The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-28

| She Had TweHty.-eyen Cnttiemcn Aboard
Aud IL small Crew and the ChtUcmen
Ran the ship DrunK on StoIcn Ale.
Twenty-sevon cattlcmon. many Of whom ao-
Guirei the touGhncs' apparently indiSpensa-
Ito TO their business by sucnling thCr youth
in Eleventh Aysuuc, made Capt. Morgan
and the officers OF tho wilson limo steamship
Chicago. which rived yesterday very un-
comfortable on tho VOYAGE from London. Thcy
practically owuCl the shin for six or sovcn
hours on tho ncht Of July ~, when nearly
hnIf OF them got hiaTiousIy drunk on Basss
ao which they stole from tho forward hold
by breaking open tho hatch.
CattIcmen usually sian tho ships articles and
como back here npminally A. sailor men. They
don't do any work, however. Two wcei,s, idles
moss aboard ship doesn't DO them any good.
They pass away tho days playing cards got
ting drunk, and iIghlluE. tnc catticmcn who
left London on JUS ~ on tho Chicago were
Il little tougher tlaA the usual lot.
! Two DAYS II ter TIE ship sailed several
OF them were caught tearing down the
cattle Icns. Mhen the second mate asked
thcm what they mcant they answered that
they wanted more room 10 promenade III. The
second mate told them to stop ii. and they
Threatened TO do HIM M II h" dilnt speak
civiIly. lie got them to dcsist 10y threatening
to report the matter TO the Cartail. one OF
them said that II they weren't trrn'ci with
more consideration thcy woui "caIl M tho
boys' and lhel would take charge ol tho shipe
As there were only twelve men dboNo DOCK.
and no Urea ms aboard the sorond mah1
looked uron this project rs unp ea-ant Iy ieasi-
bic. he rattlomen had pretty much all tho
liberty thoy wanted. md they wan ell lots OF
II. They strollcd into the Captains cabin when
he WASH I there land sometimes when he VAS.
and made Themselves aImos n much ut homo
rs il they we're cOpartnCrs in command
On July IS one OF the after matches. near
which the cattlemen slept in improvi-et hunks,
was found broken open Nothing had been
taken rom lhe cargo IN thS god. he hatch
was hattoned down again. Th"n Some of the
cattlemcn went forward 10 sleep. As 1t was
cooler there.
Tho whole ships company WAS aroused by n
fight In III" cattlomeh s Low quarters on tho
night OF July 20 A dozen ur more of them
were drunk. They were allowed TO hight il out.
The third mate found out early next day whore
they had got their liiuor. one OF tho cattle
men, mi staEinE tho mate for 4 common slilor,
took bottle Of lass out OF Il nuok forward
and gave IL TO him. The mae reported
to the captain, who,' ACCOMPANIED by
found the hatch broken open again and three
mon lying hrsiie !, bind drums, lhey wero
hustled up on deck pretty roughly. An cShmi-
nation shu we'd that about ten uOIcn bottles OF
Bass had Leen stolen from tho cargo. The
thee catGenlen were warned TO keep AWAY
from tho cargo. They were not locke ny or
rut In irons, because they hal too many
Fri aboard who he captain feared might
When Capt. Morgan got into port yesterday
he sent tie American lag NJ 20 tho inlHHen
with the union down. The signal was srcn by
the loiice Boat Patrol. which was coming
down the North River from n cruise wit some
excursion bargcs suspected OF violating tue
Excise law. Capt. Morgan pointed out tho
three cattlemcn. and they Werc arrested and
taken aboard the Patrol They are lie ry Al:
lison. James lyman and john MeNamGra, all
OF tQl6 clly.