Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-11
Mutiny in the Gulf.

Something over two weeks ago a
brief dispatch from Key West to the
Associated Press announced the arrival
at that port of the British bark Geo. S.
Barry, Captain Howard in command,
several days out from Pensacola,
bound for Montevideo, with her crew
in state of mutiny, and her Captain
badly cut by the mutineers. The dis
patch further stated that the Captain s
life was saved, and the mutiny quelled,
by his daughter.
From passenger per steamship
Chase from Key West, representative
of the Times yesterday obtained addi-
tional particulars of this affair. -
The George S. Barry halls from
Halifax, and was bound on the Sd ult.
from Pensacola to Montevideo. In the
night of that day, being somewhere off
the southwest coast of Florida, the
mutiny took place. The Captains
watch continued until eight bells, mid
night, and at that hour, while expect
ing every moment to be relieved by the
first mate, the bell was rung. The
man forward came aft to relieve the
man at the wheel, and as he passed
the Captain he drew a long knife and
plunged it into the Captains neck.
The Captain turned quickly and
seized the man by the collar. Twist
ing his fingers around the shirt band,
he pulled the mans head down under
his left arm, and giving him heavy
blow with his right fist, laid the mu-
tineer out senseless upon the deck. At
this point, just as the Captain was
about to turn away to see about get
ting his profusely-bleeding wound at
tended to, the man at the wheel came
forward and rushed upon him. This
man was armed with a marlin spike,
and raped the Captain several times
on the head and on different parts of
his body.
Then he drew knife and began to
stab the bewildered officer. By this
time the other sailor recovered from
the blow he had received and advanced
again upon his commander.
The fight now became butchery,
and the men cut the poor man relent-
lessly. The Captains daughter, in the
meanwhile, awakened by the scuffiing
on deck, heard her parent cry to bring
his pistols. Springing from her bunk,
she seized the weapons, small silver
mounted revolvers, and ran quickly
upon deck. o.,
Holding one of the pistols by the
muzzle, she placed the cold steel to the
head of the wheelman, and cried:
"LeaVe off, or I'll blow your brains
out!' At the same time she slipped
the other pistol into her fathers hand.
The wheelman dropped his knife and
ran forward. The Captain opened fire
upon the assailant and put him to
fight. AS the men retreated, he sent
five messengers of death after the vii
lains.
The men went to the boat on the port
side of the vessel and attempted to
lower it. The Captain staggered for
ward and drove them away, though he
could not prevent the boat from falling
into the water. Successful so far, the
loss of blood told upon the gallant
Captain, and he fell almost hfeless up
ON the deck. His daughter dragged
him to his cabin and did what she could |
to stop the flow of blood. The Captain |
was cut in thirteen different places.
The worst wounds were in the neck
and chest. His arms were lacerated
and his legs slit in several places. His
left cheek was laid open, and the mus
Gle governing the action of the eyes
cut. In fact, poor Captain Howard !
was all but used up.
When daylight came the ship passed
close to Dry Tortugas, and the Captain
had the flag hoisted, union down, as a
sign of distress. The lighthOuse-keeper !
put off in a boat and came alongside.
when he learned what was the matter
he was afraid to come aboard. He inn
mediately rowed to the fort, however,
and got the corporal and one soldier
who have charge of that post, and the