The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-01
SCENE IN A NEW JERSEY CHURCH..

SCENE IN A NEW JERSEY CHURCH.
The Captain of the Long Island Sound
Steamer Narragansett, In Response TO a
Pulpit Denunciation, Calls the Preacher
| a Liar.
The Rev. R. Harcourt, of the Trinity
NJ. e. Church, in York street, Jersey
City, announced on Saturday as the
subject for his Sunday evening sermon,
lessons from the Narragansett Slaugh.
ter" The church was we'll filled. Mr..
Harcourt had described the collision of
the Narragansett and Stonington, and
after be had denounced the officers of the
vessels for their carelessness he proceeded
to declare that the officers and crew of
the Narragansett from the captain down
were undoubtedly the biggest set of
towards in existence" At this deep
bass voice from about the centre of the
middle aisle shouted in tones that were
distinctly heard all over the church,
"You're liar" Instantly all was COM
motion and excitement. Men stood up
and looked towards the quarter whence
the voice came. while the ladies mani
tested alarm. Several trustees and off,
GERS of the church went in search of the
owner of the voice and found him in the
person of large, portly man of about
middle age, who was intensely excited
and evidently in a state of great indig.
nation. Some of the church officers
demonstrated with him, but he refused to
be quiet, and continued to repeat that
Mr.. Harcourt's assertion was false
When he could make himself heard, Mr..
Harcourt, addressing the man, said, "Old
man, you ought to be more cautious"
The man retorted feebly that Mr.. Har-
court was blackguard. A number of
the officers and male members of the
congregation gathered around him and
insisted upon his leaving the church.
he made no resistance, but walked out,
followed by several of the church officers,
who said he must be arrested. He said
be was willing to 90 to the station house,
and started to go, followed by about one
half the congregation and crowd of
idlers. Near the First Precinct Station
Policeman Barry was encountered and
be escorted the man to the station.
When the man was brought before the
Sergeant on duty he said that he was
VIM. s.. Young, Captain of the Nara.
gansett. Cyrus D. Shepherd, one of the
church trustees, preferred charge of
disorderly conduct against him. On as.
certaining the identity of the prisoner,
David Taylor, Of the firm of Colgate &
Co., an officer and one of the most prom
inent members of the church, requested
Shepherd to withdraw the charge, and
that gentleman was about to do so when
John Owen Rouse, an ex-member of
Assembly, protested, and insisted that
the prisoner ought to be held. While
the propriety of withdrawing or pressing
the charge was being discussed, young
man, who is said to be Captain Young's
son, talked pretty vigorously about the
Rev. Mr. Harcourt and the officers, and
the excitement was renewed. At length
it was determined to let the charge stand,
and Captain Young was taken down
stairs ard locked in a cell. A few min
utes later, Chief of Police Murphy and
Captain Farrier, of the First precinct,
arrived, and on being informed Of Cap
tain Young's incarceration decided to
remove him from tue cell and permit
him to remain in the Captains Office
until his friends could procure bail for
him. AN immense throng blockaded
the streets in front of the station house,
and for s,bout two hours the excitement
was intense.
Captain Young was seen in Captain
Farriers Office. All traces of excitement
had disappeared, and he talked COM
posedly of the occurrence.
II have lived in Jersey City for some
years." he said, "and people who know
me know whether I'm a coward or not.
I heard that this minister, Mr.. Harcourt,
wat going to preach about the disaster,
or the Slaughter as he called it, |
made up my mind to go and hear what
he had to say. When heard him state
that the officers and crew of the Narra-
gansett were towards could not stand it.
My blood boiled, and couldn't help
calling him liar. Why, sir, if he had
seen how bravely the officers and crew of
that boat behaved themselves, he
wouldn't have called them towards.
They were as brave set of men as ever
went on g. boat, and as for myself, was
the last man to leave the boat"
About II o'clock the captain was re-
leased on bail to appear for examination.
1t is understood that the charge will not
be pressed. Captain Young, it should
be said, worked night and day after the
collision and scarcely tasted food, and no
doubt is still suffering from the distress
and exhaustion.-New York World, June
21.