Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-17
French Imports and Exports.
MITINI ON EOlRD OF 4 walLEg,

San FRANCISCO, June i5.-Cap.. Ed
mund Kelly of the steam wbaler Lucre
| tia returned from the Arctic Yesterday,
by the W Id GaZelle. leaving his vessel
| IN command of Jeffoyd, the second of.
| ticer. The Lucrstia sailed from this
Port on December 70, but up to this
time not one whale was caught. The
| season IS reported to have been one of
| the hardest on record, the ice reaching
| as far south as st. Paul. All wen. we'll
| aboard the Lucretia until March ~,
when, a high gale blowing in the vicin-
ity of the ice, Captain Kelly ordered the
malnsail taken u but no one respond
ed, the watch having gone below, they
were ordered out by Frenchman
named Joe, but he refused duty and ap-
piled number of vile epithets to the
captain. Finding the man intractible,
the captain put him in irons and con-
fined him to the whalehouse. Some
symptoms of INSTRUMENTATION was man
ifested at the time by some members of
the crew, notably by one John Madden.
a native of New York. who ap-
preached tho captain from behind
IN a threatening manner, but was
driven off by one of the mates. Shortly
after the arrest Joe and the entire crew
came aft and demanded his release,
and, as an alternative, refused duty in
a body. The captain refused to be die
tated to, and demanded to know WHY
they acted IN such a manner. In reply
to this, Madden, an English sailor
named Boyd and Swede named An
derson, replied that they had no COM
plant to make except that their ship
mate had been put in irons, and uni, SIS
ho was released they nor any of tue
crew would obey orders from the off
GERS. The captain informed them that
If they would not work they could
starve, as he would not feed them. Al
this they jeered and dared him TO stop
rations. They were then driven below
and locked in. All provisions were re-
moved beyond rearh. On the following
morning the men were piped to- quar-
tiers, but refused to respond, and jeered
at the officers who attempted to talk
with them. Threats were openly made
against any one who would dare to re-
spond to the commands of the officers.
Matters remained thus until the morn.
ing of the 9th. when rash was made
by the crew. headed by Madden and
Boyd, and the locks of the fore
castle were forced. The men came
aft demanding bread or blood. They
were met by the captain, who demand
ed their services, bnt they replied again
with insulting speeches and gestures.
The captain went aft for rifle, at the
same time calling the officers, mate,
cook, cabin boys, etc., to support him.
They all came out armed and anxious
to aid in the suppression of mutiny, but
at the word of command remained aft
for further orders. Rifle In hand the
captain then advanced upon the mu-
tiueers and told them that the time had
come for action, unless they were will
ing to respond to his commands, and he
must meet force with force, adding he
would fire on the first man who refused
to do duty when his name was called.
Orders had been given to his officers to
waste no ammunition, but, in case of
necessity, each was to pick his man and
fire to kill but all were to await the
word of command. Finding that the
crew still defied him the captain ordered
Jack Madden the ringleader, to 60 aft,
aud at the same time raised t6 gun.
Madden, who stood with his hand in his
pocket, then sprapg at the captain and
snapped revolver in his face. The
captain then pulled his trigger, but his
gun also hung fire. A scene of excite
ment then ensued, and several shots
we're exchanged, Madden's pistol going
off al the third trial, but not taking eff
feet, he then sought shelter behind q
boat, but was wounded in the left knee
by a rife ball from the chief engineer.
The captain then advanced upon the
rest of the gang with rifle dubbed, not
wishing to kill any of them if he could
| avoid it. Driving the others back he
asked for Madden, who, wounded as he
was, sprang out with a pistol in his left
hand and bowie knife in his right. bot
| a bullet from the captain 8 rifle dropped
him dead in his tracks. At The sight OF
their leaders fall the rest of the mutt
neers, who had in the mean time stood
by, partially inactive, began throwing
| their pistols into the sea, and all called
out for quarter. All expressed willing
ness to do duty as ordered to work, with
| the exception of Bond and Anderson,
and an American sailor named Ben Nc
Cord, who were ordered aft and triced
up to the rigging.