The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-28
FOUND AFl0AT IN TIE BAY.
SEAMAN CiSSENs'S BRdTLE WIN THE
WdTEs IN SE4RCH or REDRESS.
How tho Mate or u Vessel Enforced discipline
among hisCrcw-A Cnpsian liar and an Iron
Delaying Pin Used rs stroSx Arguments.

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How tho Mate or" Vessel Enforced b'sciriine
am"aa h'',re" ."p',nn Bar aud an Iron
"S"s =" o'e" ~ "'''"x "'T""e"'''
Dicdrich Cassens OF Bremcrhaven, Ger
many. was found floating in tho harbor be-
tween Governors and Bodloe's Islands. Mt 10
o'clock yesterday morning by the tug william
Murtagh OF the Now York and Amboy Towing
and Transportation line. He kept his head
above water with the aid Of piece OF timber
which had been used as fender on board tho
bnrk Midas OF Maitland. Nova Scotia, from
htoh 10 H., ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,a.,no1
"nlch ne hhu jumped overheard.
Tho bark lay off Bedloes Island ready to
Geo.. ,,,,,,, axta,,.,a, ha,,,.. ha,,, -,
o"ssehs was muci eNnhusteu' hh'lnk pech III
tho water since 7oclock. The wind had been
irr,,v Ca, Tidr,1,,o -; ,ho Nfus,oah ia,,od
~ U"', rs, V, M, .'io 'iu' '"'u ,
Cassens on Pier 3. East River and there the
rescued man found Officer James II. Shining
ION ., ,ho s,.on,hoo, Sar,d no axnrossod
much mn regret T TINT a maritnsplke a pointed
heavy piece OF iron about a foot long. had slipped
ont of the knot with which he Ind tied II TO the
~ W, 80 "'i',' ~ - - - " w,
ienuer' lie hhu secured thlS wheh ne duIttei
Ia,,s wora 80 rEo hsa,t s,,,,"
ni,,, o,I o,hara -, ,t ,ro,, ,,,,, =, rbora ,.aa
MIN and others oil the crow with II. more was
scar on Cassenss nose and the inside Of his
~. Wv ~ w. VIZ 49, '"u
burst through tho SKIN. He was very weak, and
Onlccr smineton took him to restaurant. but
no S"I" '' '""'i no' cut pceuuSu' III lEn,n l
the waves. he had taken so much salt water into
his stomach
Cnssons ros ,oker 70 tho s,o,,hoo, SQUAD
o"sson9 M"s u'Nen y" NV H.el'',uo" N'iuau
Police Headquarters. Superintendent Wnllng
Jirec,ol hin, 10 ,ho Tor,bs p,i,co C,,,r, ., ,,a,
u''V-'y" ','''' y, wv V'''s ''NV ,o"i' W ", "
warrant for the arrest OF the mate. After no
returned with the warrant in company with
0m,er Lm ,G ne sgpsrntanden,SGnt him
ilons TO tap5 shut 10 visit tho bark and aid IN
c, Srn s, rnh eonffidc me Midas AZ d.
mnnd anil the crew wore nj WORK Two Of them.
| Auenst nelson hnl .h"L's huS,,h' Wote
ors cre "u, .nrir sc .,i [n9r oh
injury, These were John wilson John Nelson.
Blood stains were iound on the, iorecastlc and
| ono OF the seamon brought e. Cnssens mn iron
| Delaying pin. which hY said he had seen the
mate USE in striking the men after, no had
! dropped tho mnrlinspike. Mcdonnell readily
gave himself ny ana tho six men mentioned
above. with Casscns.werc alse taken on bQardihe
| city Casscns told reporter for TUE SvS the
| ioioWinS story;
III" Midas loft llohokon NJ o'clock on Mon
! day evening. loaded with keroscnn oil. Clauson
| gnl August Nelson were drunk. The mato or
! ., red them % 60 below 10 their hunks. aud
WINS being towed down III" river he entered the
! forecastle and ordered them out They said
| they wcre sick and could MT work Angry
words were used, hut no blows were struck nj
this timc. When we arrived on Bedlocs Island.
10 haul it in. Igot hold Of II with two or threo
q the crew and began 10 sing as VIZ hauled it
.. :" Haul in the hawscr"
-, some 1. more OF inc men cnme on hut not The
tSe forccaslc With tho mnrinspiEe and 6c ia
70 beat them; They cried, We want TO como
pu, ou. ne KEEP Str'kihs the,ri rs rouid near
man. Dane sting ont:
| AHyou NorwesIans AMI Swedes come down
suppo-cd that he wanted them /, keep the
ne mate ieomcd O. H. king right and Ion all
ls on her way baek tn me CITY nni think the
Wwe,n on n'sr1 = h"r Yqs hnNr hoard Tie cries
WEN w. h"d ""u'ed III the haws"r the mate
| sung oul
w S1 M!, ny III "a an ,hor e9aiqH .n,,
q n9,rr9w adder To- ne m9in deck;, VIM" wac
! NE mon, ne mate. who stood above me and
! VINO now nNd a ear stan hnr "a heaN pi"'" ol
n one nanj and an iron bclaynS rin IN the
| plhIr sttutk me once Y toS~ VIZ me- nhd N @
IN th' ir' -ii" 81 ne hceI win ne hnr. the
! blows dlI not knock me l9wn tut ne blood
! nnrsI out 81 my nose and iolt ear II" stood
hL9ye me en- ne i9rfcastle dock AT this time.
| ne vas 7'r,kins, ~! TIE n, \. ! ran 10 my work
| on ~. an nor CHAIN. Nhile was NJ work he
! aud Tho pilot stood together On the f"reastle.
| aii heard nm say ONE pil1t nr son,ehody:
| ia make them -- bWtehmvn ny On this
| voyage"
Ih.n heard the uilut say 10 tho mate or to
| ono q the mon. couldn I tell which:
You ought L. hc ASHAMED oi Yourself
4 After the nnchor was dropped we wrre al.
| l0wcu :" 20 below 10 sleep. two men who had
| sailed with tho mate before having been or
| dcred to watch thN ship. All WAS uniet during
| the light Al about O'Clock This morning
| lust before hreakfn-t. TIA Inc mon who had
! been struck that had a mind 70 swim ashore
| ma make COMPLAINT against HE mate They
| all told me- IL was right 10 do 80 and that they
| would stand by me- THIS was In Tho inrrrasilr
! Nobody M knew ANYTHING about ii. Then got
| the marinsuilc the nnir had used L. show II
Jumped ..,erboyrd. | struck out for the Bat