The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
THREE WEEKS IN IRONS.
CABIN BOF YoUNG'S STORY OF CAPT.
STEWART'S CRUELTY.

| Two Seamen Chained TO Stanchions on the
John Harvey and Kept on Bread and
Water, Except when the Cnpta'h's
Daughters Struggled Cake and Pic TO
| Them-The Cabin Boy Left at Barbados.
A regular old-fashioned sea story was told in
the Office OF United States Marshal jacobus
yesterday by Ernest A. Young, a lad who ship
ped as cabin boy on the John Harvey from
Portland, Me-. in September last. and who
charged that the vessel had deserted him at
Barbados early this month. Capt. Harvey
Stewart Ia commander OF tho John Harvey
and according to the cabin boys tale he is u
mighty hard man TO sail with. Youngs story
was backed up by lettors from members of the
crow, and was further endorsed to an extent
by +. A. Dimmick. United States Consul at
Barbados, through whose good offices the lad
obtained passage on the frigate Pensacola 10
this city
Trouble began aboard the John Harvey
Young said, when tho vessel was near Barbn-
| does, on Feb I. when Seaman Z. Pierson, being
at tho wheel, kept on his oilskins after tho
heavy squat which had made them necessary
had passed Capt. Stewart passing by init
mated that 1t wasn't much OF sallorman that
would wear oilskins when the sun shone. and
received a retort that provoked him to strike
Pierson in tho face. Both Of Persons hands
were engaged at the Wheel but Robert Hurl-
bert u seaman standing near, stepped forward
with a companion, Jack Smith. The Captain
scented mutiny. and. ordering Hurlbert TO take
the wheel. directed Mate Phelan to attend to
Smith, while he himself licked Pierson. The
Captain got along all right with his man. but
the mate had to chase Smith all over the ship
before he could catch him. When he did he
threw him down on the deck and sat on HIM.
in order to punch him moro at his leisure.
The rest OF the crew showed disposition to
tptn k,tk ftn. a 0
Iierson, pulled revolver, and. standing over
the mate urged him to punch harder: threat
Charles Sindberg protested against the man:
Capt Stewart blazed away with the revolver
cutting a iurrow In the flesh and Knocking him
down, but not injuring him seriously. The
Smith were ''tricod up to the rigging isG1 and and
kent there three hours the Captain occasionally |
amusing himself by sapping smiths face, pull |
Ing his nose. and profanely rowling him. When
Smith protested and threatened TO have the |
law on the C&Ltain when port was reached, the
the dignity Of the law. and TO have declared |
that he proposed TO DO his own law aboard his |
PIerFon and Smith. after being let down,
were chained to the deck, until morning. aud |
three days on a bread and water diet, with the |
tors. who sail with him. sent by the cabin Coy
to the prisoners surreptftious cake and secret
PIE until the captain lOunQ II out anu threat
ened to put Young in irons In the hold II he
carried any more delcacies to the men.
When the ship arrived at Barbados the
matter was brought to the attention OF the |
United States Consul, and Young testified
there In o manner favorable to the chained
ReRmen. The Captain thereupon ordered him
TO work before the mast. and when he refused
triced him w and afterward put him in chains
for several days.
On Friday May 10. he requested permission
to 60 ashore and see the Consul and learn II he
must work as II sailor on the return voyage.
which was to begin next day: The Captain re-
fused TO let him have the ships yawl but let
him go of In a fisherman s boat He saw the
Consul, and when. next day. he started to re:
at o'clock In the morning.
The lad had no money. and all his clothes
were aboard the ship. Consul Dimmick gave
him letter to tho officers OF the Pensacola.
that Young was not n deserter and
asking them to take him back to the United
letter that Ernest A. Young was left here TO
prevent his possible appearance as a witness in
Q case against the ship. This boy is not
II tho Consul guessed rightly the reason for
The desertion 0f the cabin boy by the ship, the
ahead Of the ship. The latter is loaded for this
port, and Is now due. When she sails up the
bay o representative Of United States Shin
ping Commissioner Reid will board her and
proceed to collect from Capt. Stewart $S.95 due
/ Dung for wages. and will also see that the lad
gets his clothes. while II any OF the sailors de-
ire to make COMPLAINT against the Captain
states Commissioner Shields. A purse was
made up In the offices OF Marshal JacObus and
he United States District Attorney to support
he cabin boy until his ship comes in.