New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-23
AN ENGINEER ACCUSED or MURDER.
DEATH OF A STEAMBOAT FIREMAN
TIE STORY TOLD ny MEN EMPLOYED ON TIL

HAVANA STEAMBOAT KNTCKERBOCKER.
=, The steamship knckcrbcckcr, of the line from
NNew-h"rk to Havana reached tins harbor yeser-
OF Congrcss-st., E'roo! Ign. Two of the German
,ircInon employed on her went to the Third Sub
that Robert II. Read thc first eng necr had canead
the death of William Krarich, ono of the fremen,
bv knocking him Gown III the tireroon and keeping
HIM in front OF the blazing furnace until he was
h9Is"d o II Was asserted that this occurred on
Acting on the information given him Sergeant
Kellett Of tic precinct ordered the arrest Of Read
who is n about ~,ntytvc year, old. Hc.Eas taken
to the Third Precinct and locked mp. The details
OF the story. as gathered from various persons on
board the vessel seem t" show that the charge made
acting III the Inc mis- iuty in all he did. Krlnicl
it appears. sli ed on Che vessel with several other
before employed struck for higher wages. They
had been ancu'tomcd to are in vessels
nara coal WAS mach more severe. With 'Ort ooa'
the cngllc-i0 room are muth coOlcr and i,. cXllaus
ing FL" hFemcn we're much dissatisfied, and
several OF he crew syrupa llizcd Wit. them. Tho
STATE 81 ing grew SuCn t@t the return rip it
oniT needed q slight ocel encc to cause an ont
hrelN. ON the morning OF Juv II Kr4lieh was
IN REGARD TO the occurrences following, two stories
are tote. tircNeu tiiaSsrn aid Rahu'op, vnn made
the con niaint against Read, say that Kranich
asked p'iiniSNon I" 70 ON deck from Read arl was
tod t'A' he wo''d have to STAY IN the engnc-room
W hcl hr refused IA obey. and artcd up tire Ia r.
Read told l'ahniow to GO and BRING him hs rk Kan
ich mad then gone np two ron atdo nj lam down
II,
henl' "ho h strong, ,attiy" man, came mp and
pulled hun down one ladd and pushed him, or
asked to got l,lc fr,sh air ND a Grrl Of water.
as he VAS overcome 10y the heo'. Il; III dragged him
on ne aIhe4 N front of he furnace and opened the
doors 10 let the heat out IN HIN. I hc fireman was
then unconscious ami iah:now said: WHY. do
YOU wait :" kii heman" iir,nd aid: - don't care
Il whether he lives h.eS.' When The other
watch cane down the diving man Nas dragged
ronFhly up the LADDERS. The . her men in the iorc
fa e., refused to clG*n9" he Ugly wcl vas Soul
sad: Le' The man thar killed him wash HIN"
hranich was nttiyc of iIass licide, KRIS
n Ncw-Yorb. After he was taken ayay
Or. Violet, III" ship surgeon, sunni oued. By
the latte. direction, Eranich WAS Immediately re-
moved . his bunk and rcstoratiVcs were applied.
ut d.d 2"t reco' "r c3nacouSncSs, aud died the
iircmen ard crew, an = feeling AGAINST Read,
whom they blame fer it, sprIng rp. When
dead Ge cane 1na', 10 a. ca deck to lrH at the
t"mpt to seize him. and were ordered back Iy rqu-
t"n Nehhi' +, whom Pcad aup'a' Tor hc!p. The
captain rr'i' ID the two Nho had shoUl. Signs
oiInutlny 70 be PM ~ irons.
": lolrt T1ys lh2t he heard the talk of ia" mon
to clear M any Goubts he i1adc a ca.cfM rNarliua-
ton at te 'dy. No marks of violence wore ;..und
save slich, scratch on one hp ,padc i'm ,n,lyi.i
HIM up the ladder Tee cause OF death, tho ,ureon
declared, was pr"stratlon by eXccs,iv heat Ia
order i" iorthS li own opinion IT." srrpcou callcl
III "" other rllysclans from }Iavara. Who were
passengers on board. They mere Dr5 v l.. Fcrrcr
and )liarconrt. They atT,ed with the surgeon in
10
huri'l "a sea.
ihe morurg was very hot Dr. Violet said and
ne VcnliH'prs 60 ud Nc. catch breath of wind for
the men belo When the Liam WAS broj!gl on
Geek he vas uhr0H scinUs morning and brcathiup
lccaly. His loiv was rs hot as a stove" "The
ilrn nag heel working long hours. In flct Ills
me works rs emp oycs unusually hard a. he most
OF ~ "a are ktpi busy hclpu- aud experimenting
W'Ih!ucn Whli' the steamer iS at Havana and or, en-
nave 80 SAL without sleep for many hour, prey ,s
me 'i"rnanS, co., cannot stand heat n. well as he
lri'i men we formerly employed, and VINO we're used
! TO It,"
Captain kemhlc says that he believes Kranicb
dich u natu H death; the story e the assault bv
''ril and tno putting him before the furnace he ais
cicditeG III every particular lhc clici engineer had
gwen i.Hnl'h permission 10 90 On deck am, ON MS
return 80 thc cuSiuc-Toom hc had fallen ON tlc 6onr
A. the room Was dark, the furnace wis cucn,d i'm
ofcf &C. see h an before the surgeon could be sim
ln"nej man wa, placed in :lcr chest The various
stdiehnnlS III The ctc were heard 10y Sergeant KcIt
- ifIy, H"t IA adm ion to rgcS.Dr Irld ne II. ld
iHc two Groit,cn who ma L. tie couipllint rs y. T.
hc#t. Read denied last evening the alterations
made AGAIN HIM, and said thtt he treated tno
dead man with kindness in every way The charu.
34nnSt i,ii' was brought about b. oor-piiacv The
Nhl'cd pa eS Authorities n Bsoo~lyu viii take tho
case III h,I 4 to-day.