Saturday morning Capt.
Doyd and the four men constituting bis crew
were ssleep In their hunks on board the grain
schooner ne A. Chamberlain, which was at
anchor IN the shallow water several hundiei
yards aouth OF the Communipaw ferry. Sud
denly they were awakened by crashing noise
on deck. and springine into the cabin they saw
that seyerd men were bursting In the door Of
the companion way. Capt. Boyd excitedly
loiEe0 nus foVOlNef huu uTeu Two buoNb tuI uku
the ceiling OF the cabin which neither 10
Iured nor frightened the pirates, who with
horrible oaths and brandlshing revolyers
pushed down the companion way into
the osbin. Capt. boyd either was too frightened
60 Gre upon them, or his revolver missed are,
and he was quickly disatmed one OF the pirates
striking him in the face with his nst. The mate,
who had armed himself with double barrelled
shot gun, seems also to have been paralyzed
with fear, and no was soon disarmed. The rest
Of the crew made no resistance.
SWEEPING EvrRYTHrSo BEFORE THEM
The pirates, seven In number. wore hundker-
chiefs tied over their faces for masks. They
threw Oapt. Boyd and his crew with many
threats into the staterooms, and then ransacked
the cabin and other parts OF the vessel, Ihey
found about tl0 In money and carried away
clothing and other articles valued at about Sa5.
The frightened crew submitted to being searched
Cor vtluables without making any resistance.
The pirates remained on board about twenty
minutes eod then tunibled hastily into their
boat and rOwed to the small powder
schooner Sally and Sopby. which was anchored
sD0 or 800 wards southwest of the Ch- h-mberlain.
They eoem TO have mistsken this for merchant
vessel There was only one man on board, Mr.,
G. MCCaTeity, I e keeI Ter. He was standing in
the comp ,n!nn wa. having ueen attracted by
hearing noise, when i've naked men sprang
10y voeut hlow IN the face with heavy n's'ol.
His cheek was severely bruised by the blow.
and finding that he must be ovefpowered he
submitted quietly and gave up the little money
that nc had on his person. The desper ID oes
thea threw bim into his bunk. and one VI them.
oated, insisted on killing him, ard
would have done so, bad not one Of his
companions, whom cClferty de cribes as "a
saved the bostmnn's life Not nnding much to
ttehl. the pirates with many oaths and threats,
quit the vessel. III did not succeed In finding
hcOaGerty's watch. One of them said to his
companions a. they lett the cabin, Boys, II we
meet police boat JUNE Into them. ior we VIII
be Ave 70 three" McC rerty said the pirates,
from their conversation, Dpeared to be north
Of Ireland men. but he could not see their faces.
The schooner samuel Woods. lying IN the
vcinlty,, seems to have been the next vessel
assailed. and here after using similar violence
the pirates succeeded In get ing OF with Slj I'm
pioney aud a lot Of clothing vaued at $40
There we're four men 10 the crew Of thls schoon-
er, who were easily ONerpOwered.
Detectives QuiNley and Harvey Of the Harbor
Pohoe, who rowed about In small boat from
vessel to vessel last night lu search Of some clue
that might lead to the detection Of the pirates,
we're unable In the deep darkness to ind the
Samuel Woods, aud so could not ascertain the
details OF the robbery Of that schooner. The
pirates left her at about A. NJ.
THR LIvELIIssT TIME or ALL.
Five minutes later they boarded the schooner
AlotGes, which WIS anchored on the foot Of
Morris street, Jersey CITY; Capt. Allen Darby
commanded this vessel, and there were on board
beside bimself, mate, BOY about twelve years
old, and two negro sailors, The boy had risen
cabin, lighted limp " 3 on shelf, so that
the pirates could see everything going on In the
cabin The boy had sat down on a stool In front
of the stove, End was watching his fire. The
mate and caOtain we're asleel. each In his state
room. suddenly some one violently shook the
"Who's there1" asked the boy. thinking 1t
might oe one Of the sailors. We're r,yrr po-
Nce," shouted rough voice let us In"
Capt. Darby was aroused by the noise, tnd
Ateppng from his state room into the cabin, he
comu,-n1ed me ln!rn.v's 70 leave ~ Ves,sl,
thrt atenihg to make them 20 n hurry He
could not see the men, and did not know how
many there were although they could see him.
f,nn,Hg TO DRY the door open' wen be down
The boy anrghted fed into the stateroom,
where the mate was sleeping, and concealed
hlmself Capt Darby got his revolver, but It
was not loaded 1he pirates, however, saw the
CLEAN OF the weapon through the gaping door,
jim, no may shoot"
The person addressed as captain Jim re-
piled, with AN onth, "Pry the door open. damn
hi'n." saddenS the door Yielded to the efforts
into the cabin, pistols In hand. One OF them
had gun, which - supposed TO have been the
one iaken from the mate OF the schooner Cham
herlain. They we're all masked with handker-
rhies, their feet were muned with rags, and
some OF them wore mlttens to conceal their
As the pirates rushed, shouting, down the
COMPANION way, Capt. Darby retfeated into his
hthtefOOm and threw down his useless pistol.
lie was commanded to come forth, and give no
hls money and yAluables. He surrendered the
money he had on his person, ana the pirates
then demanded his pistOl. he at 1fst denied
tnat ne nad one, but upon being threatened
is 1t loaded 2" demanded one Of the pirates.
eelzinR the weapon. mo" was the reply
I'm try II on you and see" exclaimed the
desperado, placing the revolver over the Cap
tain's heart and deliberately Swapping every
barrel Two men then held Capt. Darby, while
athlru stripped on his clothes and searched hun
CAPT. JIM POUNDING HIS VICTIM
The one called "Capt JIM" who acted as
ohief Of the gang, with terrible oaths then
struck the disabled man two or three heavy
blows. blacking one Of his eyes, and cutting a
severe cash IN the side OF his head. IIo must
have fallen had he not been upheld by the men
who had hold OF his arms. "Capt. Jim 4"
wanted TO kill the Captain, and could only be
testraned from doing so by the efforts of bis
men, who were more polite or more merciful.
Alter the Captain had been searched he was
soloeu INTO the staterOOm with the boy and the
ttnattS tnu the pirates then searched his cabin,
nl9lhe Inete tJO In money and a gold watch val
you ~ 30, besides other articles. The mate
& &Ioat COMMANDED to step out and strip himself
out seeing that little could be got from him the
pIatos MT him, knocking him back into the
sssteIOom with the Others. They then Tansacked
tue oupboAIds and an empty statsroom, sm ashed
lamD aud overturned the furniture, and moi
oe.ng YET satisfied: called the Captain aud mate
out and demanded more money and some
~hiskey, Their demands not being com piled
Win, they maltreated and cursed the unfortu-
pate men,
Presently one OF the pirates glanced at III.
clook, and seeing that 1t lacked only ion min
tites Of six o'clock, exclaimed, Come, ia tins
20 go; They then withdrew from the cabin,